Just over a month ago I went to a Maggie G Workshop in Oxford but with a very busy couple of weeks (I got engaged!) I have neglected this blog a bit and have only now got round to doing my full write up. So apologies for that.

I'm also going to Legends in Line in Blackpool tonight and I am so excited to see Maggie and all the other legends at the weekend, especially as my ankle's much better now so I can pretty much dance normally again now. So with a great weekend ahead I thought now would be a very good time to write up the last workshop.

This time, Maggie taught 3 dances which were as follows:

Falling for you:

The first dance Maggie taught was 'Falling for you' a 64 count, 2 wall advanced dance choreographed to 'Still falling for you' by Ellie Goulding (and from the Bridget Jones's Baby soundtrack). This was a great dance and I really enjoyed doing this, it flows lovely to the music and when the beat kicks in you really get going on it. The dance has quite a few 'running steps' in, we also see the diamond steps which have been really popular this year and which we also saw in Maggie's Corazon Diamante but they work so well in this dance that I can't imagine doing anything else. The dance does have 2 tags but I found these relatively easy as you can hear them in the music. All in all a great dance which I expect will shortly be climbing the Line Dancer Magazine Charts.

You can view the script on Linedancer Magazine's website by clicking here

You can also view Maggie's video from her Facebook page below.

Boomerang

Maggie's second teach was a 32 count, 4 wall improver dance to 'Boomerang' by Ward Thomas. This is a fun dance to a country track which upon first dancing to I immediately started singing to the very catchy tune (and I guarantee you will too.) The dance is improver level so there is nothing too challenging in it, it also goes fantastically well to the music and I love the way the dance starts with the Stomp and Rock step. There is just the one tag but it is basically just 2 rocking chairs so it is really nothing to worry about.

If you want to view the script on Linedancer Magazine you can click here.

You can also view a video of the dance below.

Where my love goes

Our last teach was 'Where my love goes' to a track of the same name by Lawson (who also were the artists behind another of Maggie's hits 'Roads'). It's a 32 count, 2 wall intermediate line dance and it was my personal favourite out of all the dances taught that day. The track is beautiful, the dance has this lovely flow to it and I particularly enjoy the turns in the dance (they look great too). As with all of Maggie's dances this one also goes fantastically well to the music and the track is a great one to dance too. There are 2 easy restarts and a tag but it's just a sway step so nothing to worry about. As I said this was my favourite dance of the three and the one I'm really hoping I get to do again.

Want to view the script on Linedancer Magazine? Click here.

Or you can view the dance below.

The Sunday workshop was absolutely fantastic and in addition to the above dances we also danced Second Hand Heart which was released here at Woodstock last year. Also with Legends around the corner, we also took the opportunity to dance two of Maggie's classic dances - 'Mony Mony' and 'Na Mara'. I'm really hoping we can do them again this weekend at Legends. It was also really surprising just how many people got up and did them at Woodstock

That's all for today - I hope you enjoyed reading. This blog will be fairly busy over the next few days with updates from Legends in Blackpool and I will let you know what we're learning, what we're dancing and who is there in my next few posts so please stay turned and (wifi permitting) I will let you know what we're getting up to for those who aren't able to join us.

See you on the floor!

A little later than planned - today's post details all the line dances taught in the day workshops at our Live laugh line dance weekend in Bracklesham Bay last weekend. The workshops featured some of the biggest names in line dancing - Rob Fowler, Dee Musk, Vikki Morris, Peter Metelnick and & Alison Biggs.

Below you will find details of each dance taught in the order we were taught them (the choreographers all took it in turn to teach their dances). I have attached scripts and videos for each one (where available) along with a write up on my own personal thoughts on each dance.

Day 1

Drift Away

The first dance which we did was 'Drift Away'. It's a lovely little dance to a country track by Nathan Carter but with a fairly quick tempo. None of the dance steps are particularly difficult and I particularly like the stomp stomp swivet steps in it as well. This dance goes really well to the music and its very catchy too so you will find yourself humming to it long after you've learnt it.

