danzbuddies wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies

Here are details of dances we shall be sharing for the next Wednesday class:

- 'Walking On Fire' by Rep Ghazali. 64 count, 2 wall,intermediate level, note: there are 2 restarts. Nice song 'Walkin On Fire' by Anna Farce. There are a couple of full turns.....can be replaced with a 'walk walk', no problem....

- 'Boardwalk' by Karl-Harry Winson. 32 count. 4 wall, beginner level dance with 2 simple tags. Song used is a nice John Mellencamp rendition of 'Under The Boardwalk'. A great 'no stress' dance. Should go far.

- 'Here Comes The Sunshine' by Kathy Chang & Sue Hsu. Another easy 'no stress' dance. 32 count, 2 wall, beginner level dance. Song used for the dance is Tim Tim's 'Here Comes The Sunshine'

We shall be sharing the following dances being taught to the danzbuddies on Sunday by Peter Heath and his Line Dancers of South Australia:

- 'Leave It Alone' by Peter & Liz Heath. 32 count, 4 wall , easy intermediate level. Song used is 'Leave A Tender Moment Alone' by Billy Joel.

- 'Pardon Me' by Georgina Walsh. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Danced to the Elvis number 'Fool Such as I'. Very easy steps, yet danceable....a good 'no stress' dance

- 'My New Life' by John Offermans. 48 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Nice rock n roll song 'High Class Lady' by The Lennerockers. Another real easy dance....

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here details of the dances we shall be sharing this week:

- 'Out & Jump' by Rep Ghazali. A Part "A' and Part 'B' type intermediate level dance. 4 walls, 32 counts for both parts. Song used is a great number by Lou Bega 'Jump Into My Bed'. Definitely going to be a popular dance...

- 'It's For You' by Gordon Elliott. 32-count, intermediate level dance. A 2-wall dance but with two restarts on walls 3 and 6, it turns into a 4-wall dance. Good song 'It's For You' by Niamh Kavanag. Nice choreography, steps go well with the song.....

- 'Peek a Boo' by Maggie Gallagher. 64-count, 4 wall, intermediate level dance, using a nice number from Cosmo 4 - "Peek A Boo". Dance routine is well crafted with several cute steps which should go well...

We shall also be sharing our friend Crystal Lee's new "Papa Loves Mama" dance. We love the cha-cha-cha song version of the song used for the dance.

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

Please be reminded about our Pot-Luck Party this Wednesday - come and join in the big makan! Many danzbuddies will be showing off their expertise in the dishes they will present for
the feast. It'll be 'free and easy' dance night with revision of all recent dances.

A couple of new dances and another 'blast from the past' dance will be shared during our Friday jam session:

- 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' by Maria Tao. 32-count, 4-wall, Beginner Level. Easy tags at the end of wall 3 and wall 5. Danced to the very nice Carpenters' number of the same name. Steps are easy and well choreographed.

- 'Something Special' by Scott Schrank & Tim German. 32-count, 4-wall, intermediate level. no tag, no restart. Danced to the catchy Shania Twain song 'That Don't Impress Me Much'. Steps are interesting (you'll love the heel&heel claps ) with a couple of rather tough turns.

- 'Dancin' Party' by Geri Morrison. An old dance still popularly played at parties. great lively song by Diamond Jack. 64-count, 2-wall, intermediate level. no tag, no restart. A classic dance, always enjoyable.....

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances

Hi danzbuddies,

here are dances we will share for this week:

- 'KISSING IN THE BACK ROW' - by Karla & Paul Dornstedt. 64 count, 2 wall, beginner level. 2 easy tags (more like restarts, actually). Although dance has 8 sections , most have mirrored routines and steps are the easy types. Nice 'oldies' song by Dominic Kirwan - a good 'no stress' dance.

- 'MAMBOTASTIC' - by Kate Sala. 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate level. 3 tags , going from 6 to 16 to 20 counts on walls 2, 4 and 6 respectively. An interesting choreography with lots of 'mambo steps'.....song is "Do You Remember' by Neil Sedeka.

- 'WHY SO SERIOUS' - by Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris. 48 count, 4 wall, intermediate level, with 1 tag. Dance is 2 wall until after the tag, after which it becomes a 2 wall dance. Song used is 'Say It' by Booty Luv. Not so easy but can be enjoyable once you master the steps....

We are introducing a dance based on a 'chinese oldies' song :

- 'MEI LAN MEI LAN WU AI NI' - by Lilian Ti. A phrased dance with part A and Part B, both with very easy steps. We are using a real cha cha cha version of the song and the dance will have the following sequence - 'AAB, AA, AAB, AAB, A ending'

danzbuddies wednesday class - new dances

Wednesday, 16th September 2009

hi danzbuddies,

details of dances we will be sharing are as follows:

- ' Turn It Up' by Ria Vos. 32 count, 4 wall, high beginner / intermediate level, 2 restarts and 1 tag. Good song used - 'Turn It Up' by Afro-Dite. Note that the published stepsheets have errors in the wall indications for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sections......The steps , although not common ones, are easy to manage. A good dance.

- 'Fun House' by Hannah Harrison. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Using the song 'Fun House' by Pink, nice strong beats which goes well with the dance steps. Should go well with our dancers.

