Welcome to my final post featuring the dance nominations for the Crystal Boot Awards. The deadline for getting your votes in is fast approaching with only a few days to go, so today I'm going to go through the nominations for the "Dance of the Decade". There are 22 nominations in this category so lets get started shall we.

Below, I have listed each dance and provided you with the level, dance details, video and script so you can compare them all side by side.

In no particular order, the nominees for Dance of the Decade are:

Alcazar

Choreographed by Karl-Harry Winson & Robbie McGowan Hickie, this Intermediate, 52 count 4 wall dance is to "Blame it on the Disco" by Alcazar. Choreographed in November 2014 it is currently 78th in the Linedancer Magazine Intermediate Charts.

Click here to view the script.

All I Can Say

Choreographed by Racheal McEnaney White & Simon Ward, this Intermediate, 64 count, 2 wall dance is to "Beautiful" by Frankie J Feat. Pitbull. Choreographed in February 2014, this dance is currently 40th in the Old Favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine.

To view the script click here.

Be Strong

Choreographed by Audrey Watson, this Improver, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to "Words 'I Love You' by Chris de Burgh. Choreographed in May 2005, this dance is currently 33rd in the Old Favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine.

To view the script click here.

Beautiful in My Eyes

Choreographed by Simon Ward, this Intermediate, 32 count, 2 wall dance is to a track of the same name by Joshua Kadison. Choreographed in May 2012, this dance is currently 11th in the Old Favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine.

To view the script click here.

Bittersweet Memory

Choreographed by Ria Vos, this Intermediate, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to "Clouds" by David Nail. Choreographed in October 2010, this dance is currently 16th in the Old Favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine.

To view the script click here.

The Blarney Roses

Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher, this Improver, 32 count, 2 wall dance is to "Where the Blarney Roses Grow" by The Willoughby Brothers and was choreographed in March 2012.

To view the script click here

Blue Night Cha

Choreographed by Kim Ray, this Beginner, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to "Blue Night" by Michael Learns to Rock. Choreographed in  July 2010 this dance is currently 12th in the Beginner Charts on the Linedancer Magazine website.

To view the script click here.

Bosa Nova

Choreographed by Phil Dennington, this Intermediate, 64 count, 4 wall dance is to "Blame it on the Bossa Nova" by Jane McDonald. Choreographed in June 2005, this dance is currently joint 40th in the Old Favourites Chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Galway Girls

Choreographed by Chris Hodgson, this Improver, 31 count, 2 wall line dance is to "Galway Girl" by Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle. Choreographed in June 2008, this dance is currently joint 40th  in the Old Favourites Chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Human Dancer

Choreographed by Alan Birchall, this Intermediate, 64 count, 2 wall dance is to "Human" by the Killers. Choreographed in October 2008, this dance is currently 5th in the old favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Irish Stew

Choreographed by Lois Lightfoot, this beginner/intermediate, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to "Irish Stew" by Shamrock. Choreographed in February 2005, this dance is currently 33rd in the old favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Little Red Book

Choreographed by Dee Musk, this Beginner 32 count, 4 wall dance is to "You're more than a number in my little red book," by the Drifters. Choreographed July 2008, this dance is currently 30th in the Beginner chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Mamma Maria

Choreographed by Frank Trace, this Absolute Beginner, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to a track of the same name by Ricchie E. Poveri. Choreographed in May 2009, this dance is currently 1st is the Absolute Beginner charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Move a Like

Choreographed by Ria Vos, this Intermediate, 64 count 2 wall dance is to "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera. Choreographed in June 2011, this dance is currently joint 40th in the old favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

My new life

Choreographed by John Offermans, this Beginner, 48 count, 4 wall dance is to "High Class Lady" by The Lennerockers. Choreographed in 2007, this dance is currently 59th in the Beginner charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Quarter After One

Choreographed by Levi J. Hubbard, this Intermediate, 56 count, 4 wall dance is to "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum and was choreographed in October 2009.

To view the script click here.

Something in the Water

Choreographed by Niels Poulsen, this Beginner, 32 count, 4 wall dance is to a track of the same name by Brook Fraser. Choreographed in April 2011, this dance is currently 13th in the Beginner Charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

The Bomp

Choreographed by Kim Ray, this Improver, 64 count, 2 wall dance is to "Who put the Bomp" by the Overtones. Choreographed in May 2015, this dance is currently 3rd in the improver charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Throw away the key

Choreographed by Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick, this Intermediate, 68 count, 2 wall dance is to "Wake Me Up" by Helene Fischer. Choreographed in October 2012, this dance is currently joint 40th in the old favourites chart on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Wagon Wheel Rock

Choreographed by Yvonne Anderson, this Improver, 64 count, 4 wall dance is to "Wagon Wheel" by Nathan Carter and was choreographed in September 2012.

To view the script click here.

