Get rodeo ready, cowboy season's coming!

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!

Yeeeeeee...haw

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The One

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. 

Enjoy!

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The Nugget

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.

I hear they had great wings too.

Fire heavily damages tavern in Winslow

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Line dancing in ads

5 Commercials made with the love of line dancing:


GE knows how to have a Good Time!


T Mobile 


How about in the Microsoft store?


The Gap! We used to do this dance, it's a good one.


KitKat


Orange Romania

Can you remember any others?

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Classic XTU ad

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!!

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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