Dances Taught 2024 Monday 12.00

18/03/24 New dance this week was SAVE IT FOR A SUNNY DAY (Karl-Harry Winson). A steady 32 count dance without any tags or restarts but a couple of three quarter turns which some struggled a bit with at first.

Also danced: Scotia Samba, Gypsy Queen, Memory Lane, Impossible Love, Cross My Heart, Beer For My Horses, Southern Dreams and Bosa Nova.

11/03/24 Nothing new this week but caught up with some we hadn’t danced for a couple of weeks. With just a one hour class, we don’t have time to do them all every week.

Danced: I Close My Eyes, Hitch A Ride, King Of The Road, Impossible Love, We’re Good To Go, Mona Lisa, This & That, Cross My Heart, 5 Leaf Clover and Little Heartbreak.

04/03/24 IMPOSSIBLE LOVE (Niels Poulsen) I saw this one being danced at a recent local social and liked the look of it so even though it first came out in 2022, I decided to try it out on the class….and they seemed to really enjoy it!

Impossible Love step sheet

Also danced: Bonaparte’s Retreat, Beer For My Horses, Things, Southern Dreams, Memory Lane, Cross My Heart, Champagne Promise and Ribbon Of Highway.

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Dances Taught 2024 Mondays 1.10pm

18/03/24 No new dance this week but we had another go at last week’s new one which was Skinny Genes.

Also danced: Lucky Lips, Glass Of Wine, Waltz Across Texas, Rocket To The Sun, Stroll Along Cha (to Changed Everything by Austin Burke), Ah Si, Grundy Gallop (to Tell Me Ma) and Mamma Maria (to Daddy Cool by Boney M).

11/03/24 The new dance this week was SKINNY GENES (Pat & Lizzie Stott) which everyone seemed to pick up fairly quickly without too many problems. There’s a link below to the step sheet and several videos of it being danced.

Skinny Genes step sheet

Also danced: Stand By Me, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Magic Moon, Mamma Maria, Waltz Across Texas, Grundy Gallop, Electric Slide and Go Cat Go.

04/03/24 Week 2 of Waltz Across Texas and there’s a link below to someone else dancing it.

We got through most of the dances we’ve learnt up to now and the ones we didn’t do, may well be included next week.

Also danced: Grundy Gallop (to Tell Me Ma), Rocket To The Sun, Magic Moon (to Some Beach), Go Cat Go, Ah Si, Glass Of Wine, Stroll Along Cha Cha and Lucky Lips.

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Dances Taught Tuesdays 2024

12/03/2024 IT’S MAGIC (Ria Vos) For a 32 count dance this one proved a bit tricky. Needed some practice to get used to where you are heading for on a few of the turns and where you have to keep your weight. Added to this there’s not always a lot of thinking time! Not everyone liked it but a fair number did (including those who like more of a challenge) and it should be a bit easier next week.

It’s Magic step sheet

We also danced: Islands In The Stream, We’re Good To Go, Shivers, Glass Of Wine, On The Edge, 2 Lane Highway, 2 Hearts On A Highway, Men On A Mission, In Walked You, Going All The Way, Life With You, What A Song Can Do, What’s The Point, The Card You Gamble, Get Moving, I Showed You The Door, Straight Line, 11.45, Memory Lane, Marakaibo and Right Time, Wrong Girl.

05/03/2024 We had two new 32 count dances this week and both seemed to go down well. I finally got round to doing MEN ON A MISSION (Gary O’Reilly, Guillame Richard and Niels Poulsen). Wasn’t expecting everyone to like it but the choreography fits the music so well it makes it easier to remember. We had a bit of a laugh with the salute ending too!

Men On A Mission step sheet

Also taught BEST FRIENDS (Alison & Peter Metelnick) a lovely little country track but the dance seems to have gone under the radar around here. To Know Me is a class favourite and parts of this have similar step patterns so the class soon picked it up. Remembering and perfecting the restarts took just a little bit longer!

Ran out of time to recap Going All The Way but will do this one early next week. Talking of which, there will be a football match again in the city so please allow time for extra traffic.

Best Friends step sheet

We also danced: Somebody Like You, Mama & Me, Clickety Clack, Sweet Ireland, Everyone Needs A Hero, Tumbling Rush, The Card You Gamble, Ghosted, Get Moving, To Know Me, Drinkaby, Have Fun Go Mad, Waterfall, Houdini, I Showed You The Door, 11.45, In Walked You, Straight Line, 2 Hearts On A Highway and Life With You.

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Crystal Boot Awards 2024 – Who won what???

CRYSTAL BOOT AWARDS 2024


Outstanding Achievement Awards – for winning in their categories for 3 years.
Jo Thompson Szymanski
Roy Verdonk
Michelle Risley
Gary Lafferty
Craig Bennett
Robbie McGowan Hickie
Gary O’ Reilly
Fred Whitehouse


Rising Star – Lee Hamilton
Dance Artist – Nikky Napier
UK Instructor – Darren Bailey
UK Choreographer – Darren Bailey
DJ – Heather Barton
Female Personality – Jo Thompson Szymanski

Male Personality – Jamie Barnfield
International Instructor – Maddison Glover
International Choreographer – Maddison Glover
Digital Platform – Linedancer Radio
Hall Of Fame inductee – Alison Metelnick
Absolute Beginner – STAND BY ME by Roy Verdonk & Raymond Sarlemijn
Beginner – NEVER DRINKING AGAIN by Lee Hamilton
Improver – WHEN YOU’RE DRUNK – Heather Barton & Glynn Rodgers
Intermediate – 3 TEQUILA FLOOR by Maddison Glover & Jo Thompson Szymanski
Advanced – THE SPHINX by Simon Ward Rebecca Lee Roy & Fiona Hadisubroto
Established Dance – GIVE ME YOUR TEMPO – Nathan Gardiner
Classic Dance – CHAMPAGNE PROMISE – Tina Argyle
Vintage Dance – COME DANCE WITH ME – Jo Thompson Szymanski


Dance of the year – 3 TEQUILA FLOOR – Maddison Glover & Jo Thompson Szymanski