Beyond A-B
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.)
Firstly, thirty classics
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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13MWZ | Sherry McClure | Un, Dos, Tres | Ricky Martin |
Black Coffee | Helen O'Malley | Sometimes When We Touch | Newton |
Coastin' | Ray & Tina Yeoman | Lord Of The Dance | Michael Flatley |
Closer | Mary Kelly | Closer | Susan Ashton |
Come Dance With Me | Jo Thompson | Come Dance With Me | Nancy Hays |
Country 2 Step | M.I.L. | I Just Want My Baby Back | Jerry Kilgore |
Cruisin' | Neil Hale | Still Cruisin' | The Beach Boys |
D.H.S.S. | Gaye Teather | Coffee | Supersister |
Easy Come Easy Go | Debbie Moore | Any Man Of Mine | Shania Twain |
God Blessed Texas | Shirley K. Batson | God Bless Texas | Little Texas |
Grundy Gallup | Jenny Rockett | Sold | John Michael Montgomery |
Just A Memory | John Dean & Maggie Gallagher | Memories Are Made Of This | The Dean Brothers |
Just For Grins | Jo Thompson | Billy B Bad | George Jones |
Kelly's Cannibals | Liz & Bev Clarke | Cannibals | Mark Knopfler |
King Of The Road | Pedro Machado & Jo Thompson | King Of The Road | Roger Miller |
Lamtarra Rumba | Tony Chapman | Here Come My Baby | The Mavericks |
Por Ti Sere | Jo Thompson | Por Ti Sere | Ronnie Beard |
Quando When Quando | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Quando Quando Quando | Engelbert Humperdinck |
Reggae Cowboy | Gene Schrivener | Reggae Cowboy | The Bellamy Brothers |
Ribbon Of Highway | Neil Hale | Ribbon Of Highway | Scooter Lee |
Rock Around The Clock | Unknown | Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley |
Smokey Places | Michelle Perron | Smokey Places | Ronnie McDowell |
Speak To The Sky | Keith Davies | Speak To The Sky | Brendon Walmsley |
Take A Breather | Maggie Gallagher | I Need A Breather | Darryl Worley |
Trashy Women | Dick & Geneva Matteis | Trashy Women | Confederate Railroad |
Tush Push | Jim Ferrazzano | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks |
Vertical Expressions | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Vertical Expressions | The Bellamy Brothers |
Walking The Line | Unknown | Life's A Dance | John Michael Montgomery |
Waltz Across Texas | Unknown | Waltz Across Texas | The Dean Brothers |
Wishful Thinking | Jim O'Neill | Lovin' All Night | Rodney Crowell |
Secondly, ten of the best harder classics - may be a challenge, but worth it
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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Beer For My Horses | Christine Bass | Beer For My Horses | Toby Keith & Willie Nelson |
Bosa Nova | Phil Dennington | Blame It On The Bossa Nova | Jane McDonald |
Crazy Foot Mambo | Paul McAdam | If You Wanna Be Happy | Dr. Victor & The Rasta Rebels |
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 |
Midnight Waltz | Jo Thompson | Children | The Mavericks |
Scotia Samba | Liz & Bev Clarke | Dance The Night Away | The Mavericks |
Shania's Moment | Nathan Easey | From This Moment On (Tempo Mix) | Shania Twain |
T- Bone Shuffle | Peter Metelnick | Sunchyme | Dario G |
Finally, a personal selection of ten recentish dances
NB: obviously this is just a selection and there are always more available but these have invariably been popular.
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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Cabo San Lucas | Rep Ghazali | Cabo San Lucas | Toby Keith |
Duck Soup | Frank Trace | Restless | Shelby Lynne |
Magic Moon | Robbie McGowan Hickie | Mr. Man In The Moon | Patty Loveless |
My New Life | John Offermans | High Class Lady | The Lennerockers |
Peaches And Cream | Peter & Alison | You're Sixteen | Ringo Starr |
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 |
Under The Sun | Kathy Chang & Sue Hsu | Under The Sun (Radio Edit) | Tim Tim |