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Depression - - Midlife: Single, Lonely & Depressed? Try Dancing!

Take an Original Dude Ranch Vacation

Heel, toe, dosey doe

Line dancing keeps seniors active

Barn dance set at Watchung Stable

Barn Dance and BBQ Dinner July 25

Celebrating the thrill of the grill

In celebration of this revered rite of summer, The Current is planning an Ultimate Back Yard Barbecue edition the week of July 29 featuring fun facts, local stories and tips that pay homage to our burning desire to grill.

Dance Talk 7/06/09

Big Apple Country Dance Festival, Free Hustle lessons, SalsaFest… they’ve got the scoop

Stockton plans to rock the Boardwalk this summer

Stockton Goes to the Beach features country music pioneer Hal Ketchum on July 27

July 9 - Hourglass & Co. will play a selection of oldies and country music in a concert on the beach in Ventnor, at the Newport Ave. beach, weather permitting according to Ventnor summer preview.

Toes line dance video and step sheet

Toes Line Dance




Choreographed by Rachael McEnaney
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance
Music: Toes by Zac Brown Band - The Foundation| Buy it now:
Count In: Dance starts 60 counts from start of track on vocals ("well the plane touched down")

STEP RIGHT, HOLD, LEFT BACK ROCK, STEP LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, STEP RIGHT, HOOK LEFT WITH TURN ¼ LEFT
1-2Big step right to side, hold (drag left toward right)
3-4Rock left back, recover to right
5-6Step left to side, touch right together
7-8Step right to side, turn ¼ left and hook left over right shin (9:00)

STEP FORWARD LEFT, LOCK RIGHT, LEFT LOCK STEP, STEP ½ PIVOT, STEP ¼ PIVOT
1-2Step left forward, lock right behind left
3&4Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward
5-6Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left, 3:00)
7-8Step right forward, turn ¼ left (weight to left, 12:00)
Roll hips in circle on both pivot turns for styling

WEAVE TO LEFT (CROSSING RIGHT), CROSS ROCK RIGHT, TURN ¼ RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-2Cross right over left, step left to side
3-4Cross right behind left, step left to side
5-6Cross rock right over left, recover to left
7&8Turn ¼ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward (3:00)

TURN ½ RIGHT WITH LEFT SHUFFLE BACK, TURN ½ RIGHT WITH RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, LEFT ROCK STEP, BEHIND SIDE CROSS
1&2Turn ½ right and step left back, step right together, step left back (9:00)
3&4Turn ½ right and step right forward, step left together, step right forward (3:00)
5-6Rock left forward, recover to right
7&8Cross left behind right, step right to side, cross left over right

REPEAT TOES LINE DANCE STEPS

ENDING
You will start the last wall facing 6:00. You will do 28 counts of the dance and turn ¼ right and hold. So this will take you to the two ½ shuffles. You will be facing 9:00. Turn ¼ right and step left to side, throw right arm in air, throw left arm in air

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Zac Brown Band - Live from Bonnaroo

Gloriana's "Wild At Heart" Line Dance Step Sheet

Wild At Heart
CHOREOGRAPHER: JOHN H. ROBINSON, MAY 2009
DESCRIPTION: 4-Wall Line Dance, Intermediate; 48 Counts, 61 Movements, 2 Easy Restarts
MUSIC: Wild At Heart by Gloriana | Buy it now on
(CD single, preferred version: Bottle Rocket Remix).
SOURCE: Marco Promotion's Club Connection

Bottle Rocket Remix phrasing: begin after 40 count intro, then 48, 40, 48, 48, 48, 6, 48, 40. Phrasing for Album Version (begin 32 counts in) & Porch Party Remix (begin 24 counts in): 48, 40, 48, 48, 38, 48, 40.
NOTE: Stomp Your Boots Remix is not recommended because the phrasing gets more complicated.