We only live once

Choreographed by Robbie McGowan Hickie, this Intermediate, 64 count, 4 wall dance is to a track of the same name by Shannon Noll. Choreographed in November 2014 this dance is currently 21st in the Intermediate charts on Linedancer magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Wow Tokyo

Choreographed by Kate Sala, Ria Vos & The Tokyo Line Dancers, this intermediate, 64 count, 2 wall dance is to "I don't care what you say" by Anthony Callea and was choreographed in July 2013.

To view the script click here.

Thank you for staying with me, I appreciate this has been a very long post.

If you are ready to vote, visit the CBA Voting Page to register your votes and if you need a reminder of the other nominations in the other categories please check out the relevant post. You have until Monday 11th January to register your vote so please don't miss out on your chance to vote and vote now.

Happy New Year!!!

I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and are now quite recovered from the festivities.  I can hardly believe the Crystal Boot Awards are now less than a month away and the voting closes very soon so I have decided that this post will feature both the intermediate and advanced dance nominations.

Intermediate Nominations

There are 8 nominations in this category which are listed below as per the running order on the CBA voting page. I have also included the scripts and videos so that these can be compared side by side.

Eternal Secret

Choreographed by Ria Vos, this Intermediate dance is a 32 count, 2 wall line dance to "The Secret" by David Nall. Choreographed in August 2014 the track is currently 16 in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Fireball

Choreographed by Kate Sala, this Intermediate dance is a 64 count, 4 wall line dance to the track of the same name by Pitbull. Choreographed in August 2014 it was a huge hit throughout late 2014 and 2015 and is still showing 37th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

We only live once

Choreographed by Robbie Mcgowan Hickie, this Intermediate dance is a 64 count, 4 wall line dance to the track of the same name by Shannon Noll. Choreographed in November 2014 the dance is currently 19th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Uptown Funk

Choreographed by Rob Fowler, this Intermediate dance is a 64 count, 4 wall line dance to the huge track of the same name by Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars. Choreographed in November 2014 the dance is currently 27th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Up

Choreographed by Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick, this intermediate dance is a 64 count, 2 wall line dance to the popular track of the same name by Olly Murs Feat. Demi Lovato. Choreographed in November 2014 the dance is currently 6th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Darling Hold My Hand

Choreographed by Julie Harris & Neville Fitzgerald, this intermediate dance is a 64 count, 2 wall dance to another popular chart song "Hold my hand" by Jess Glynne. Choreographed in March 2015, the dance is currently 24th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Slam Goes the Door

(Muted video due to copyright)

Choreographed by Julie Harris & Neville Fitzgerald, this intermediate dance is a 32 count 4 wall line dance to "Good Goes the Bye" by Kelly Clarkson. Choreographed in March 2015, the dance is currently number 1 in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Your Place or Mine

Choreographed by Karl-Harry Winson, Ria Vos & Robbie McGowan Hickie, this intermediate dance is a 64 count 2 wall dance to "Bedroom" by Alvaro Estrella. Choreographed in June 2015 the dance is currently 8th in the intermediate charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

That's all for the intermediate dances, below you will find the nominations for the Advanced Dances.

Advanced Dance Nominations

There are 7 nominations in this category which are listed below as per the running order on the CBA voting page, scroll down to review all nominations.

The Remix

Choreographed by Karl-Harry Winson, & Yvonne Anderson, this advanced dance is an 80 count, 2 wall dance to "Remix (I like the)" by New Kids on the Block. Choreographed in October 2014, the dance is currently 29th in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Found Someone

Choreographed by Kim Ray, this advanced dance is a 32 count 4 wall line dance to "I finally found someone" by Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams. Choreographed in March 2015, the dance is currently joint 29th in the advanced charts with 16 other dances on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Young Blood

Choreographed by Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick, this advanced dance is a 32 count, 4 wall line dance (videos online state this is an intermediate level dance but the script and video links on thedancefactory uk website confirm this is an advanced dance). Choreographed to "Young Blood" by Sophie Ellis Bextor, in January 2014, this dance is currently 2nd in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Twisted Sister

Choreographed by Guyton Mundy, this advanced dance is a 32 count, 4 wall dance to "She keeps me up" by Nickelback. Choreographed in December 2014, the dance is currently 3rd in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Flashlight 

Choreographed by Julie Harris & Neville Fitzgerald, this advanced dance is a 32 count, 2 wall line dance to the track of the same name by Jessie J. Choreographed in June 2015, the dance is currently 6th in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Shades of Passion

Choreographed by Rob Fowler, this advanced dance is a 72 count, 4 wall line dance to "Earned it" by The Weeknd. Choreographed in January 2015, this dance is currently 15th in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here.

Superheroes

Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher, this advanced dance is a 32 count, 4 wall line dance to the track of the same name by The Script. Choreographed in September 2014, the dance is currently 1st in the advanced charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

So that's all the advanced dance nominations. If you are ready to vote you can visit the CBA's website by clicking here to vote for your favourite dances. 

I will be posting the Dance of the Decade nominations later this week so please revisit then to review the final dance nomination category.

