Line dance

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A line dance is choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a

group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the
individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Line
dancers are not in physical contact with each other. Older "line dances" have lines in
which the dancers face each other, or the "line" is a circle, or all dancers in the "line"
follow a leader around the dance floor; while holding the hand of the dancers beside
them.[1]

Line dancing at a Country Western Dance Hall and Saloon.

Contents
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 1 History and culture
 2 Terms
o 2.1 Step descriptions
o 2.2 Wall
 3 Popular line dances
 4 See also
 5 References
 6 External links
o 6.1 World records
o 6.2 Line dance resources

o 6.3 Major line dance events and competitions

History and culture

The earliest folk dances in many cultures were line dances, originating before social
proprieties allowed men and women to dance together in couple dances. In early
forms men and women often danced in separate lines, but the same dances are often
done today in mixed lines. The Balkan countries, among others, have a rich tradition of
line dance surviving to the present. These folk line dances are also performed in the
international folk dance movement. Folk line dances have many forms: pairs of lines in
which the dancers face each other, or a line formed into a circle, or the line follows a
leader around the dance floor. The dancers may hold hands with their neighbors, or use
an arm-on-shoulder hold, or hold their neighbor's belts. [2]

Although line dancing is associated with country-western music and dance, it has a
similarities to folk dancing.[3] Many folk dances are danced in unison in a single,
nonlinear "line", and often with a connection between dancers. The absence of a
physical connection between dancers is, however, a distinguishing feature of country
western line dance. Line dances have accompanied many popular music styles since the
early 1970s including pop, swing, rock and roll, disco, latin (Salsa Suelta), and Jazz.[4]

The Madison was a popular line dance in the late 1950s. At least five line dances that
are strongly associated with country-western music were written in the 1970s, two of
which are dated to 1972: "Walkin' Wazi" [5][6] and "Cowboy Boogie",[7][8][9] five years
before the disco craze created by the release of Saturday Night Fever in 1977, the same
(approximate) year the "Tush Push" was created. [10] The "L.A. Hustle" began in a small
Los Angeles disco in the Summer of 1975, and hit the East Coast (with modified steps)
in Spring of '76 as the "Bus Stop.[11] Another 70s line dance is the "NutBush".[12]

Over a dozen line dances were created during the 1980s for country songs.[2][3] The
1980 film Urban Cowboy reflected the blurring of lines between country music and
pop, and spurred renewed interest in country culture, and western fashion, music, and
dance.[13] "Boot Scootin' Boogie" was choreographed by Bill Bader[14] in October of
1990 for the original Asleep at the Wheel recording of the song of the same name.[4]
The Brooks and Dunn version of the song has resulted in there being at least 16 line
dances with "Boot Scootin' Boogie" in the title, [15] including one by Tom Maddox and
Skippy Blair under contract to the recording company.[16]

Billy Ray Cyrus' 1992 hit Achy Breaky Heart, helped catapult western line dancing into
the mainstream public consciousness.[17] In 1994 choreographer Max Perry had a
worldwide dance hit with "Swamp Thang" for the song of the same name by The Grid.
This was a techno song that fused banjo sounds in the melody line and helped to start a
trend of dancing to forms of music other than country. In this mid 1990s period country
western music was influenced by the popularity of line dancing. This influence was so
great that Chet Atkins was quoted as saying "The music has gotten pretty bad, I think.
It's all that damn line dancing." [18]

Max Perry, along with Jo Thompson, Scott Blevins and several others, began to use
ballroom rhythms and technique to take line dancing to the next level. In 1998, the band
Steps created further interest outside of the U.S. with the techno dance song 5,6,7,8. In
1999 the Gap retailer debuted the "Khaki Country" ad on the Academy Awards
ceremony. [5] Line dancers performed to the 1999 version of Crazy Little Thing Called
Love by Dwight Yoakum. Line dance now has very traditional dances to country music,
and not so traditional dances to non country music.
Line dancing is practiced and learned in country-western dance bars, social clubs, dance
clubs and ballrooms worldwide. It avoids the problem of imbalance of male/female
partners that plagues ballroom/swing/salsa dancing clubs. It is sometimes combined on
dance programs with other forms of country-western dance, such as two-step, and
western promenade dances, as well as western-style variants of the waltz, polka and
swing.