L HEEL GRIND, COASTER STEP, R HEEL GRIND, COASTER STEP
1,2 Left grind L heel touch forward w/toe turned slightly in (1), L heel grind turning toe slightly out (2)
3&4 Coaster step L step ball of foot back (3), R step ball of foot next to L (&), L step forward (4)
5,6 Right grind R heel touch forward w/toe turned slightly in (5), R heel grind turning out slightly out (6)
7&8 Coaster step R step ball of foot back (7), L step ball of foot next to R (&), R step forward (8)

WALK L-R, L KICK FORWARD & R SIDE TOUCH, R SAILOR STEP, L SAILOR STEP TURNING 1/4 LEFT
1,2 Walk, walk L step forward (1), R step forward (2)
3&4 Kick & touch L kick forward (3), L step next to R (&), R toe touch side right (4)
5&6 Right sailor R step ball of foot behind L (5), L step side left (&), R step forward slightly apart from L (6)
7&8 Turn sailor Turning 1/4 left (9:00), L step ball of foot behind R (7), R step side right (&), L step side left (8)

R CROSSING TRIPLE, L SIDE, R CROSS (w/SHOULDER ACTION), L SIDE, R TAP BEHIND, R HITCH-BALL-CHANGE
1&2 Cross & cross R step across L (1), L small step side left (&), R step across L (2)
3,4 Side, cross L small step side left (3), R step across L (4)
Styling: Drop L shoulder/raise R shoulder on (3), drop R shoulder/raise L shoulder on (&), drop L shoulder/raise R shoulder on (4)
5,6 Step, tap L step side left (5), R toe tap behind L angling body diagonally right (10:30) (6)
7&8 Hitch-ball-change Raise R knee (7), R step ball of foot next to L (&), L step slightly forward (8)

TURN 1/2 LEFT STEPPING BACK R-L, R COASTER STEP, L SIDE STEP, BUMP HIPS LEFT 3X
1,2 Half, back Turn 1/2 left stepping R back (4:30) (1), L step back (2)
3&4 Coaster step R step ball of foot back (3), L step ball of foot next to R (&), R step forward (4)
5,6 Together, bump L step shoulder-width apart from R (5), bump hips left (6)
7,8 Bump, bump Bump hips left two more times (7,8)

R SIDE TOUCH, TURN 1/8 RIGHT STEPPING R TOGETHER, L SIDE TOUCH & R SIDE TOUCH (SYNCOPATED SWITCH), ROLL 1-1/4 CLOCKWISE W/DOUBLE HOP
1,2 Touch, turn R touch side right (1), turn 1/8 right (6:00) stepping R next to L (2)
3&4 Left & right L touch side left (3), L step next to R (&), R touch side right (4)
5,6 Quarter, half Turn 1/4 right stepping R forward (5), turn 1/2 right (12:00) stepping L back (6)
7,8 Half, hop-hop Turn 1/2 right stepping R forward (7), touch L next to R and hop forward twice (&8)

L SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR STEP L THEN R TRAVELING BACK, BALL-STEP-BALL-STEP TRAVELING FORWARD
1,2 Side rock L rock ball of foot side left (1), recover to R (2)
3&4 Left sailor L step ball of foot behind R (3), R step side right and slightly back (&), L step in place slightly apart from R (4)
5&6 Right sailor R step ball of foot behind L (5), L step side left and slightly back (&), R step in place slightly apart from L (6)
&7&8 Ball-step, ball-step L step ball of foot next to R (&), R step slightly forward (7), L step ball of foot next to R (&), R step slightly forward (8)

START AGAIN AND ENJOY!

ALL VERSIONS: RESTART #1
On the 2nd repetition, dance through count 40 (the double hop), then start again from the beginning.

BOTTLE ROCKET REMIX ONLY: TAG
After the 5th repetition, do the first 4 counts of the dance then step R forward and touch L next to it for counts 5,6; then start again from the beginning. You will be facing 9:00 when this happens.

ALBUM VERSION & PORCH PARTY REMIX: RESTART #2
On the 5th repetition, dance through count 37 and touch L next to R on 38, then start again

Line Dancing in Milmay

Yeehaw! There's another place to line dance in South Jersey.

