If you live in Texas — or even if you come to visit Texas, chances are good that you will be exposed to country music. It’s not my favorite musical genre, but our friends all gather once a month at a country music hall, so that’s where we go to attempt dancing.
At some point at any dance where there is country music, folks will break out into a “line dance.” Everybody gets in line and perform synchronized dance steps. It’s fun to watch. This Saturday, a whole line of long lanky “cowboys” lined up to do the Boot Scootin’ Boogie (danced to the Brooks & Dunn tune of that same name). I tell you whut! That was better than watching The Rockettes! But, the cowboys didn’t kick as high.
There were several of us scurrying around on the sidelines trying to imitate their steps, with very little success. We were a sad bunch of bumbling fools. Saturday night, I came home and immediately Googled to find a video of the Boot Scootin’ Boogie, so I could learn it. Next month, I’m going to be able to get into the dance!
As my Public Service Announcement to you this week, I decided to share the video I found. I’m introducing you to Texas “culture,” people! Though the quality of the video itself isn’t great, the instructor is fantastic. She takes you through the moves twice, counting in two different ways so you can learn it, then three women dance to the song. Trust me, the women dancing are good but not nearly as impressive as a long line of good lookin’ cowboys!
Whether you are interested in country music or not, I want you to push your chair back, stand up, press that second button from the right (so the screen will go big), and try these steps. Heck, you never know when it might come in handy to know how to line dance!
Go ahead! Try it…nobody’s watching.
See. Now don’t you feel better? You got a little exercise and you learned a dance step.
I’ll meet you next week at the dance hall. Wear your boots and your cowboy hat.
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There was a stretch way back in the late 80s when I worked for a country radio station with that music nine hours a day. That was at the height of genre sweeping the nation. A great deal of time was spent on location doing those dances(another three hours on Friday and Saturday night), and my daughter actually became obsessed (couldn’t get away from it at home). Almost 20 years later, I can once more enjoy the music in small doses.
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Small doses is about all anyone should have to take of country music. I’ll dance to it, but I won’t sit around and just listen…
Thank you! I love that line dance and song. love love love. We went out a couple of times and did that sidelines thing, I had the video, but it disappeared. Gotta go, the video is calling.
Oh, as to the doctor, send her a copy of the blog post, maybe she will recognize herself. AND it is well documented in articles that you never should rely on the office calling you back with test results, people have not been called – with dire results. She OWES you an explanation of the results, you paid her for the appointment, she owes you.
(Maybe call the other doctor’s office and ask them to request a copy of the report now?)
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Yup…it’s totally cool, and I can’t stop dancing. They think I’m an idiot when I dance in line at Starbucks, but there you go. As to the doctor…I’m ignoring it all. When I go for a regular checkup, my MD will give me the scoop.
I actually learned to Boot Scootin’ Boogie when I worked at the Lone Star Restaurant as a waitress. It was one of our dances!
I like to line dance, but I always screw it up somehow. The other day I got a copy of Footloose for my daughter to see because it;s the school musical they are doing this year.
She watched it and she said “Now I
get why you dance like you do!” LOL I do prefer the free form methods of dancing!
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I’m
with you on the “freeform.”
There’s no way even I can screw that up! No wait. I guess there is!
I’m terrible at line dancing. Love to watch it though. Especially with hunky cowboys. Not much country going on around my parts though. Too bad. I love country music. I instilled my love of country music in only one of my boys.
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If I had my druthers, I would learn to swing dance. But, since we don’t dance so well, we go where our friends go…and they choose country music. Oh well.
Oh, my Cowboy and I used to LOVE to dance. (we actually met in a Cowboy bar) .Never got into the line dance, just the swing etc. Hubby is awesome. No place to go around these parts or we’d still be dancing…besides at home around the wood floors.
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For me, the line dance is much easier than trying to dance with someone else
I’m so hammer headed that I always want to lead. Sorry you don’t have any place to dance…but dancing at home isn’t so bad, is it? Especially if you like your partner.
I live in cowboy country too. Wranglers, boots and a belt buckle the size of a dinner plate are a must for best-dress affairs. My grandson’s last birthday wish was “I want to be a cowboy”.
Although my country music is not my favorite I have spent many a Saturday night on the dance floor. Occasionally I will pull out some old Rodney Crowell or Rosanne Cash and get into the twang.
Have fun!