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.
Yesterday, a 38step facebook fan asked a good question as to what older line dances go to newer music. Local country bands have been Askin' Questions too. This post has been on my mind for quite some time so now's as good a time as any, right? Here it is:
Line dance suggestions for songs you actually hear today:
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!
The One, one of my all time favorite Gary Allan songs. Here's a cell phone video I snagged of Gary Allan performing 'The One' back in October of 2010 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Look close for Lucy, Gary's doodle on stage.
I am posting it in honor of Gary Allan coming to Atlantic City this weekend (3/5/2011) and my best friend's engagement last weekend.
On Feb. 11, 2011 The Golden Nugget (433 New Freedom Rd., Berlin, NJ 08009) caught fire, according to the Courier Post. In business since 1956, The 'Nugget' is rumored to have rebuilding plans after experiencing heat and smoke damage last week. It has been a live music & line dancing destination.
Though no boot scootin', this video brought back golden line-dance-era nostalgia of our favorite Philly country station, 92.5. Enjoy.
Speaking of XTU, anyone going to James Otto @ Jack Frost & Big Boulder next Friday (1/28/11)?
Country music & playing on the slopes... yessss! That's what I'm talkin' about!!
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!
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.
"... 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."