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 me for the rest of 2009:

• June: 5,12,19,26
• July: 17, ice cream; 31, dance only
• August:14, ice cream; 28,dance only
• September: 4,11,18,25
• October: 2,9,16,23,30
• November: 6,13,20,27
• December: 4, Holiday Party

Cupid Shuffle line dance video

The Cupid Shuffle has got to be the easiest dance I've seen in years, but so freakin' fun!!

XTU show tailgaiting checklist

XTU Show - June 13, 2009.

Yep, it's finally arrived, the unofficial kickoff to the summer concert season. In preparation, I am [*tear] skipping my line dance outing this evening. It will be worth it because I'll get some dancing in tomorrow at the show. Tonight, I will be hitting up the giant supermarket/everything-under-the-sun store to load up the truck.

My XTU SHOW TAILGATING CHECKLIST

• Booze, liquor stores aren't open at 7:30 AM [found that out the hard way]
• Tin foil, tongs, spatula
• Paper plates, napkins
• Toilet Paper, hand sanitizer
• Camping chairs
• ICE, Lotsa ice
• Grill, lighter fluid, charcoal
• Food, Veggie burgers (they don't make you sick if they're not cooked the whole way through)
• Crappy line dance boots (cement isn't ideal for your leather soles)
• Flip flops
• Sunscreen
• Blanket (for the lawn)
• cowboy hat (drinks + impulse cowboy hat purchase = no good)
• Jeans & sweatshirt (it gets cool when the sun goes down with sunburn & the suncreen you forgot to put on)
• Tickets!
• Ladderball, Washers, Magnetic dart board, any other game you "borrow" from your kids
• Cooler
• Bike lock (to lock up your chairs/cooler during the show)
• Charged camera
  
• Designated driver

Junk in the truck

We had drinks over a friend's house one Saturday evening. She knocked over a glass of red wine and it went all over the white carpet... she started cleaning it up with glass cleaner [she's not even the redneck of the group] and I blurted out, "I'll be right back, I've got carpet cleaner in my truck."
They all looked at me like I was strange... Is that a weird thing to keep in the cab of my truck? What about my cowboy boots? and dance sneakers? Rollerblades? and devil horns from Halloween? I don't think so but it inspired my next poll. What do you keep in your truck (or trunk)?

From "Cab of My Truck", Dierks sings of keeping:

• Crumpled up cans
• a beat up bag of red man chew
• Fix a flat
• Jonny Cash box set
• Half a dozen parking tickets
• cooler keeps em iced down cold
• Roll of duck tape
• WD40
• Oh, what's this? a little white tank top

I want to know what you keep in yours?



and is it strange to keep carpet cleaner in your truck?

The Country Music Lovin' Jersey Girl's Summer Calendar

Yeeeehaawww! Memorial Day weekend starts tomorrow and in honor of SUMMERTIME, BBQs, TAILGATING and all things country like Cowtown Rodeo starting up this Saturday, The Country Music Lovin' Jersey Girl's Summer Calendar.

• Billy Ray Cyrus is playing at the Atlantic City Hilton on Saturday, May 23
  
• Rodney Carrington will be at Resorts in Atlantic City, NJ on May 23 & 24
  
• May 29 George Strait / Blake Shelton / Julianne Hough @ PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
  
• The XTU Show is June 13th & includes Big & Rich, Phil Vassar, James Otto, Kellie Pickler, Zac Brown Band, Jessica Andrews, Love & Theft ---- The unofficial start to summer :)
• Billy Currington will be at Joe's Pub in NYC on June 20
  
• Kenny Chesney is coming to Philadelphia June 27 with Lady Antebellum & Miranda Lambert
  
• LeAnn Rimes will be at Great Adventure on July 4
  
• Toby Keith is with Trace Adkins at the Susquehanna center in Camden on July 25th
• Kid Rock / Lynyrd Skynyrd will be at Hershey Park on July 31
  
• Keith Urban's coming to the Wachovia Center with Taylor Swift August 1
• Brad Paisley is playing with Jimmy Wayne & Dierks Bentley on August 15
• Bill Engvall will be at Resorts, Atlantic City on August 22
• Jimmy Buffett will be at Caesars, Atlantic City on August 23
  
