Whitby Monday Night Beginner
Dances done 20/11/2023 – Last class for 2024. First class for 2024 is Monday 29th January
The dances written in purple are the ones we did in class this week.
| Dance Name | Choreographer | Step Sheet/Video |
| Arlesey Stomp | Alison & Peter Metelnick | click here |
| Built To Last | Tim Gauci | click here |
| Country As Can Be | Suzanne Wilson | click here |
| EZ My, Cold Cold Heart | Helma Nur & Katarina Sherrina | click here |
| Holding Out For A Hero (2023) | Gordon Elliott | click here |
| Hot Stuff | Luke Watson | click here |
| I’m Alive Remix | Christine Stewart | click here |
| I Will Follow Him | Gordon Elliott | click here |
| Little Flowers | Carrie Ann Earl | click here |
| Little Red Book | Dee Musk | click here |
| Love Is On Our Side | Christine Stewart | click here |
| Lucky Lips | Gary Lafferty | click here |
| Mamma Maria | Frank Trace | click here |
| Mellow Moonlight | Sue Ayers | click here |
| One (L/P) | Janet Kearney | click here |
| Remix Of Love | Gary O’Reilly | click here |
| Rocket to the Sun | Maddison Glover | click here |
| Shivers Baby | Gitte Kunckel Stehr | click here |
| Sleepwalker | Christine Stewart | click here |
| **Sugar Sugar** | Gordon Elliott | click here |
| The Morning After | Gary O’Reilly & Maggie Gallagher | click here |
| When Will I Be Loved | Gary O’Reilly | click here |
| Wild Heart | Karen Hunn | click here |
**Sugar Sugar** I use the dance “Sugar Sugar” as a split floor dance to the Intermediate dance “Patient Heart”. I don’t use the music that “Sugar Sugar” was choreographed to!!
Here’s the music I use for “Sugar Sugar”
Videos showing how to do:
Weave
“Weave” was taught on Monday 02/10/2023 in the dance “One (L/P)”.
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Monterey 1/4 Turn Right
“Monterey 1/4 turn right” was taught on Monday 04/09/2023 in the dance “Love Is On Our Side”.
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1/2 Pivot Turn Right
“1/2 Pivot Turn Right” was taught on Monday 24/07/2023 in the dance “I’m Alive Remix”.
Shuffle Forward and Shuffle Back
“Shuffle Forward” and “Shuffle Back were taught on Monday 24/07/2023 in the dance “I’m Alive Remix”.
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Cross Shuffle Step
“Cross Shuffle” was taught on Monday 12/06/2023 in the dance “Little Red Book”.
This video also demonstrates how to do the various types of other shuffle steps
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Side Shuffle Step
“Side Shuffle” was taught on Monday 29/05/2023 in the dance “Sleepwalker”.
Although this video is in Chinese there are English subtitles. I think it demonstrates quite well how to do the various types of shuffle steps
Side Shuffle, Rock Back Recover Forward (can also be called Lindy Step but generally, not in NZ.)
“Side Shuffle, Rock Back, Recover Forward” was taught on Monday 29/05/2023 in the dance “Sleepwalker”.
In some countries this pattern is referred to as the Lindy Step.
This video shows how to do the various shuffle steps but also shows how to do side shuffle, rock back, recover forward.
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Lock Step
“Lock Step” was taught on Monday 14/03/2023 in the dance “Shivers Baby”.
Be sure to end with weight fully on the Right foot at the end of the Lock Step and have body weight slightly forward
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Coaster Step
“Coaster Step” was taught on Monday 14/03/2023 in the dance “Shivers Baby”.
In the dance “Shivers” we don’t touch/tap our Left foot beside the Right foot. Hold for 1 count/beat instead
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Jazz Box
“Jazz Box” was taught on Monday 13/02/2023 in the dance “Arlesey Stomp”
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Rock Step
“Rock Steps” were taught on Monday 07/11/2022 in the dance “Mellow Moonlight”
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Rumba Box
The “Rumba Box” was taught on Monday 17/10/2022 in the dance “EZ My, Cold Cold Heart”
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K Step
The “K” Step was taught on Monday 10/10/2022 in the dance “Remix Of Love”
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1/4 Pivot Turn
The 1/4 pivot turn left was taught on Monday 19/09/2022 in the dance “Hot Stuff”
I’ve included 2 videos for this step as in one the instructor turns on the flat of her foot
and in the other video the instructor turns on the ball of her foot. Either way is OK.
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Step Point
Cross Points were taught on Monday 19/09/2022 in the dance “Hot Stuff
Think of this as walking/stepping forward on one foot then tapping the other foot (the one that has no weight on it) to the side.
You then walk/step forward on the foot you just tapped to the side.
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Rocking Chair
The Rocking Chair Step was taught on Monday 12/09/2022 in the dance “Country As Can Be”
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Walk Forward
Walk Forward was taught on Monday 05/09/2022 in the dance “Rocket to the Sun”
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Grapevine (Vine)
Vine With A Touch was taught on Monday 05/09/2022 in the dance “Rocket to the Sun”
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V Step
The “V” Step was taught on Monday 05/09/2022 in the dance “Rocket to the Sun”
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Step Touch
Step Touch was taught on Monday 05/09/2022 in the dance “Rocket to the Sun”
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Vine 1/4 turn
Vine with a 1/4 turn was taught on Monday 05/09/2022 in the dance “Mamma Maria”