In Person classes: Experienced Monday 1:00 - 2:15, Beginner/Improver Monday 2:30 - 3:30

Zoom classes: Beginner/Improver Thursday 11:00 - 12:30 ET, Experienced Friday 11:00 - 12:30 ET

Zoom Session Instructions and Helpful Hints

Friday, 21 August 2020

Dance lists for the week of August 24 - 28

Our next Social dance is this Tuesday, August 25, from 7 - 9 pm. The dance list is one post down.

To make things easier, we use the same dance list for Monday's and Thursday's mixed-level sessions. And below that is the list for Friday's hard session.

For Monday August 24 and Thursday August 27 (mixed-level):
The Continental (unknown) (music: Ruby Baby - Dion & The Belmonts)
Alter Ego (Winson) *** NEW ***
Missing (Barton)
Jo 'N Jo Tango (Szymanski, Thompson)
Yes M’am, No M’am (Vos)
I Close My Eyes (Pace)
Stripes (Jones, Lockwood)
Martini Time (Trace)
Dizzy (Thompson)
Wonderland Waltz (Fowler)

For Friday August 28 (hard):
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Musk)
Sweet Attraction (Sala, Guichard, Musk) (all the video links are available in last week's post)
Pontoon (Smith)
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Blessed (Miranda)
I'm Mad (Shatto)
Unmistakable (Bailey)

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Social Dance list for Tuesday August 25th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Here's the list of dances we'll be doing at our next social dance evening on August 25. Use the same link or Meeting ID and Password as the last social dance or our regular sessions.

Lyin' to My Heart (Krause-Schenck)
Dance Monkey (Johnstone)
Rio (Lowery)
Soul Shake (Whitehouse)
I Believe (Cooper, Snailham)
   (break)
Three Little Birds (Russell)
Keep It Simple (Gallagher)
Martini Time (Trace)
Perfect Remedy (Wetzel)
Amame (Hickie)
   (break)
Cut a Rug (Thompson)
1159 (McEnaney-White)
Yes M’am, No M’am (Vos)
Raggle Taggle Gypsy O (Gallagher)
Pull You Through (Glover, Szymanski)
   (break)
Little Rhumba (Laurin)
Stripes (Jones, Lockwood)
Missing (Barton)
Havana Cha (Vos)
Open Arms (Macari) (using Journey's version of the song)

Friday, 14 August 2020

Dance lists for the week of August 17 - 21

No Tuesday Social Dance night this week. Next week!

To make things easier, we use the same dance list for Monday's and Thursday's mixed-level sessions. And below that is the list for Friday's hard session.
We've switched to a recurring meeting, so the link, Meeting ID and password do not change.

For Monday August 17 and Thursday August 20 (mixed-level):
Cut a Rug (Thompson)
Dance Monkey (Johnstone)
Yes M’am, No M’am (Vos)
Malaika (Masur)
Martini Time (Trace)
Missing (Barton)
Back On Texas Time (Dawson)
Come Dance With Me (Thompson)
Havana Cha (Vos)
Open Arms (Macari) (using Journey's version of the song)

For Friday August 21 (hard):
Amame (Hickie)
Sweet Attraction (Sala, Guichard, Musk) *** NEW *** (See below for some video links for teaches you might want to check out beforehand)
Bluebird (Smith)
I Believe (Cooper, Snailham)
Perfect Remedy (Wetzel)
Raggle Taggle Gypsy O (Gallagher) (this may get dropped if we run out of time)
Unmistakable (Bailey)

Teaches for Sweet Attraction:
1) My second attempt at a teaching video and a video dancing it with cuing:
The first videos are still available:
   Teach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-y70qari4
   Dance w turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLZlV06Qtaw
   Dance w/o turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X9W1sz7L34  (a better option for removing the 3/4 turns is 1/4 right then mambo 1/4 left, then side together)
2) One of the choreographers, Dee Musk, did a full teach on Streamline: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rK_pqSeDHoY&feature=emb_logo. She starts teaching about 8 minutes in.
3) Joey (in Cornwall) taught it during her Thursday night class: 
https://www.facebook.com/joey.prieur/videos/10157658999720756. You may need to be on Facebook to watch it, I'm not sure. She starts teaching Sweet Attraction about 7 1/2 minutes in.

Friday, 7 August 2020

Dance lists for the week of August 10 - 14

Remember, our Social dance evening is this week: Tuesday, August 11th, from 7 - 9 pm.

To make things easier, we use the same dance list for Monday's and Thursday's mixed-level sessions. And below that is the list for Friday's hard session.
We've switched to a recurring meeting, so the link, Meeting ID and password do not change.

