After The Beginners Dance Programme
Here are some suggested dances to follow the beginners programme. They are mostly beginner or improver level, and are invariably popular.
(You can also download this list as a spreadsheet here.)
Some classics:
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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Black Coffee | Helen O'Malley | Sometimes When We Touch | Newton |
Coastin' | Ray & Tina Yeoman | Lord Of The Dance | Michael Flatley |
Closer | Mary Kelly | Closer | Susan Ashton |
Come Dance With Me | Jo Thompson | Come Dance With Me | Nancy Hays |
Country 2 Step | M.I.L. | I Just Want My Baby Back | Jerry Kilgore |
Cruisin' | Neil Hale | Still Cruisin' | The Beach Boys |
D.H.S.S. | Gaye Teather | Coffee | Supersister |
Easy Come Easy Go | Debbie Moore | Any Man Of Mine | Shania Twain |
God Blessed Texas | Shirley K. Batson | God Bless Texas | Little Texas |
Grundy Gallup | Jenny Rockett | Sold | John Michael Montgomery |
Just A Memory | John Dean & Maggie Gallagher | Memories Are Made Of This | The Dean Brothers |
Just For Grins | Jo Thompson | Billy B Bad | George Jones |
Kelly's Cannibals | Liz & Bev Clarke | Cannibals | Mark Knopfler |
King Of The Road | Pedro Machado & Jo Thompson | King Of The Road | Roger Miller |
Lamtarra Rumba | Tony Chapman | Here Come My Baby | The Mavericks |
Magic Moon | Robbie McGowan Hickie | Mr. Man In The Moon | Patty Loveless |
My New Life | John Offermans | High Class Lady | The Lennerockers |
Por Ti Sere | Jo Thompson | Por Ti Sere | Ronnie Beard |
Quando When Quando | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Quando Quando Quando | Engelbert Humperdinck |
Reggae Cowboy | Gene Schrivener | Reggae Cowboy | The Bellamy Brothers |
Ribbon Of Highway | Neil Hale | Ribbon Of Highway | Scooter Lee |
Rock Around The Clock | Unknown | Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley |
Smokey Places | Michelle Perron | Smokey Places | Ronnie McDowell |
Speak To The Sky | Keith Davies | Speak To The Sky | Brendon Walmsley |
Take A Breather | Maggie Gallagher | I Need A Breather | Darryl Worley |
Tennessee Waltz Surprise | Andy Chumbley | Tennessee Waltz | Ireen Sheer |
Trashy Women | Dick & Geneva Matteis | Trashy Women | Confederate Railroad |
The Lemon Tree | Kim Ray | Lemon Tree | Fool's Garden |
This & That | Gary Lafferty | Woman | Mark Chesnutt |
Toes | Rachel McEnaney | Toes | Zac Brown Band |
Tush Push | Jim Ferrazzano | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks |
Vertical Expressions | Vera Fisher & Teresa Lawrence | Vertical Expressions | The Bellamy Brothers |
Walking The Line | Unknown | Life's A Dance | John Michael Montgomery |
Waltz Across Texas | Unknown | Waltz Across Texas | The Dean Brothers |
Wishful Thinking | Jim O'Neill | Lovin' All Night | Rodney Crowell |
Ten of the best harder classics - may be a challenge, but worth it:
Dance | Choreographer | Track | Artist |
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Beer For My Horses | Christine Bass | Beer For My Horses | Toby Keith & Willie Nelson |
Bosa Nova | Phil Dennington | Blame It On The Bossa Nova | Jane McDonald |
Caught in the Act | Ann Wood | Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed | Glen Frey |
Fields Of Gold | Lois Lightfoot | Fields Of Gold | Sting |
Galway Girls | Chris Hodgson | The Galway Girl | Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle |
Islands In The Stream | Karen Jones | Islands In The Stream | Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
Midnight Waltz | Jo Thompson | Children | The Mavericks |
Scotia Samba | Liz & Bev Clarke | Dance The Night Away | The Mavericks |
Shania's Moment | Nathan Easey | From This Moment On (Tempo Mix) | Shania Twain |
T- Bone Shuffle | Peter Metelnick | Sunchyme | Dario G |