Dance Details

32 Count, 4 Wall Improver to 'Drift Away' by Nathan Carter choreographed by Rob Fowler

Script: Drift Away

Video from Youtube:

Black and White

Our next dance was Dee's new dance Black and White, This dance is so beautiful to watch, I really can't wait to learn it once I'm up dancing properly again. I love the 1/4 twist right and back again in the first step it looks so graceful, especially when Dee dances it, the sway steps also work really well and the turns go so beautifully with the music. The track is so lovely too - I've already downloaded it however the version in the video below is actually sung by Nikki Napier of Calico (wish I could have her version as well) and I think she sings it better than the track I downloaded.

Dance Details

48 Count, 2 wall Advanced dance, 'Black and White' by The Shires choreographed by Dee Musk.

Script: Black and White

My video:

Moon Trance

Rob's second teach was 'Moon Trance' and I have to say there were elements of this that realy reminded me of 'Coastin' and 'Pot of gold' so if you like those dances like I do, you will probably like this. I wasn't sure about the music on this one but the more I hear it the more I like it. The dance itself is good too and if it wasn't for the turns I think an improver dancer would be able to manage it. I like the switch steps with the rock backs in the dance however I don't remember ever doing switch steps with a back rock so it takes some getting used. There is one restart on wall 3 at the end of section 4 but it feels like it fits well and the end of section 4 does feel like the end of a section making it easier to go onto the next section.

Dance Details

Script: Moon Trance

64 count, 4 wall Intermediate dance, 'Moon Trance' by Lindsey Stirling Choreographed by Rob Fowler.

Some Girls Will

Vikki's first teach was a fun little dance called 'Some Girls Will', its not been released yet so I can't post the video or script, but I can guarantee you will all recognise the music and will be singing along in no time. It's a fairly quick dance and I can't remember what level (either Improver or Intermediate) and I will confirm these details once I have them. I do know that this one had no restarts or tags and as dances like that are very rare nowadays I suspect we will see a lot more of this dance. I for one would love to have another opportunity to dance it.

Dance Details:

64 Count, 4 wall Improver dance to 'Some girls won't by Mike Denver choreographed by Vikki Morris.

Script: Some Girls Will (Copperknob link)

UPDATE 8/9/16: VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE: 

You don't know love

Alison & Peter's first teach of the weekend was 'You don't know love', it's a 2 wall intermediate dance to a track that is widely being played on commercial radio at the moment so I'm sure most people will be familliar with it. I particularly like the start with the dorothy step (called a wizard step in the script) as it fits the rhythm of the dance and I think the whole of this dance fits very well to the music. My only concern with this one is that I will get carried away singing it and will go wrong when I'm dancing.

Dance Details

Script: You don't know love

64 Count, 2 wall Intermediate dance, 'You don't know love' by Olly Murs and choreographed by Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs.

My Video of Alison and Peter demo  (audio now fully muted due to copyright)

Lose yourself in the rhythm

Alison and Peter's second teach was 'Lose yourself in the rhythm', it's not been released yet so there is no script and no video yet but as soon as these are available I will add them here. I really liked this dance, it has a latino rhythm to it and when I was talking to Peter about it later in the weekend he told me that the music reminded him of the theme tune to the Sex and the City tv show (which I'm a big fan of) which made me enjoy it all the more. I really loved the sexy feel of the dance with its slow mambo step style rocks. Hopefully you can see it for yourself soon, but I for one am looking forward to when it is fully released.

Dance Details

Script - Not yet released

2 wall intermediate line dance to 'I wanna dance with you' by Stephanie Jones and choreographed by Alison Biggs and Peter Metelnick.

UPDATE 8/9/2016: VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE:

Day 2

The Compass Dance

The first dance taught in our second workshop on day 2 was 'The Compass Dance', again this one has not yet been released so I can't publish the video or script and I will also add them here once they are available. This dance was choreographed to a version of 'Killing me softly', I grew up with the Fugees version but I really like this one as well and I found myself singing all the way through this one as well. The dance is called the compass dance due to the tags in it. There are 4 tags one on each wall and they are very straight forward and easy to hear in the music. They also follow on from each other, the first I think was on the front wall, the second at 3pm, the third at 6pm and the fourth at 9pm. (I may be a wall out as to where the first tag started and if this is the case I will correct this once the scripts are released). I did manage to have a go at this one and quite liked it, I look forward to seeing this one when it is released.

