| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| Group email: | Line Dancing group |
| When: | Weekly on Monday evenings 7 to 9 pm |
| Venue: | Yeldersley Hall |
| Cost: | £2 |
The line dancing group is lucky to be able to use the function room at the lovely venue of Yeldersley Hall on Monday evenings from 7-9pm. This was the view through the window during a session in mid May - gorgeous!
The group has been running since September 2018. During the Covid lockdown we managed to keep going by using Zoom for OnLine Dancing sessions in our kitchens and living rooms - not quite the same!
We dance to a wide variety of music. Most dances are of beginner level, with the occasional improver level thrown in to keep our longer term members on their toes. A list of all that we have learned over the years, which includes the tracks used, is shown on the Dances pages.
New members are very welcome, it's good exercise for both mind and body so contact Sue using the link on this page if you'd like to give it a try.
Please note there wll be no session on 22nd June.
Members are encouraged to join our WhatsApp group so that we can decide whether to call off sessions in the event of adverse weather.
Benefits of Line Dancing
- It's a workout.
Line dancing is good exercise incorporating coordination and balance. Steps can be adapted to suit the dancers' abiities. - It's good for mental health.
Line dancing has been shown to boost mental wellbeing, reduce anxiety and depression and relieve stress. This is largely due to the release of endorphins during exercise. - It’s social, but you don’t need a partner.
You can turn up alone, but it's not a solitary activity. - It's a workout for your brain too.
There is a sense of achievement when you master the steps for a new dance. There is some evidence that it may improve memory and brain function and help to prevent dementia. - It's good fun!
Recent Dances
| Date introduced | Dance | Music | Choreographed by | Count | Walls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 25 | 3 Little Birds | Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & the Wailers | Roy Verdonk et al, May 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 16 June 25 | Whoohoo, Living on a Prayer | Living on a Prayer, Bon Jovi | Raymond Sarlemijn & Laura Bartolomei, Jun 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 21 July 25 | Loved by You | Loved by You, Cleez | Lee Hamilton & Heather Barton, Feb 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 8 Sep 25 | Never Looked Back | You Never Looked Back, Rose Betts | Juan C Gonzalez, Apr 25 | 32 | 2 |
| 15 Sep 25 | The Door | The Door, Teddy Swims | Jeff & Kari Smilko, Jul 24 | 32 | 4 |
| 29 Sep 25 | 5 Times You | You You You, Lukas Graham | Niels Poulsen, Jul 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 29 Sep 25 | Wings to Fly | The Power of Love and I'm Alive, Laback & Laura Furmunova | Rhonda Lai & Hayley Wheatley, Jun 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 3 Nov 25 | Strummingbird | One More, James Johnston | Maddison Glover, Oct 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 3 Nov 25 | Bigger Houses | Bigger Houses, Dan + Shay | Helen Parkyn, Aug 25 | 16 | 2 |
| 17 Nov 25 | Stomp 2, 3, 4 | 2341 studios | Rob Fowler, Nov 25 | 32 | 4 |
| 1 Dec 25 | Going Blonde | Going Blonde, Kaylee Rose | Gary O'Reilly, Nov 25 | 32 | 2 |
| 12 Jan 26 | Nothing's Gonna Change Us | Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You, DJ Galaga | Various, Jan 26 | 32 | 4 |
| 26 Jan 26 | The Wedding | The Wedding, Nathan Evans & Saint PHNX | Lee Hamilton, Jan 26 | 32 | 4 |
| 2 Feb 26 | Chariot of Celts (Easy) | Chariot. Westlife | Runa, Oct 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 16 Mar 26 | Everybody Dance! | Everybody Dance (Joe Mangione Remix), Sister Sledge | Ben Murphy & Sascha Wolf. Jan 26 | 32 | 4 |
| 30 Mar 26 | Hide It | Hide It, Whiskey Circuit | Colin Ghys & Ivonne Verhagen, Feb 26 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 Apr 26 | One More For The Road | One More For The Road, Ceol | Shane McKeever & Fred Whitehouse, Dec 25 | 64 | 2 |
| 20 Apr 26 | Choosin' Texas | Choosin' Texas, Ella Langley | Nidhi Risi, Dec 25 | 24 | 4 |
| 1 Jun 26 | Do Ya Love Me | Do You Love Me, The Contours | Paula Jayne Ogilvie, Apr 26 | 48 | 4 |
If you'd like to check out the dances you can visit the Copperknob website where you can watch videos of most of those we've done.