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Interesting Fact #1 |
The line dance is a pattern dance where a cluster of people
dances in one or more lines, performing the same actions. Some line
dances are thought to be variations of the circle dance (from the
Middle East) in which people were joined by hands. Many circle
dances were actually done in line formation if the dancers available
were small in number. |
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Interesting Fact #2 |
Line dancing and cowboys have gone hand on hand, as line dancing
was mostly set to country music. In the 1970's, the hustle dance was
all the craze. (Come on, you know you are singing that song right
now!) In the 1990's, with an even more music styles, line dancing
become popular again. (Thank you to MTV, VH1, and CMT for promoting
videos showing people line dance.) |
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Interesting Fact #3 |
Have you heard of a DJ's play list? Country music set to line dancing is no longer the predominant
one. Play lists are now eclectic with line dancing music. Genres
include folk, country, rock, pop, swing, dance, big band, and
Celtic. Anything with a regular beat can be used in line dancing.
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Interesting Fact #4 |
Line dancing has not lost its 'craze calling'. Classes are still
being offered throughout most of the fifty states. For a relatively
inexpensive price, (thirty dollars per week) and an opportunity to
learn a new dance each week, it is almost better than going to the
gym! |
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Interesting Fact #5 |
There are line dance cruises! Yes! It begins with a
line dance weekend workshop followed by a five-day cruise on the
Carnival cruise ship, the "Elation" out of Orlando. Moreover, is it
only $565.00 a person!
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Interesting Fact #6 |
Want to learn how to line dance, but in secret? You can order
dance videos online from various websites and local instructors
often offer private lessons. |
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Interesting Fact #7 |
With the explosion of line dancing in the 1990's being such an
influence to artists; Chet Atkins was quoted to have said, "The
music has gotten pretty bad, I think. It's all the damn line
dancing." |
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Interesting Fact #8 |
Have you found yourself in a rut? Line dancing is not only about
dancing. It is a socially accepted (in some places) recreational
activity. Country music bars, social clubs, dance clubs, as well as
ballrooms can offer this actively. What a way to meet people! |
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Interesting Fact #9 |
Terms used in line dancing are simple. A basic is one echo of
the main dance from the first to the last count. If a basic were
performed in a competition with no variations, it is known as
"vanilla" stop. A variation is when dancers whom have escalated from
beginners to 'experts' will sometimes replace a segment of the dance
with a compatible set of steps. It is required in competition. Each
dance has a number of counts, the number of beats of music needed to
finish one dance sequence. A restart is done to fit dance sequences
to the length of the music. Each dance is derived of a number of
movements- steps. |
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Interesting Fact #10 |
There is more than one step. Common ones include the Chasse, the
grapevine, the weave, the triple step, the shuffle step, the lock
step, the applejack, the botafogo, the butterfly the coaster steel,
the heel grind, the hitch, the jazz box, the kick back change, the
lunge, the mambo step, the military turn, the Monterrey turn, the
paddle, the pivot turn, the rock step, the sailor step, the scruff,
the spiral turn, the stamp, the stomp, the sugar foot, and the
vaudeville. |
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Interesting Fact #11 |
A wall is the direction that dancers face at any given time.
Therefore, a dance can be a one, two, or a four-wall dance sequence. |
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Interesting Fact #12 |
Line dancing is the best way to make new friends and get
reacquainted with others. There are hundreds of line dance events
all over the world with a large array of dancers dancing on all
levels from beginner to the advanced. |
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