- 'Boys Boys Boys Summertime Love' by Rep Ghazali. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level with four restarts. Music used is 'Boys' by Sabrina. Interesting choreography, dance steps may seem daunting but are really not difficult, will grow on you. A good dance, getting very popular at parties.....

We will walk through one easy dance in the SRC Charity Party dance list:

- 'A Good Thing Going On' by Pete Harkness & Gary Lafferty. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Song is Alan Jackson's 'Too Much of A Good Thing Going On'. A 'slow slow' easy dance.....enjoy the really nice country song.

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here are details of dances to be shared this week........

- 'Evacuate The Dance Floor' by Mike Hitchen. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level, no tag, no restart. Danced to a nice song by Cascada. Steps throughout the eight sections are quite easy to manage - once you get through the many turns in the first section....! Seems to be a popular dance at various parties.

- ' Love Struck' by Francien Sittrop. 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate level. 2 tags, 3 restarts. Song is by V Factory, a good strong 'Disco Rock' type tempo which gives the dance its punch........a challenging dance but enjoyable when you get it right.

- 'Paradise' by Marie Sorensen. 32 count, 4 wall, Beginner Level. One restart at Wall 2 (after 16 counts). Song used is 'Isle Of Paradise' by Blue Lagoon. This is same song used for earlier 'Isle of Paradise' dance. This dance seems easier and we hope will go well with the many danzbuddies who prefer such 'no stress' type dances.

- 'Playing For Change Stand By Me' by Stella Cabeca. 32 count, 4 wall, Beginner level. A very easy dance with no tag, no restart. Fascinating song! - an award winning documentary called 'Playing for Change: Peace Through Music' The song 'Stand By Me' is played and recorded by various singers and musicians all over the world with the players adding their parts to the beautiful song as it travels the globe...check out the youtube video.........great stuff.

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here are the dances to be shared this Wednesday:

- 'Chica Boom Boom' by Vikki Morris. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level using another of Alex Swings Oscar Sings song called Boom Boom Goes My Heart. Nice happy song, very easy 'no-stress' type of dance.

- 'Thai Hati' by Kenny Teh of Penang. 56 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Using THAI language version of popular Indonesian song 'Si Jantung Hati' - a very fast cha cha beat. Steps are not difficult, put in some 'indonesian/thai' hand movements and you'll have a nice dance.

- 'Spellbound' by Alison Biggs. 64 count , 4 wall, intermediate level. Using yet another Alex Swings Oscar sings song - 'Ding Dong The Witch is Dead' Although it has 64 counts, there are mirrored repeats, so should be fairly easy for allThere's one tag and one restart.

- 'Kalimera' by Rep Ghazali. Currently one of the 'hot' dances. 64 count, 2 wall dance, useing the song 'Good Morning Baby' by Hadise. Great sound track and nice dance steps....

danzbuddies Wednesday class - dances for the week

27 May 2009

hi danzbuddies,

here are dances to be shared this week at our Wednesday class:

- 'Hang On' by Oli Geir and Hugrun, 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level with easy tag done at end of Wall 2 and 7. Danced to a nice happy song 'Save All Your Kisses for Me' by Brotherhood of Man.

- 'Carnavalera' by Ria Vos, 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate level with 2 simple tags wall 2 and wall 5 (done after restart at 16 count.) Song is by Havana Delirio.

- 'Heart of the Ocean' by Peter & Alison, 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate level with a long 48 count tag to be done after every 4 walls. Great song 'Mamacita' with nice heavy beat by Mark Medlock. Most popular dance in town for the week.

- 'Old Bandanas and Blue Jeans' by David Sinfield, 32 count, 2 wall, improver level. Simple and easy steps danced to a beautiful country song 'Dancing Cowboys' by the Bellamy Brothers.

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - New Dances

28th April 2009

hi danzbuddies

Here are the new dances (and a couple of old ones) to be shared for this week:

- 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny' by Barbara Lowe, 40 count, 4 wall, beginner level. A very simple dance with one easy tag. The familiar 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' song for this dance is by Bombalurina.

- 'Ni Na Nay' by Rafe Andersen, 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Another simple dance with song of the same name by Cameron Cartio. The song has a heavy indian influence and the dance calls for some samba-type moves. Tags at the end of walls 1, 3 and 4.

- 'Imelda's Man' by latest dance from Kim Ray, 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate level. Seems to be the most popular dance of the week. Note that there are several other dances to the song used, 'Big Bad Handsome Man' sang by Imelda May. Although its a 64-count dance, steps are simple. The last four eights has easy to remember repititions. No tag, no restart.

We shall be revising the following dances, both are featured in the 'Country Jamboree with Jan Wyllie' Party in June:

- 'Buicks To The Moon' by Lesley Johnston, 44 count, 2 wall, beginner level. Nice song used - 'Buicks To The Moon' by Alan Jackson. A bit of a rumba type dance. Its not perfectly phrased with the music, but still danceable......

- 'Waltz Of The Wind' by Jan Wyllie, 63 count, 2 wall, waltz dance, hi -intermediate level. Danced to Jann Browne's 'Mexican Wind' - nice song. Unfortunately the dances steps are challenging. Needs concentration to do it well.