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Hi, Sarah here, I'll start
at the beginning. In approximately 1992 when my Mum and Dad
(Sue & Bernard) started to go linedancing I thought they were
SAD, and I made my Dad hide his cowboy hat until he got out of
the street we lived in, just in case any of my friends saw
him. I never entertained the idea of going with them.
Around 5 years later when
I'd grown up a little (yeah only a little, lol), for something
to do I went along to Bidds Country Music Club with them.
Since that day I've been hooked!. I couldn't believe the
difference in age groups that could all dance together to all
types of music. I thought it would all be "Twangy Music" (old
country) but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I liked
new country music and could dance to pop music as well. I
also thought that it would all be thigh slapping and again was
surprised with the variation of dance.
We now hold two classes a
week at Chesterton and Newcastle under Lyme,
It's great to see that there's still NEW interest in
linedancing, a few years ago everyone said that it was just a
fad that would soon fade out, but as yet its still growing and
ever more popular.
I do have a lot to thank
linedancing for, as well as making lots of new friends, it's
also given me the opportunity to spend a lot of time in a
social way with my Mum and Dad which I never would have done
otherwise. I really got to know them as friends as well as
parents which most young people never get to do. I recommend
linedancing to everyone, not to promote my classes but to make
people aware of how big a scene it really is, and how much fun
you can have, not only with people of your own age but all age
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Hi, I'm Bernard Williams
I've been line dancing since about 1992 before the craze
really started when line dancing was done to country
music. Then the yee haa stage came. Now its done everywhere,
to every conceivable type and style of music,
from this weeks pop chart entry, to
old classics,
I believe that all these
styles of music help to bring a wider type of person into the
line dance scene but I still believe that country music was
good enough to get people interested in line dancing when the
craze swept the country, so it will always have a huge part to
play, especially as the style of country music changes.
There are more country
artists now in the British pop charts than ever before,
artists like Shania Twain, Lonestar, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes
and the Mavericks. Although it's not traditional country
music its the country music of now, more up tempo. All the
longest running dances seem to be to country tracks, the pop
ones come and go so quickly you hardly have time to learn
them.
My favorite artists are
Dwight Yoakam, Collin Raye, Brooks & Dunn, Lonestar, Shania
Twain and Tim McGraw. I like some traditional country songs
but I can listen to most New country.
Each week
we scour every new dance looking for the ONE
that everyone wants to dance to, we
spend hours tracking down the best we
can, but its difficult at times. Many well
choreographed dances are to strange
music that wouldn't please the majority, or poor choreography
to a brilliant track ,or just another ok piece of music with
an average dance. Every now and again the two combine that
pleases all levels and fills the floor for a few weeks . It
doesn't matter whether its country or pop or any other music
style, as long as its enjoyed by all. This is the object of
our class, relaxed, fun and enjoyment, not always the class
with the most dancers, but to try and encourage enough dancers
to have a good night, with a great atmosphere. That's our aim.OK!
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