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Fifteen of my Squidoo Articles are in the Top 100 Dance Lenses!
Let’s hear it for the boy!
When you write an lens, what Squidoo calls articles, you have to select a category into which you place your newly created masterpiece.
Because I write a lot about Line Dancing, and Squidoo does not have a separate category for “Line Dancing”, most of my articles end up in:
Entertainment & Media » Dance » Other Dance Topics
I think you can see that these categories are basically very broad subjects. Entertainment & Media is VERY broad and includes:
- Celebrities
- Movies
- TV
- Humor
- Performing Arts
- Anime & Manga
- Dance
- Theater
- Radio
- Web Series & Shows
And, sadly I do not have ANY lenses in the top 100 in Entertainment & Media. However…. [drum roll please] When we get to DANCE, things are a different story. Right now I have 48 articles on Squidoo and 26 of those are in the “Dance” category.
So… [drum roll please] …uhm… doing math here… give me a second… carry the 2 and divide by 100 and take the square root… oh the heck with it… I’m going to go ask my room mate who is a math teacher for the answer. Be right back. da-da-da-dum Ok. I’m back! Still there? Great! 🙂
The answer is: Read the rest of this entry
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How to Read a Line Dance Stepsheet
Part 1 of 3 — The Basics
A “step sheet” or “stepsheet” (both are correct) is basically a listing of the steps of a dance. In some parts of the world, these instructions are called “dance scripts.”
No matter what you call it, having step-by-step directions about where to put your feet, is a very good thing! In this article, I’ll show you the basics on how to read one of these wonderful tools.
Once you know the “secret” you’ll be able to use your new found skill to teach yourself just about any line dance on the planet.
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Part 2 of 3 — “Walls” and “Clocks”
In the first article, we introduced you to the basic concepts you need to read a line dance step sheet for the beginner and ultra-beginner levels. That information should allow you to read stepsheets for dances which are straight forward and not too complex.
Now we are going to discuss two concepts which apply to higher level dances:.
(1) Walls
and
(2) Clock Positions
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Part 3 of 3 — “Tags” and “Restarts”
In the first article we introduced you to the basic concepts you need to read a line dance step sheet for the beginner and ultra-beginner levels.
In the second article, we expanded the definition and concept of a “wall” and we covered how to determine directions on the line dance floor using clock positions as a frame of reference.
Now we are going to discuss:
(1) Tags
and
(2) Restarts
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Related articles
- LineDancer Magazine Top Ten List Updated (txcowboydancer.com)
- Line Dances Danced to ‘Wanted’ by Hunter Hayes (txcowboydancer.com)
- World Line Dance Survey Top Ten Updated (txcowboydancer.com)
- Copperknob Top Ten List Updated (txcowboydancer.com)
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Line Dances Danced to ‘Wanted’ by Hunter Hayes
Line Dances Danced to the Song ‘Wanted’ by Hunter Hayes
This is the second in what will be a periodic series of articles. You can see the debut article in the series here:
[ Line Dances Danced to the Song ‘Pontoon’ by Little Big Town ]Whenever there is a new #1 song on Billboard’s Country Songs Chart, I will gather all the line dances which have been written to that song and post an article here along with links to the music, step sheets, and videos showing demos and teaches of the dance(s).
I’ll also include information about the artist, the song, and the album with links where you can find more information on the artist.
I hope you enjoy the series. Now, introducing Billboard’s #1 Song: “Wanted / by Hunter Hayes” and the dances choreographed to the song.
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Related articles
- Behind The Song: Hunter Hayes’ ‘Wanted’ Gets Multiple ACM Award Nominations (wycd.cbslocal.com)
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Big D Bash and Pro-Am Line Dance
What the heck is “ProAm Line Dance?”
Hi everybody! Big D Bash is coming up fast. There are only 32 days before the event. Big D Bash is unique on the UCWDC circuit in that it is a “Line Dance only” event. No couples. No ProAm… we’ll almost no ProAm.
There is a little known category of dance competition called “ProAm Line Dance.” Here is how it works:
- You find an instructor (like me).
- You find some friends (optional, but it makes it a lot more fun)
- You and the instructor (and friends?) pick out a line dance and the instructor teaches it to you and/or coaches you. Any line dance at all! Did you catch that? You get to dance any line dance you want to dance!!!!
- You enter the contest. Here’s the “Pro/Am” part:
The instructor dances on the floor in the competition with you! You’re not out there all alone!
So if you get stuck or your mind goes blank, then you have someone to look at other than the other competitors. - You have a great time, you win cool prizes, accolades, applause, you’re invited to be on Oprah and the Tonight show! You become famous and retire and spend your weekends in the French Rivera. (that last bit is still being verified, but it’s what I heard! *wink*)
Basically it is a way for people who are “thinking” of doing line dance to get over that scary leap into the unknown: “Eeeeeeeek, you mean I won’t have a Pro to hang onto? Eeeeeeeeeek!”
We’ll you won’t actually be able to hang onto me, but I’ll be there on the floor with you so I’m your “emergency fallback plan.” *grin*
So, if you’d like to try out line dance competition in a fun, easy, inexpensive way, then give me a shout!
Everybody should line dance — Especially ProAm “Couples” Students !
Line dancing is fun! But, if you need more reasons, let me share. *grin*
Here are some reasons why you should add line dancing competition in addition to your ProAm or Couples competition. Read the rest of this entry
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Line Dance Coaching Special for Worlds Attendees!
I’m available to teach/coach at Worlds!
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If you are a ProAm competitor or a Couples Competitor and have been thinking about doing line dance as well, then your timing is most excellent!
I am offering a special rate of $30 per hour to anyone attending UCWDC Worlds in Nashville. I’ll be arriving on Dec 30th and will be there the whole week of Worlds through January 6th.
To see my complete list of coaching services check out my info page.
You can contact me by clicking the “contact button” up above which will take you to a short form which will send me an email. I’m also on Twitter, Facebook, and Pintrest. You can contact me through any of those as well.
Everybody should line dance!
Line dancing is fun! But, if you need more reasons, let me share. *grin*
Here are some reasons why you should add line dancing competition in addition to your ProAm or Couples competition. Read the rest of this entry
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