Dance Details

4 Wall, High improver line dance to 'Killing me softly'(Burlesque House edit) by Mo'Jive choreographed by Alison Biggs and Peter Metelnick.

I can't unlove you

My favourite (and the only) waltz of the weekend was this one by Vikki Morris, it is an absolutely beautiful dance with some lovely twinkles, sways and sweeping steps in it. The step kick and half turn waltz steps remind me of 'Midnight Waltz' and the song is such a beautiful one to listen to which I have already downloaded (I love my country ballads). The dance has 2 restarts in but they both seem to fit really well and are quite clear in the music. I don't get to do that many waltzes so I was disappointed not to be able to do this one but I'm really hoping to get an opportunity to do this as it really is beautiful.

Dance Details

Script: I can't unlove you (Copperknob as not yet on linedancer magazine)
96 count, 3 wall intermediate dance to 'Unlove you' by Jennifer Nettles choreographed by Vikki Morris

My Video:

Na Na Na

It's not often that you get to have a go at an AB dance so I jumped hopped at the chance to try this one, Rob Fowler's third teach of the weekend. Its a beginner dance so wasn't difficult at all and is a dance you can have a lot of fun with it and really put your own stamp on it (like you'll see in the video below). Some of the steps in section A are a bit tricky and take some getting used to particularly the syncopated steps after the full walking turn but once you get used to them they do flow more naturally. The music is also really good fun and the band behind the song also did the music for 'Ain't misbehavin'' so you know it's going to be a good track to dance to.

Dance Details

Script: Na Na Na 

64 Count, AB Dance (Beginner Level) to 'Na Na Na' by Pentatonix and choreographed by Rob Fowler, Daan Geelan, Ivonne Verhagen, Giuseppe Scaccianoce & Kate Sala

Video from Youtube:

She wants a cowboy

Dee's final dance taught at the weekend was 'She wants a cowboy' which as I'm sure you've probably guessed from the title is to a country track. It's a slightly slower pace than some of the other dances we did over the weekend and the dance reminds me of 'Blue night cha'. I particularly like the press and sweep dance step in this one which you don't very often see in a country style line dance and it really stood out for me. I didn't find this dance particularly tricky and it is an improver so it is fairly easy to pick up. There is one restart but you can hear it in the music and you are facing the front wall anyway so you can just follow your instructor (or in our case Dee). I definitely think we'll be seeing more of this one.

Dance Details:

Script: She wants a cowboy

32 Count, 4 Wall, Improver dance to 'She wants a cowboy' by Dustin Lynch choreographed by Dee Musk.

Video from Youtube:

Kick a little dirt around

Our last teach of the weekend from Rob was 'Kick a little dirt around' which was co-choreographed with Heather Barton. This is a tricky little dance but I really liked it, it looks great and has some fantastic steps in it. It is fairly quick and it has a 'chorus' & a 'verse' with different steps for each so you do have to concentrate hard on this one. I particularly love the shuffles in each direction on this one and the music is so upbeat and great to dance to. I did try this one in the walk through but I just wasn't upto it at the time, really want to try this one again.

Dance Details

Script: Kick a little dirt around 

84 count, 4 wall, Advanced dance to 'Kick a little dirt around' by David Shelby and choreographed by Rob Fowler and Heather Barton

Video from Youtube:

I hope you enjoyed reading my post.

If you'd like to see the full DJ set lists for each of the three evenings you can view them by clicking the relevant links below:

Friday Night 
Saturday Night - CLICK TO WATCH ROB FOWLER DO 'THE BEAST'
Sunday Night - 

I think I have just about recovered from yesterday. My feet are still quite sore, my throat is hoarse (from singing/talking I think) I'm shattered and am unable to do anything mentally taxing but other than that I'm ok because I'm still riding high on the euphoria from yesterday (and the weekend in general).

