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September 2016
Guillaume Richard
Calgary
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Mary Burger
Stampede!
Justin Timberlake
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Yes I know we're a little late with this months issue due to 'technical difficulties' here at DC HQ, but the good news is the October Magazine will be hot on the heels of this edition. I hope you all had a fantastic Summer of dancing, we certainly enjoyed all the events we've been to over the last few months. It was great catching up with so many of you. No time to rest on the laurels though as the Autumn Schedule is getting into full swing and there are some fantastic weekends & dance nights lined up ahead to fill up those dark nights no matter what part of the Country you're in. Make sure you get up to the minute news by joining the Dance Crazy Ireland Page on Face Book & of course you can add all your dancing friends as well. There you will find all the latest information on what's going on so you never have to miss out on a great night again. It's very sad to see the final publication of Line dancer Magazine happening this month after so many years & as always I ask you to please get involved with our magazine to help keep the community here up to date & informed. Any participation is always welcome and shared information is absolutely essential in supporting Teachers, Clubs & Events all over the Country. Anything you wish to contribute is gratefully received. Most importantly - it's you letting people know it exists, so please help to spread the word. It's FREE every month. Past issues are all available on www.inline.ie And finally, congratulations & well done to Fidelma's Stompers, CLAI all Ireland Club Champions for 2016. See you all on the dancefloor. x
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Dance Crazy MAGAZINE
Very sad to hear the news that this October will also see the last digital edition of Linedancer Magazine being published. Those of us dancing long enough remember the great excitement & anticipation waiting for the Magazine to come through the door every month with the latest news and dances. Always a great read & an essential reference to what was going to be hot on the dance floors for the weeks ahead, Linedancer Magazine was an enormous part of dancers lives for many MANY years. It's a tribute to Betty, Steve, Laurent & all the team the impact it had over that time & how much it's loss will be felt as the next few months go by. We would like to wish all the gang at Linedancer the very best for the future & thank them for all the years of immeasurable dedication they gave us. The magazine may be about to end but The Crystal boots, LDF, website & mobile App I'm sure will keep the lads busy while they plan their next avenue & new ventures. We wish them the very best of luck with all their future endeavors. As a parting gift they have left a fantastic legacy behind & past editions of the Magazine can be viewed or downloaded on their archive www.linedancermagazine.com
The end of an era.
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Sit back & relax as Bernie, Anne-Marie, Tina & Patsy take the wheel.
Our Fab Four are on sabbatical this month but will be back in the driving seat once again in the next issue. A very Happy Birthday to Patsy & we really hope she's enjoying her surprise holiday to Spain & is missing us all terribly - Yeah I'm Sure! Lovely to see AnnMarie back on our dance floors looking so well & getting up to mischief once again. It's impossible to keep a good thing down! Tina has been 'distracted' A LOT lately but it's all in a good way... & as always Bernie has the unenviable task of trying to keep them all in line. We look forward to catching up on all their recent adventures in the next edition. No doubt they will have loads to tell us!
The Fab Four Road trip
Nashville Veteran Tim McGraw
I hope you give it a try & enjoy dancing it as much as I do. Click HERE for the script.
With 10 number 1 albums and 25 number 1 singles under his belt so far, it's no exaggeration to say Tim McGraw is one of Nashville's greatest artists of our generation. An only child & husband to another Nashville superstar, Faith Hill, together their 'Soul2soul tour is the highest grossing tour in country music history. One of my favourite Country Artists over many years - (The first dance I choreographed was to Tim McGraw's 'Trip the trigger') - and a constant sound throughout my time with Dance Crazy, it is only fitting that choreographing a new dance to mark 17 years, & one I could dedicate to my students as theirs, it would be a Tim McGraw track that inspired the dance. Humble & kind is a superb track. Already a number one in the States, it's a song I know I'll never get bored with. A real sing-a-long one that touches the heart & lifts the soul. Something that McGraw is a seasoned expert at.
Saddle up. it's Show time!
Calgary's Stampede & rodeo. highlight of Alberta's summer calender
This summer Myself & Daniel had the opportunity to visit friends of ours who were returning home having spent the past 2 years in Canada. It was no coincidence that we timed our visit to take in the Calgary Stampede! and what a spectacular event it is. The 10 day event, which attracts over 1 million visitors a year, features one of the worlds largest rodeos, parades, a midway funfair, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuck wagon racing and of course the Native Indian village and exhibitions. Calgary itself is a beautifully laid out City, with friendly natives & the gorgeous surrounding countryside invades the city streets with lots of greenery, parks, immaculately manicured rest stops and green spaces. Even the city skyscrapers contain green levels with ponds & trees & waterways. The lead up to the Stampede sees bales of hay, timber fences & wagon wheels being imported into the shops, bars and restaurants by the truckload. Country music is the sound heard from most places you go & the city folk don their wranglers, boots & stetsons no matter who they are - almost everyone gets involved. It creates a fantastic atmosphere city wide. Country music rules and in the nightclubs dancing to pop is soon followed by a round of line dancing, where EVERYONE in the entire club joins in. Tush push, electric slide, the wobble, everyone nows them and dances them with...
