2011-05-13 Last week I had a call from a very nice lady who needed a Country Music D.J./ Line Dance Instructor for her Western themed party, well that's me, so I agreed to go along and play some 'Cool Country Sounds' and teach a few dances, out doors on a patio!
When I arrived, the whole house had 'Gone Country', with a Saloon in the kitchen, a 'Honky Tonk' piano player in the hall, a Bull Ride set up in the garden and a huge awning dressed up with lights and festooned with those little pointy USA flags that come on a long string. I didn't really need my Flags and Bunting, but used them anyway to dress up my music table and cover some of the straw bales for extra seating. The guests started to arrive, they had really made an effort, there were Poncho'd Gunslingers, rope wielding Cowboys, Native American Braves and Squaws, Mexicans in huge Sombreros, Saloon Girls and Ranchers wives, one lady turned up straight from 'The Little Big Horn' with an arrow through her head. A Western Film was being show on a screen and a camp fire waited to be lit, the food laid on was amazing in it's variety and amount, no 'Cowboy Chow' of tinned beans here! I was made as welcome as any guest, 'fed and watered', the Bull Ride was well used, quite a sight to see! After everyone had eaten, I taught some simple dances to a very enthusiastic bunch, then played 'The Good Stuff' on till 'A Quarter after 1' am, some of the guests knew their Country and made requests for tracks. I got home at 2 am, tired but happy! Happy to do more of these! 2011-05-03 Here we are in May, it is my 16 year Anniversary of teaching at Beesley Green Community Centre on the 13th, many of my dancers have been with me from the start, unfortunately we are all getting older, some have dropped out due to health problems, getting 'new blood' into an Intermediate/ Advanced class is difficult, those that attend the Beginner/ Improver level class think they'll be 'in the way', not true, 'they won't know all the dances', true but then, no-one does, including me!
We have had 2 weeks of Bank Holidays, like most women around the Country I was glued to the set, watching every move, admiring the dress, seeing the love and happiness of a genuine Royal couple, out they came onto the balcony, smiling turning towards each other for 'that kiss', and, my blooming phone rang! Yes ladies, it was a man, it could only be, couldn't it? I missed the Kiss!!! Arrrg! | Author
Kerris, retirement age but still teaching American Linedance. Have 1 house, 1 car,1 cat, 1 brother that is my best pal too!
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