Dance Amanda http://www.danceamanda.com West Coast Swing Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:21:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dance Amanda is Moving to America http://www.danceamanda.com/usa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usa http://www.danceamanda.com/usa/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:20:26 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=615

Exciting News!

Mario Robau has asked me to join him in Houston to help set-up and run the Dance Factory dance studio. Not only will I be teaching West Coast Swing but also many of the other dance styles that I am trained in.  

Classes in Perth will continue until the end of March and we will also be running a series of workshops the first weekend of April. I also still have limited private spots available.

I am very excited for this fantastic opportunity and am looking forward to going to live in America. I feel very privileged to be able to work with Mario “Swing Daddy” Robau and plan on doing as much training as I can and taking advantage of being in the USA by attending many different dance festivals and congresses.

Mario promises that he will let me visit lots and lots and he plans on coming back to Perth as much as possible. =)

I would like to say a very big thank you to all that have attended Dance Amanda classes over the last two years and hope you can join me in the next few months to come.

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/usa/feed/ 0 Burn the Floor Special Offer http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-discount-coupon-deals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burn-the-floor-discount-coupon-deals http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-discount-coupon-deals/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:54:25 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=458

Warning! Burn the Floor will make you want to dance!

To celebrate the return of the amazing dance show Burn the Floor, Dance Amanda is offering these great Burn the Floor Deals.

Deal 1

Use your Burn the Floor Perth 2011 ticket stubs as coupons for free entry into any of Dance Amanda’s Introduction to West Coast Swing classes at Humphreys Ballroom Dance Studio in Victoria Park.

Deal 2

Use your Burn the Floor Perth 2011 ticket stubs to claim 50% off the price of a 4 Class Pass. Valued at $60, you pay $30.

Burn the Floor Discount Coupon Deal

 

Check Dance Amanda’s West Coast Swing page for Class times.

 

Limitations

This offer is subject to the following limitations;

  • Burn the Floor 2011 official Ticketek ticket stub must be presented to claim offer.
  • Offers are valid until October 31st 2011.
  • 4 Class Passes are valid for 3 Months from date of purchase.
  • 4 Class Passes are non-refundable.
  • Only one offer redemption per person is allowed.

More information about Burn the Floor Perth 2011 is available here.

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-discount-coupon-deals/feed/ 0 Burn the Floor Perth 2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-perth-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burn-the-floor-perth-2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-perth-2011/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:34:55 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=451
Burn The Floor 2011
 
Burn the Floor is back in Perth for a limited season.
 
 
Word famous choreographer Jason Gilkison is back in his birth town of Perth with his latest hit dance show, Burn the Floor. 
 
This show has been a Broadway and West End super hit and is an absolute must see for anybody who loves dance. 
 
Don’t miss the opportunity to see the best of world class dancing right here in Perth.
 
Burn The Floor 20011 Perth Tickets are available through Ticketek here.
 
Also check out the Burn the Floor Website for tickets in other cities.
 
This amazing show stars;
 
  • So you think you can dance (Australia) dance winner Robbie Kmetoni
  • So You SYTYCD (USA) and GLEE stage superstar Janette Manrara
  • World Mambo champion Venezuelan Karen Hauer.
 
These Burn the Floor promo videos give you just a taste of the show.
 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

 
Experience the awesomeness of dance yourself 
 

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

Click here to view the video on YouTube.

 
Experience the awesomeness of dance yourself 
]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/burn-the-floor-perth-2011/feed/ 1 GSDTA Intensive Downunder 2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/gsdta-intensive-downunder-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gsdta-intensive-downunder-2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/gsdta-intensive-downunder-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:14:43 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=427

 

Event GSDTA Intensive Downunder 2011
Date September 21-28, 2011
Organisers Third Foot Adelaide
Where Adelaide
Website Event Website
Facebook Facebook Event
Featuring Sharlot Bott, Sarah Grusmark, Mary Ann Nunuz, Mark Scheuffele.

