| What Is Line Dancing? |
|
Well obviously - standing in lines, walking through simple steps, clapping, kicking, and moving around the room in time with each other. Everyone does the same steps which are initially demonstrated by the teacher (which would be me)... ![]()
When you arrive people will probably already be dancing. The teacher calls out the names of three or four dances, and everyone jumps up and joins in. It is at this point that you will be thinking, "Not in a million years will I be able to do that!" Everyone does! BUT, when you look and see the sort of people doing it, all ages, sizes, and abilities you will soon see that it is actually very easy. The secret to Line Dancing is that you are only doing a few basic steps facing one direction, then you repeat them, facing another. It makes it look very complicated. It isn't! ore. You will occasionally learn dances new to everyone, which means that everyone is at the same stage when it comes to learning a new dance. ![]()
Don't expect to be able to do ALL the dances on your first evening! Do one or two, then sit out and watch. You can learn a lot from watching others. It usually takes just a few weeks just to get used to Line Dancing and to get to know the names of some of the steps.When brand new dances are taught from scratch, they are done slowly, until everyone has a basic idea how they work (The average dance takes between 5 and 15 minutes to teach) They are then done three times, to music, with the instructor calling out the steps. The dance is then refreshed later in the evening, and done again at following lessons, with the occasional reminder for all those who have instantly forgotton the steps! New dances are taught all the time so there will always be dances 'walked through'. That means quickly stepping it out to refresh your memory. You may even find that you can even pick dances up like |
| Last Updated on Thursday, 20 August 2009 18:14 |
How did it all begin?

I started Line Dancing in Newport in 1995 initially at the Kings Hotel. It was just, me, a few CDs, a sound system, and a couple of dances in my head. Along with my then dance partner Zoe, and my Mum, Vee, on the door taking tickets we managed to scrape together a class of around 15 - the first class in South Wales.
After much publicity in the local and national press, the small class soon caught the eye of the local TV stations - we even had an item on BBC Wales Today! The class quickly grew to over 400 - far too big for the hotel, so was promptly moved to the Newport Centre. More TV coverage ensued, and with Zoe moving on to pastures new, and me chucking in my daytime job as a graphic designer I eventually set up more classes. We are now the biggest Line Dance class in Wales, and one of the largest in the UK! As the forerunner to the Line Dancing craze, the chances are your local class probably began with us! As well as the regular lessons, there are occasional Party Nights where all come together for one big social evening, whether it be Christmas, Halloween, my birthday or just for the fun of it! And I’ve still got Mum on the door!

Web design by Adam Cuddihy Valid XHTML and CSS.

























What is Line Dancing