...great enthusiasm and flair from the teenagers to the tourists. As a line dance teacher, to me that was amazing to see, and it's not isolated to one place, it happens almost everywhere in most city music venues! The Rodeo itself is of course another fantastic spectacle. The skill and sheer physical strength and dedication of the participants and their animals keep you glued to your seat in amazement. From bull riding, to mastery with a lasso, barrel racing to chuck wagons, the pure thrill of the rodeo will totally captivate you and of course watching these cowboys & cowgirls rake in the prize money for their efforts has it's own satisfaction, especially when they become your favourite competitors. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money is at stake over the course of the event & seriously gets you thinking about taking to the saddle yourself! It's brutally tough but it's very well paid. The stampede grounds also has the funfair to keep you busy where you can sample everything from the latest thrill rides to the weirdest food on earth. The numerous stages provide a constant supply of the top bands and artists, high divers will entertain you with dives into a small pool from 50 feet in the air & high school bands will have you rocking on the street with their infectious beats, humorous routines & artful sets. The Indian village and fair is also an important part of the event. There's something magical in standing in a village of Teepees, with Native Indians in full traditional dress, sharing their ancient sounds & traditions. It was one of the highlights of the entire event for me. Getting to meet the show animals personally & watching them getting dressed in all their show finery, seeing first hand how well they're cared for and loved is also a lovely tradition at the event. It should be no surprise really, as they have as many fans as their human partner competitors, with many of them Rodeo superstars in their own right.
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The excitement and thrill of a rodeo. I get that now. It's an amazing spectacle.
The undisputed superstars of this years Calgary Stampede were undoubtably 67 year old Grandmother Mary Burger & her 7 year old stallion Mo. Dominating the barrel racing all week, they became no strangers to standing ovations from the massive crowds for their thrilling speed & riding displays, beating the clock and all comers consistently over the 10 day event. The soft spoken senior citizen couldn't hide her amusement and surprise realizing that the grandstand absolutely loved the granny. No stranger to Rodeos, Mary used horses as a means of transport as a child when she couldn't walk due to an illness. Corrected in later years, her attachment, skill & affinity with horses has not only made her a huge crowd favourite & a stunning competitor to watch, but also a wealthy woman as she & her beloved horses rake in the prize money. Asked what was special about Mo that made him such a winner she simply said 'he revels in the energy of the crowd and loves to show off!" And show off he most certainly did earning them unheard of & consistent standing ovations. The Oklahoma native cleaned up in pool A, storming to 4 straight day wins earning them $22,000 but they sealed the dream ending on Sunday when they zipped the barrels in 17.99 seconds to swipe the $100,000 grand prize to add to the pot & earn them a place in both folklore & history.
Rodeo Sweethearts. Mary & Mo
It's been a great summer of sport - Football -Tennis - The Olympics. That is of course unless you're not a sports fan! All over Europe, having endured months of sports fans hogging the TV, I've decided to take a look at what the sport widows & widowers around the continent have been trying out on the dance floors. You may not be familiar with a lot of the choreographers but take a look, you just might find something you like. France England Switzerland Body Goes Boom - Adrian Helliker Work that body - Adrian Churm Vacation - Jean Pierre Madge About You - Annie Briand Cheap Night Out - C Cooper/A Strong Speeding Cars - Petra Kung Walkin After Midnight - David Linger Watching Over Me - Vikki Morris J’ai Cherche - Amir Haddad From Bad to Worse - Glynn Rodgers Spain Belgium Sweden La Mordidita - Carrie Ann Green Like A Cowboy Superstar - Daisy Simons Slow Down Again - Jane Nilsson Piky Piky - Joan Morro & Aina Salas All of the People - Jeff Camps Longer If I May - Hans Palm Taking My Soul - Debbie Ellis Crazy Life - Jeff Camps / R McGowan Hickie Too Blues for Country - Urban D Wales Ireland / Northern Ireland Austria Big City Summertime - Darren Bailey Bring On The Night - S Brannigan / V O’Shea Shake Baby Shake - Christine Steindl Carry You Home - Fred Whitehouse Not Today - Daniel Shine Over Getting Over – Keith Stewart Italy Iceland Tattoos – Fabrizio Modelli You & I – Oil Geir & Hungrun
Valerie's TOP Picks
Rising country stars - The last bandoleros
Remember the name as these guys are sure to make an impact on our dance floors in the not too distant future. Admitting to finding musical inspiration 'everywhere' their rocking performances are a huge hit wherever they go. With a mix of Tex Mex, Country, Rock and Pop all at their disposal, this band have it going on and are having massive appeal with audiences and are gaining hoards of new fans with every new performance. The Bands introductory release & first penned song 'where do you go' is also the reason for the bands existence. What began as a writing project, very quickly took on a life of it's own. All phenomenal singers in their own right, the ease of their collaboration won out over their solo careers. With a debut album due later this year, the collection was recorded in San Antonio, Brooklyn & Los Angeles. Having a producer already in the band saved them a lot of time & money & they assure us that what you hear on the recording , you also get live.
