Line Dancing: Myths & Facts June 18, 2009
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Myth – Line Dance is danced to country music only.
Fact – Line Dance is danced to all sorts of music, eg. Latin, Pop, R&B, Soul, Rock, etc.
Myth – Line Dance is a pedestrian activity, only for senior citizens.
Fact – Line Dance is danced by people of all ages. The choice of dance is extremely varied, ranging from the simple to the more advanced; the gentler rhythms to the more energetic.
Myth – “Yeehaa” is what you shout out when you Line Dance.
Fact – This was created by the media and seems to have stuck.
Myth – You have to wear cowboy outfits.
Fact – Anything goes, as long as you wear comfortable supportive footwear.
Myth – Line Dance only consists of very basic steps such as walk walk stomp stomp.
Fact – Line Dance encompasses many dance styles, drawing from a variety of influences such as Latin, Ballroom, Jive, Irish, Funk, Salsa, etc. making it the most diverse dance form in the world.
Source: http://www.lynneschapiro.com/homepage.htm
Note: Cha Cha Conchita was listed as a Top10 dance in the month of May’09 in Lynne’s site!
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