nPostednon September 10, 2013
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Donyou know the Electric Slide?
Donyou know the Electric Slide?n
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nThenAchy Breaky?
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nHownabout the Watermelon Crawl?
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nLinendancing is a kind of country-and-western dance performed in lines.nIt’s pretty easy, because you have no partner or square depending onnyou (in other words, if you mess up, you don’t mess anybody elsenup!). It’s nice because you don’t need a partner (and you don’t havento hold a stranger’s sweaty hand!). And it’s great because it isngood exercise and (best of all) fun!
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Actually,nthere are a lot of line dances from other folk traditions, as well.nAs a teen I loved joining hands and dancing the hora (annIsraeli dance) in such long, winding lines that we could make complexnpatterns. I loved dancing the Greek folk dance miserlou in anhuge circle (which is just a line that has joined ends). n
Actually,nthere are a lot of line dances from other folk traditions, as well.nAs a teen I loved joining hands and dancing the hora (annIsraeli dance) in such long, winding lines that we could make complexnpatterns. I loved dancing the Greek folk dance miserlou in anhuge circle (which is just a line that has joined ends). nn
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There are other sorts of line dances, too. The Thriller dance is a great line dance!
There are other sorts of line dances, too. The Thriller dance is a great line dance! n
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n(By the way, if you have ever wondered what almost 14 THOUSAND people dancing “Thriller” looks like, check out this video!)
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nButnthese days, when we hear “line dancing,” we generally think ofncountry-and-western dances.
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So,ngrab your cowboy hat, your boots, and start scooting and kicking,nvining and stomping to these videos:
So,ngrab your cowboy hat, your boots, and start scooting and kicking,nvining and stomping to these videos:n
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nHerenis a YouTube video teaching the Cowboy Cha Cha.
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nHerenis a really slow-and-easy teaching pace to teach the very beginningnof a dance called the Tush Push. (Notice all the other parts of thendance at the right side of the screen.)
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nAndnhere is one of the most popular dances: Bootscootin’ Boogie!
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nAlsonon this date:
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St. George’s Caye Day in Belize
St. George’s Caye Day in Belize
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nGibraltar’snNational Day
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Archeologist Robert Koldeway’s birthday
Archeologist Robert Koldeway’s birthday n
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nPlannAhead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, Septembernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in September.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Octobernholidays, Octobernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in October.
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