Honestly, a certain stomping ground of mine has been quite frankly irritating lately. Dance nights have crossed the boundary of annoying onto the no-longer-fun side. At the risk of sounding like a dance snob, I'm going to throw some of my gripes into the universe. Why not? It's my blog right?
Dear DJ:
First and foremost: There is absolutely no excuse for a bad two step song
Two-stepping was designed for country music, please one of the thousands of fantastic songs that go with this dance
BTW it's Cha-cha not Chachaka
Chachaka isn't cute or funny - learn the names of the dances. It's your job.
Pay attention to the dance floor (hint: most people go out to have fun) [see Dear Dancers]
There is an art to DJing a country dance. Not to point out the obvious but if the floor is rocking & everyone's having a great time to an easy upbeat dance, do not follow up with some obscure request to a slow song that 6 people in the bar know.
Please don't kill the buzz by calling a slow dance while there is quality momentum.
Notice if certain crowds always do certain dances. Cluster them together.
If you absolutely feel the need to kill the buzz during peak dance time with an obscure dance, slower song, or some other random bad idea, KINDLY cluster that nonsense so we can at least enjoy our drinks and conversation.
No one really likes the cha cha slide, casper slide, cupid shuffle or electric slide regularly.
Every once in a while for nostalgic purposes acceptable but for the love of dance - please remember it's not a wedding or a high school dance.
Dear Two steppers:
Attention leads: prep on the slows, spin her on the quicks
Even the most experienced dancers aren't cartoons - there are real weight & balance issues if you yank her on the wrong foot the wrong way.
A good lead gently guides the woman the way he would like her to go. It's a suggestion - not a command.
All right NASCAR fans: Women are not cars, two stepping is not a race
Super sweater? Bring a change of shirt.
planting your hand on the shoulder / back of your partner shouldn't cause a squishing sound... like, ever.
Wear deodorant (yeah, list necessary :/ )
Under no circumstance is it ok to grab a woman by the wrist n drag her across the floor, caveman
Women are NOT arm racks
Dear Dancers:
If you don't know a dance, standing in top of someone who does will not help you learn it
to watch & follow someone, they need to be able to dance
Don't forget dance floor etiquette - couples on the outside, line dancers on the inside. If the floor is crowded, line dancers should still be aware of the couples. If the floor isn't crowded, couples, that doesn't mean make the outside smaller. DJs, to you that means c'mon - if you call 2 popular inside dances and a popular outside dance, the bar clears and you see people knocking each other down, don't keep calling that combo
Are you with me? Am I being fickle? Thoughts & opinions welcome.
For all the country-lovin' gaming geeks, have you seen Country Dance for Wii? According to Taste of Country, Country Dance 2 for Wii is coming out by the holidays so try it out already! Scoot the couch out of the way, this looks like loads of fun!
Turn it on for the kids
Invite some friends over 'n have a little hoedown
Pre-game for a night out at your place with a line dance party
The music is great too!
Country Dance for wii has you dancing to Sugarland's 'Stuck Like Glue', Trace Adkins' 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk, Tim McGraw's 'Just to See You Smile' and Zac Brown Band's 'Chicken Fried'.
Country Dance 2 for wii will have you dancing to Eric Church's 'Hell on the Heart', Carrie Underwood's ‘All American Girl’, Blake Shelton's 'Honey Bee' and George Strait's 'Here for a Good Time’.
Giddy On Up
Choreographed by Vicki Cusack
Description: 48 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Giddy On Up by Laura Bell Bundy (Start dancing on lyrics)
STEP RIGHT, LEFT BEHIND, STEP RIGHT, LEFT HEEL OUT, CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT
1-2&3&4 Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, step heel out to left side, step left back and cross right over left STEP LEFT, RIGHT BEHIND, RIGHT HEEL OUT, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT
5-6&7&8 Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side, right heel to right side, step right back, and cross left over right
STEP SLIDE, TRIPLE IN PLACE
1-23&4 Step right forward, slide left together, step right, left, right
5-6-7&8 Step left forward, slide right together, step left, right, left
SIDE TOGETHER, SIDE CHASSE RIGHT
1-2-3&4 Step right to side, step left to right, chasse right, left, right STEP ½ TURN, STEP ½ TURN
5-6-7-8 Step left forward turn half turn over right shoulder, repeat
SIDE TOGETHER, SIDE CHASSE LEFT
1-2-3&4 Step left to side, step right to left, chasse left, right, left STEP ½ TURN, STEP ½ TURN
5-6-7-8 Step right forward turn half turn over left shoulder, repeat
SHUFFLE, ¼ PIVOT
1&2-3-4 Step right forward, bring left together, step right forward, step left forward and pivot ¼ turn over right shoulder weight on right SHUFFLE, ¼ PIVOT
5&6-7-8 Step left forward, right together, step left forward, step right forward and pivot ¼ turn over left shoulder weight on left
RIGHT SAILOR, TURNING LEFT SAILOR
1&2-3&4 Cross right behind left, recover to left, step right forward, left behind right turn ¼ turn over left shoulder, right, left HIP BUMPS MOVING FORWARD
5&6-7&8 Step right forward 2 hip bumps right, step forward left forward, 2 hip bump left
Tonight DJ Joe White will dust off his cowboy boots & line dance playlists to bring some great line dancing music back to South Jersey line dancers.
