The Hobbs Sisters
Throughout the years, I have had the opportunity to dance to various bands and even more blessed to become friends with some of them while following their careers. In March 2016, when...Read More »
Country Dancing
Our Trip to Tennessee
As I’ve stated in previous articles, please support your local line dance classes; however, I feel it’s also essential to travel to experience various instructors and venues.
In the first week of June, my BRAT (Back Row Assistant Teacher) drove us on a line...Read More »
Let's Dance
For this month’s article, I have two different thoughts based on contacts I had with a few people. Since both subjects involve dancing, I’ll discuss each one…
First, a few months ago I responded to a reader comment on my article titled “Eastern Ohio Dance Venues” and thought the information...Read More »
A Line Dance Step Back In Time (Part 2)
This is a continuation of last month’s article taking a line dance step back in time with Tricia Wayne-Griffin. I ended with Tricia and her husband living in Utah; so I’ll pick up the story from there. They both attended classes to obtain their CWLDA (Country Western Line...Read More »
A Line Dance Step Back in Time (Part 1)
This is the first of a 2-part article; there were too many details that I wanted to include, so stay tuned for part 2 next month! In October 2018, I met Tricia Wayne-Griffin and recently had the opportunity to interview her; I definitely took a step back in time...Read More »
Eastern Ohio Dance Venues
My coverage of local Eastern Ohio dance venues continues this month with places that either rebranded themselves or will reopen soon to offer a dance floor for people to enjoy. As we all know, dancing is important and beneficial and the following bars/restaurants are doing their...Read More »
The Local Line Dance Scene
To start out my second year of writing this monthly feature about country line dancing, I would like to thank those of you who have read all (or any) of my articles so far. I appreciate the comments you post on this website and hope that you continue...Read More »
On The Road Again
For this month’s article, I hit the road again for a quick weekend trip to check out three line dance venues, one in eastern Ohio and two in Indiana. First let me give a shout out to my BRAT for planning the whole trip, driving, and (sometimes) listening...Read More »
The Traveling Student
As I wrote in last month’s article, I teach different levels of line dance classes. Recently I was blessed to be able to travel from Ohio’s cold temperatures for a mini-vacation in Florida’s warm weather, where I took two line dance lessons at the Dallas Bull in Tampa. I briefly...Read More »
Different Levels of Line Dances
In this article, I will attempt to explain the different levels of line dances; I say ‘attempt’ because even though I have been a line dance teacher for over 25 years, I still get frustrated with these categories. I’ll explain why later; first let me give you these simple descriptions...Read More »
Line Dance Saved My Life
My articles in the previous two months discussed the physical, mental, and emotional impact that line dancing can have in your life. Recently I sat down with a local line dancer and instructor, David Goodman of Social 45 in Lisbon, Ohio, to discuss his statement that line dance actually saved...Read More »
Turning Strangers into Friends
Last month’s article was titled “The Benefits of Line Dancing,” in which I touched upon the physical and mental aspects. This month I want to discuss the emotional impact you can experience when you commit to a regular routine of attending line dance classes.
The inspiration for this topic came to...Read More »