Yesterday was one of my all time best days of line dancing in my life, if not the best!

We were celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Boogie Shoes run by Jamie Barnfield in the Gloucestershire area and what was even better was that we were joined by Maggie Gallagher!

Photo of Jamie courtesy of Julie Rudge

The day kicked off at 2pm rather appropriately with Maggie's 'Second Hand Heart', a former number one hit in the Linedancer Magazine chart which currently is in second place. Even at that early stage the floor was full and throughout the day I think there was rarely a time when it wasn't full which wasn't really surprising as we had over 120 dances throughout the day.

We also danced Maggie's 'Sax' which she taught here for the first time when she visited us late last year so it felt very special to have the opportunity to dance 'our dance' with Maggie in the same room where she originally taught us.

Here we are dancing it the first time she taught us (in November) and the floor was even busier this time!

Moving on to the teaches, Maggie taught 4 dances and these were as follows:

Bring on the Good Times

Maggie co-choreographed this dance with Gary O'Reilly and it's a fun little dance to a lovely upbeat country dance track which I am still humming away to almost 24 hours later. It's a 32 Count, 4 wall beginner dance to a track of the same name by Lisa McHugh. I love the steps on this one and it fits really well to the music. There are 2 restarts (or as I think Maggie put it one restart that you do twice) both on the front wall and they are really obvious in the music as you do them after the artists sings 'Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday too...' on both occasions so you can hear it coming. The restarts themselves are also very easy to do so although this is a beginner dance there is no reason this should put anyone off. 

If you want to view the script you can click here to view on Linedancer Magazine's website and you can view the video I took below:

Corazon Diamanté (Diamond Heart)

This dance was a collaboration between Maggie G., Gary O'Reilly & Roy Verdonk and is a fabulous dance to a hot latino track by the even hotter Enrique Iglesias called 'Duele El Corazon' (so glad I don't have to say that as I have no idea how to pronounce it.) The dance is a 48 count, 2 wall intermediate line dance with 2 restarts but as you can see from the video below neither restart threw any one off. I really loved the steps in this and the dance felt really unique with reverse samba steps which I've not done in any dance before. There's also a really good opportunity to put your own 'stamp' on this dance and I'm looking forward to seeing this one danced in the future as it has a lot of potential for putting in your own individual personality and dance experiences into.

To view the script click here to view on Linedancer Magazine's website. You can view my recording of the dance below.

Hey Boy Hey Girl

This is a 24 count, 2 wall improver dance to a track of the same name by Jive Aces feat. Rebecca Grant. It's a great track for those who love rock and roll and the dance goes really well too. There are 2 restarts (a feature of the day?) but these are not intimidating and none of our dancers had any real problems with these. It's quite unusual to have a 24 count dance, we don't get many of them but this is a good dance and its very easy to get into the rhythm of it.

To view the script click here to view on Linedancer Magazine's website. Unfortunately we only did the dance once so I didn't video it however Maggie has previously had the dance videoed when she taught it in Ireland so you can view the video previously taken below.

Stand by you

This was Maggie's final teach of the day, and was only known to a handful of people in the room which is why she decided to go ahead with the teach. I'm so glad she did, I've featured this dance before on a previous post but I've never had the opportunity to learn it despite loving the track which has also been played on several occasions on Ranch Dance Radio. The dance itself was the hardest one we did on the day without a doubt but it was also my favourite. The dance is an Advanced, 60 count, 2 wall dance choreographed to a track of the same name by Rachel Platten. There are 3 restarts which take some getting used to but as you can see in my video below this didn't seem to faze the dancers which is good. I actually think this might be a potential nominee for the advanced category of the CBA's next year - I guess we will have to wait and see.

To view the script on Linedancer magazine click here or scroll down to view the video.

So those were the teaches during the day, Jamie also recapped Boogaloo with Maggie as he's been doing that one in his class and it was really great to dance it with her as well. 