The Macarena and the Chicken Dance, the later of which is danced in a circle, are other
examples of line dance.

Line dancing reached Europe, nourished by the arrival of Country Music Television, [19]
[20]
and in 2008 gained the attention of the French government.[21]

Terms
A basic is one repetition of the main dance from the first count to the last not including
any tags or bridges. In competition if this is danced "as written" with no variations, it is
called "plain Vanilla".

Dancers who have progressed beyond beginner status will often replace a section of a
dance (say 8 beats) with a compatible set of steps which is called a variation. This is
often required in competitive line dancing.

A dance will have a number of counts, for example a 64-count dance. This is the
number of beats of music it would take to complete one sequence of the dance. This is
not necessarily the same number of steps in the dance as steps can be performed on an
and count between two beats, or sometimes a step holds over more than one beat.

A restart is a point at which the basic dance sequence is interrupted and the dance
routine is started again from the beginning. Restarts are used to fit the dances to the
phrasing of the music.

A dance is made up of a number of movements called steps. Each step is given a name
so teachers can tell dancers to perform this step when teaching a dance. The most well-
known is the grapevine (or vine for short), which is usually a three-step movement to
the side, with the fourth step added to complete the measure. There can be any number
of movements in one step.

A tag or bridge is an extra set of steps not part of the main dance sequence that are
inserted into one or more sequences to ensure the dance fits with the phrasing of the
music. The term tag usually implies only a few additional counts (e.g. 2 or 4), whereas
bridge implies a longer piece (e.g. 8 or 16). The terms are generally interchangeable,
however.

Step descriptions

Descriptions of some dance steps in their typical form are below. They are subject to
variations in particular dances, where a stomp or a point may occur instead of a touch,
for example, in the grapevine.
Chasse: One foot moves to the side, the other foot is placed next to it, and the first foot
moves again to the side.

Grapevine: One foot moves to the side, the other moves behind it, the first foot moves
again to the side, and the second touches next to the first. There are variations: the final
step can consist of a hitch, a scuff, placement of weight on the second foot, and so forth.
The name of the step is sometimes abbreviated to vine.

Weave: To the left or the right. This is a grapevine with a cross in front as well as a
cross behind. Creates a slight zig zag pattern on the floor.

Triple step: This is 3 steps being taken in only 2 beats of music. Can move forward,
backward, left, right or on the spot.

Shuffle step: A triple step to the front or the back, left or right side, starting on either
foot. The feet slide rather than being given the staccato (short and sharp) movement of
the cha-cha. There is a slight difference in the interpretation of the timing to give the
element its distinctive look. It is counted as 1 & 2, 3 & 4, etc. However, the actual
amount of time devoted to each of the 3 steps in the shuffle is 3/4 of a beat, 1/4 of a
beat, then one full beat of music.

Lock step: A triple step backwards or forwards, starting on either foot, with the second
foot slid up to and tightly locked in front of or behind the first foot before the first foot
is moved a second time in the same direction as for the first step.

Other steps include applejack, botafogo, butterfly, coaster step, heel grind, hitch, jazz
box, kick ball change, kick ball step, lunge, mambo step, military turn, Monterey turn,
paddle, pivot turn, rock step, sailor step, scissor step, scuff, spiral turn, stamp, stomp,
sugarfoot, swivet and vaudeville.

Wall

Each dance is said to consist of a number of walls. A wall is the direction in which the
dancers face at any given time: the front (the direction faced at the beginning of the
dance), the back or one of the sides. Dancers may change direction many times during a
sequence, and may even, at any given point, be facing in a direction half-way between
two walls; but at the end of the sequence they will be facing the original wall or any of
the other three. Whichever wall that is, the next iteration of the sequence uses that wall
as the new frame of reference.

 In a one-wall dance, the dancers face the same direction at the end of the
sequence as at the beginning.
 In a two-wall dance, repetitions of the sequence end alternately at the back and
front walls. In other words, the dancers have effectively turned through 180
degrees during one set. The samba line dance is an example of a two-wall dance.
While doing the "volte" step, the dancers turn 180 degrees to face a new wall.
 In a four-wall dance, the direction faced at the end of the sequence is 90 degrees
to the right or left from the direction in which they faced at the beginning. As a
result, the dancers face each of the four walls in turn at the end of four
consecutive repetitions of the sequence, before returning to the original wall.
 The hustle line dance is an example of a four-wall dance because in the final
figure they turn 90 degrees to the left to face a new wall.

