World Line Dance Newsletter Saturday 12/27 PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE BY 6:30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY)

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Please Remember to vote this week.  List up to 8 of your favorites and email them to me at tka...@aol.com by 6:30 pm each Sunday. (same as NY time).  Please  use this format:  Dance/Choreographer/Level (if you know the level).  Thanks to everyone who votes early because it saves me so much time on Sundays and thanks to everyone who takes the time to vote!  


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NOTE FROM ME: I'm late nagging you to vote this week but please send your votes by 6:30 Sunday (same as NY time). List up to 8 of your favorites and email to me at tka...@aol.com and if you know all this info, please add it. If not, just put the dance:

Dance/Choreographer/Level

Subject: H.O.T. Heart of Texas Event

From: Nikki Simpson

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! FYI Although you can register any time (even at the door!) to attend H.O.T. Heart of Texas, December 31 is the deadline for obtaining the lowest prices on event passes. To take advantage of the lowest prices, register now at www.hotheartoftexas.com or be sure your mail-in envelope is postmarked by or before December 31. A registration form (with physical address) can be downloaded from the web.
 
Hope to see you next year at 2026 H.O.T. Heart of Texas, April 16-19 (not Easter weekend)!! Nikki and Tom
 
Jill Babinec    Amy Glass Bailey    Glenn Ball    Megan Barsuglia    Scott Blevins
Gail Eaton    Cody Flowers    Maggie Gallagher    Colin Ghys    Christopher Gonzalez  Juan Gonzalez    Bonita Malone    Guyton Mundy    Trevor Thornton            
Nikki Simpson                    
Director, H.O.T. Heart of Texas 
Line Dance Instructor Allen, TX 
H.O.T. Heart of Texas Line Dance Event 
April 16-19, 2026

Subject: Joyland in Sarasota, FL Saturday Night (12/27) Beginner to Intermediate Line Dance Class
From: rose...@gmail.com

 
SATURDAY Class: Happy Friday! Come on out for lessons tomorrow night! Saturday, (12/27)  Right here in lovely Sarasota, FL at Joyland!
***This is our very last class and last night open at our current location.***
***Tickets are now on sale for our Feb 21st Line Dance Workshop with Jeff French and Rob Rob Holley.
https://joylandsarasota.com/events/heels-down-hearts-up/?

-Doors open at 6PM.
-Lessons are from 6:30 to 8:30PM. $10.00
-Rye Road will take the stage at 8:45

Dances:
1. Final Week (Reteach) Song: Cowgirl - Parmalee. Dance (Beginner) Cowgirl Rockin' by Nina Skyrud, Nils Ole Nilsen, Kari Ludvigsen & Roy A. Shepherd
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/191692/cowgirl-rockin

2. Second Week New! Song: 3,2,1 - Tucker Wetmore. Dance (Improver) 3,2,1 by Carol Jensen & Alexa Crittenden from the Ranch
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/204822/321

3. Final Week: Song: Darlin' - Chase Matthew. Dance: Sugar Darlin' by two instructors from the Dallas Bull (and my friends) Melanie Cheever & Margaret Morrison
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/184905/sugar-darlin

4. Final Week (Reteach): Song: OLD COUNTRY BARN - James Johnston. Dance: Around the Fire by Kate Sala, Chrystel DURAND, Darren Bailey & Guillaume Richard
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/176253/around-the-fire
 
Subject: Monday Night Line Dancing with Jackie in Virginia Beach, VA 

Tuesday Night Line Dancing with Jackie in Portsmouth, VA

From: Jackie O'Keefe Lincoln

 
 
Next MONDAY NIGHT - Denims, Rhinestones & Diamonds $6
I TAKE REQUESTS EVERY NIGHT TOO.
5:30 Intermediate/Advanced - Review Off The Track
 
Fraternal Order of Eagles 
1061 Newtown Rd 
Virginia Beach, VA 
 
Next TUESDAY NIGHT - In Person - Peppy Steppers $5 
I TAKE REQUESTS EVERY NIGHT TOO.
5:30 Beginner - New Teach Love Potion 666
6:30 Improver - New Teach Crank It Up
7:30 Intermediate - New Teach Laugh Til I Cry
 
