Days Out West American Line Dance  "Come Kick a Little Country!!" 
   MORE NORTH WEST VENUES

ALAN BIRCHALL D&GI
2 VENUES IN THE PRESTON AND BOLTON AREAS
www.alanbirchall.com
His wesite is worth a look at as Alan writes some really good dances! 
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SOLO ARTISTE'S/ DUO'S/ BANDS
For a C&W singer with style, a good voice and a good selection of music for your Club
have a look at

 www.paultaylorcountrymusic.co.uk

his latest song 'She Never Makes Me Cry' is on there, free to download,
 with a lovely Improver Level dance, 'Never Cry' written to it by Sandra Speck UK

LEMON GRASS
www.lemongrass.com
Never fail to entertain, good selection of dance / listen tracks

RAINTOWNUK
www.raintownuk.com

Appearing at The Plaza in Stockport at the end of Sept 2011
and no doubt venues near you in the coming months and years!
Follow them on Face Book and Twitter
Get Free downloads of their music directly from them.




 
SOME POPULAR DANCES  2010 & 2011


BABY DREAM, to Micheal Buble's All I Do Is Dream Of You

BOBBY WITH AN' i'  fun lyrics, about cross dressing for gain!!  
 
 QUARTER AFTER ONE, this one has 'staying power'!

 MEXICALLI,  love this track
 
  UNDER THE SUN,   nice dance to 'a little bit of Reggae'!

 I CANT TELL A WALTZ FROM A TANGO (beg) ALMA COGAN SINGS

PEOPLE ARE CRAZY, good fun, 1 simple tag/re-start

PATS WALTZ  to the beautiful 'Their Hearts Are Dancing' 1 simple re-start

YOLANDA, great dance, worth the effort to get the timing right!

 DISAPPEARING BUBBLES/ LOVE JOANN (Beg),  2 different levels of dances to this lovely music 

HOLDING BACK THE OCEAN lovely music for this intermediate dance.

BLUE NIGHT CHA popular everywhere.

TELEPATHY  the easier choice of dances to a great Toby Kieth track,  You Can't Read My Mind
 
 
NO DOUBT THESE WILL VARY FROM PLACE TO PLACE, INSTRUCTOR TO INSTUCTOR! SEND IN YOUR FAVORITE DANCE HITS AND I WILL FIND SPACE FOR THEM! THE MORE INFO THE BETTER!

                                                                   IN 2009 WE DANCED
 LAID BACK AND LOW KEY               2 DANCES  (BEG AND INTERMEDIATE) TO THIS REAL CONTRY ONE BY ALAN JACKSON
BABY JANE                                      FOOT KICKI'N FUN, SING ALONG-A-DANCE  WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY PAUL BAILY
MY NEW LIFE                                  DANCED TO HIGH CLASS LADY BY THOSE  LADS THE LENNEROCKERS
CATCH THE RAIN                            GREAT DANCE/ UNUSUAL MUSIC (NOT C&W)
THE GRASS BETWEEN MY TOES      64 COUNT IMPROVER NO TAGS/RESTARTS  ALAN JACKSON GETS NOSTALIC! ABOUT MEAT!
PLUS SOME LATIN FAVORITES STILL DOING THE ROUNDS:-

 REBEL AMOR by ROY VERDONK EN WIL BOS NL JUNE 2007

 AMOR DE HEILO (say it like a breathy 'yellow')
 RIO
 
 MAS ALLA (say it  'mass eye yah!') WRITTEN BY ALAN BIRCHALL U.K
 A prolific Choreographer, he just keeps on 'churning out' Hits!
 
Is this the only Line dance site with free Spanish lessons? (lol)
 
IN 2010 WE DANCED
SWEET LIL' LIZA
CABALLERO
BLESSED          MUSIC BY ELTON JOHN
CHILLAXIN'
 
 
SOME 'OLDIES BUT GOODIES' STILL AROUND, 
PERHAPS WORTH RESSURECTING IN YOUR CLASS!

'MAGIC MOON'   TO MR MAN IN THE MOON  BY PATTI LOVELESS (you just have to sing along) 

'GRACELAND'     WRITTEN BY JENNY ROCKET (SHE OF GRUNDY GALLOP FAME!) TO ELVIS RHUMBA CD LDF8

'NO PLACE TO GO'      ANN WOOD U.K. 2005 GREAT TO WINE WOMEN AND SONG (again Patti Loveless sings)

'MUCARA WALK'  WRITTEN BY JOHN STEEL WAY BACK IN 1998 THE MAVERICS LA MUCARA HAS A BRILLIANT SOUND

 'LOOSE BOOTS'    'WHOSE BED HAVE YOUR BOOTS BEEN UNDER' by the lovely SHANIA TWAIN 
 
'29 NIGHTS'   TRY THE ORIGINAL MUSIC BY DANNI LEIGH FOR YOUR BEGINNERS THEN
 MOVE ON UP TO 'DUELING BANJOS'  by DAILY PLANET to be found on  CD:- LDF7
                                                                                                                         
