Line Dance Beginners
September 14, 2009
Tonight is the first week of our new 10 week beginners course, we know how daunting that can be so we are trying something new this time, the beginners weekly news sheet is one item we have introduced to make things easier, hopefully it will help…
Welcome to Silverboots and your first week as a Line Dance beginner, we hope you’ll enjoy your classes over the next 10 weeks.
During week one you will be facing Dolly on the front wall at all times, no turns this week – phew!!! You should feel more confident not having to turn.
The steps we’ll learn this week are Grapevines, Jazz Boxes, Struts and Charleston’s and through repetition it will help you to remember the dance steps. Please take small steps (even though the music is slower in the first few weeks) that way you will find it easier when the music picks up tempo.
We could easily “teach” you a couple of Line Dances each week but our aim is to teach you to Line Dance first, the dances will follow once you have mastered the steps. Please feel free to sit out if you find things getting too much and join in when you are ready.
Although practice makes perfect you don’t have to stay on the dance floor all night, not everyone learns at the same rate or even the same way, some prefer to watch whilst others prefer to do and repeat so don’t worry if you can’t get it first time, it’s like learning to drive, it gets easier every week. Tony was a classic case of someone who couldn’t get it for a long time and very nearly gave up but look at him now…
Another concern people often have is worrying about people looking at them, the chances are they are simply following you because they think you’ve got it.
As the class progresses more experienced dancers will join in and quite naturally as a new dancer you’ll perhaps worry about putting them off or wondering if you’re standing in their place. DON’T, it’s your class and it’s unlikely they’ll be put off by what you do, to be honest when they do go wrong it’s probably because they are thinking about something else, it’s certainly not what you are doing…
Line Dancing is not so hard to learn if you do it on a regular basis, we all have things crop up and need holidays etc but if you want to master it it’s best to make it to class on a regular basis.
That about sums it up for the first week, remember it’s about having fun, getting fitter and learning to Line Dance and you’ll do that much easier if you have a smile on your face…
Silverboots August Newsletter
August 28, 2009
Key dates for your diaries
Bank Holiday Monday August 31st – No class
Our Next Social is Fri Sept 4th
Thorpe Marriott Village Hall
7.30 – 11.00 pm
Our theme this time is Black and Sparkly
There is no bar at this venue but you are more than welcome to bring your own refreshments.
Tea / coffee and biscuits provided FOC
Monday September 7th
45 minute “taster” session at Thorpe Marriott Village Hall just £1
If you know anyone who might want to give it a go or who used to do it and is looking for a chance to get started again this is the ideal opportunity for them to have a try…
This beginners session runs from 7.00 – 7.45 pm followed by Improvers / Intermediates 8.00 – 9.30 pm (half price class tonight)
Monday September 14th
10 week beginners course at Thorpe Marriott Village Hall from 7 – 8 pm
Learn all the basic steps and gain a good foundation week by week, you’ll be amazed just how many dances you will have mastered in just 10 weeks
Seacroft Line Dance Weekend
There are 24 of us off for a weekend of Line Dancing and fun with Lisa Thurley and Maggie Gallagher on November 20th – 22nd, can hardly believe it is coming round so soon, where has the year gone?
Can I remind everyone that the balance is due
Wednesday September 16th
Have a great bank holiday weekend, see you all soon.
Dolly & Tony
Welcome to Silverboots Line Dancing
August 8, 2009
The new website layout is coming along just fine, most sections are now completed though we’re in two minds with the classes pages.
If you happen to notice any typo’s please let me know or if there’s anything you’d like to see added we’ll give it some thought