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Using Line Dancing as Exercise
Dancing may be fun but it isn’t always exercise…
I have had this article idea for a while now which I planned to do here on my blog. The idea was to talk about how dancing, while fun, isn’t always exercise.
When you “exercise” you basically have to get your heart and lungs and muscles exerting enough effort so that the body is “stressed.” We’re talking “good stress” here. Because when the body is stressed, in a good way, the body responds by becoming stronger.
And that is how you get healthier! Tah-Da!
Unfortunately, when you are in the studio practicing different dance techniques, your body is not always being stressed. You end up doing the same movement over and over again which can increase flexibility, agility, and muscle control, but it is NOT stressing the cardiovascular system.
>>> SIGH <<<
So, this idea for an article has been dancing around in my head for a while (pardon the pun). I was going to go on for a bit with my usual drama. *GASP* Do I hear my dearest readers crying out “Tony? Engage in Dra–MA?! Him?”
Oh shush! You guys be quite! 🙂
Anyway, before the inner audience in my head so rudely interrupted me …
Hmmm… why do I feel like I’m in a Read the rest of this entry
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The Electric Slide — The World’s Easiest Line Dance
New Article Posted on Squidoo.com
First, let’s get your daily ration of “cute” taken care of…
Check out the little boy over to the right. Check out his cool shades, his big happy smile and his really styling hair..
Bad pun warning…
He just came down a SLIDE and his hair is charged with static ELECTRICty… Get it? “Electric Slide?”
ROFLMAO!!!!!!! Squeeeeeeee!
Ok, moving on…
The Electric Slide (the dance)
This dance is probably the best recognized dance in the world and is my nomination for the worlds easiest line dance. Scratch that. The Wobble is the world’s easiest line dance, but the Electric Slide is a close second. This dance is designed for drunk people who Read the rest of this entry
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New #1 Dance in the Top Ten this week!
Top 10 Line Dances from the World Line Dance Newsletter for the Week ending 7/8/2012
Lots of movement this week including a new number 1 dance!
The top dances for this week have been posted.
On the page you’ll find:
- The list of the top ten dances
- Links to the stepsheets for the dances
- Links to the videos for the dances
- Links to the music on Amazon and iTunes where you can download the song for the dance.
- A chance to leave comments about the dances
- Periodic Polls, or a fun “debate” module <<< There’s a fun one right now “Which is your favorite line dance music? Country vs Non-Country. Don’t miss out… the flames are going to rage high on this one! 😉
Don’t forget to comment, like, and share! Woo Hoo! YeeeeeeeeeeeHaawwwww!!!
See ya on the Dance Floor!
Related Links / Articles:..
- Getting Started With Squidoo (The official overview, FAQ and TOS) (squidoo.com)
- Start a lens of your own (squidoo.com)
- Easy Line Dances for Company Picnics, Weddings, Family Reunions, and Parties of all Kinds (txcowboydancer.com)
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Wrist update, Rip Van Winkle, Line Dancing and Unbearable Cuteness!
Rip Van Winkle am I
Yoda, I am too, evidently. Hmm… Say I. Difficult to stop, it is. Save me, somebody must.
This week I have slept more than I have ever slept before in my entire life. Which really really sucks because I really was planning on doing other non-physical things while my wrist has me out of commission. Nope. Some much for best laid plans.
Wed and Thursday, I literally slept about 35-40 of the 48 hours in those two days. I’d wake up for a bit, then WHAMO! Snnnnzzzzzz. Wake up and WHAM! Snnnnnnzzzzzzz Wake up for a….Snnnzzzzz
Get the picture? I am so TIRED of sleeping!!!!!!!!!!! In fact, I just woke up from a three hour nap. I know that on this one that I should be listening to my body. I’m guessing here that energy is being diverted to the healing process but come on! Beginning tomorrow I’m going to force myself to try and get back to a more normal sleep pattern. Wish me luck!
Wrist Update
The short version is that it is getting better but not as quickly as I would like. It has been 4 and a half days since I saw the doc and he says I’m on schedule. GROSS PHOTO warning… click on the image for a close up only if you like scars and dried flaking surgical glue… You’ve been warned. 😉
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Mea Culpa. Let’s try this Kickit Post Again…
New Post on Squidoo.com
A special apology to all my readers for spamming your in-boxes. I’m on some serious pain relievers as I recover from my surgery (post on that coming in just a bit).
I deleted the post that I sent out earlier this morning and recreated it from scratch because it was full of errors. That’s what I get for not proof reading.
So, my apologies and here is the corrected post.
I’ve updated one of my articles:
Top 10 “Best Known” Line Dances
from the
Kickit Line Dance Archive
Updated monthly, this is the July 2012 post.
How many of these dances do you know?
Enjoy!
See ya on the dance floor!
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- OMG!!!! I’m #83 in Entertainment & Media!!!!! (txcowboydancer.com)
- Mea Culpa (thelexicans.wordpress.com)
5-6-7-8 Dancing My Way to a Healthy Me! 