Country Music Awards

I just had a blast watching the CMA's. Computer on my lap in front of the TV, I spent the last 3 hours Tweeting up a storm with fellow tweeters. I made some new country music loving friends and got to chat about the show. Kenny Chesney got the Entertainer of the Year Award. Carrie Underwood sang "Just A Dream" after a powerful introduction by Leslie Ponder, the widow of a soldier. When Alan Jackson preformed his song, Good Time, line dancers filled the isles and performed the Good Time Line Dance . It was really cool.
You can read all the tweets tagged CMA08 at http://hashtags.org/tag/cma08. http://www.cmaawards.com/2008/ and http://twitter.com/CountryMusic are the official CMA site & tweets of the awards.

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100 great two-step songs

The ultimate country two step playlist - 100 great songs to two step to!

1. Alabama - Mountain Music - 
2. Alabama - Born Country - 
3. Alan Jackson - Chattahoochee - 
4. Alison Krauss - Every Time You Say Goodbye - 
5. Amy Dalley - Men Don't Change - 
6. Big & Rich - Comin' To Your City - 
7. Brad Paisley - Me Neither - 
8. Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires - 
9. Brad Paisley - Ticks - 
10. Brad Paisley - The World - 
11. Brooks & Dunn - Red Dirt Road - 
12. Brooks & Dunn - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone - 
13. Bryan White - Sittin' On Go -
14. Bryan White - Rebecca Lynn - 
15. Carlene Carter - Every Little Thing - 
16. Chris LeDoux - Copenhagen - 
17. Chris LeDoux – Life Is A Highway -
18. Chris LeDoux - Under This Old Hat - 
19. Chuck Wicks – All I Ever Wanted - 
20. Clay Walker - Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open - 173 bpm - 
21. Clay Walker - If I Could Make A Living - 
22. Clint Black - We Tell Ourselves - 
23. Clint Black - A Good Run Of Bad Luck - 
24. Clint Black - A Better Man - 
25. Clint Black - No Time To Kill - 
26. Collin Raye - I Can Still Feel You - 
27. Collin Raye - I Think About You - 
28. Collin Raye - On The Verge - 178 bpm - 
29. Craig Morgan - I Got You - 
30. Craig Morgan - Little Bit of Life - 
31. Daryle Singletary - Amen Kind Of Love - 
32. Darryl Worley - Tennessee River Run - 
33. Dierks Bentley - What Was I Thinkin' 
34. Dixie Chicks - Cowboy Take Me Away - 
35. Eddie Rabbit - Drivin' My Life Away - 
36. Faith Hill - Let's Go To Vegas - 179 bpm - 
37. Faith Hill - Piece of My Heart - 
38. Garth Brooks - Standing Outside the Fire ---
39. Garth Brooks - Mr. Right ---
40. Garth Brooks - Much Too Young ---
41. Garth Brooks - Longneck Bottle - 181 bpm ---
42. George Strait - You Know Me Better Than That - 
43. George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas - 
44. George Strait -Love Bug - 181 bpm - 
45. Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman - 
46. Gretchen Wilson - California Girls- 
47. Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night - 
48. Joe Diffie - John Deere Green - 
49. Josh Gracin - Nothin' To Lose - 
50. Josh Turner - Long Black Train - 
51. Keith Urban - Better Life - 
52. Keith Urban - Somebody Like You - 
53. Kenny Chesney - Never Gonna Feel Like That Again - 
54. Kenny Chesney - How Forever Feels - 
55. Lady Antebellum - Long Gone - 
56. Lady Antebellum - Love's Lookin' Good On You -
    
57. Lorrie Morgan - I Don't Know My Own Strength - 
58. Lorrie Morgan - Except For Monday - 
59. Lorrie Morgan - Watch Me -
    
60. Mark Chesnutt - Bubba Shot The Jukebox - 
61. Mark Chesnutt - Goin' Through The Big D - 178 bpm - 
62. Mark Chesnutt - Gonna Get A Life - 
63. Mark Wills - Jacob's Ladder -
64. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Down At The Twist And Shout- 192 bpm- 
65. Mary Chapin Carpenter - Passionate Kisses - 
66. Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances - 
67. The Mavericks - Hey Good Lookin' - 
68. Michael Peterson - Too Good To Be True - 
69. Michael Peterson - Drink, Swear, Steal And Lie - 208 bpm - 
70. Pam Tillis - Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) - 180 bpm -
71. Randy Travis - Forever and Ever Amen - 
72. Rick Trevino - Running Out Of Reasons To Run - 
73. Rodney Atkins - Watching You -
74. Rodney Atkins - These Are My People - 
75. Sara Evans - Suds In The Bucket - 
76. Sara Evans - Born To Fly - 
77. Sawyer Brown - The Race Is On - 
78. Steve Earle - Hillbilly Highway - 
79. Steve Wariner - Every Little Whisper - 
80. Steve Wariner With Garth Brooks - Katie Wants A Fast One - 
81. Tanya Tucker - If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight - 
82. Tanya Tucker - Tell Me About It - 
83. Tanya Tucker - It's a Little Too Late - 
84. Terri Clark - Emotional Girl - 
85. Tim McGraw - Back When - 
86. Tim McGraw - Just To See You Smile - 
87. Toby Keith - I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying - 
88. Trace Adkins - Chrome - 
89. Trace Adkins - Swing - 
90. Tracy Byrd – Holdin' Heaven - 191 bpm - 
91. Tracy Lawrence - Better Man, Better Off - 
92. Tracy Lawrence - If The World Had A Front Porch - 
93. Travis Tritt - "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" - 
94. Travis Tritt - Where Corn Don't Grow -
    
