Notes on Beginner Dances
Please feel free to select your
own music for any of my beginner dances. Beginner lessons need that
flexibility. For example, if you want to teach "Winter Wonder Walk", it
certainly does not need to be done to a Christmas
song.
In case you need a slower song, I
almost always offer slower song options on my step sheets. I would
caution you not to take things too fast too quickly when teaching beginners;
but, on the other hand, be careful not to "dumb down" your beginners by never
giving them fast beginner dancers or they will have trouble progressing to
those faster songs they will find at the intermediate level. On the step
sheet for "Step Back" I have a long list of songs covering a large tempo range.
That is a fun dance to help increase confidence with faster
tempos.
Also on the topic of choosing music:
Perhaps you like a song that is normally used for an upper level dance.
Why not try it for a beginner dance?
The category "Upper Beginner"
contains dances that some might consider Level 1 dances because some
instructors teach them in their introductory courses. Each region and each
instructor is different when it comes to what they consider constitutes a
beginner-level dance. Likewise, some dances in Level2 might be classed as Low
Intermediate by others. Classifying dances is difficult, especially when the
dances are your own! |
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EASY
BEGINNER LINE DANCES - Level 1
These are the top
recommended line dances for novices/newcomers/people who have never seen line
dancing before.
The super easiest ones are starred ( * ).
The other
easy dances here are for beginners after a couple classes.
Boot Scootin'
Boogie (32) * Video
Bright Side of the
Road (32)
Canadian Stroll (16) *
Video
College Hustle (32)
* Video
Cowgirls Twist (32) *
Video
E. M. S. (32)
* Video
Make It Snappy (32) *
Step Back (32)
Video
Sugar Dip (32)
*
Sunny Guy (32) *
West Point Grey Blues (32)
Winter Wonder Walk (32)
You Got It (28)
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For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
UPPER BEGINNER LINE DANCES - Level 2
...also called Advanced
Beginner, Beginner Plus, Beginner Improver, Beginner Level II.
A Mind of Its Own (32)
Bump And Grind
(32)
Dream Walk (32)
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (32) Video
I Can Do It (64)
I
Only Want To Be With You (48) Video
Kick Start (24)
Little Ship (32)
Video
Little
Squirt (32) Video
Louisiana Kick (64)
Video
Mama
Knows Best (32) Video
Minute Waltz (24)
Video
Moon
Time (32)
Shake (32) Video
Something Easy
(32) Video
Sweet Smile (32)
Three Quarter Cha Cha (48)
For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
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LOW INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCES - Level
3
(Easy Intermediate)
Faith (32)
Flowers
(patterned)
Jambalaya Joe (32)
Santa C Boogie
(32)
Sh-Boom (64) Video
Show Me The Money (32)
Singapore Swing
(32) Video
Slap City (32)
Two Minute Waltz (48)
Wine Dance (32)
For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
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MID INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCES - Level
4
Bones (32)
Close Encounters (24)
Video
Diamond (48) Video
Dig The Groove (32)
Forever Dance (32)
Gimme That
Rhythm (32) Video
Give It A Whirl (32 + 2 count tag)
Home On The Range (32)
Imagination (32)
Long Live Love (32)
Mama Jazz (64)
Video
Million $
Cowboy 2000 (32)
More Where That Came From (128)
Neutron Dance (48)
Video
Not Going Home (64)
Rip (48)
Roll Back (64) Video
Southern Cross Cha
Cha (48) Video
Southland Waltz (48)
Still The One (48)
Thunderbolt (60)
Video
Vegas Boogie (48 + one tag)
Whoosh (32)
Wonderfully Crazy (48)
Workin' 9 to 5 (32) |
For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
UPPER INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCES -
Level 5
Across The Sea
(64)
Blacktop Boogie (phrased 48+)
Commitments To Love (96+tag)
Evil
Weevil (32)
Hot Pepper (32) Video
I'm With You (32)
My Annie (64)
Open Up (32)
Ophelia (64)
Rainbow Rhythm (64)
South Coast Swing
(32)
That Old Swing (32)
Thump Therapy (64)
Tops (24)
Tumbleweed 2 (phrased 48+) Video
WOW (32)
For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
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ADVANCED LINE DANCES - Level 6
2001 - The BC Coaster
(52) Video
All My Heart (32)
Video
Hot Pepper -
with the bell kick variation(32) Video
LDC Express (56) Video
No Trippin (32)
Whirl-Y-Reel (96 with "A-B-C" sections) Video
For STEP SHEETS and DESCRIPTIONS of these dances
CLICK HERE |
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Dance Style and/or Music
Style |
The level of the dance is
shown
in parentheses following the
name.
