So we are now 5 episodes in with the new format in place and there are many changes in place one of which is our presenters now sitting behind a high 'bar' in the style of the 'Loose Women' presenters. Our presenters this week were Nicki, Nicky, Hillary and the newest edition to the show Rob Fowler, who of course needs no introduction with 3 Crystal Boot Awards under his belt at the recent CBA's.

We opened with 'Save the Day' - by Karl-Harry Winson - currently joint second in the Linedancer Magazine Top 50, a full review of which you can read on my blog by clicking here. One of the new features of the show is that the videos played are a collaboration of several videos from different clubs/events all edited into one and I think that is a lovely touch.

The second dance was our beginner dance 'County Line Cha Cha' - wow! I haven't done this one in so long and it used to be a staple in my beginner class all those years ago when I first started, it really brought back memories. The only sad thing about this dance is the choreographer is unknown - how could we have possibly lost this information. It's such a shame.

Rob Fowler then discussed 'Legends in Line', mum and I are still considering the Blackpool weekend as one of our options so we'll have to see but it sounds like it would be great fun.

We then saw the very talented and cute Blaire Morgan do 'The Wobble' at the CBA's and giving all the dancers there a run for their money - a real star in the making, she has the potential to be a great star in the future.

"Second hand heart" by Maggie Gallagher featured next - a dance which is currently number one in the charts recently and I'm was very fortunate to be one of the first to learn this having been at the workshop where Maggie first taught (and was still perfecting) the dance. You can read more about this by clicking here.

The next feature is a quiz to guess the dance and Rob Fowler gave clues to the dance name which was "Pot of Gold" a classic dance which is still done everywhere I have danced and will be around for a long time yet.

This week's show finished with the presenters choice - (Nicki's choice) - "Uptown Funk" the 2015 dance of the year and winner of the intermediate dance award at the Crystal Boot Awards choreographed by Rob Fowler. This is still a very popular dance and is still a floor filler everywhere I go, I don't think this will be disappearing in a hurry.

Save the Day Karl-Harry Winson (Int)
County Line Cha Cha - Unknown (Beg)
The Wobble -Vic Brentnall (Imp)
Second Hand Heart - Maggie Gallagher (Int)
Pot of Gold - Liam Hrycan (Int)
Uptown Funk - Rob Fowler (Int)

Let me know which was your favourite dance this week by using the comments section below.

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.

Do you line dance? Add your own reasons as to why you enjoy line dancing in the comments below.