Printable country gift tags: Cowboy Boot Stockings

Thank you for being faithful 38 Step line dance blog readers! For being so fabulous, we made these adorable printable cowboy boot stocking gift tags just for you. We made 2 versions: color and black & white. Just click and print.

I printed mine out, rubber cemented them to ordinary manila file folders & cut them out. I imagine spray glue would work just as well. You could print them out on card stock too... whatever suits your fancy! 

Enjoy the fancy free country country cowboy boot gift tags!

Most of all, have a very Merry Christmas from 38step.com! 

Artwork by @linedancegirl.

Check out -> Big band era Starlight story

Just finished reading this article by Jacob Schaad Jr. in the Wildwood Leader. Though recounting a massive fire, this story captures the essence of an era that can ignite dancing love all over again.

In another time > Hot times at the Starlight, but the fire was hotter

"... a different time when romance and dance came together at the ballroom in imitations of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and to the music of the big bands of Glenn Miller, Vaughn Monroe and the like."

I'll dance it off, thanks

Hope y'all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

I don't know about you but after this week, I could totally use a good night of dancing off all the stress, and that festive food! Whether you feasted on Turkey or Tofurky, it's going to feel great to get in some dancing time.

Where do you plan to dance off your Thanksgiving feast this weekend?

We're headed over to Prospectors tonight... one of our fellow dancers is celebrating a birthday tonight & he's throwing a 'dress to impress' party complete with a food drive. Happy Birthday Jeremy!

Have you been back to Prospectors?

Have you been back to Prospectors in Mt. Laurel, NJ since the grand reopening with a larger dance floor? What are your thoughts? I'm curious to hear if your experience was anything like mine. 

The Scooch Line Dance Step Sheet

The Scooch
Choreographed by Jo Thompson
Description:32 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music:   C-O-U-N-T-R-Y by Joe Diffie
455 Rocket by Kathy Mattea
Start dancing on lyrics

SYNCOPATED STOMPS AND CLAP
1 Stomp right forward (do not transfer weight).
2 Clap
& Step right beside left.
3 Stomp left forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step left beside right.
4 Stomp right forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step right beside left.
5 Stomp left forward (do not transfer weight).
6 Clap
& Step left beside right.
7 Stomp right forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step right beside left.
8 Stomp left forward (do not transfer weight).
& Step left beside right.

FORWARD ROCK, STEP, SHUFFLES BACK RIGHT & LEFT, BACK ROCK, STEP
1 Step right forward bending knees slightly
2 Replace weight back to left straightening legs.
3&4 Right shuffle back.
5&6 Chassé back left, right, left
7 Step right toe back.
8 Replace weight forward to left.

¼ TURN LEFT INTO RIGHT SHIMMY SLIDE, 3 STEP TURN LEFT, ¼ TURN LEFT & CLAP
1 Turn ¼ left and step right to right side with optional shoulder shimmy.
2 Snap fingers
& Step left beside right.
3 Step right to side.
4 Clap
5 Step left to side starting left full turn 3 step turn.
6 Step right beside left continuing left full turn 3 step turn.
7 Step left to side completing left full turn 3 step turn
8 Clap and turn ¼ left on ball of left.

SCOOCH FORWARD, CLAP, BACK, CLAP & FORWARD 4 TIMES
&1 Small slide right foot forward, small slide left foot forward
2 Clap
&3 Small slide right foot back, small slide left boot back
4 Clap
&5  Small slide right foot forward, small slide left foot forward
&6Repeat above 2 counts
& 7Repeat above 2 counts
&8 Repeat above 2 counts

REPEAT THE SCOOCH

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Line dance girl gets her toes out of the sand

... and back in my boots =) 

Howdy,

It's been a busy spring & summer. Perhaps I personified Terry Clark's song, "I Wanna Do It All", Zac Brown Band's "Toes" and Craig Morgan's "Redneck Yacht Club'". I think Keith Urban said it best... "Days Go By".

I took some road trips, went to some baseball games, and took some down time at the beach. It's been a great summer missing only one thing, large quantities of line dancing!

