Author Archives: LineDance4You

Us or them? It’s not either/or…

I have been getting the feeling lately that people feel that we are in “competition” with other instructors in the area and that our dancers shouldn’t go elsewhere to dance with other instructors.  So, I just want to set that straight… I LOVE our peers in this industry and I love that there are soContinue reading “Us or them? It’s not either/or…”

Step of the Week: Scissor Step

Level: Improver Step count: 4 Steps / 4 counts Directions: Step foot A to side A (1), step foot B next to A (2), cross foot A over foot B (3), hold for final count (4) Example: Step right to right side, step left next to right, cross/step right to left of left foot, hold.Continue reading “Step of the Week: Scissor Step”

Step of the Week: Double Grapevine

Level: Improver Step count: 8 counts/ 8 steps Directions: Step out with foot A, step foot B behind A, step out again with foot A, cross/step foot B in front of foot A, continue to basic vine right (Step out with foot A, step foot B behind A, step out again with foot A, tapContinue reading “Step of the Week: Double Grapevine”

Step of the Week: Mambo Step

Level: Improver Step count: 2 ½ counts (1&2) Directions: Step foot A forward, rocking weight onto foot A, recover the weight back onto foot B, then step foot A next to B. Example: Step/rock forward on your right foot (1), bring your weight back onto your left foot (&), step your right next to yourContinue reading “Step of the Week: Mambo Step”

Recycling… it’s not just for those empty beer cans

As I was jamming out to this new tune this morning, I thought “we’ve got to come up with a dance to this!”  However, immediately afterward, I was reminded that we’ve added more than 6 new dances to the lineup in the past couple months (far exceeding my rule of only one new dance fewContinue reading “Recycling… it’s not just for those empty beer cans”

Step of the Week: Cross Chasse

Level: Advanced Step count: 3 steps/ 2 counts (1&2) Directions: Cross/step foot A over foot B (1), slide foot B next to foot A while legs are still crossed (2), step foot A further in the direction of B (legs remain crossed at end with weight on A) (3) Example: cross left over right, slideContinue reading “Step of the Week: Cross Chasse”

Step of the Week: Step Turn

Level: Beginner Step count: 2 steps/ 2 counts (1-2) Directions: Step forward with foot A, push off with foot A to make a 1/X turn in the direction of B, weight falls to foot B (1/X could be 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc) Example of ½ turn left: Step forward on right foot, pushing off withContinue reading “Step of the Week: Step Turn”

Step of the Week: Turning Jazz Box (or Turning Box Step)

Level: Improver Step count: 4 steps/ 4 counts (1-2-3-4) Directions: Cross/step foot A over foot B (weight moves from B to A), step backward on foot B, turn ¼ turn to direction A and step foot A forward, step forward on foot B* Example: cross right over left, step backward on left, turn ¼ turnContinue reading “Step of the Week: Turning Jazz Box (or Turning Box Step)”

Step of the Week: Heel Switches

Level: Beginner Step count: 4 steps / 2 counts (1&2&) Directions: Tap heel of foot A forward (1), step foot A next to foot B (&), tap heel of foot B forward (2), step foot B by foot A (&) Example: Tap right heel forward (1), step right foot next to left foot (&), tapContinue reading “Step of the Week: Heel Switches”