Guillaume Richard is a name you may not have been familiar with here in Ireland until very recently but is a dancer & choreographer I have been following for many years now. I've always been a fan. Very few dancers have the ability to captivate you on a dance floor as a spectator but his effortless grace and style as well as his innovative choreography and ability to enhance a beat with steps and movement - the guy is not only a dancer in every way, he's an exceptional dancer and it shows. Seven years ago I happened to see a video on You Tube for a dance he wrote and it became the first of his dances I've taught to my classes over the years. At this years Summer Sizzler event I taught his recent dance - The Queen (co written with Rémi & Gaetan) and featured it in the May's edition of the Magazine. I'm delighted to say it's now a firm favourite here in Ireland at the moment, along with another co-written dance of his - 'So Just Dance, Dance, Dance' Both are beginning to gain huge success & recognition for him not only here in Ireland but worldwide & I sincerely hope that it continues for a long long time! He is a fantastic asset to the community & for the French champion, choreographer & newlywed that recognition is well and truly deserved.
strictly Come Dancing
Linedancers as we all know, are just fantastic when it comes to, not only running charity events, but to supporting them and I have no doubt that this again will prove to be the case as we get behind AmyMichelle & Valerie's attempts to raise some well needed funds for the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps. The Order of Malta is a voluntary organisation who provide ambulance & medical cover to events all around the country. They are also involved in community care for the elderly, first aid training and run activities such as trips to Lourdes and the International Summer Camp for disabled young. They receive no government funding and are totally dependent on donations to keep them up & running. The Kilkenny branch is currently housed in a building loaned to them by the HSE but now they have to find their own home and this is what this is what the current fundraiser is for. The girls and all the other dancers taking part are committed to raising funds to help rehome the Order of Malta so that they can continue their crucial work in the community. The event takes place on October 15th in the Hub at Cillín hill, Kilkenny. Event tickets are now available by clicking HERE The girls are also currently collecting donations of loose coins & change or you can support them online directly on their go fund me pages by clicking on the links below. Amy Michelle: Donate HERE Valerie: Donate HERE Best of luck ladies from everyone at Dance Crazy.
Justin Time
Known exclusively for his many pop hits, it may surprise many that the big buzz around Justin's anticipated new album is the much talked about inclusion of a few country & rock & roll tracks sprinkled among the feel good pop tunes. Timbaland, the super-producer, revealed that he has been working on country music with Timberlake in recent months, hinting at plans to step into the genre. Timberlake has also been posting photos of himself in the studio with Little Big Town. This isn't too much of a stretch, considering the success of his country-inspired song "Drink You Away" and all the buzz that came after his duet with country singer Chris Stapleton at last year's CMAs. Justin revealed that he's mixing it up this time and that the new album will reflect his roots. "Growing up in Tennessee - Memphis is known as the birthplace of rock and roll, but also the home of the blues, with Nashville right down the street so there's a lot of country music inspiration too," he said. It should be an interesting mix.
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Click on the dance names for the Script
Marlena
Chor: Frank Heelan - Ire 32 Count, 2 Wall, Beginner level 'Marlena' by The Davit Country Band
Hazel Pace - UK 32 Count, 4 Wall, Improver Level 'Gypsy queen' by Chris Norman
Gypsy Queen
Helen O'Malley - Ireland 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner level 'Dance' By Rick Astley
All You Gotta Do
Hello Summer
Chor: Lee Hamilton - UK/Spain 64 Count, 4 wall Improver Level 'Hello Summer' By Rameez
Robbie Fowler - UK/Spain 32 Count, 4 wall, improver level 'Drift Away' by Nathan Carter.
Robbie McGowan Hickey - UK 32 Count, 4 wall, High Improver level 'Cheap Cologne' by William Michael Morgan.
Cheap Cologne
Drift Away
Bring On The Night
Scott Brannigan & Valerie O'Shea - Ire 64 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate level 'Bring on the night' by The Corrs
Vikki Morris - UK 64 Count, 4 Wall, Improver Level 'Some Girls will', some girls won't by Mike Denver
Some Girls Will
Red Dress Magic
Pat Stott - UK 32 Count, 4 Wall Intermediate level 'Red Dress' By Magic
Guillaume Richard -France 48 count, 2 wall, Intermediate level 'Recovering' By Celine Dion
Megan Conroy - Ireland 72 Count, 2 Wall, Intermediate level 'Stone Cold' By Demi Levato
Dustin Betts - USA 32 count, 4 Wall, Intermediate NC2S 'Pieces' By Rob Thomas
Pieces
Recovering
Stone Cold
Rachael McEnaney & Amy Christian -USA 48 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate Level 'Woman Up' By Meghan Trainor
Woman Up
Gary O'Reilly - Ireland 72 Count, 2 wall Intermediate Waltz 'When you love someone' by Jake Owen
Karl Harry Winson - UK 64 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate level 'Too Sexy' by INNA
When you love someone
Grand Master Sexy
Last months crossword solution . . .
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Across: 4. Black Magic 5. Richard 7. Keith Urban 8. Lay Low 9. Wildfire 10. Enrique Iglesias 11. Summer Sizzler. Down: 1. Dancing 2. Kick Ball Change 3. Stitches 6. Baby Kisses.