95. Vince Gill - One More Last Chance - 
96. Wade Hayes - When the Wrong one loves you right -
97. Wade Hayes - Old Enough To Know Better - 
98. Wade Hayes - Don't Stop - 178 bpm - 
99. Wade Hayes - On A Good Night - 
100. Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried 

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Shine line dance video & step sheet

Shine by Matt Stillwell, LINE DANCE STEP SHEET

SHINE
Choreographed by Phyllis Manier
Description: 40 count Beginner/Intermediate 2 Wall
Music: Shine by Matt Stillwell
Another line dance courtesy of my Nashville friends

SAILOR TAP _ TURN & HEEL & TOE, SHUFFLE FORWARD, _ TURN
1&2 Right behind left _ turn right stepping forward on left and tap right toe
&3&4 Weight right and put left heel forward bring left home and tap right toe beside left
5&6 Shuffle forward right left right
7-8 Step forward left, _ turn pivot turning right

SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN, BEHIND AND CROSS, SIDE TOUCH
1&2 Shuffle forward left right left
3-4 _ turn left stepping side with right foot _ left pivot on right and step side with left
5&6 Step right behind left step left side and cross right over left
7-8 Step left side and touch right toe

SHUFFLE _ TURN, _ TURN, STEP BACK, LOCK STEP BACK, COASTER STEP
1&2 Shuffle _ turn right stepping right left right
3-4 _ turn pivot right stepping back on left step back right
5&6 Lockstep back left right left (step back left lock right over left step back left)
7&8 Coaster step right left right (step back right step left together step right forward)

STEP LEFT POINT RIGHT, CROSS & CROSS, TURN STEP SIDE, CROSS & CROSS
1-2 Step forward left, point right to side
3&4 Cross right over left, small side left, cross right over left
5-6 _ right stepping back left, step right to side
7&8 Cross left over right, small side right, cross left over right

ROCK STEP, TRIPLE _, ROCK STEP COASTER STEP
1-2 Rock step right forward recover on left
3&4 Triple _ turning right, (right, left, right)
5-6 Rock step left forward recover right
7&8 Left coaster step (back together forward) left right left

REPEAT

Why Ask Why Line Dance Step Sheet

Line Dance for Charlie Allen’s "Why Ask Why"

Another line dance from my Nashville friends.

Choreographed by GYTAL (Ginny Allen)
32 count High beginner/intermediate Line Dance
Music:.Why Ask Why-Charlie Allen
Contact Ginny: Ginnysboots@aol.com


Kick Kick ( or Touch Touch)1/4 R turn Sailor
1-2, Kick R Forward, Kick R to R Side(Variation Touch forward, touch side)
3&4 Step R behind L, step back on L1/4 Turn to R, step R forward (R Sailor) (3)

Step L forward, Lock R behind L, L Triple
5-6, Step L forward, Lock R behind L
7 &8 Step L, step R behind L, Step L forward (L triple)

Rock R to R Side, Recover L, crossing Triple
9-10, Rock R to R Side, recover L
11&12 Cross R over L, Step L behind R, Cross step R over L (Crossing Shuffle)

Ronde 1/4 turn L, L Coaster
13-14, Sweep L foot forward, to L side & Behind R foot ( Ronde) while turning 1/4 L (12) Keep Weight on R
15 &16 Srep Back On L, Step back On R, Step L Forward

Rock R Forward, Recover Back on L, R Lock Steps Back
17-18 Rock Forward on R, Recover L
19&20 Step back on R, cross L over R, step back on R

Touch L to L Side, turn 1/2 to L, Touch R to R turn 1/4 to R, touch L toe to L
21-22, Touch L to L, Turn 1/2 to L (6)
23&24 Touch R toe to R,turn 1/4 to R (9), touch L toe to L

Cross Step & Heel & Cross Hips Bumps
25 -26 Cross L over R, Step Back on R
&27&28 Step Back on L, Step R heel Forward, Step back on R, cross L over R
29-30 step forward on R bumping hips forward
31-31 step Back on L bump hips Back

Repeat Why Ask Why line dance

I Got Some... Lucchese Dancing Boots

If you're anything like me, you love buying new shoes. 2 weekends ago, I headed out on a mission to buy a new pair of cowboy boots. I live at the Jersey Shore and cowboy stores are few and far between so I headed up to Boot America in Turnersville, NJ. I believe it is the same store that used to be called Boot Village back when it was in Depford (across from the mall) in the late 90's. I always had luck there with my gynormous 'Neander-toes' {apparently size 10 is big for ladies boots}. I have checked out Cowtown Cowboy Outfitters & Zane's Western Ware in the past without luck because of my big feet.

My mom & I made it up to the boot store and Russ, the owner showed us a picture of a pair of handmade customized black boots with a custom Phantoms logo inlaid in the boot. They were nice, but not quite what I had in mind. I went there looking for a brown pair with black details. There were tons of boots to choose from. I must have spent an hour and a half looking and trying them on and dancing around the store to make sure they felt good. I found a gorgeous pair that were brown and black but they didn't have my size in stock so I ordered them. In the mean time, I had driven an hour and a half up there so I wanted to leave with a pair! Well, I found a gorgeous pair of tan Charlie 1 Horse boots by Lucchese with blue butterflys on the top of the foot so they show with jeans too. They even have a cowboy riding a bucking horse on the sole! I had to spurge & just get them. I am so in love with them that I've been wearing my new boots around the house with my sweatpants lol! :)