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Author: Alethea Ingall

Rudloe Absolute Beginners 9/12/25

A quieter night in Rudloe but we got through a great number of dances. Next week is the last class of the year and we will be dancing to some Christmas songs – there may even be chocolate and mince pies! Classes will start again on Tuesday 6th January.

Tonight we danced:
Stand by Me
Go Cat Go
That Honky Tonk Highway x2
California Freeze – New teach x 2
Brave
Mamma Maria

Tonight’s new dance
California Freeze
Choreographer: Kelly Burkhardt
Counts: 24, Walls: 4
Music: Elvira – The Oak Ridge Boys

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Shaw Saturday Class 6/12/25

A fun class this morning – lots of quick one wall recaps so we got through a lot of dances. Looking forward to our Christmas class next week!

Today we danced:
AB session
APT
I Can Dance Dance
Azizam
Three Small Tequilas
Lucky Lips
I sold My Soul
Heyya Heyya
Toe to Toe
Miles On It

Beginner’s session
County Line Cha Cha
Lemon Tree
We’re Good to Go

Rudloe Absolute Beginners 25/11/25

What a great class this evening, I can’t believe how many dances we got through! You stormed through my lesson plan so we had time to play with some rolling vines at the end (something to practice this week!) Welcome to the new members of the class – you did so well picking the dances up so quickly.

Tonight we danced:
Mamma Maria x2
Brave x2
Go Cat Go New teach x2
Stand By ME

Tonight’s new dance
Go Cat Go
Choreographer: Gaye Teather
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Please Mama Please – Go Cat Go

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Shaw Saturday Class 22/11/25

Lots of fun in class this morning – I particularly enjoyed the extra wall of Little Red Book when you all kept singing.
Please remember we have Haydyn’s AB Social tomorrow in Malmesbury, it would be lovely to see you there.

Today we danced:
AB session
Lindy Shuffle
Heyya Heyya
Lucky Lips – new teach x2
The Last Shanty
Little Red Book
Ohh Ahh Just a Little Bit
APT
I Can Dance Dance

Beginner’s session
Calum’s Rise
We’re good to Go
Sweet Jamaica

Today’s New Teach:
Lucky Lips
Choreographer: Gary Lafferty
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Lucky Lips by The Conquerors

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Rudloe Absolute Beginners 18/11/25

A fantastic class this evening – great energy and enthusiasm in the room and lots of laughs too. Well done to our new class members for picking up the dances and thank you to those that were there last week for helping them out and letting them follow.

Tonight we danced:
Stand by Me x 2 (once in Contraline)
Mamma Maria x 2 (To Megan Trainor Better When I’m Dancing)
Brave – New Teach x 3 (To Jessie J Brave and The Dixie Chicks Tonight the Heartache’s on me)

Tonight’s new dance
Brave
Choreographer: Mandy Eades
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: BRAVE by Don Diablo & Jessie J

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Shaw Saturday Class 15/11/25

A fun class this morning – really lovely seeing you all!
Please remember we have the AB Social coming up next Sunday 23rd November 2-5pm at Malmesbury Town Hall.

Today we danced:
AB session
Cowboy Charleston
Rita’s Waltz

Little Red Book
Hayya Hayya x 2
I can Dance Dance
Twenty Two
One Step Forward

Beginner’s session
Sweet Jamaica
We’re Good to Go – New Teach x 2
A Bar Song

Rudloe Absolute Beginners 11/11/25

Wow, what a fantastic first class in Rudloe this evening. It was great to see so many of you and you all did really well learning your first two dances. I hope you all had a great time and I’m looking forward to seeing you next week.

Today we danced:
Stand by Me x 4 (Once in Contraline)

Stand By Me
Choreographer: Raymond Sarlemijn & Roy Verdonk
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Stand by Me (Ivan Jack Remix) – 45 Stars

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Mamma Maria x 3 (To the original music and Megan Trainor Better When I’m Dancing)
Mamma Maria
Choreographer: Frank Trace
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Mamma Maria by Ricchi E Poveri

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Shaw Saturday Class 8/11/25

A quieter class this morning but lots of energy and enthusiasm in the room. I’m glad you enjoyed the new teaches today – a couple of my favourites!
Please remember we have the AB Social coming up on Sunday 23rd November 2-5pm at Malmesbury Town Hall.

Today we danced:
AB session
California Freeze – to Elvira as Lindsay wasn’t in!
K Step and Rumba
Hayya Hayya – New teach x 2
Three Small Tequilas
I Can Dance Dance
Ohh Ahh Just a little Bit
APT – straight in
House of Bamboo – straight in

Beginner’s session
We’re Good to Go – New Teach x 2
Calum’s Rise

Today’s New Teaches:
Hayya Hayya
Choreographer: Ray Jones & Matt Lewis
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Hayya Hayya (Better Together) – Trinidad Cardona, Davido & AISHA

Stepsheet

We’re Good To Go
Choreographer: Rob Fowler
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Good to Go (feat. Daphne Willis) – LÒNIS

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Shaw Absolute Beginners 1/11/25

Halloween Week!
Great fun this morning dancing to our Halloween themed music and lovely to have our surprise visitors, Jo and Sean, with us. You all did really well dancing along to the different music, that can be really tricky. A massive thanks to Sean for the track recommendations!

Today we danced:
Mamma Maria – Ghostbusters
Ah Si! – Monster Mash
I Can Dance Dance – Straight to Hell
House of Bamboo – Spooky Scary Skeletons
Twenty Two – Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula
Burn Baby Burn – I Put a Spell on You
Miles on It – Heads Will Roll
That Honky Tonk Highway – Honky Tonk Halloween
A Hero AB – Calling all the Monsters
Stand By Me – Thriller

Beginner:
County Line Cha – Warewolves of London
Glass of Wine – I was a Teenage Monster
Sweet Jamaica – Skeleton Sam
A Bar Song – Devil’s Dance Floor

Shaw Absolute Beginners 25/10/25

Hi all – sorry for the late post, busy afternoon over at the AB Taster Session with Haydyn.
What a fantastic class we had this morning; we got through a whopping 14 dances in the two sessions. I’m so impressed with how quickly you are picking up the new dances now!
Next date for your diary is the AB social at Malmesbury town hall on Sunday 23rd November.

Today we danced:
Stand by me
I Can Dance Dance – New teach x2
Three Small Tequilas
Ohh Ahh Just a Little Bit
Apt – straight in
The Last Shanty
Azizam
Burn Baby Burn
Toe to Toe – requested by Sarah

Beginner:
Glass of Wine
Calum’s Rise – x2
A Bar Song

Today’s new teach:
AB Session
I can Dance Dance
Choreographer: Hayley Wheatley
Counts: 32, Walls: 4
Music: Dance Dance – Gabry Ponte & Alessandra

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