Joe White DJ'ed and taught line & couples dances in the Philadelphia area at Prospectors for years. Playing GOOD dancing music, he had a knack for pairing new songs with classic dances. It's been about a year since his departure from Prospectors where he is greatly missed by many boot-scootin' bar-goers. "Where's the Hell Yeah button" and "Wouldn't miss it for the WORLD" are what some said on facebook event, The Return of DJ Joe White. Choreographer of the line dance, 4 Sure , Joe keeps the dance floor moving.
If you can't make it out tonight, we've heard some buzz about another DJ Joe White appearance at 38 West on July 29th.
38 West
1533 West Route 38
Lumberton, NJ 08060
609-267-3578
Gloriana launched a line dance contest today. They're picking 10 winners with the grand prize being an autographed Gloriana guitar. Here are the details:
Show your dancing skills and win a signed Gloriana Guitar!
Check out the instructional video on the "Line Dancing" page and show us your steps by creating your own video showcasing you and your friends doing this line dance.
Submit your video link and get your own personalized URL to share this contest site with your friends!
The top 10 fans who submit a video AND get the most views on their personalized URL will be our finalists.
Gloriana will choose their favorite to be the Grand Prize winner! The remaining nine finalists will receive a premiere Gloriana prize pack.
Gloriana "Wanna Take You Home" Line Dance Instructional Video:
While you're sharing your links, email them to 38step@gmail.com & we'll try to help you out n' post your urls. Happy Dancin' & good luck.
Rules
- All videos must be over 30 seconds in length and contain no inappropriate language or gestures.
- All videos must be submitted by 11:59pm on July 29, 2011 to be eligible for the contest.
- By appearing in the video that is submitted to the contest, all participants grant consent for their image to be viewed on Gloriana.com.
- The top 10 fans who submit a line dancing video to their new single "Wanna Take You Home" AND get the most views on their personalized URL will be our 10 finalists. Gloriana will choose their favorite to be the Grand Prize winner!
- The remaining 9 finalists will receive a premiere Gloriana prize pack.
- Only one guitar will be awarded to the winning video regardless of the number of dancers involved.Only one premiere Gloriana prize pack will be provided to each of the remaining nine finalists. Prizes will be shipped to the contact information provided with video submission.
- The "Gloriana Wants To Take You Home" Line Dancing Contest is open to all age groups, while other contests within "Gloriana Wants to Take You Home" may have age restrictions.
Spring is coming next weekend! The animals will be waking up, you should come out of hibernation too. First things first, peruse 38step.com and brush up on your dance steps, of course!
Atlantic City Rodeo
Rodeo & Beer Festival coming to Atlantic City on the same weekend!
Now THAT sounds like a fun weekend! April 1 - 3, Atlantic City will be full of cowboys & beer. Suds & Studs & Spurs... ooh la la!
Rodeo tix start @ $16. You're darn right I'll be in town that weekend, actin' like a FOOL!
The first weekend in April, what kind of fool will you be?
Bally's Wild Wild West Casino - Oh how we would love to see them get some good line dancing events going! Hopefully the Atlantic City rodeo will kick up a little inspiration for their promotions department. All they need is a wooden dance floor and a decent DJ who is familiar with line dancing... someone to get the word out and viola.
Friendly Tavern reopened last summer. It's an old favorite dancin' destination for many. Some yelp-ers said,
"Great country music with plenty of dancing. Live bands are a plus. So glad to have country dancing close again. Great, diverse crowd with music for old and young alike."
"Saturday we found this new spot about an hour's drive from NE Philly. Located in Carneys Point NJ, the newly reopened under new management, Friendly Tavern sure lives up to its name is worth the trip"
"The lights are dim, Beer is cold, and the Music is Loud! Line dancing was the Deal! The crowd aged from Mid-30's to 70 years old. I'm Sure this place is going to be a Hit! "
djharry2189 has a few videos from Friendly's. The Friendly Tavern has its perks and its drawbacks but a must-try for post-rodeo rowdiness. Which leads me to...
Cowtown Rodeo - Every Saturday Night 7:30 PM
May 28, 2011 - Sept. 24, 2011
Dig out your kickers 'n wranglers, order a new white dress (so excited they're in this season), and plan some nights out! Do it up like us gals did in "Line Dancing, Concert Tix, The Rodeo Song (sans the music, poetry, art, singing, rhythm, humor and sound) ", grab a grill & some beverages (Cowtown Rodeo lets you bring in a cooler), and assign your designated driver (it's a long walk)... party it up rowdy rodeo style!
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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
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!
has you dancing to Sugarland's 'Stuck Like Glue', Trace Adkins' 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk, Tim McGraw's 'Just to See You Smile' and Zac Brown Band's 'Chicken Fried'. 
, DanceDanceRevolution Bundle
, Just Dance 3
, Just Dance 2
, Just Dance
, Dance on Broadway
, or Just Dance Kids
? Don't you agree? 