Evening Social

After an hours break for dinner (and a change of clothes for the majority) the evening social then started and as well as recapping some of the dances Maggie had taught earlier in the day we did some of her older dances such as Caribbean Pearl, Gambling Man and Superheroes.

Maggie also did a demo of Gerry's Reel which you can view below which is to a proper Irish track by the Corrs and which sounds very much in the style of some of the Riverdance music. When I first heard the music a few months ago I thought it pretty much had Maggie's name written all over it so I emailed it to her. She choreographed Gerry's Reel to it and this was actually the first time I'd seen it danced in the flesh (so to speak). I also understand that her Irish Dance Troupe Celtica intend to use the track in their showcase so I really hope I get the opportunity to go and see that.

If you want to view the script click here or to view the video scroll down.

Eagle eyed viewers may also have noticed that we also had some other guests who you most likely will have heard of. You can see them dancing above (they are all so talented!) and they were Joyce Plaskett and Steve and Claire Rutter. Steve and Joyce also gave us a demo of 'Seize the moment' which was co-choreographed by Joyce and was a beautiful dance. Unfortunately my camera was throwing a wobbly at that moment so the video I took didn't come out right but you can view the dance script by clicking on the link above which also has a video.

During the day we danced 'Lipstick, Powder and Paint' and Jamie asked Steve and Claire to come to the stage to lead the dance for which they had won the Crystal Boot Award in the absolute beginner dance category - so it was brilliant to have an opportunity to dance with them as well.

I also had the opportunity to talk to Steve and Claire and I'm hoping to do a feature on them in the near future so please keep your eyes peeled for that.

I'm going to finish there and I just want to end by saying thank you to Maggie, Jamie, Johnny and Lynne for such a great event, everyone I spoke to was really enjoying themselves and the atmosphere was fantastic.

Thanks for reading - please let me know which was your favourite dance in the comments below and don't forget to use the like and share buttons below.

I was driving home from Sainsbury's yesterday when Charlie Puth's song "One call away" (or Save the Day as I think of it) came onto the radio and it reminded me that I had not yet done the write up for Karl-Harry Winson Workshop I attended a few weeks ago.  Karl-Harry also won Male Dance Personality last weekend at the 20th CBA's and had nominations in many other categories as well - so congratulations to him on his recent success - I'm sure he will be up for more nominations at next years awards as well.

It was a great afternoon and my second time in a year meeting Karl having previously seen him in late July last year at a workshop hosted by Boogie Shoes in Cheltenham. I particularly enjoyed having the opportunity to dance "Jealousy" in his presence, an old favourite dance of mine which has seen a revival recently - although despite my request for "Unpredictable" one of my all time favourite dances and my favourite of his, it was unfortunately not played :-( never mind. We also got to dance some of Karl's other well know dances, "Knock on wood", "A thousand miles", "Alcazar", "Your place or mine" and "Alvaro" - there were probably others too but I can't remember what they were now.

Pop that Lock

The first teach was "Pop that Lock", a 64 count, 4 wall, Intermediate line dance to the track of the same name by Adam Lambert. It's a funky track, very catchy to sing along to, with a great beat and 15 count introduction which is very unusual and takes some getting used to. As for the dance I particularly enjoyed the 'Camel Walk' steps, the knee pops and the 'Chill factor' knee turn brush steps all of which fitted really well with the music. The dance does have one restart but you can hear it in the music so its fairly straightforward and as it's on wall 2 you can get it out of the way early and don't have to worry about when it's coming up like in some dances. 

If you'd like to view the dance or script please click below to view.

To view the script on Copperknob (not yet available on Linedancerweb) please click here.

Stitches

The second teach of the day was "Stitches" a 64 count, 4 wall, Intermediate line dance to a track of the same name by Shawn Mendes. This is a great upbeat track and at the time of being taught this it was actually number 1 in the UK pop charts, its also very catchy and I was humming this days later. As for the dance itself I particularly liked the heel twists at the beginning and the turning toe struts both of which are not that common in line dance choreography at the moment. The dance does have 3 restarts but they are all easy to hear and we had no trouble with them.

