Over the last several months we've taken an interest in learning more couples dances, and to that end we've visited some new venues where couples dances are taught. The reality we've discovered is that some instructors don't physically have the room for couples dances, while others simply don't teach them.
We have to admit this has been a lot of fun, and it feels good to be able to get up on the floor and dance together instead of always being a part of the mob. It's fun, the dances are generally smooth and flowing, and it just feels downright romantic.
In this edition of the blog we thought we'd put together a list of the couples dances we enjoy, and that seem to be done to a variety of music in our area, and hope this may help you learn a few that perhaps you don't know. The list is by no means exhaustive, and not in any particular order.
El Paso - Unknown Choreographer - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Charleston Bump - Bill Rice - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
The Shadow - Nancy Martin - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Sidekick - Rick & Kathy Stearns - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
East Hill Twist - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Billy's Dance - Pierre Mercier - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Bucket Seats - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Homegrown Honky Tonk - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Butterfly Waltz - Unknown - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Lorrie's Dance - Bill Williamson - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Tailspin - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Castaways - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Laying Back - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Cowboy Rhythm Strong - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Blue Rose - Darrell & Doris Aldrich - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Whiskey Wishes - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Lover Please Come Back - Bobby Houle - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
Lonely Girl - Dan Albro - Stepsheet - Demo Video - Music
We've included links to stepsheets, demo videos, and where possible a link to the music the dance was originally choreographed to. Of course we find that these dances are done to other music as well, and they work just fine.
Many thanks to the local instructors who try so hard to include couples dancing in their lessons; Jim Dawson, Eric Mosley, Shirley Mackey, and Lars Anderson.
We hope you enjoy our list of partner dances, and as always, if you want to keep up on all that's going on in our little corner of the dance world feel free to like Dora and Gary's Line Dancing Page on Facebook.
