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Bob Snelgrove
From:
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 3:29 pm |
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My band is playing a monthly gig where they hire a line dance teacher before we play. I need some good standard classic line dancing songs that cover the different styles.
I don't even know what the different std. dances are called except the 2 step!
Please give me some examples of good line dance songs and what step would go with it?
I'll start with Elvira? Step?
thx
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Lane Gray
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 5:51 pm
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Almost everything with Waltz in the title is a waltz, and dancers often like some of the uptempo waltzes.
Things with a bluegrass beat can make a good 10-step.
Larry Behm used to play at a bar with dance instruction beforehand. He might remember more.
As to LINE DANCE, each song often has its own patterns.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 5:55 pm
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They all look the same to me.
A couple of suggestions:
The Fireman
Watermelon Crawl
I'll think of more, I'm sure, but anything with those beats and tempos will work. Sometimes the dance instructors will tell you what song they would like you to play, or something close to it.
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Don R Brown
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Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 6:07 pm
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Bob, many years ago I gained a little experience at line dancing thanks to She Who Must Be Kept Happy. (That's not a dig, she's a keeper). While I could never understand the obsession of some folks to learn 1,000 different line dances, here's a few thoughts which might (or might not) help.
There is no simple answer. First, while some dances have a specific song they usually are done to ("Watermelon Crawl" for example), in many cases it's the beat or tempo which determines the dance, rather than the words or song title. If you have a crowd which knows many dances, if you kick a song off, someone will "hear" what dance goes well with it and will start dancing, and others will join in.
Also, geographically different dances are popular or not, and a given dance can be done differently from one place to another. We've all heard of the "Tush Push". I know of at least 3 slightly different variations, and while in that case they still use the same tempo, what might work in New York may not apply in California.
Sometimes a venue will have line dance lessons using a DJ, before the band comes on. You might try to catch the instructor after they are done and ask for some suggestions on what songs would fit dances they have recently taught, and which the crowd would appreciate.
The last suggestion I have is to try to vary the tempo from song to song. I'm sure if you play "Two Pina Colada's" they will be dancing, but if the next two songs also have a cha-cha beat, you'll lose some interest in a hurry.
Maybe someone here can give more specifics, as I don't claim to be "a line dancer". I much prefer a 2-step or other couples dance, but then a lot of what goes for line dancing can also be said about couples as well. Good luck! |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 7:22 pm
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| sometimes they can only figure out how to dance to one specific song. even if you play a different song with 'the exact same beat' they won't be able to dance to it. it's a cult thing. |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 7:57 pm
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I've got two left feet so don't ask me about the steps.
Alan Jackson - Good Time
Brooks and Dunn - Boot Scootin Boogie
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Theres plenty more but these are pretty common. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 9:20 pm
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Thanks, Guys
bob |
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 4:01 am
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| Bob, after writing my reply I re-read your original post and now I see you have exactly the deal I mentioned - an instructor teaching before you play. That's your best source right there. And the band will get points for trying to play what the people like. |
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 4:46 am
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| Don R Brown wrote: |
| Bob, after writing my reply I re-read your original post and now I see you have exactly the deal I mentioned - an instructor teaching before you play. That's your best source right there. And the band will get points for trying to play what the people like. |
Right, but we need a good arsenal of line dancing songs since we are attracting that type crowd for the show.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 4:58 am
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But LINE DANCES generally have song-specific steps.
"Songs like that" doesn't always work, but songs with similar grooves may have a lot of appeal.
Joe Diffie's "Good Brown Gravy" is kinda fun.
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Bob Snelgrove
From:
san jose, ca
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 5:42 am
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
But LINE DANCES generally have song-specific steps.
"Songs like that" doesn't always work, but songs with similar grooves may have a lot of appeal.
Joe Diffie's "Good Brown Gravy" is kinda fun. |
I thought you could line dance to any song that had tha appropriate beat, etc.
So, is there a LD called "Elvira"? for example?
bob |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 5:57 am
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Indeed. It's kinda like DNA. Only a few moves (DNA letters) make up millions of subtly different dances (chromosomes), varying just a bit.
If you did the steps to Elvira while everyone else was on Achy Breaky, you'll Bonk into your neighbors.
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 6:16 am
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67CNsnCbbxM
I'm only joking.
As Barry Blackwood once said, after he heard this: They probably will stumble over their own feet, or something like that. 
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 7:26 am
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Unfortunately, most line dances I've witnessed, were to hip-hop, pop-rock and rap....good luck. 
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 8:01 am
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Just keep playing "Achey, Breaky, Heart" over and over again all night. It doubles as an interogating torcher
song also. Just keep playing it over and over. Your detainee will tell you anything you want to know just to get out of the room with his mind still intact. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 8:05 am
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| As Barry Blackwood once said, after he heard this: They probably will stumble over their own feet, or something like that. |
Regarding line dancers and their ilk, this song is the gift that keeps on giving. Nothing personal Bob, but I'm not helping anyone with anything about line dancing..  |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 9:00 am
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"Swingin'" by John Anderson
"Tulsa Time" by Don Williams, Eric Clapton, et al
"Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn |
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Dean Rimmer
From:
texas
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 9:26 am
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| friends dont let friends line dance.....just sayin |
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 9:39 am
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If someone knows a dance well, they should be able to do it to any song that has the appropriate beat, regardless of lyrics.
A DJ at a country bar shared a chuckle with me one time. He had a request for the Electric Slide, he played some country song or other, and the floor was filled with lines of people doing the dance. As soon as it was over, the girl who requested it came up and asked if he'd play the version they play at weddings - the real "Electric Slide" song, (I don't know who does it).
He said "What was wrong with the one I just played?" She said "Oh I only know how to do it to the real one". He said maybe she needed to go to a different venue for that one, and that about 60 people had managed to do just fine with the country song he had played. |
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Rick Campbell
From:
Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 11:57 am
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I think line dancing was one of the major contributors to the downfall and identity theft of country music.
RC |
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 12:30 pm
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I thought the line dancing "all-time-standard" was Cotton Eyed Joe...  I've been trying unsuccessfully to delete that melody from memory for at least 50 yrs lol..  |
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 12:33 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| sometimes they can only figure out how to dance to one specific song. even if you play a different song with 'the exact same beat' they won't be able to dance to it. it's a cult thing. |
Chris I really think it's f'n mental by now hehehe |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 2:28 pm
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| I thought the line dancing "all-time-standard" was Cotton Eyed Joe... I've been trying unsuccessfully to delete that melody from memory for at least 50 yrs lol.. |
I thought that was "square dancing.."
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| I think line dancing was one of the major contributors to the downfall and identity theft of country music. |
No doubt in my mind, Rick, no doubt whatsoever.. |
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Arty Passes
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 4:10 pm
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Don't know if Steve Earle is shaking his head in disgust, or grinning as he goes to the mailbox, but Copperhead Road has turned into one of the biggest line dance songs - every dance hall plays it.
And to think, I used to like (and play) that song.
Now it just gives me the creeps. |
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 7:43 pm
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 Line dancing is like disco to me, u just can't wait for it to (hopefully)die..... |
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