'HAUNTED HEART'  TEACH TO 'MIRROR MIRROR'  by DIAMOND RIO  DANCE TO 'PAST THE POINT OF RESCUE' by HAL KETCHUM

'HEARTS AND FLOWERS'     ORIGINAL MUSIC BY DAVE SHERRIF.  
FOR A SPLIT FLOOR, INTRODUCE YOUR BEGINNERS TO MICHEAL FLATTELYS 'DANCE ABOVE THE RAINBOW'
WHILST YOUR MORE ADVANCED DANCERS ENJOY 'POT OF GOLD' 

 


 
 SOME DANCES
I'M NOT INTENDING TO DO A TOP 10 MONTHLY DANCE LIST ON THIS SITE
A GOOD ONE CAN BE FOUND IN THE MAGAZINE OF YOUR CHOICE
BUT I WILL MENTION DANCES THAT ARE AROUND EVERY NOW AND THEN!


'DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU'  by MICHELLE RISLEY to SHANIA TWAIN'S SONG (of the same name) bright bubbly country and a much needed beginner level dance!
'SLOOP JOHN B'   by prolific choreographer ALAN BIRCHALL to Sloop John B sung by Colin Raye CD Stars And Stripes or Beach Boys original. This stepsheet' and many others, from
www.alanbirchall.com
11th NOVEMBER 09
A few good dances that have been doing the rounds over the past year  are:-
'MY MAMACITA'   by REP GHAZALI   to the lovely song MAMACITA by BANAROO  -  CD AMAZING'
'GALWAY GIRLS'   by CHRIS HODGSON   using  the song 'GALWAY GIRL'  sung by SHARON SHANNON & STEVE EARLE
'TUMBLING RUSH'  by  PETER & ALISON    to TRISHA YEARWOOD  singing  THEY CALL IT FALLING FOR A REASON
'AMAME' by ROBBIE McGOWAN HICKIE    to BELLE PEREZ'S lively   'AMAME'

SWEET LIL' LIZA AGAIN A BEGINNERS DANCE TO A BRIGHT, LIVELY TUNE
SUNSHINE written by DANIEL WHITTAKER (32 count Improver, August 2008) to PAUL BAILY's song of the same name 
DOCTORS ORDERS by MAGGIE GALLAGER music by JANE Mc DONALD (she of  'Blame it on the Bosanova' fame)

 
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
DANCES LIKE THESE?
FEVER  sung by Jeff More to music of the same name on the 1st ever CD of the Line Dance Fever series (18 available)
      JOS'E CUVERO      sung by the lively, sadly lost to us,  KIMBER CLAYTON  a young lady who Wowed audiences and wasn't afraid to dance on tables! Or accept a cup of snow to cool her brow! (You had to be there, at Poynton!!) Yes folks I was that snow collector!
ROCK IT     A brilliant dance that unforfunately got 'swamped' off the dance floor by the slightly later written Cowboy Rythm as it was to the same music, the powerful, fun, Baby Likes to Rock It by THE TRACTORS. At Christmas time, use  their Santa Claus is Coming in a Boogey Woogey Choo Choo Train!
    

 
SOME VENUES TO CHECK OUT! 

 
THE WOODEN NICKLE C.W.D.C. BAe/EE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, SOUTH MEADOW LANE,  BROADGATE,PRESTON, LANCASHIRE.
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EVERY THURSDAY, FOUND IN THE 'BOX ADS' IN UP COUNTRY MAGAZINE,
NO TIMES, NO PRICE SHOWN
RING TO CHECK THAT IT'S ON B4 YOU TRAVEL! TEL:- 01772 452306 (KAREN)

 COUNTRY MUSIC  NO HEADBANGING TUNES
   IT SEEMS THAT THEY HAVE LIVE MUSIC ONCE A MONTH. 
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A REALLY WELCOMING CLUB, LOVELY PEOPLE!
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SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GENUINE C&W MUSIC, KIND HEARTED FOLK AND SOME REAL GOOD DANCING? BOTH LINE AND PARTNER, 8pm-11pm THURSDAY EVENINGS (ADDRESS ABOVE)  HOPEFULY YOU ARE WITHIN TRAVELLING DISTANCE OF THIS GREAT CLUB, DO RING B4 SETTING OUT AS SOMETIMES THERE IS NO CLUB! HOLIDAYS ETC!
 

 
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BRITISH COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS WEEKEND

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2 DANCE FLOORS, 2 BARS, HOT FOOD, CAMP SITE, CARAVAN SITE (with free electricity)
PLUS LOG CABIN AND BUNKHOUSE STYLE ACCOMODATION

LIVE MUSIC / SPECIAL GUESTS
ALSO DANCING WITH THE D.J.
TEL:- 01772 633162 or 01772 631211

BOOK EARLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND EXPECT A CROWD!
 THIS VENUE HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER, LAST TIME I WENT THE FOOD WAS BRILLIANT! 
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING ON EVERY WEEKEND AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME!