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Line Dance Levels Explained, Defined and Demystified!
What are Line Dance Levels?
Asking “What are line dance levels?” feels a wee bit silly doesn’t it? I know that I felt a little strange asking the question. I mean, after all, the whole idea of “Beginner – Intermediate – Advanced” is a concept that most of us “get” right away.
It isn’t a silly question, of course.
Even though most of us can easily grasp the concept of a ranking system which starts with…
…“so easy a baby could do it…”
…moves through “kinda in the middle someplace”…
…and ends up at “you have GOT to be kidding me!”…it is not easy to figure out exactly which dance goes where. It is quite a mess in fact! No wonder folks get confused!
Fear not fellow dancer, by the end of this short article you’ll be able to skim the workshop list at a dance event and decide with confidence which ones are right for you.
What most folks are really asking when they say “What are “Line Dance Levels?” is for more detail so they can then be able to sort the dances into their proper levels.
To put it another way, what people are asking is: “Where are the dividing lines between the levels and what steps are in each level?
Dance on my friend! Dance on!
Worlds 2013 – Advanced Line Dance Male and Female divisions on the floor — I’m the guy in black in the front
This is an article that has been on my “To do” list for quite a while. And I finally got around to it. Because I’ve been line dancing quite a while, I have a pretty good grasp of what the levels are, however, as I’ve started teaching line dance, I’ve discovered that for many people the levels are confusing.
So this article is an attempt to sort it all out. I think it is pretty well written, but then I’m kinda biased. LOL Hmmm I wonder if I could get the judges at dance comps to let me judge myself? wink
Anyway, the article explains about the different “levels” that choreographers assign to their line dances, and talks about how you can, uhhmmmm, judge for yourself whether or not something is really a “beginner” or if the dance should actually be called an “improver” or “intermediate”
As with all my articles I write, there is a wee bit of humor thrown in just for giggles and grins, some cool photos of folks dancing, and some fun polls. I hope you enjoy it.
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What is the best song to use for the Tush Push Line Dance?
Looking for Tush Push Songs?
Sorry about having you “click again” but the list was getting too long. I had to split it into two lists:
SLOW Songs for the Tush Push
List of songs up to 139 Beats per Minute, an interactive poll where you can vote for your favorite song, and links so that you can preview the music.
FAST Songs for the Tush Push
List of songs from 140 Beats per Minute and up, an interactive poll where you can vote for your favorite song, and links so that you can preview the music.
Other Dance Articles relating to the Tush Push which you may enjoy:
Introduction to the Tush Push
Article that talks about the Tush Push’s popularity, has a step sheet, and instructional videos for the dance and a fun poll.
Hope you enjoy the articles! 🙂 Again, sorry about the extra “click through” but this particular page is indexed and linked to from sites all over the Internet and I didn’t want to have dead links out there. Wouldn’t that be frustrating?
See ya on the dance floor!
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Dancers Are Special People — and EVERYONE can dance!
I updated my article over on Squidoo:
Here’s an excerpt from the introduction:
You may laugh but it is true! Everyone can dance!
How many times have you heard someone say “I can’t dance”? Hmmmm? I bet you’ve heard it a lot.
However heartfelt folks may be who say “I can’t dance,” they are incorrect. They are mistaken. They “jus’ ain’t right” or, as we say in Texas:
“They are pure-dee wrong!”EVERYONE can dance!
Dancing only requires two things: (1) the ability to move (2) and the ability to “hear” a beat.
To Dance, all you need is…
(1) The ability to move:
We’re talking getting from one spot to another. Even if you move slowly, or use wheels to get around, that still…
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Five Tips for the First Time Dance Competitor (txcowboydancer.com)
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My Chart Rocket is still headed UP!!! WOOT!
It is going Up, Up UP!!!!
Rachel Maddow, reporting from Kandahar, standing next to her very very butch very very cool ride! 🙂
Yay!!!!! This morning, my article just moved into Tier 2!!!!! Woot!
It ranked 9,153 overall, (It started out at 263,525) and it is #29 in the “Books >> Reading List” category. I need the article to break into Tier 1 (under 2,000 overall)
Article: Books and Songs from the Rachel Maddow Show (Current Season)
link: http://www.squidoo.com/RachelMaddowShowBookList
Thanks to everyone who has visited or shared.
If you haven’t checked out the article please do so. It is a list of music (lots of cools songs) and books written by the guests on the Rachel Maddow Show. April is current through last night’s show. All of March is there and all of Feb except for a couple of days at the beginning of the month. Jan should be listed by the end of the week.
If you want to read about some back ground on why I wrote the article and why the ranking is so important, check out my blog post:
Even if you hate the Rachel Maddow Show, help out a struggling writer by at the very least going to the page and allowing it to load. Every visit helps in the ranking. Then if you are feeling generous, hit ALL of the like and share buttons for the social networks to which you belong!
See ya on the dance floor!
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- Books and Songs from the “Rachel Maddow Show” (Current Season) (txcowboydancer.com)
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Updated stats for my article… It’s still going up but it’s not there yet!
UPDATE:
The stats just updated this morning and here is the new numbers:
Created it on the 12th
Overall Rank: 263,525 (on 13th)
Overall Rank: 33,113 (on 14th)
Overall Rank: 23,133 (on 15th)
Overall Rank: 18,493 (on 16th)
Overall Rank: 16,294 (on 17th)
Overall Rank: 14,100 (on 18th) <<< TODAY
#502 in “Books, Poetry and Writing” and #62 in “Books >> Reading Lists” (on 15th)
#410 in “Books, Poetry and Writing” and #55 in “Books >> Reading Lists” (on 16th)
#359 in “Books, Poetry and Writing” and #48 in “Books >> Reading Lists” (on 17th)
#316 in “Books, Poetry and Writing” and #43 in “Books >> Reading Lists” (on 18th) <<< TODAY
For full details, check out yesterday’s post (keep scrolling down if you’re on my blog) If not, then click this link to see all the gory details.
I need to get the Overall ranking under 2,000, the smaller the number the better!
Cheers!
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