 GSDTA Intensive Downunder 2011

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/gsdta-intensive-downunder-2011/feed/ 0 West Coast Swing Singapore 2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-singapore-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-coast-swing-singapore-2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-singapore-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:08:58 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=425
Event West Coast Swing Singapore 2011
Date October 13-16, 2011
Organisers West Coast Swing Singapore
Where Singapore
Facebook Facebook Event
Featuring Melina Ramirez, Arjay Centeno

 

West Coast Swing Singapore

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-singapore-2011/feed/ 0 Mario Robau Intimate West Coast Swing Weekend http://www.danceamanda.com/mario-robau-intimate-wcs-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mario-robau-intimate-wcs-weekend http://www.danceamanda.com/mario-robau-intimate-wcs-weekend/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:38:22 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=518
Event Mario Robau Intimate West Coast Swing Weekend
Date October 22-23, 2011
Organisers Dance Amanda
Where Perth, WA
Website Event Website
Facebook Facebook Event
Featuring Mario Robau & Stephanie Mcphearson-Robau

Mario Robau Perth 2011

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/mario-robau-intimate-wcs-weekend/feed/ 0 New Zealand Open Swing Dance Championships 2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/new-zealand-open-swing-dance-championships-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-zealand-open-swing-dance-championships-2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/new-zealand-open-swing-dance-championships-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:40:22 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=418
Event New Zealand Open Swing Dance Championships 2011
Organisers SwingFX
Date October 28-30, 2011
Where Auckland, NZ
Website Event Website
Facebook Facebook Event
Featuring Shane McIntyre, Keri McLean, Trevor and Chelsea Spika.

New Zealand Open Swing Dance Championships 2011

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/new-zealand-open-swing-dance-championships-2011/feed/ 0 Best of the Best 2012 http://www.danceamanda.com/best-of-the-best-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-the-best-2012 http://www.danceamanda.com/best-of-the-best-2012/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:30:12 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=409
Event Best of the Best 2012
Organisers Nuroc Dance Company
Date January 26-29, 2012
Where Sydney
Website Event Website
Featuring Jordan Frisbee, Tatiana Mollmann

Best of the Best 2012 

 

 

]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/best-of-the-best-2012/feed/ 0 West Coast Swing Music http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-coast-swing-music http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-music/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:43:47 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/?p=333

Below are around 350 songs which are great for dancing West Coast Swing.

 

If you know any great West Coast Swing Music we could add to the list please email them to amanda@danceamanda.com

 


 

 

