After The Beginners Dance Programme
Here are some suggested dances to follow the beginners programme. They are mostly beginner or improver level, and are invariably popular.
(You can also download this list as a spreadsheet here.)
Some classics:
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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13MWZ | Sherry McClure | Un, Dos, Tres | Ricky Martin |
Black Coffee | Helen O'Malley | Black Coffee | Lacy J. Dalton |
Bosa Nova | Phil Dennington | Blame It On The Bossa Nova | Jane McDonald |
Champagne Promise | Tina Argyle | Champagne Promise | David Nail |
Coastin' | Ray & Tina Yeoman | Lord Of The Dance | Michael Flatley |
Closer | Mary Kelly | Closer | Susan Ashton |
Come Dance With Me | Jo Thompson Szymanski | Come Dance With Me | Nancy Hays |
Cruisin' | Neil Hale | Still Cruisin' | The Beach Boys |
Dancing In The Dark | Jo Thompson Szymanski | Smoke Rings In The Dark | Gary Allan |
D.H.S.S. | Gaye Teather | Coffee | Supersister |
First Fool In Line | Cheryl Carter | First Fool In Line | Don Williams |
Grundy Gallup | Jenny Rockett | Sold | John Michael Montgomery |
Gypsy Queen | Hazel Pace | Gypsy Queen | Chris Norman |
Heartbreak Express | Peter Metelnick | Tonight The Heartache's On Me | Dixie Chicks |
I Close My Eyes | Hazel Pace | Ich Mach Meine Augen Zu | ChrisNorman&Nin |
I Just Want To Dance | Charlotte Williams | I Just Wanna Dance With You | George Strait |
Irish Stew | Lois Lighfoot | Irish Stew | Sham Rock |
Just A Memory | John Dean & Maggie Gallagher | Memories Are Made Of This | The Dean Brothers |
Just For Grins | Jo Thompson Szymanski | Billy B Bad | George Jones |
King Of The Road | Pedro Machado & Jo Thompson Szymanski | King Of The Road | Roger Miller |
Lamtarra Rhumba | Tony Chapman | Here Comes My Baby | The Mavericks |
Live, Laugh, Love | Rob Fowler | Live, Laugh, Love | Clay Walker |
Magic Moon | Robbie McGowan Hickie | Mr. Man In The Moon | Patty Loveless |
Midnight Waltz | Jo Thompson Szymanski | Children | The Mavericks |
My New Life | John Offermans | High Class Lady | The Lennerockers |
Quando When Quando | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Quando Quando Quando | Engelbert Humperdinck |
Places | Maria Hennings Hunt & Michelle Adlam | Places I've Never Been | Mark Wills |
Reggae Cowboy | Gene Schrivener | Reggae Cowboy | BellamyBrothers |
Ribbon Of Highway | Neil Hale | Ribbon Of Highway | Scooter Lee |
Rose Garden | Jo Thompson Szymanski | Rose Garden | Scooter Lee |
Smokey Places | Michelle Perron | Smokey Places | Ronnie McDowell |
Speak To The Sky | Keith Davies | Speak To The Sky | Brendon Walmsley |
T- Bone Shuffle | Peter Metelnick | T- Bone Shuffle | Boz Scaggs |
Tennessee Waltz Surprise | Andy Chumbley | Tennessee Waltz | Ireen Sheer |
The Lemon Tree | Kim Ray | Lemon Tree | Fool's Garden |
This & That | Gary Lafferty | Woman | Mark Chesnutt |
Toes | Rachel McEnaney | Toes | Zac Brown Band |
Tush Push | Jim Ferrazzano | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks |
Walking The Line | Unknown | Life's A Dance | John Michael Montgomery |
Wishful Thinking | Jim O'Neill | Lovin' All Night | Rodney Crowell |
Ten of the best harder classics - may be a challenge, but worth it:
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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Before The Devil | Alan Birchall | If You're Going Through Hell | Rodney Atkins |
Caught In The Act | Ann Wood | Who's been sleeping in my bed | Glenn Frey |
Fields Of Gold | Lois Lightfoot | Fields Of Gold | Sting |
Galway Girls | Chris Hodgson | The Galway Girl | Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle |
Islands In The Stream | Karen Jones | Islands In The Stream | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
J’ai Du Boogie | Max Perry | J'ai Du Boogie | Scooter Lee |
Pot Of Gold | Liam Hrycan | Dance Above The Rainbow | Ronan Hardiman |
Scotia Samba | Liz & Bev Clarke | Dance The Night Away | The Mavericks |
Shania's Moment | Nathan Easey | From This Moment On (Tempo Mix) | Shania Twain |
Vertical Expressions | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Vertical Expressions | The Bellamy Brothers |