Line Dancing
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Line Dancing. Bootscoot’n as some call it, may have originated fom the old ‘Contra’ dances popular in the New England States (USA) from the early 1800’s or from ‘Square Dancing.’ Until recently, the most common move was the basic ‘step, cross, step, lift (or scoot).’ The Polka and the Cha Cha now also play a very large part in Line Dancing. Syncopations have made a large impact on its choreography. Contemporary line dancing is thought to have come from The ‘JR Hustle’ (1980) ‘The Traveling Four Corners’ is (in it’s original form), a quad dance (square) is choreographed in the general concept of the Line Dancing. If you love tapping your feet to ‘Achy Breaky heart', then you may be in need of help. Fortunately, DancePages is here for people just like you.
MYTH & FACT :
Myth - Line Dance is danced to country music only.
Fact - Line Dance is danced to all sorts of music, eg. Latin, Pop, R&B, Soul, Rock, etc.
Myth - Line Dance is a pedestrian activity, only for senior citizens.
Fact - Line Dance is danced by people of all ages. The choice of dance is extremely varied, ranging from the simple to the more advanced; the gentler rhythms to the more energetic.
Myth - "Yeehaa" is what you shout out when you Line Dance.
Fact - This was created by the media and seems to have stuck.
Myth - You have to wear cowboy outfits.
Fact - Anything goes, as long as you wear comfortable supportive footwear.
Myth - Line dance only consists of very basic steps such as walk walk stomp stomp.
Fact - Line dance encompasses many dance styles, drawing from a variety of influences such as Latin, Ballroom, Jive, Irish, Funk, Salsa, etc. making it the most diverse dance form in the world.
