Going Dancin’

Have you ever looked at those country singers who probably never had to choke on a diet pill in their entire lives? Ever wonder how they got that way? I think I found the answer. Line dancing.

Ok, I know. Line dancing seems a little passe. Everyone was doing it and now they’re not. Or something. But in my neck of the woods, things move at a slower pace, which just means that we’re about 15 years behind everyone else (not that far back, of course, but it seems that way sometimes). Everyone seems to be jumping on the line dancing bandwagon, so I decided to give it a shot.

My friend and I went to a local honky tonk which has a dance floor made specifically for line dancing. This place even offers line dancing classes if you’re interested (we weren’t that interested). So, I decided to try out some dances. Well, after a couple of hours of going back and forth and trying some of the more animated ones (some of those “dances” aren’t anything more than people walking around in boxy circles) my thighs were begging me to sit down. I was moving like I haven’t moved in about 10 years. And sweating like it was my job.

I had great fun, though. And actually went back for more. Then I had to take a break. My ailing self doesn’t like too much sweat-inducing work like that– even if I did find it great fun.

Anyway, I found a video of the choreographer of the “Good Time” dance choreographer showing the steps to her dance (danced to Alan Jackson’s “Good Time”). And it just happens to be the exact dance I was learning. The funny thing? The person that was “teaching” it changed one step (to a double hop from a cross-over hop) and called it her own. I had no idea that someone else had actually choreographed it. Imagine that. At any rate, now I know and now I know to add that cross over step. I hope this person doesn’t get offended when I mention the video I found (uploaded by Alan Jackson, no less). I might get kicked off the floor and be sent back to “Electric Slide” school.

Anyway, I ended up losing a little bit of girth since I’ve done the dancing thing. At least I think so. Of course, with my luck it’s just water weight being shed through all the sweating I’m doing on the dance floor. Well, six of one and half a dozen of the other– whatever works at this point. Right?

Now, if I can just find the instruction video for Travis Tritt’s “Trouble” dance. I really need help with that one.

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