Hope to see you then!

Welcome to the third of my posts about the nominations for the Crystal Boot Awards to be held in Blackpool 2016. In today's post, we'll be looking at the nominations for the Improver dance of the year to help you decide which of the dances you would like to vote for. This category has 8 dances so I will list each dance in turn with the key details, video and script to firstly remind you of the dance and help you make up your mind which one you would like to vote for.

The nominations for Improver dance of the year are:

Corn Don't Grow

Choreographed by Tina Argyle, this Improver dance is a 64 Count, 4 wall line dance to
"Where Corn Don't Grow" by Travis Tritt. Choreographed in May 2014 this dance is currently number 13 in the improver charts on Linedancer Magazine's website.

To view the script click here

Wonder Train

Choreographed by Ria Vos, this Improver dance is a 64 count, 2 wall line dance to "Wonder what you're doing for the rest of your life" by Train feat. Marsha Ambrosius. The dance was choreographed in September 2014 and is one of 6 nominations at the CBA's for Ria.

To view the script click here.

Cecilia

Choreographed by Willie Brown & Heather Barton, this Improver dance is a 32 count, 4 wall dance to "Oh Cecilia (Breaking my heart) by The Vamps. The dance was choreographed in October 2014 and is currently 22nd in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver Charts.

To view the script click here.

Rock & Roll King

Choreographed by Rachael McEnaney-White, this Improver dance is a 64 count, 4 wall dance to "Rock and Roll is King" by the Electric Light Orchestra, The dance was choreographed in December 2014 and is currently 23rd in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver Charts.

To view the script click here.

South Australia

Choreographed by Gary O'Reilly, this Improver dance is a 32 count, 2 wall dance to "South Australia" by Nathan Carter. The dance was choreographed in November 2013 and is currently 17th in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver Charts.

To view the script click here.

Tell the World

Choreographed by Robbie Mcgowan Hickie, this Improver dance is a 32 count, 4 wall dance to "Tell the World" by Eric Hutchinson. The dance was choreographed in March 2015 and is currently 6th in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver charts.

To view the script click here.

Heavenly Cha

Choreographed by Dee Musk, this Improver dance is a 32 count, 4 wall dance to "What'll Keep me out of heaven" by Brandy Clark. The dance was choreographed in February 2014 and is currently 2nd in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver charts.

To view the script click here

The Bomp

Choreographed by Kim Ray, this Improver dance is a 64 count, 2 wall dance to "Who put the Bomp" by The Overtones. The dance was choreographed in May 2015 and is currently 3rd in the Line Dancer Magazine Improver charts.

To view the script click here

So those are the Improver dance nominations. If you are ready to vote click here to go to the CBA website and vote for your favourite dances. Or if you haven't got your other selections ready, take a look at my posts on the AB dances and Beginner dances by clicking on the relevant link.

Ok so the nominations have been announced for the 2016 Crystal Boot Awards - Do you know who you are voting for? Thought not. So over the next few weeks I will be posting a series of blog posts about the nominations and listing them so that you can compare them all in one place.

Today I'm going to go through the nominations for the Absolute Beginner Dances. There are 4 nominations in this category so I will list each dance and provide you with the dance details, video and script.

In no particular order, the nominees for Absolute Beginner Dance are:

The Galway Gathering 

Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher & Gary O'Reilly, this AB dance is a 32 count 4 wall line dance to Nathan Carter's "Games People Play". Choreographed in January 2015, this has been a very popular dance and is currently number 3 (as at today's date) in Linedancer Magazine's Absolute Beginner Charts.

To view the script please click here.

Uptown Funk AB

Choreographed by Debbie Hogg, this AB dance is a 32 count, 4 wall dance to "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars. Choreographed in February 2015, this is a great floor split to the widely danced intermediate version for dancers with less experience who want to dance to the great track but aren't yet at the intermediate level. It's also still popular at number 5 in the Linedancer Magazine's Absolute Beginner Charts.

To view the script please click here

Lipstick, Powder and Paint

Choreographed by Claire (Butterworth) & Stephen Rutter, this AB dance is a 32 count, 4 wall beginner dance to a track of the same name by Shakin' Stevens. Choreographed in February 2015 this is fun little dance is currently number 2 in the Linedancer Magazine charts.

To view the script please click here

Mamma Maria

Choreographed by Frank Trace, this AB dance is also a 32 count, 4 wall beginner dance to a track of the same name by Ricchi E. Poveri. Choreographed in 2009 this dance has slowly taken off and is currently number 1 in the Linedancer Magazine Charts.

To view the script please click here

Ready to vote?

Ok, so those are your nominations, now it's time to decide which dance you like best out of these and when you're ready (and you've chosen all your favourites in each category) you can cast your vote online by clicking here.

Alternatively you can vote via post, telephone or text - full details here.

JUST REMEMBER ALL VOTES NEED TO BE CAST BY 12.00 GMT on 11/01/2016.