Getting back in the swing of things, I'm sure you've heard Prospectors has been closed through July & August for renovations. They have been working all summer to get the club back in proper dancing order come  September. They're making the dance floor larger [yesss!!!] and rearranging the layout to better accommodate our needs. We look forward to getting back to some 'pros' dancing when they reopen.

In the mean time, good ol' Friendly Tavern in Carney's Point (Rt. 40) celebrated it's grand reopening on July 17. It's a great place with a slick floor to dance some Two Step & Shuffles on a Saturday night after the Cowtown Rodeo! Friendly Tavern does country music Weds. - Sat. night. They're big on Two Stepping & Shuffling and slightly less focused on line dancing than other local venues. If you haven't been there lately, it's worth venturing out!

We went out last weekend to Friendly's and I heard that Kathy Mattea tune "455 Rocket". Let me tell you how I couldn't have cared any less about what dance they were doing, I WAS gonna learn it. They were doing The Scooch choreographed by Jo Thompson. Easy to pick up, I had the dance down by the end of the song. Cool dance, awesome song.

Dancing on Sunday?

There's a new place to go country line dancing on Sundays in Bellmawr, NJ. The Stardust Ballroom holds a dance every second Sunday of the month with DJ Pat Gould. I hear some dancers venture out all the way from Cape May for some quality dancing.  I heard they have the largest floating hardwood floor in the tri-state area.

Stardust Ballroom
Bellmawr, NJ
2 - 6 pm every second Sunday
(Lesson at 2:30)
Admission: $7

Foot Candy - Line Dancing Boots

Line Dance Girl's favorite cowboy boots of 2010

Cowboy boots are trendy this spring! Here are the boot's I'd drool over, ponder and after consideration, justify splurging on ;)

Cowboy boots: quality wins over quantity!!!
Gotta have great cowgirl foot candy!! Especially since you'll be rockin' your boots for a long time.

Ideal line dancing boots have a leather sole for sliding, scootin' & shuffling... as cute as some fashion boots may be, they didn't make the list. There's nothing worst than trying to dance in rubber sole boots... well, maybe trying to dance in flip flops but that's another story.

Click for in-store boot details.

Line Dance Girl's boots:
I bought these from "Cowboy Blue" at Trail West in Nashville in 2008. The quickly replaced my favorites.


by Lucchese

I Like My Cowboys Dirty Line Dance Video & Step Sheet

I LIKE MY COWBOYS DIRTY
32 count, 4-wall beginner line dance
Choreographed by: lindy Bowers, Janis Graves & Sue Ann Ehmann
Music: (I Like My) Cowboys Dirty by Bridgette Tatum - Click to download from itunes
Exclusive mix by Marco Club Connection

STEP, TOUCH, STEP BACK, KICK, SLOW COASTER STEP, HOLD
1-4 Step forward R, touch L next to R, step back on L, kick R forward
5-8 Step back on R, together with L, step forward on R, hold

CROSS STEP FORWARD, HOLD, CROSS STEP FORWARD, HOLD,
JAZZ BOX ¼ TURN, TOUCH
1-2 Step forward L across R (prissy walk), hold
3-4 Step forward R across L (prissy walk), hold
5-8 Cross L over R, step back on R, step L ¼ turn L, touch R (9:00)

SHIMMY R, TOUCH, HOLD, SHIMMY L, TOUCH, HOLD
1-4 Step R to side, shimmy, touch L beside R, hold
5-8 Step L to side, shimmy, touch R beside L, hold

STEP OUT, OUT, HOLD (CLAP), BALL STEP, STEP FORWARD,
HOLD (CLAP), PIVOT ½ TURN, WALK, WALK
&1-2 Step R out to right side, step L out to left side, hold (clap)
&3-4 R ball step back, step L forward, hold (clap)
5-8 Step R forward, pivot ½ turn left, walk forward R-L (3:00)

REPEAT I LIKE MY COWBOYS DIRTY LINE DANCE

lindy Bowers (407-721-5106) Email: kicknboot@cfl.rr.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lindyslines/
Janis Graves (407-330-7420) Email: dancinjan@hotmail.com
Sue Ann Ehmann (276-957-4479) Email: saehmann@kimbanet.com
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How bout these lyrics girls?! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout @BridgetteTatum!