• Phil Vassar is playing at the Tropicana in Atlantic City on August 28
  
• The Little Rascals, I mean Rascal Flatts are with Darius Rucker September 11.
• XTU's doing their mega ticket deal again this year which includes The Anniversary Show, Toby, Brad & the Rascals... ooooh!
• Big & Rich are coming to Resorts September 5
  
• Keith Anderson will be at Prospectors again this September 19
• Jake Owen is also coming to Prospectors, Saturday, October 24

I tried to kick off my weekend a little early last night by seeing Eli Young Band at Prospectors. They tore it up! Great band, photos to come... There's just something incredible about Texas Country music!

Have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!

Country Dance for Life event May 16

I received an email over the weekend from Ken & Debbie about a country line dancing fundraiser to be held on Saturday, May 16 at the Fire House #1 on Bethel Rd., Somers Point. Looks like good fun and a good cause all in one! :)

www.fastcure.org

Technorati Tags: line dancing,fundraiser,event,nj

Dierkside Line Dance Step Sheet [Sideways, Dierks Bentley]

“Dierkside”

Choreographed by Patrick D. Fleming
32 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Line Dance (2 Easy Restarts & a Tag)
Song: Sideways, by Dierks Bentley

(Start on Lyrics)

1-8 Right Side Rock & Left Side Rock & Walk Right-Left Kick-Out-Out
1,2 Rock onto Right Foot to Right Side, Recover Back onto Left Foot
&3,4 Step Right Beside Left, Rock onto Left Foot to Left Side, Recover onto Right
&5,6 Step Left Beside Right, Walk Forward Right, Walk Forward Left
7&8 Kick Right Foot Forward, Step Right to Right Side, Step Left to Left Side

9-16 Chug (Paddle) _ Turn Cross & Behind & Cross & Heel
1,2,3,4 With Weight on Left Foot Chug Right Foot to Complete _ turn to Left in 4 Counts
5&6& Cross Right over Left, Step Left to Left Side, Step Right Behind Left, Step to Side on Left
7&8 Cross Right over Left, Step Left to Left Side, Touch Right Heel Forward

17-24 &Cross-Step Cross Kick Ball Change Cross-Step Cross Kick Ball Change
&1,2 Step onto Right Foot, Cross Left Foot over Right, Step Right to Right Side
(STYLIN’ TIP: Bend knees to allow body to dip on count #1 and standing back upright for count #2 “Pimp Walk”)
3&4 Kick Left to Right Diagonal, Step Left Beside Right, Step Right to Right Side
5,6 Step Left across Right, Step Right to Right Side
(STYLIN’ TIP: Bend knees to allow body to dip on count #5 and standing upright for count #6 “Pimp Walk”)
7&8 Kick Left to Right Diagonal, Step Left Beside Right, Step Right to Right Side

25-32 Cross-Back-Side-Cross Side Shuffle _ Step _ Turn
1,2 Cross Left Foot over Right, Step Back onto Right Foot
3,4 Step to Left to Left Side, Step Right in Front of Left
5&6 Step Left to Left Side, Step Right Beside Left, Making _ turn to the Left Step Forward onto Left
7,8 Step Forward on to Right Foot, Pivot _ Turn to Left (weight ends on L Foot)

The dance is “2” walls but due to restart you will do to front and back, then side to side and back to front and back walls.

Restart #1 & #2
After 16 Counts of 3rd wall Restart Dance (Should be on 3 o’clock wall)
Wall 6 Restart after 16 counts
(Cross & Behind & Cross & Heel-Restart Dance)
This will put you dancing to your 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock walls as a “2” wall dance.

TAG
On wall #8 complete counts 1-14
To complete the tag do counts “13&14&” two extra times making it three total and continue dance on 15&16
Make it run as..
13&14&13&14&13&14&15&16 or .
Cross & Behind & Cross & Behind & Cross & Behind & Cross & Heel
YOU WILL HEAR THIS PART IN THE MUSIC, I PROMISE!!

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