Well done to everyone this evening. You even managed not to fall asleep while I was talking for what felt like forever!

Tonight we covered

Dance Floor Ettiqutte (additional)
Terminology
Count In’s (additional)
Types of Line Dance

We also recapped

Stand by Me (even moving around!)
Mamma Maria (YMCA!)

We also covered a new dance for you: Ah Si

Ah Si
32 count, 4 walls
Choreographer: Rita Masur
Music: Levantando Las Manos by El Simbolo

Step Sheet

Well done tonight Chippenham. Yet more faces joined us.

We Danced

Ah Si
California Freeze
Ritas Waltz
Toe to Toe
Stand by Me

Tonights new teach was Brave

Brave
32 Count, 4 Walls
Choreographer: Mandy Eades
Music: Brave by Don Diablo and Jessie J

Step Sheet: https://www.everythinglinedance.com/scripts/brave-line-dance-stepsheet-1424
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lKtoDft6g

Calne Absolute Beginner Course. Week 1

So lovely to meet all of you this evening. A full hall dancing by the end of the session.

Tonight we covered

1: Dance Floor Ettiquette

2: Basic Steps

3: Terminology

4: Count Ins

You also learnt two dances this evening

Mamma Maria

32 Count, 4 Wall Dance

Choreographer: Frank Trace

Step Sheet: https://www.everythinglinedance.com/…/mamma-maria-line…

Stand By Me

32 Count, 4 Wall Dance

Choreographers: Raymond Sarlemijn & Roy Verdonk

Step Sheet: https://www.everythinglinedance.com/…/stand-by-me-line…

First night back teaching since the UK Line Dance Awards and you were gentle on us. Thank you.

Lovely to see so many new faces to the class, including some of our AB course graduates.

Tonight we danced

Rocket to the Sun

Lucky Lips (UKLDA Beginner Line Dance of the Year!)

Stand By Me

Mamma Maria

3 Small Tequilas

Hayya Hayya

It was a fairly gentle evening, no promises about next week though.

We’re delighted to announce that we will be partnering with Dorothy House as our chosen charity of the year for 2024.

Dorothy house provide personalised care in the community through ten locally focused care team who help people with pallative care and equip more people to provide the care everyone deserves, at their Hospices, in hospital facilities and at home.

Dorothy house is an incredibly important charity and the work that they do is priceless, providing care and support and crucially, dignity to people across the South West.

All proceeds from our raffles and a percentage of all money raised by events will be donated to Dorothy House throughout the year. These donations will not mean additional costs are placed onto you, but we will have donation tins and buckets at our events should you wish to donate.

To find out more about Dorothy House and the work they do visit www.dorothyhouse.org.uk alternatively you can view their ‘key facts’ document here