Song Artist Genre Speed
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again Pure Funk Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
4 Minutes Madonna WCS Contemporary Medium
A Lover Like You Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
After Party Koffee Brown WCS Contemporary Medium
All Night Thing Invisible Man's Band Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
All to Myself (Radio Mix) Guy Sebastian WCS Contemporary Medium
Because Of You Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Medium
Been Waiting Jessica Mauboy WCS Contemporary Medium
Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself) Eric Clapton Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Best of My Love The Emotions Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Big Legs Big Joe & The Dynaflows Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Billy Jean Michael Jackson WCS Contemporary Medium
Blueboy John Fogerty Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Blues is my business Etta James Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Cause I love you Mike Morgan and the Crawl Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Cease And Desist Delbert McClinton Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Chain of Fools Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Cheaper To Keep Her James Solberg Band Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Chitllins Con Carne Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Closer Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Medium
Cocaine Robin Thicke WCS Contemporary Medium
Cool Cool Thang Everett Bradley Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Cow Cow Boogie Jonathan Stout & Campus Five Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Cream Prince WCS Contemporary Medium
Cry To Me Solomon Burke Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Damaged Danity Kane WCS Contemporary Medium
Dead Presidents / Big Joe Burrell And The Unknown Blues Band Big Joe Burrell & The Unknown Blues Band Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Robbie Williams Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Empty Arms Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Fearless Wes Carr WCS Contemporary Medium
Flo-Rida Feat Keha Cole-Right Round Dance - Various Artists WCS Contemporary Medium
Forever (Official Remix) (Shouts) ( 2oo8 ) Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne & Lupe Fiasco WCS Contemporary Medium
Give Me The Night Randy Crawford Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Gnarls Barkley Gnarls Barkley WCS Contemporary Medium
Grandmaster Flash Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Honky Tonk Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Hot Mess Sam Sparro Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
I Can't Stand The Rain Eruption Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas WCS Contemporary Medium
It's Alright Seal Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Just Dance feat. Colby O'Donis Lady GaGa WCS Contemporary Medium
Just in case Jahiem Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Keep You Much Longer Akon WCS Contemporary Medium
Let's Waste Some Time Marc Jordan Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Like I Love You Justin Timberlake WCS Contemporary Medium
Look At Little Sister Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Love And Happiness First Choice Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Love Sex Magic (Jason Nevins Radio Edit) Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake WCS Contemporary Medium
LoveStoned (I think she knows) Justin Timberlake WCS Contemporary Medium
Makes Me Wonder Maroon 5 WCS Contemporary Medium
Memories David Guetta Feat. Kid CuDi WCS Electro Medium
Mercy Duffy Pop Medium
Midnight Bottle Colbie Caillat WCS Contemporary Medium
Move Your Feet Junior Senior WCS Contemporary Medium
Movin' And A Groovin' Sam Cooke/Lou Rawls Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Music Leela James Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
My Baby Just Cares For Me Johnny Ferreira & The Swing Machine Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
My Baby Just Cares For Me Nina Simone Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right Various Artists WCS Contemporary Medium
One Drop of Love Ray Charles Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Patient Man Jimmy LaFave Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Pixie Lott Mama Do (Oh Uh Oh Uh) WCS Contemporary Medium
Play that Funky Music 70 disco Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Poker Face Lady Gaga WCS Contemporary Medium
Promiscuous (Radio Edit) Nelly Furtado WCS Contemporary Medium
Rescue Me Fontella Bass Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Rock with You Michael Jackson WCS Contemporary Medium
Sexbomb Tom Jones WCS Contemporary Medium
Some People Reba Russell Band Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Stand By Me Seal Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Stay Wild Little Birdy WCS Contemporary Medium
Step It Up Alice Russell/The Bamboos Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Street Walking Woman Solomon Burke Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Strut Taj Mahal Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Take A Little Time Les Rythmes Digitales WCS Contemporary Medium
Take You There Donnie Klang WCS Contemporary Medium
Tears Of A Fool Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Temptation Diana Krall Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
The way you make me feel Michael Jackson Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
The Way You Make Me Feel (Acoustic Version) Guy Sebastian Pop Medium
Troublemaker Ft. Sweet Rush Akon WCS Contemporary Medium
Up Down Jessica Mauboy WCS Contemporary Medium
Upside Down Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Wade in the Water Eva Cassidy Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Way I Are (Feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) Timbaland WCS Contemporary Medium
What Y'All Came To Do (featuring John Legend) ARETHA FRANKLIN Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed Glenn Frey Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