| African |
Rip (4)
Whoosh (4) |
| Boogie Woogie |
Gimme That Rhythm (4)
Santa C Boogie (4)
Thump Therapy (5)
Vegas Boogie (5) |
| Cajun |
Jambalaya Joe (3)
Louisiana Kick (2)
My
Annie (5)
Southland Waltz (4) |
| Charleston |
Mama Jazz (4)
Mama Knows Best
(2) |
Cha
-
Country Cha Cha / Colloquial Cha Cha / Social Cha Cha |
Southern Cross Cha Cha (4)
Three Quarter Cha Cha
(3) |
| Disco |
College Hustle (1)
Jump In (5)
Neutron
Dance (4)
Ophelia (5) |
| Fast |
2001 - The BC Coaster (6)
Bones (4)
Bright
Side Of The Road (2)
Hot Pepper (5)
Jambalaya Joe (3)
Mama Jazz
My Annie (5)
Not Going Home
(3)
Roll Back (4)
Show Me The Money (3)
Thump
Therapy (5)
Vegas Boogie (5)
Whirl-Y-Reel (5 or 6)
WOW (5) |
| Funky / Slow Groove |
Bump And Grind (2)
I'm With You (5)
Little
Squirt (2)
No Trippin (6)
Ophelia (5)
Shake (3)
Sugar Dip (1)
You Got It (1) |
| Latin / Caribbean |
Across The Sea (5)
Open
Up (5)
Long Live Love (4) |
| Paso Doble |
Minute Waltz (2) |
| Polka |
2001-The BC Coaster (6)
Close Encounters
(3)
Home On The Range (4)
Jambalaya Joe (3)
Show Me
The Money |
| Rumba (Rhumba) |
Little Ship (2)
|
| Soft shoe |
Sh-Boom (3)
That Old Swing (5) |
| Slow |
All My Heart (6)
Canadian Stroll (1)
Dream Walk (3)
Moon Time (2)
Sugar Dip
(1) |
| Swing |
Commitments To Love (5)
E.M.S. (1)
Imagination (4)
My Annie (5)
South Coast Swing
(5)
Still The One (4)
Tumbleweed 2 (5)
Vegas
Boogie (4-5)
Wine Dance (3) |
| Twist |
Cowgirls Twist (1)
Evil Weevil
(5) |
Two-Step
(Music only - none of these dances have
Q-Q-S-S steps) |
Bright Side Of The Road (1)
Flowers (3)
Something Easy (2)
Rainbow Rhythm
(5)
WOW (5) |
| Waltz |
Diamond (4)
Minute Waltz (2)
Southland
Waltz (4)
Two Minute Waltz (3) |
| Most Aerobic |
2001 (6)
Bones (4)
Gimme That Rhythm
(4)
Jambalaya Joe (3)
Jump In (4)
My Annie (5)
Rip (4)
Thunderbolt (4)
Workin'
(4) |
Least Aerobic
(Of course, this
depends on the
tempo of the song you choose.) |
Canadian Stroll (1)
Dream Walk (2)
Little Ship (2)
Make It Snappy
(1)
Moon Time (2)
West Point
Grey Blues (1)
Wine Dance (3)
You Got It
(1) |
Shortest
(16 Counts) |
Canadian Stroll
(1)
|
| (24
Counts) |
Close Encounters (3)
Kick Start (2)
Little Ophelia (3)
Minute Waltz (2)
Tops (5)
|
| (28
Counts) |
You Got It (1)
|
| 32 Counts |
All My Heart (6)
Bright Side
Of The Road (2)
Bones (4)
Boot Scootin' Boogie (1)
Bump And Grind (2)
Cha Cha Party (4)
College Hustle
(1)
Cowgirls Twist (1)
Dig The Groove (4)
Dream
Walk (2)
E. M. S. (1)
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (2)
Evil Weevil (5)
Faith (3)
Flowers (patterned) (3)
Forever Dance (4)
Gimme That Rhythm (4)
Give It A
Whirl (4)
Home On The Range (4)
Hot Pepper (5,6)
Imagination (4)
I'm With You (5)
Little Ship (2)
Little Squirt (2)
Long Live Love (4)
Make It
Snappy (1)
Mama Knows Best (2)
Million $ Cowboy 2000 (4)
No Trippin (6)
Open Up (5)
Santa C Boogie (3)
Shake (3)
Singapore Swing (3)
Slap City (3)
South Coast Swing (5)
Step Back (1)
Sugar Dip
(1)
Sweet Smile (2)
That Old Swing (5)
West Point
Grey Blues(1)
Whoosh (4)
Wine Dance (3)
Winter
Wonder Walk (1)
Workin' (4)
WOW (5) |
| 48 Counts |
Country Set (4)
(The)
Diamond (4)
I Only Want To Be With You (2)
Neutron
Dance (4)
Rip (4)
Southern Cross Cha Cha (4)
Southland Waltz (4)
Still The One (4)
Three
Quarter Cha Cha (2)
Tumbleweed 2 (5)
Two Minute Waltz
(3)
Vegas Boogie (5) TAG
Wonderfully Crazy |
| Longest |
More Where That Came From
Commitments To Love
Whirl-Y-Reel
Jump In
|
128 counts
96+32
counts
96 counts
80 counts |
HOLIDAY LINE DANCES
(Line dances appropriate to teach
around a holiday) |
| Christmas Line Dances |
Santa C Boogie (3)
Winter Wonder Walk
(1) |
| Valentine's Day Line Dances |
All My Heart (6)
Commitments To Love
(5)
Forever Dance (4)
I'm With You (5)
|
| St. Patrick's Day Linedances |
Whirl-Y-Reel (6)
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| Mardi Gras Line Dancesmardi gras line dances |
Jambalaya Joe (3)
Louisiana Kick (3)
Southland Waltz (4) |
| Mothers Day Line Dances |
Mama Jazz (4)
Mama Knows Best
(2) |
| Canada Day Line Dances |
Canadian Stroll (1)
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| Graduation Day Line Dances |
College Hustle
(1) |
Best Convention
Dances
(Best line dances for beginners / novices)
|
Boot Scootin' Boogie
(1)
Canadian Stroll (1)
College Hustle (1)
Cowgirls Twist (1)
E. M. S. (1)
Something Easy (2) |
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