Simonsdale Civic Hall
5006 Vick Street
Portsmouth, VA 23701
 
Some of the dances we enjoy
 
3 Tequila Floor/Maddison Glover & Jo Thompson Szymanski/Intermediate
5 Times You/Niels Poulsen/Improver
A Rattlesnake Kiss - Maddison Glover (AUS) - Improver
Bad Lovers/Jose Vane/Shane McKeever/Niels Poulsen/Intermediate
Big Red Balloon/Rachel McEnaney/Improver
Brotherly Love-Gary O’Reilly-High Improver
Can't Catch Me/Tim Johnson & Jean Pierre Madge/Intermediate
Don Angel Rock You/Belloque Vane, Verhagen, Fillion, Durand, Bonnier, Ghys/Imp.
Everyone Needs a Hero / Roy Verdonk, Grace David & Jef Camps / Easy Intermediate
Ghosted/Niels Poulsen/Intermediate
Give Me Your Tempo - Nathan Gardiner (SCO) - Improver
Heel, toe, rodeo - Gary O’Reilly - improver
Hoedown/Gary O'Reilly/Absolute Beginner
Islands in the Stream, by Karen Jones
I've Seen It All/Gary O'Reilly/Intermediate
Jealous of the Sun/Lee Hamilton & Jose Miguel Belloque Vane/Improver
Let's Do Da Dance/Rob Fowler/Improver
Liquor Talking/Maddison Glover/Intermediate
Love Me Harder/Whitehouse/McKeever/intermediate
No Remorse/Simon Ward-Niels Poulson/Intermediate 
No Time To Talk/Karl-Harry Winston/Intermediate
Pieces/Betts/Intermediate
Real Men Cry/Madison Glover/improver
Say Goodbye/Diane Capron/Absolute Beginner
Searching Soul/Poulsen/High Improver Waltz
Show Me/Joey Warren/Intermediate
Slow Motion/Grace David, Roy Verdonk, Jef Camps /Improver
Southern Gospel/Maddison Glover/Low Intermediate
Take Me to the Beach/Ruston, Danvoie, Liadouze, Richard/Low Intermediate
Texas Girls/Dan Albro/Low Intermediate
That Honky Tonk Highway - Maggie Shipley - Absolute Beginner
The Vibe/Tim Johnson/Intermediate
We Pray/Guillume Richard/Esmeralda van de Pol/Intermediate 
Wings to Fly / Rhoda Lai & Hayley Wheat ley / Absolute Beginner
 
See you on the dance floor!
 
Jackie

Subject: Recommended Reading for All Line Dancers

 
Line Dance Essentials: A must have guide to Line Dancing by Peter Heath
 
Dancing Is the Best Medicine: The Science of How Moving to a Beat Is Good for Body, Brain, and Soul by Julia F. Christensen, Dong-Seon Chang
 
This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music by Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas
 
 
Paul Hughes
Line Dance With Paul
Steps in Line

  

Subject: Suncoast Line Dance Workshop in March 2026
From: John Dembiec
 
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
 
I had a big infusion a registrations the last few days and now under 30 spots left.
 
Next Thursday is the last day for early bird pricing. Secure your spot while you can. I know of a few more that are coming. Let's rock this thing!!!
 
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 Subject: Dance

 
Dance:
  1. Dance develops strength, fluidity, flexibility, stamina, and balance.
  2. Dance helps us master skills through progressive training.
  3. Dance is a stimulating cognitive activity that connects mind to body.
  4. Dance helps us to forge social connections and a sense of belonging.
  5. Dance harnesses imagery, rhythm, and music in the service of intentional movement.
  6. Dance helps us express stories and emotions through our bodies.
  7. Dance sparks creativity and develops problem-solving skills.
  8. The essence of dance is joy.
Paul Hughes
Line Dance With Paul
Steps in Line

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From: Carol Craven, tka...@aol.com

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List up to 8 of your favorites with choreographer and level if you know it and email to me at tka...@aol.com before 6:30 PM EDT on Sunday. Please add the choreographer and level of the dance if you know it.   

Reminder from Carol

Please do not number the votes 1-8, send me extra things, or put the name on one line and the other information on another line, it saves me time because I have to erase all extra things and spacing and formatting before I can sort. Thanks, as always, for your votes. Classes, socials, and events are starting again and we NEED to know what dances most people will know or want to know so your vote is important. 

 

 


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