The script is currently not on Copperknob or Linedancerweb but Karl had some scripts we could collect so I've scanned this one in on my computer and if you click here you can view it.

Hey Elvis!

Our third teach of the day was "Hey Elvis", a 32 count, 4 wall, Improver dance to the track of the same name by Bryan Adams. This is a proper rock and roll track with a great beat and the dance is very straightforward and easy to follow - it goes great to the music and it is easy to get distracted as you can't help but sing along to the song. There are a few tags in this one but its a case of them looking worse than they actually are and they fit in so well and are easy to hear so there really is no need to worry about them.

Now unfortunately, when I went to record this dance on my iPad I accidentally had it set on photo mode: result 1 photo and 3ish minutes of aching arms for nothing. By the time I realised my mistake the dance was over and as this was the second time we danced this there was no option to re-record so I don't have video. Sorry :-( Here's one of my pics instead)

The script is on Copperknob though so you can view it here. I have looked on YouTube and I can't see that anyone has done a video yet but as soon as they do I will upload to this page. I'd also ask that if anyone has a video they could send me a link, or if they are dancing it could video and send it to me - (get in touch via the comments below)

Karl-Harry Winson recapping Hey Elvis

Save the Day

Of course I can't finish without mentioning "Save the Day", this dance has been talked about a lot, it was very popular at last weeks Crystal Boot Awards, is currently 7th on Linedancer Magazine's top 50 and is also 7th on Copperknob's most viewed chart. I honestly believe that this will end up in the number 1 spot based on all the buzz I've heard and potentially think this could be up for a nomination at next years CBA's (You heard that here first lol).

By the time of Karl's workshop late January some clubs in the area (mine included) had already taught this but as quite a few of those present at the workshop did not know this. Karl did do a quick teach which helped me as I'd missed the teach in class and had tried to learn via youtube and the script so hadn't really danced this properly. I really like the video already on youtube so didn't video this again and I'll link the video below.

Since returning to class this has continued to be very popular and the girls and I have been adding in the 'Superhero' moves so ably demonstrated by Karl in the video below. The song is also very catchy and I couldn't help but sing along to it when it was played on the radio. It's a real mood booster.

To view the script for "Save the Day" click here.

Dances to watch

So as much as I really enjoyed all of the dances we danced at the workshop I think the one's that are likely to be the big hits are "Save the Day" (no surprises there) and "Pop that lock". Watch this space!

Welcome to this weeks review of Live Laugh Line Dance (Episode 51)  the last episode of 2015 until the show returns in 2016. I'm a bit late watching this so if you also haven't watched this yet please click here to catch up on Episode 51.

Episode 51

This weeks episode was a look back at the dances being danced and the personalities who were featured on the show. The episode opened with an interview by Nikki Sharon with Rob Fowler at the Bracklesham Bay Summer Ball where he was a featured choreographer. He mentioned his current projects specifically "Legends in Line" the aim of which is to preserve the classic dances and to teach those to people who may have missed this the first time around or as Rob Fowler described it, "A tribute and a celebration of all the dances that we've danced on the dance floor for 20 years." It sounds brilliant, and I know we are considering this as one of our options for a dance weekend next year.

The first interview was followed by the opening dance "Price of Admission" choreographed by Daniel Trepat, Darren Bailey, Magali Chabret & Rob Fowler. This dance was taught at the Bracklesham Bay Weekend and is a lovely dance to a nice country song of the same name by Bradley Walker.

Hillary Kurt Webster than interviewed Karl Harry Winson also at the Bracklesham Bay, they were discussing the various genre's of music and styles of dances that we are currently enjoying dancing too. Hills also complimented Karl on his success at the 2015 CBA's where he walked away with three awards for Male Dance Personality, UK Instructor & Dance of the Year (with Robbie McGowan Hickie) for "Alcazar". This year he has been nominated for UK Choreographer, UK instructor, Male Dance Personality, Intermediate Dance for "Your Place or mine" (with Ria Vos & Robbie Mcgowan Hickie), and Advanced Dance for "The Remix" (With Yvonne Anderson) along with "Alcazar" for Dance of the Decade so I think he has a good chance of winning in at least one category.

