Reviews – October 2015
Big Dave – North East UK
Awesome Linedancing
My Dance of the Month
Newline : My Father's Son
Mainstream : Tuesday Blues
Easy : Open My Eyes
Beginner/Improver : Try Me
Note : The scores below are my own assessment – They take into account class feedback/reaction – But ultimately
they are my own view – To see the class scores check out my Dances Taught pages & see a rating out of 5 from the
dancers themselves – We agree most times – But not always !!
Try Me (Ria Vos)
Jason Derulo (Try Me)
48/4 Improver
Music 10 Dance 10
A bouncy/cool Samba - Love dancing this one - A great track & an easy yet cool dance - Neat
side/back-rock opening, love the samba's into the samba turn & room too for some funky styling in
the rock/ball/back section - Awesome improver dance - And no reason why all the intermediates
should not love it too - As ever Go Ria :-)
Open My Eyes (Tina Argyle)
Nathan Carter (Good Morning Beautiful)
32/2 Improver/Easy Intermediate
Music 10 Dance 9
A lovely smooth Nathan Carter Nightclub - Love the track & the dance flows really well - Cool
diagonal opening sequence into syncopated forward rocks & I really like the long sailor/drags into a
sailor/run around turn - Check this out everyone - An awesome country/nightclub/mainstream hit
from Tina :-)
Boiling Point (Karl-Harry Winson & Tina Argyle)
Travis Tritt (Burning Love)
64/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 9
A cracking East Coast to a great Travis cover of Burning Love - Rockin' classic dancing, not least
the Elvis knees - I especially like the upbeat kickball/twist opening into struts & a hinge turn
sequence & the back weave/turn ending - A must for intermediate country fans & surely heading for
the Up Country No.1 spot at the very least :-)
Hit The Base (Daniel Whittaker)
Belmondo (Club Is Mine)
64/4 Intermediate
Music 10 Dance 10
A cracking funky pop Cha heading for the charts for sure - A great dance beat - And the dance rises
to the occasion - Cool jazz/turn opening into funky hip/rock/hitches & I especially like the side
rocks into the reverse walk around & Wizard steps - Hope this one makes the top - Love it - Well
done 'Chill Factor Man Dan' !! :-)
Adorable (Ria Vos)
Jasmine Thompson (Adore)
64/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 10
An awesome cool pop West Coast track & a rival to Robbie's Jump The Jun - A top 10 prospect for
sure - Like Robbie's I love the cool back/drag opening - It flows great to the track & I especially
like the simple yet cool step/rock cha sequence, the hold/hip-rock-turn move & the weave turn Then there's the great ending with struts/kick-jazz into the rock & roll - Love it all !! :-)
Adrenaline Rush (Maggie Gallagher)
Anna Rossinelli (Shine In The Light)
64/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 9
A great beaty pop East Coast beat - Classic Maggie G !! :-) It's an East Coast with a fast 8&1 Cha
feel - Love the syncopated switches with the twist/hitch into the funky hip/rocks - And a fun
'Adrenaline Rush' tag :-)
Tuesday Blues (Simon Ward)
Elton John (I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues)
64/2 Higher Intermediate
Music 10 Dance 10
An awesome Nightclub to classic Elton John - I'm a big Elton fan so this like Don't Let The Sun Go
Down is an immediate hit for me - What I like most is that it is a meaty 64 counts packed with lots
of great steps - My new No.1 dance - And this from the guy always complaining about too many
Nightclubs !! lol :-) Just love the attitude walk/hitch opening, the vauderville/double-pivot ending &
everything else in between - Lots of cool syncopation but I also like the Nightclub basic sequence in
the middle - It's awesome !!! :-) ......... OK I'm a bias Elton fan !! :-)
Won't Tell A Soul (Rachael McEnaney-White & Malene Jakobsen)
Charlie Puth (I Won't Tell A Soul)
32/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 9
Another lovely smooth 'Girl Crush' style rolling-8 dance - Like Extreme Love another without the
(a) steps - And another big hit I'm sure - Cool fast cross & heel Vauderville into lovely slow 1/2
sweep weave & cross rocks - And love the 1 & 1/4 run-around turn at the end :-)
Even If (Dee Musk)
Ella Eyre (Even If)
96/2 Advanced
Music 9 Dance 9
A lovely smooth waltz - Advanced but just long - Go for it waltz lovers - Please don't be put off by
96 counts or 'Advanced' - It turns & flows like a lovely classic waltz to an awesome track - I
especially like the side/drag/turning basic sequence & the rock/reverse-turn ending & all the classic
