The next extra class I’m running at Canwick Village Hall is to be held on Easter Saturday, 3rd April 2010 and will run from 7.45 to 10.45 pm with a couple of new dances taught and lots of social dancing to your requests in between. To give me an idea of numbers, please drop me an e mail or put your name on the list if you are coming along.  £3.50 pay on the door.

Latest dance(s) taught…..

02.03.10 BABY BABY BABY(Dee Musk)   A neat dance, 64 counts, 2 walls and no tags or restarts.  Everyone seemed to like the dance but some not so sure about the music, although everyone was back up when it was played again at the end of the night. I gave an alternative for the last 4 counts of the final section for the ones who like to leave out the turns .

As there seem to be very few new waltzes about at present, we revised an old one this week – Maggie G’s WHAT IF WE FLY.  A lovely track from Chely Wright and the dance isn’t too hard.

 For details of dances previously taught, click below….

My next social at Walesby will be on Saturday, 5th June 2010.  7.30pm start, pay on the door.  Stella’s next social at the same venue is on Sat 1st May. Thanks to all who support both our socials there.

For the full playlist from my social held on 6th March 2010, click below.

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Sorry, there won’t be a class on Tuesday 23rd March. Back as normal on the 30th.

Did a one-off extra class on Saturday 27th February where I taught 3 new dances –

C U AGAIN (Jonathan Williamson) This dance won the Linedancer magazine choreography competition and I can see why. An upbeat but fairly straightforward 64 counter that received a round of applause! Well worth checking out. Music by Miley Cyrus.

UPSIDE DOWN (Kate Sala and Robbie M Hickie) Although only 48counts, there are lots of “&” counts so plenty to remember. The class found it a little tricky at first but it got a good response. Music by Paloma Faith.

 WISHING ON A STAR (Paul McAdam) Not a very good response to this 32 count offbeat cha-cha. Quite like it myself but only a handful got up when played at the end of the night.  Music by Paul Weller.

Thanks to those who attended, both from my own class and from further afield.

The latest Linedancer Magazine Awards, known as Crystal Boots were announced last night in Blackpool.  The winners are shown below. Well done to all.

Have added a few pictures from our latest skiing trip in Austria – just go to Menu on the left hand side and click on Gallery.

Thanks to all in the club who donated to charity instead of sending Christmas cards to each other this year. Each box, (one for the St Barnabas hospice and one for Macmillan Cancer Support) had just over £11 pound in. Kate and I made each one up to £25 and sent a cheque off to the respective charities. We’ve had a very nice letter of thanks from the Macmillan for Lincolnshire office.

Haven’t been that keen on previous songs by this artist, but I do like the repetitive nature of the music that accompanies this song. The video has a rather strange start but the song starts properly at 28 seconds in.

Paolo Nutini recorded “Live In Lincoln”. This track 10/10 (ten out of ten) has a distinctly reggae feel. A total contrast to his recent single Pencil Full Of Lead which was another of my favourite tracks from 2009. Wish I had discovered Paolo before he came to play at The Engine Shed in Lincoln!  Maggie G has an improver dance to this track but the dance we have seen being done around here is the one by Maria Hennings Hunt which is also improver level.