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Here are some Line Dancing Tips; inexperienced dancers should keep the following tips in mind before hitting the dance floor:

• Don't be afraid to jump in and try it.


• Once you learn a few basic steps, such as the grapevine, you will find it much easier to pick up new combinations.


• You may want to start small. Don't jump into the middle of the most complex, fast-paced song of the night if it's your first time out.


• If you're new to the dance, stand on the outskirts of the dancing group, so you won't bump into anyone or get stepped on if you miss a directional change.


• If you attend a country line dancing night at a local bar or other venue, find out if there will be an instructional period at the beginning of the event. Reviewing the steps at a slower pace can make it much easier to catch every nuance of the dance.


• Instructional videos like Party Line Dances, can help you practice your steps at home. Review each piece of the dance as many times as necessary and never worry about getting in the way of others.

Dancers of all levels should remember that although there is typically a common way to perform each dance, there is always room for interpretation and local flair. Don't be surprised if you enter a new dance venue and find everyone inserting an extra hand clap or making quarter turns instead of half turns. Just go with the flow and enjoy.

On any given night in bars across the nation, happy people are moving their polished boots through country line dance steps. The dance’s popularity may lie in part in the fact that unlike most other social dances, country line dancing does not require the partners to learn how to dance in pairs. Instead, the dancers are independently moving while also synchronized to the music.

The roots of line dancing are not, as many think, rooted in cowboy culture or Western dancing. Most of the original steps are drawn from disco line dances from the 70’s such as the Electric Slide. While disco eventually died, the culture of country western music continued to develop.

With a lack of contact between the dancers, country line dance steps lend themselves to an atmosphere of flirtation and coquettish teasing. Several examples of these dances include:

• Cotton-Eye Joe
• El Paso
• Barn Dance– a mixer where partners switch as the dance progresses.
• Indian Outlaw
• Cowboy Cha-Cha– dancers in “sweetheart” position, moving together
• Walkin Wazi
• Cowboy Boogie
• Achy Breaky Heart

While the dancing itself has become very popular, not all country musicians are happy with the repetitive and simplistic structure of the music.

from: http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Country_Line_Dance_Steps

Line dancing's current popularity grew out of the disco period, when the country-western dance and music communities continued to explore and develop this form of dancing.

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Country Line Dancing Shawn Trautman Offers a whole line of great country line dancing instruction. His series will start you from the absolute beginning and progress naturally until you know all of the popular country western dances.

Party Line Dancing Continuing in the same style as Shawn Trautman's other line dance instruction videos, this is a great way to learn how to dance to all of the fun songs you will hear at weddings and other party events. These videos are packed with tons of line dance steps perfect for everyon

Here's your chance to learn all of the party line dances from DanceCrazy's great instructional line dancing video series. We will break everything down for you in an easy to follow, step by step method. We also will provide tips, and dance everything along to great party line dancing music. Check it out!