twinkles, weaves & spirals too :-)
Body On Me (Neville & Julie)
Rita Ora (Body On Me)
64/2 Higher Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 10
A classy N&J slow/cool 8&1 Cha with a smooth West Coast feel - Awesome track & something
challenging & different - It features cool reverse/turns & I especially like the touch/turns into the
Samba/Diamond-Weave ending - Top class dance & a lovely track :-)
Fallin' Up (Guyton Mundy & Fred Whitehouse)
SoMo (Fallin' Up)
32/4 Higher Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 10
A tricky but cool rolling-8 dance - Enjoying Extreme Love & Won't Tell A Soul but to be honest
missing the (a) steps & these are back with style in this dance - Love the cool & different diagonal
touch/spiral/spin sequence & the spiral/hitch/sweep/monterey ending :-)
Almost Lover (Klara Wallman)
Jasmine Thompson (Almost Lover)
32/2 Intermediate/Advanced
Music 8 Dance 9
A classy cool Newline Nightclub - I especially like the spiral into the run around turn - Klara did an
awesome job at our Newline weekend & I'm excited to share that Klara will have a workshop at
Eurodance next June :-)
One Minute (J.P. Madge)
Missy Elliot (One Minute Man)
64/2 Intermediate
Music 10 Dance 10
A mega cool & different funky dance that his the beat really well - A big class favourite - We want
more of these JP - A master class in hitting the beat - With the hip bumps, the hitch/kicks & the
ending down/down/down - Also love the moonwalks & backward anchor steps ...... Well love
trying at least - Oh to be young & funky :-)
Only Love (Guyton Mundy)
Shaggy (Only Love)
Phrased Advanced
Music 10 Dance 10
A funky classic - A big hit from San Francisco & Newline - For me it's top draw Guyton funky &
more about the cool steps & phrasing than 'arms' - I'm not big on too much 'arms' but this is just
right for me - Cool snake arms - I can do that !! :-) Love the smoothness of Part A before the funky
fastness of B&C - Then yep B has your snake arms & C a cool chug turn - Our classes hit funky
pick from Newline :-)
Cliche Love Song (Jo, John & Guyton - Team USA)
Basim (Cliche Love Song)
32/2 Intermediate
Music 8 Dance 8
An upbeat feel good fun dance - With a cool tag - The winning Pro-choreography dance out of
Chicago for Team USA - It won't break any records but enjoy it for a while :-) Guyton got some
arms into it at the end of the tag too !! lol :-) Just an easy but fast flowing dance to a fun track Love the tag !!! :-) Wish I could whistle !!! :-)
Second Hand Heart (Maggie Gallagher)
Ben Haenow (Second Hand Heart)
64/4 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 9
Hot on the heels of a hit with Adrenaline Rush last week the class loved this one too, another great
pop Cha - I just hope both dances make it & one of them does not fall through the cracks like
sometimes happens when two come along at the same time - This one a cool 'Darling Hold My
Hand' style pop Cha packed with all the classic & cool steps - The ending sections are especially
cool with funky hips & switches & a diagonal jump out - Great dance/track.
My Father's Son (Roy Verdonk & Roy Hadisubroto)
Conner Reeves (My Father's Son)
64/2 Higher Intermediate
Music 10 Dance 10
A lovely slow/smooth West Coast along the lines of Faith & Desire & I'm Mad - Everyone loved
this one - Love the rock/hesitation turns, the cross/twist turns & the syncopated sailor into the cool
slow hesitation turn ending - Super cool dance :-)
Crazy For You (Robbie M. Hickie)
Anderson East (Only You)
64/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 8
An easy cool & classic Cha - A Cry To Me sort of track & Amame sort of dance - Love the
side/drag/cross-shuffle opening & the paddles into the stomp - Really nice mainstream Cha dance.
Better When I'm Dancin' (Julia Wetzel)
Meghan Trainor (Better When I'm Dancin')
64/2 Intermediate
Music 9 Dance 9
A lovely cool upbeat mainstream Samba - More great Meghan Trainor - Feel good Samba dancing Love the side/kick-ball opening & the cross/flick into cool hip roll turns - A great dance from Julia
who was a big hit recently here at World Dance Masters.
From The Other Side (Neville & Julie)
Adele (Hello)
32/4 Intermediate/Advanced
Music 9 Dance 9
A claasy smooth Nightclub to the new Adele track Hello - More advanced than intermediate but
well worth the effort - The 1/2 sweep opening is cool keeps you on your toes, especially with the
restarts - I especially like the twist/spiral/sweep sequence & the reverse turn ending into the
beginning - Lovely smooth dance.