Popular line dances

Note: "Classic" designates old standards. Many line dances come and go, but the
"classic" line dances are still with us after many years and still being danced in many
parts of the world.

Achy Breaky Heart (many different versions)

After Midnight
Alley Cat - "classic"
At The Hop
Bella's Cha Cha
Bicycle Waltz
Black Coffee - "classic"
Blue Boy
Boot Scootin' Boogie - "classic" (many different versions)
Booty Call
Bosa Nova
Canadian Stomp
Catfish
Celtic Slide
Cha Cha Slide
Chill Factor
Cleveland Shuffle
Coastin'
Come Dance With Me
Copperhead Road - "classic"
Cotton-Eyed Joe - "classic"
Cowboy Charleston (Charleston Cowboy) - "classic"
Cowgirls Twist - "classic"
Cripple Creek
Cruisin' - "classic"
Cupid Shuffle
Electric Reel
Electric Slide - "classic"
Elvira (Elvira Freeze) - "classic"
Fly Like A Bird
God Blessed Texas - "classic"
Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
Have Fun Go Mad
Hey Bruce
The Hustle - Disco Line Dance "classic"
Islands In The Stream
Jose Cuervo '97
MmmBop
Mucara Walk
Mustang Sally
Patient Heart
Pensacola Slide
Play Something Country
Poco-Poco
Power Jam
Razor Sharp
Red Hot Salsa
Reggae Cowboy (a.k.a. Diamond Reggae) - "classic"
Rock Around The Clock - "classic"
Rodeo - "classic"
Slappin' Leather
Soulja Boy
Stroll Along Cha Cha - "classic"
Tennessee Twister
Tropicana Parking Lot - "classic"
Tulsa Shuffle - "classic"
Tumbleweed - "classic"
Tush Push - "classic"
Uno Dos Tres (13MWZ)
Walkin' Wazi
Waltz Across Texas - "classic"
Wild Wild West Boogie - "classic"
Zydeco Lady - "Classic"
Good Time (Alan Jackson song)
Hoedown Throwdown
 COTTON EYE JOE

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Cotton-Eyed Joe" is a popular American folk song known at various times throughout
the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the
American South. In the Roud index of folksongs it is number 942.

"Cotton Eye Joe" is also a popular spoke line dance that can be seen and danced at
country western dance venues, and at hockey games. The 1980 film Urban Cowboy
sparked a renewed interest in the dance, and most recently a version of the song
recorded by the Swedish band Rednex in 1994 as "Cotton Eye Joe" has become popular.

Instructional video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=LLwL7untoqw&feature=related
(simplified choreograpy by C. W Parker)

Steps (Miguel)

Counts In a circle formation,

Backwards (Clockwise direction)
1,2 1. Start off with the left foot, cross-hook and kick out
3,4 2. Back up with left foot first, right, left foot
5,6 3. Right foot, cross-hook and kick out
7,8 4. Back up with right foot first, left, right
1,2 5. One more time with the left foot, cross-hook and kick out
3,4 6. Back up with left foot first, right, left foot
5,6 7. Right foot, cross-hook and kick out
7,8 8. Back up with right foot first, left, right
Forwards (anticlockwise direction)
9. 8 shuffles beginning with the left leg, in
1,2 1. step with left foot, drag together rightt (twice)
3,4 2. step with right foot, drag together (twice)
… 3. …
…. 8.
10. Start over again

Music: Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex (original)

Lyrics

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe

I'd been married long time ago
Where did you come from where did you go
Where did you come from Cotton-Eye Joe
If it hadn't been...

If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been...
 He came to town like a midwinter storm
He rode through the fields so hansome and strong
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
But all he had come for was having some fun

If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been...

He brought disaster wherever he went

The hearts of the girls was to hell broken sent
They all ran away so nobody would know
and left only men cause of Cotton-Eye Joe

If it hadn't been...
If it had't been...

