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Baby Why Me Soul Line Dance

Dec2

I have been line dancing for over three years now! I recognize this line dance as the first one that I’ve been able to learn simply by observing this group’s performance, instead of needing the dance to be broken down. It could be that the line dance is ultra beginner, but also I notice my brain is starting to be able to pick out steps when I’m watching a line dance. I am still no good at learning on the wood.

One of my classmates shared this line dance with our instructor as one that looked fun and easy. It has been in our rotation for a couple of months now.

YouTube video performance: And 5,6,7,8 Line Dance Class – Macon, Georgia
Choreographer: Answorth Robinson
Song: Why Me
Artist: Reggie P.

Smile Soul Line Dance

Sep30

I have been line dancing two years, and have many favorites! Here is my favorite line dance from August 2017.

The most important thing you should do while dancing this line dance is:

Smile

Choreographer: Troy Jones of Dance Without Drama

Description: 32 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate Soul Line Dance

Music: “Smile” by Leven Kali

Intro: 64

STEP RIGHT SIDE, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, HOLD, TURN 1/4 LEFT, 1/4 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT

1-4 Step right side, cross left over, step right side, touch left together

5-8 Turn 1/4 left and step left forward, turn 1/2 left and step right back, turn 1/4 left and step left side, touch right together

JAZZY LADY, FULL TURN LEFT

1-2 Step right forward, step left forward

3&4 Triple in place right-left-right

5-6 Turn 1/2 left and step left forward, turn 1/2 left and step right back

7&8 Triple in place left-right-left

TOE TOUCH RIGHT, TOE TOUCH LEFT, SAILOR RIGHT, SAILOR LEFT

1-2 Touch right forward, step right together

3-4 Touch left forward, step left together

5&6 Right sailor step

7&8 Left sailor step

TOE TOUCH RIGHT, TOE TOUCH LEFT, SAILOR RIGHT, SAILOR 1/4 LEFT

1-2 Touch right forward, step right together

3-4 Touch left forward, step left together

5&6 Right sailor step

7&8 Left sailor step turning 1/4 left

REPEAT

What a Shock aka Freaks on the Floor Line Dance

May9

Dance: What a Shock (aka in Soul Line Dance – Freaks on the Floor)
Choreographer: Larry Bass
Song: Freak on YouTube
Artist: Cheri Dennis
Step Sheet: What A Shock from Copperknob Line Dance Sheets

I am so intrigued as to why my brain can latch onto some steps immediately, even some that appear difficult, but other steps have me baffled and confused. Notice that I did not say discouraged! 🙂 I have been line dancing seven months now, and I have faith that I WILL pick up the steps! I do have to admit this is the most difficult dance I have ever tried to learn.

The first time I saw What a Shock was at The Line Dance Party’s quarterly line dance party in mid-April. Another group of local line dancers – Shades of Distinction – performed the dance and the next week our instructor taught the dance. He taught the dance for three weeks in a row, and I was just not getting it.

It doesn’t help that I haven’t been practicing on the weekends. I notice a dramatic improvement when I make a point to practice. My instructor sends out a link to a video so we can practice the line dance, but I needed a bit more concentration on the steps. I started searching on YouTube and found the video which is first on this blog post.

I managed to figure out how to make the video loop and just kept practicing over and over and over… like, for 45 minutes. Yes. It took that long for me to get the first few steps memorized! I just feel like if I had tried to rely on learning only while at class, I never would have learned this dance.

But now I feel like the dance is in my brain and I’ll keep practicing to make sure it stays.

So a little background for this dance. It was originally a country and western line dance, the first video is actually the choreographer, Larry Bass, demonstrating the steps! I think that’s pretty cool!

However, as happens fairly often (I’m told) it was converted to a soul line dance at some point in time, and the song used is by Cheri Dennis, and is called Freak. There is just one tiny problem… I could only find this song on YouTube. I could not find it on iTunes, nor on Amazon. So, if you are wanting to do this dance, you’ll need to use the music found on YouTube.

After my intensive practice, I was able to follow along with Linda Simms in the following video. I am not 100% yet, but much better having practiced. At least now I don’t feel like my right foot turned to a left foot again (two left feet).

Look how much fun Linda and the ladies are having dancing this line dance!