25 Most Popular Line Dances | March 2010

Top 25 country line dances here on 38step.com, March, 2010

1. Good Time Line Dance
2. Toes Line Dance
3. Cassanova Cowboy
4. Copperhead Road Line Dance 
5.  Tush Push  Line Dance
6. Tailgating Line Dance
7. Chill Factor Line Dance
8. The Freeze (aka Strokin') Line Dance
9. Electric Slide  Line Dance
10. Badonkadonk Line Dance
11. Watermelon Crawl Line Dance
12. Rio Line Dance
13. Cupid Shuffle Line Dance
14. Walk The Line  Line Dance
15. Foot Boogie
16. Big Green Tractor Line Dance
17. Men In Black  Line Dance
18. Swamp Thang Line Dance 
19. Elvira's Cha Cha Line Dance
20. Chica Boom Boom Line Dance
21. Ghost Train
22. Dizzy Line Dance 
23. Applejacks
24. Crazy Foot Mambo
25. Cruisin' 

Nashville Night at The Brigantine Elk's Lodge April 17

The Brigantine Elks is having a Nashville Night on April 17, 2010. Dance lessons begin at 6:30pm and the Four Wheel Drive country band will be playing.

Proceeds benefit Special Needs Children.

For more information, check out Brigantine Elks. 

Where to Line Dance in NJ - 2010

Philadelphia Area
Friday Nights:

• Prospector's Restaurant & Saloon 8:00pm - 2:00 am - Ladies - $3, Men - $6
  
  
  • 3050 Rt. 38 East & Ark Rd., Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Wednesday - Saturday Nights: 

• Friendly Tavern
• State Highway 40 & Courses Rd.  Penns Grove, New Jersey 08069
  (856) 299-1222
• Line dancing, Two Stepping, Shuffle
•  

Tuesday Nights:

• Adelphia Restaurant & Nightclub - 8:00pm - 1:00 am - FREE
  
  
  • 1750 Clements Bridge Rd., Deptford, NJ
  • 
    

Weds / Fri / Sat / Sun:

• The Atrium
  
  
  • 4721 N. Crescent Blvd. [Rt. 130], Pennsauken, NJ 08110
    
  • West Coast Swing, Hustle, Salsa, Ballroom, R&B Line Dance

South NJ Shore

Friday Nights:

• Milmay Volunteer Fire Co. - $10 [click link for 2010 schedule]
  
  
  • Intersection of rt. 557&552, Milmay, NJ 08340 (behind Kupetz Bar)
  • 
    

Wednesday Nights:

• Scullville Firehouse - CLOSED :*(

North Jersey / New York Area
Wednesday Saturday Nights:

• Colorado Cafe - $10 - 154 Bonnie Burn Rd., Watchung, NJ 07069 
• 
  
  
  • Mechanical Bull - $5

Milmay Fire Co. Line Dance Schedule

On Friday nights, Jim & Aggie of Posse Productions hold line dances at the Milmay Vol. Fire Co. from 7:45-11:00. They do lessons on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month. Admission is $10, includes snacks, drinks, dance & music.

Here's the schedule Aggie sent for the rest of 2010:

February: 19,26
March: 5,12,19,26
April: 9,16,23,30
May: 7,14,21,28
June: 4,11,18,25
July: TBA
August: TBA
September: 3,10,17,24
October: 1,8,15,22,29
November: 5,12,19,26
December: 3, Holiday Party

She's Got That Thang line dance step sheet

She's Got That Thang

Choreographed by Phyllis Manier
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: That Thang by Fast Ryde [126 bpm but don't need to know this 'cause this is a rockin' jam!] click to download from itunes
Follow @fastryde on twitter

Start dancing on lyrics

HEEL GRIND, STEP LOCK BACK, ½ TURN PIVOT, STEP BACK, STEP LOCK BACK
1-2 Right heel grind forward, small step back left
3&4 Step lock back stepping right behind left lock left over right step back right
5-6 Pivot turn ½ left, stepping left forward, small step right back
7&8 Lock step back stepping left behind right, left, right, left

POINT, TURN, BUMP, BUMP, SIDE ROCK, CROSS AND CROSS
1-2 Touch right to side, ½ turn right
3-4 Bump hips left and right, weight right
5-6 Side rock left to side and recover to right
7&8 Cross and cross left over right

ROCK SIDE TURN, TRIPLE ½, LOCK STEP BACK, TRIPLE ½
1-2 Rock right to side, left/4 turn left stepping forward left
3&4 Triple ½ left, stepping back right left right
5&6 Step lock back, cross left behind right, lock right over left step back left
7&8 Triple ½ right and step forward right left right -

½ PIVOT TURN R, TRIPLE ½ R, TRIPLE ½ R, ¼ TOUCH R
1-2 Step left forward, ½ turn pivot right
3&4 Triple turn ½ right and step left, right, left
5&6 Triple turn ½ right and step right, left, right
7-8 Turn ¼ right and step to side left, touch right toe beside left

REPEAT She's got that thang line dance

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Double wide cowboy snow beast

Double wide cowboy snow beast

Cadillacs And Caviar Line Dance Video & Step Sheet

Cadillacs And Caviar Line Dance Video

Cadillacs And Caviar Line Dance Step Sheet
Choreographed by Sue Ann Ehmann
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner line dance
Music: A Different Kind Of Fine by Zac Brown Band  
Intro: 32 counts

HEEL, TOE, TRIPLE FORWARD, HEEL, TOE, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2 Touch right heel forward, touch right toe back
3&4 Chassé forward right, left, right
5-6 Touch left heel forward, touch left toe back
7&8 Chassé forward left, right, left

SWAY RIGHT, LEFT, CHASSÉ RIGHT, SWAY LEFT, RIGHT, CHASSÉ TURN ¼ LEFT
1-2 Rock right to side, recover to left
3&4 Chassé side right, left, right
5-6 Rock left to side, recover to right
7&8 Step left to side, step right together, turn ¼ left and step left forward 9:00

CHARLESTON STEP, TRIPLE FORWARD, TURN ¼ LEFT TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2 Touch right forward, step right back
3-4 Touch left back, step left forward
5&6 Chassé forward right, left, right
7&8 Turn ¼ left and step left forward, step right together, step left forward 6:00

STEP, TURN ½ LEFT, TRIPLE FORWARD, STEP, TURN ½ RIGHT, TRIPLE FORWARD
1-2 Step right forward, turn ½ left and step left in place 12:00
3&4 Chassé forward right, left, right
5-6 Step left forward, turn ½ right and step right in place 6:00
7&8 Chassé forward left, right, left

REPEAT Cadillacs And Caviar Line Dance

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Some snowy days, ya just gotta dance anyway

I am envious of the people headed out to Prospectors this evening for a little mid-week dance action! It is just a little too far for me to venture out in a blizzard. They are supposed to be teaching the line dances Cripple Creek, Cadillacs and Caviar (goes to the ZBB song "Where the Boat Leaves From", great song btw) & Shooter (couples dance).
If you're headed out tonight, have a great time & be safe! Happy dancing :)
Ohh, If you're like me staying snowed in and if you haven't already already checked 'em out, take a looksy at the new official 38step.com merchandise like the

I Heart Trashy Women merchandise


& the Happy Radio gear


& the I Boot Scoot items :)

Official Line Dance Gear Here, Snazzy duds & more :D

Attention Trashy Women...

What do you get when linedancegirl is snowed in for 3 days without internet access..? Give up? Okay, I'll tell ya. Only the snazziest line of line dance gear ever ;D
Yes, we opened up a shop at cafepress.com and so far we've got some really cool stuff. Here's a few of our favorites:

The Shake it! tee

Sugar Sugar Apron

The Official 38step h2o bottle

Rock it! pin


Electric Slide top


Trashy Women tank

Trashy Women boy short briefs

Electric Slide trucker cap

The Ants Dance tank


Boot Scootin' Boogie ball cap


You likey? Let us know what you think & leave some comment love <3!

Tonight's gonna be a blast, a snowy one

A blizzard is coming according to the National Weather Service. They say we're getting some coastal flooding too. All this winter weather is going to interfere with tonight's South Jersey / Philadelphia line dancing events scheduled. If you do venture out, please be safe!!

Passing along storm info:

The Dance scheduled for this evening, Feb. 5, 2010 at the Milmay Fire Hall has been canceled due to the weather. Next week's dance, Feb. 12, is scheduled as normal.

As of 10:30 Friday morning, the lady who answered the phone at Prospectors said they should be open this evening. They did stay open through last Saturday night's storm for Chuck Wick's appearance & show.

As of 9:57 Friday evening, a post from their facebook page notes that Colorado Cafe is "closed tonight due to the anticipated snow storm."

Let us know if your country dance event is going to be effected by the storm. We will help spread the word. Have a safe & cozy weekend!

25 Most Popular line dances| Jan. 2010

Top 25 country line dances here on 38step.com, January, 2010

1. Good Time Line Dance
2. Toes Line Dance
3. Cassanova Cowboy
4. Copperhead Road Line Dance
5. Watermelon Crawl Line Dance
6. The Freeze (aka Strokin') Line Dance
7. Tush Push Line Dance
8. Tailgating Line Dance
9. Chill Factor Line Dance
10. Cupid Shuffle Line Dance
11. Electric Slide Line Dance
12. Walk The Line Line Dance
13. Canadian Stomp Line Dance
14. Cowboy Rhythm
15. Elvira's Cha Cha Line Dance
16. Swamp Thang Line Dance
17. Dizzy Line Dance
18. Badonkadonk Line Dance
19. Rio Line Dance
20. Men In Black Line Dance
21. Chica Boom Boom Line Dance
22. Cowboy Hip Hop
23. MMM Bop
24. Big Green Tractor Line Dance
25. Ghost Train
    

Some events for your country calendar:

Friday, January 29, 2010
Martina McBride & Trace Adkins @ Sovereign Center (Reading, PA)

Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010
Gary Allan @ House of Blues (Atlantic City, NJ)
Chuck Wicks @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010
Eric Church w. Josh Thompson @ the Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA)
btw: Josh Thompson is the "Beer on the Table" guy! :P

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, 2010
Line Dance to "Beautify Bayshore Road"
Villas Fire Hall, Villas, NJ
$10.00 advance / $12.00 at door
Tickets available at Kiddie Kloset, Domino’s Pizza, Apex Realty

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Terri Clark @ Dennis Flyer Theater Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ)



Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tim McGraw @ Sovereign Center (Reading, PA)

Monday, Feb. 22, 2010
David Allan Coe @ Cancun Cantina (Hanover, MD)

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Love & Theft @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)

Friday / Saturday, March 12, 13, 2010
Phil Vassar w. The Harters @ Keswick Theatre



Carrie Underwood with Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia
Friday, March 19th @Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City NJ &
Friday, March 26th @ Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ

March 18th & 19, 2010
Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler w. Gloriana @ Wachovia Center (Philadelphia, PA)

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Justin Moore @ Prospectors (Mt. Laurel, NJ)


Saturday, April 3, 2010
Jo Dee Messina’s Music Room Series @ Keswick Theatre


Thursday, April 22, 2010
Vince Gill @ Verizon Hall - Kimmel Center



Friday, September 3, 2010
Keith Urban @ Allentown Fairgrounds

October 22-23, 2010
Wildwoods Country Music Weekend
Wildwoods Convention, Wildwood, NJ
wildwoodscountry.com

Woody Guthrie made a New Years resolution to Dance Better. Superb resolution!