If it hadn't been...
If it hadn't been...

If it hadn't been...
 ELECTRIC SLIDE
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How to Dance the Electric Slide

Originally known as the Electric Boogie, the Electric Slide is a basic 4 wall line
dance done at social gatherings such as weddings. Ric Silver created the
Electric Slide in 1976 with a basic framework that can be and has been
customized by individuals.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

 Knowledge of dance step terminology
 Group of people
 Dance music

1. Step 1

Select music and gather a group of at least 5 to 7 people. Begin with the
group in lines all facing the same way, let's call this starting point, "North."

2. Step 2

Start by doing a grapevine to the right for steps 1 to 4 and touch the left foot
next to the right foot while clapping on step 4. Then grapevine to the left for
steps 5 to 8 clapping and step touching the right foot next to the left on step
8 at the end of the grapevine.

3. Step 3

Walk backward for steps 9 to 12. Step on the right then left then right and
touch the left foot next to the right and clap on step 12.

4. Step 4
 Step forward with the left foot for step 13 and tap the right toe at the left heel
for step 14 ending with a clap. On step 15, step backward on the right foot
and tap the left foot at the right heel for step 16 finishing with a clap. This
sequence should resemble a rocking motion.

5. Step 5

Repeat the step touch sequence, dance steps 13 through 16, for steps 17 to
20. Step forward with the left foot for step 17 and tap the right toe at the left
heel for step 18 and clap. On step 19, step backward on the right foot and
tap the left foot at the right heel for step 20 while clapping simultaneously.

6. Step 6

Use the left foot to step forward for step 21 and quarter-turn to the left
ending with a hop for step 22. Now, the group faces "West" and is ready to
repeat the steps starting with the grapevine in step 1. Continue dancing until
the song ends.

Video link:: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nGCZ-vH0o

Music: Achy breaky heart . Coyote Dax.

Lyrics

You can tell the world you never was my girl

You can burn my clothes when I'm gone
Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I've been
And laugh and joke about me on the phone

You can tell my arms to go back onto the phone

You can tell my feet to hit the floor
Or you can tell my lilps to tell my fingertips
They won't be reaching out for you no more

But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don't think it'd understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man
Ooo

You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas

Or you can tell your dog to bite my leg
Or tell your brother Cliff who's fist can tell my lips
He never really liked me anyway

Oh tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please

Myself already knows that I'm okay
Oh you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind
 It might be walking out on me today

But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don't think it'd understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man
Ooo

But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don't think it'd understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man
Ooo

Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

He might blow up and kill this man
Ooo

Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

He might blow up and kill this man
Ooo
 “GOOD TIME”
LINE DANCE

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5f8CYyLBo

You’ll watch a short instructional clip in english and a group demonstration

Music: Good Time by Alan Jackson. Country

Good Time

Work, work all week long

Punchin’ that clock from dusk till dawn.
Countin’ the days till Friday night
That’s when all the conditions are right.
For a good time
I need a good time.

Yea, I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

I cashed my check, cleaned my truck

Put on my hat, forgot about work
Sun goin’ down, head across town
Pick up my baby and turn it around
Good time,
Aahh, I need a good time

I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
Time for a good time

HEY!

Pig in the ground, beer on ice

Just like ole Hank taught us about
Singin’ along, Bocephus songs
Rowdy friends all night long
Good time
Lord, we’re having a good time,

Yea, I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Whew

Heel toe dosey doe

Scootin’ our boots, swingin’ doors
B & D Kix and Dunn
Honkin’ tonk heaven, Double shotgun
Good time,
Lord, we’re havin’ a good time

Cause I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Shot of Tequila, beer on tap

 Sweet southern woman set on my lap
G with an O, O with a D
T with an I and an M and an E
And a good time
Shhheww, good time
I’ve been workin’ all week
And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Ahh, turn it up now.

A Shot of Tequila.
Beer on tap.
A good looking woman.
To set on my lap.

A G with an O, an O with a D
A T with an I an M with an E
That spells good time
A good time

Ohh, I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
Time for a good time

Twelve o’clock, two o’clock three o’clock four

Five o’clock we know were that’s gonna go
Closing the door, shuttin’ em down
Head for that Waffle House way across town
Good time
Ohh, we’re havin’ a good time.
Ohh, I’ve been workin’ all week
And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Ohh, I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Ohh, I’ve been workin’ all week

And I’m tired and I don’t wanna sleep
I wanna have fun
It’s time for a good time

Ohh, yea, a good time.