For Monday August 10 and Thursday August 13 (mixed-level):
Three Little Birds (Russell)
Martini Time* (Trace)
Missing (Barton)
Lyin' to My Heart (Krause-Schenck)
Hello Dolly (Kurtela)
Yes M’am, No M’am (Vos) *** NEW ***
My Everything (Musk)
All Yours* (Petre, Genduso)
Rio (Lowery)
Open Arms (Macari) (using Journey's version of the song)
* All Yours and Martini Time switched slots on Monday

For Friday August 14 (hard):
Amame (Hickie)
Raggle Taggle Gypsy O (Gallagher)
Perfect Remedy (Wetzel)
I Believe (Cooper, Snailham)
Bluebird (Smith)
Soul Shake (Whitehouse)
Looking Out For Angels (Poulsen)

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Social Dance list for Tuesday August 11th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Here's the list of dances we'll be doing at our next social dance evening on August 11. Use the same link or Meeting ID and Password as the last social dance or our regular sessions.

A Little Love Worth Waiting 4 (Gifford)
Stripes (Jones, Lockwood)
Homegrown (McEnaney)
My Love Runs Out (Chung)
Your Loving Arms (Morris)
   (break)
Mamma Maria (Trace)
One Margarita Two (VanBuskirk) – with restarts on walls 3 and 4 after 24 counts and wall 7 after 20 counts
Tennessee Waltz Surprise (Chumbley)
Midnight Waltz (Thompson) (Alt music: What If I Say Goodbye by Vince Gill)
Playing With Fire (Bennett)
   (break)
Snap To It  (Elvidge) (music: Feeling Hot Hot Hot by Buster Poindexter)
All Yours (Petre, Genduso)
Homesick Heart (Glover)
Bluebird (Smith)
Your Eyes In Mine (Perron)
   (break)
AB T. I. E (Cummings) (modifications: vine left with 1/4 turn left, restart on wall 4 after 8 counts)
1159 (McEnaney-White)
Gypsy Queen (Pace)
Un Trocito Del Cielo (Bos)
Looking Out For Angels (Poulsen)

Friday, 31 July 2020

Dance lists for the week of August 3 - 7

No Tuesday Social Dance night this week. Next week!

To make things easier, we use the same dance list for Monday's and Thursday's mixed-level sessions. And below that is the list for Friday's hard session.
We've switched to a recurring meeting, so the link, Meeting ID and password do not change.

For Monday August 3 and Thursday August 6 (mixed-level):
Stripes (Jones, Lockwood)
One Margarita Two (VanBuskirk) – with restarts on walls 3 and 4 after 24 counts and wall 7 after 20 counts
Gypsy Queen (Pace)
A Little Love Worth Waiting 4 (Gifford)
All Yours (Petre, Genduso)
Homegrown (McEnaney)
Ah Si! (Masur)
1159 (McEnaney-White)
Homesick Heart (Glover)
Second Chance Waltz (Barr) (Alt music: What the World Needs Now – Jackie DeShannon)

For Friday August 7 (hard):
Amame (Hickie)
Playing With Fire (Bennett)
Perfect Remedy (Wetzel)
I Believe (Cooper, Snailham)
Bluebird (Smith)
Half Past Tipsy (Glover, McEnaney-White)
Looking Out For Angels (Poulsen)

Saturday, 25 July 2020

Dance lists for the week of July 27 - 31

To make things easier, we use the same dance list for Monday's and Thursday's mixed-level sessions. And below that is the list for Friday's hard session.
We've switched to a recurring meeting, so the link, Meeting ID and password do not change.

For Monday July 27 and Thursday July 30 (mixed-level):
Snap To It  (Elvidge) (music: Feeling Hot Hot Hot by Buster Poindexter)
Champagne Promise (Argyle)
My Love Runs Out (Chung)
AB T. I. E (Cummings) (modifications: vine left with 1/4 turn left, restart on wall 4 after 8 counts)
One Margarita Two (VanBuskirk) – with restarts on walls 3 and 4 after 24 counts and wall 7 after 20 counts *** NEW ***
I'm No Good (McEnaney)
When You Smile (Vane, Verdonk)
Lonely Drum (Mitchell)
Homesick Heart (Glover)
You Raise Me Up (Beg)  (Tripp) (song tempo increased 15%)

For Friday July 31 (hard):
Playing With Fire (Bennett)
Perfect Remedy (Wetzel) *** NEW ***
I Close My Eyes (Pace)
Un Trocito Del Cielo (Bos)
Your Loving Arms (Morris)
Cry to Me (McAdam)
Music To My Eyes (Steele, Ward)