The next dance featured was "Pop 'n' Drop" by Dee Musk and Ria Vos (also one of my current favourite dances) and was another dance taught at the BB weekend. This dance goes so well to the music whilst being a bit of a challenge as well - good fun to dance to.

We then had a brief entertainment with OGR sound (Glenn Roger's family) before moving on to "Shut up and Dance," choreographed by the shows sponsors Alison Biggs and Peter Metelnick. This is actually my favourite pop song of 2015 and the dance looks brilliant. Unfortunately, in the region where I dance this wasn't widely danced and I don't recall it going high in the charts (it's currently 37th in the intermediate line dancer magazine charts) which is a shame, compared to "Black Magic" which is still riding high at number 4.

Nicky then interviewed  John and Jo Kinser who talked about their 30 years in line dance and reminisced about the various workshops that used to exist including workshops on technique. This has been a hot topic of discussion recently on both the line dancer magazine facebook page and also within my own class. Some of the instructors such as Rachael McEnaney-White do include tips on styling when teaching their dances but this is not widespread. I know several people in my own class are interested in doing a workshop on Styling and Technique so it would be interesting to see whether anything comes of this.

Our next dance was "Gods of Love," by Dee Musk a great track and a good one to sing along too (the track is very catchy). Dee was also a featured choreographer at the BB weekend and was interviewed by Nikki where they discussed Dee touring all over the world, from Japan to Rio and visiting Europe in between - she is very popular at the moment and has been nominated for 5 CBA's for 2016, UK Choreographer, UK Instructor, Female Dance Personality, Improver Dance (Heavenly Cha) & Dance of the Decade (Little Red Book) so I expect to see her to walk away with at least one of the awards.

The final dance this weekend was old favourite "Patient Heart" which has seen a massive surge in popularity in recent years and is regularly a floor filler at my local classes, a great sing along track this will be around for many years to come.

That's all for today - here are the scripts for the dances featured in the episode:
Price of Admission Daniel Trepat, Darren Bailey, Magali Chabret & Rob Fowler (Imp)
Pop n Drop Dee Musk & Ria Vos (int)
Shut up and Dance Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick (int)
Gods of Love Dee Musk (Imp)
Patient Heart Michael Vera-Lobos & Lisa Foord (Int)

Last Sunday, I was very fortunate to be able to attend Maggie G's workshop in Woodstock (near Oxford) hosted by In Touch dance. It was a fantastic afternoon, with a great atmosphere and the venue itself was completely sold out, indeed the only reason I managed to get a ticket in the first place was because a friend pulled out last minute or else I should never have been able to go.

As well as dancing to some of Maggie's recent hits such as Superheroes and Roads and classics such as Caribbean Pearl and Just a Memory, we were fortunate enough to learn 4 new dances: (Scripts are linked under dance names)

Adrenaline Rush
- A 64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance to shine in the light by Anna Rossinelli
Demo
Love the music for this - was very popular with the dancers on my table as well - I'm still singing this it's very catchy.

Second Hand Heart
- A 64 count, 4 wall intermediate dance to Second hand heart by Ben Haenow & Kelly Clarkson (previously on the X Factor)
Demo
My favourite dance - love the anchor steps, the hip movements, great song (I am a Kelly Clarkson Fan)
Really hope I get another opportunity to dance this - think this has staying power.

Locklin's Bar
- A 32 Count, 2 wall improver dance to Lochlin's Bar by Michael English
Demo
Lovely Irish style track, lots of fun to dance with some great steps.

Head in the sky
- A 32 count, 4 wall improver dance to Head in the sky by Anna Rossinelli
Demo
Really liked the music on this - reminded me of the music for the dance 1929.

I really liked all of the dance's Maggie taught and I'm looking forward to seeing more of all of these in the future and most likely in the dance charts.

(Thanks to Maggie G and Keeley @ In touch dance for such a great event)