I need a good time.

Yea, a good time.

 CHA-CHA SLIDE

Video del baile con buen sonido

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCEu_dFfw6I (DJ CAsper)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKNlcwBFfTA&feature=related (soca girls). Para
aclarar los pasos.Chicos nos os emocioneis ….

Adaptado de Teaching Ideas

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/files/chachaslide.pdf

Objectives:
The children will develop a dance sequence in a group using a variety of
moves
Introduction
Quick warm up. Stretching of muscles. Practise travelling at different levels
and different speeds around the hall.
Teach the children all the moves and their names from the dance, Cha Cha
slide.
Right foot Stomp Left foot stomp
Charlie brown Hop
Reverse Criss Cross
Take it back Cha Cha
To the left To the right
Hands on knees How low can you go
Call out these moves in different orders and the children can practise them
(It is useful if you have already organised the children into where you want
them to stand in the hall so that they can all see you.)
Main Lesson
Let the children listen to the Cha Cha slide song to become familiar with it.
The children will then dance to the song, listening out for the dance moves
that they have practised being called out. . (This is already done in the actual
song, which is useful!) They will be putting them together during this time to
develop the dance, the Cha Cha Slide
The children will then get into groups of 5 or 6. (Already organised previous
to lesson)
They will then use the dance moves practised from the Cha Cha Slide (It is
useful to display these in the hall clearly. OHP?) and begin to develop their
own dance sequence to a new song. (Steps 5,6,7,8 is a good song to use)
Conclusion
The children will perform the dance sequences they have developed in their
group. Each group will evaluate performances as they watch.
Cool down – Cha Cha Slide Dance and stretches.
Assessment
Have the children used the practised moves in their dance sequence?
Have the children used different levels and speeds in their dances?
A good chance for assessment is when the children are evaluating the other
groups’ performances.

Dj Casper’s lyrics of Cha Cha Slide

This is something new

The Casper Slide part 2
Featuring the platinum band
And this time we're gonna get
Funky, funky
Funky, funky

Everybody Clap ya hands

Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands
Clap, clap, clap, clap your hands

Alright now, we gonna do the basic step

To the left, take it back now y’all
One hop this time, right foot let’s stomp
Left foot let’s stomp
Cha cha real smooth

Turn it out, to the left, take it back now y’all

One hop this time, right foot let’s stomp
Left foot let’s stomp
Cha cha now y’all
Now it’s time to get funky

To the right now, to the left, take it back now y’all

One hop this time, one hop this time
Right foot two stomps, left foot two stomps
Slide to the left, slide to the right
Crisscross, crisscross
Cha cha real smooth

Let’s go to work

To the left, take it back now y’all

Two hops this time, two hops this time
Right foot two stomps, left foot two stomps
Hands on your knees, hands on your knees
Get funky with it
Awwwwww yea
C’mon, cha cha now y’all

Turn it out, to the left, take it back now y’all

Five hops this time
Right foot let’s stomp, left foot let’s stomp
Right foot again, left foot again
Right foot let’s stomp, left foot let’s stomp
 Freeze
Everybody clap your hands

C’mon y’all
Check it out y’all

How low can ya go, can ya go down low

All the way to the floor, how low can ya go
Can ya bring it to the top, like ya never never stop
Can ya bring it to the top, one hop
Right foot now, left foot now y’all
Cha cha real smooth

Turn it out, to the left, take it back now y’all

One hop this time, one hop this time
Reverse, reverse
Slide to the left, slide to the right
Reverse, reverse, reverse, reverse
Cha cha now y’all, cha cha again
Cha cha now y’all, cha cha again

Turn it out, to the left, take it back now y’all

Two hops, two hops, two hops, two hops
Right foot let’s stomp, left foot let’s stomp
Charlie Brown
Pump it out now
Slide to the right, slide to the left
Take it back now y’all
Cha cha now y’all
Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah
Do that stuff
Oh yeah, yeah
I'm outta here y'all
Peace (peace)