Wicked Game Chris Isaak Blues/Funk/Swing Medium
5 women Prince Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
99 Times Kate Voegele WCS Contemporary Slow
A Natural Man Lou Rawls Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Ain't Leavin Without You Jaheim Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Ain't Leavin Without You (Remix) Ft. Jadakiss Jaheim WCS Contemporary Slow
Ain't Too Proud to Beg The Temptations Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
All The Way Craig David WCS Contemporary Slow
Alvino Rey - Night Train Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Baby Cakes Bop Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Baby Get Down TOMI WCS Contemporary Slow
Baby You've Got What It Takes James Brown Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Backseat Blues Roomful of Blues Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Beat Again (Radio Rip) JLS WCS Contemporary Slow
Because Of You Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Slow
Beyounce Slow WCS Slow
Black Velvet Alannah Myles WCS Contemporary Slow
Black. White & Blue Sonny Landreth Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Blue light boogie Taj Mahal Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Breakeven The Script WCS Contemporary Slow
Brick House Commodores Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Bust Your Windows (Glee Cast Version) Glee Cast WCS Contemporary Slow
Buttons (Feat. Snoop Dogg) The Pussycat Dolls WCS Contemporary Slow
Cassie - Long Way 2 Go Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
Cause I Love You / Mike Morgan & The Crawl Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Cheaper To Keep Her James Solberg Band Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Cherish Featuring Sean Paul - Do It To It Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
Chitllins Con Carne Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Clap Again (Bonus) Akon WCS Contemporary Slow
Cleo's Mood Jr. Walker & The All Stars Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Come on Over (All I Want Is You) Christina Aguilera WCS Contemporary Slow
Cow Cow Boogie Jonathan Stout & Campus Five Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Cuppa Joe Bellevue Cadillac Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Curbside Prophet Jason Mraz WCS Contemporary Slow
Damaged Danity Kane WCS Contemporary Slow
Dangerous (feat. Akon) Kardinal Offishall WCS Contemporary Slow
Do I Need You Unknown Artist Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Don't Cha The Pussycat Dolls WCS Contemporary Slow
Don't Play That Song Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Down Home Eddy Senay Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Everything Is Everything Lauryn Hill WCS Contemporary Slow
Ev'ry Day I Have The Blues (Featuring Lowell Fulson) The Jimmy Rogers All Stars Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Fall Heather Headley WCS Contemporary Slow
Feel So Good Jamiroquai WCS Contemporary Slow
Fish Girl Blues Trudy Lynn Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Follow Me Uncle Kracker Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Forever Chris Brown WCS Contemporary Slow
Found a New Love Bryn Christopher WCS Contemporary Slow
Get Bizzy Paris Bennett WCS Contemporary Slow
Give It To Me Timbaland feat Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake WCS Contemporary Slow
Give It To Me (Feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake) Timbaland WCS Contemporary Slow
Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Gold Digger Jamie Foxx/Kanye West WCS Contemporary Slow
Gone Cam'ron/Consequence/Kanye West WCS Contemporary Slow
Good Life (Ft. T-Pain) Kanye West WCS Contemporary Slow
Heart Attack and Vine Screamin Jay Hawkins Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) Seal Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Honky Tonk Song/Honky Tonk / Don Wise Don Wise Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Can't Dance Genesis WCS Contemporary Slow
I Can't Go for That Donny Osmond Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Can't Go For That Hall & Oates Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Can't Stand the Rain Seal Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Don't Know Ruth Brown Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
I Wanna love You Clean Akon feat Snoop WCS Contemporary Slow
I Wish Stevie Wonder Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
If it ain't one thing it's another Unknown Artist Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Just Dance Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis WCS Contemporary Slow
Kiss Tom Jones WCS Contemporary Slow
Lady Marmalade Christina Aguilera WCS Contemporary Slow
Layla (Unplugged Version) Eric Clapton Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Let It Rock (feat. Lil Wayne) Kevin Rudolf WCS Contemporary Slow
Let the good times roll Bobby Womack Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Look At Little Sister Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Love Sex Magic (feat. Justin Timberlake) Ciara WCS Contemporary Slow
LoveGame Lady GaGa WCS Contemporary Slow
Lovely Day Bill Withers Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Magic Robin Thicke WCS Contemporary Slow
Makes Me Wonder Maroon 5 WCS Contemporary Slow
Marvin And Miles Gare Du Nord Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party (Explicit LP Version) Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Milt Buckner - The Beast Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Miss Independent (Produced By StarGate) Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Slow
Move Your Feet Junior Senior WCS Contemporary Slow
Mr. Smooth Jamie Leo WCS Contemporary Slow
Musiq Soulchild - B.U.D.D.Y Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
My One And All Down To The Bone Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Natural Born Lover Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
New York City The Peter Malick Group Feat. Norah Jones Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
No One Alicia Keys WCS Contemporary Slow
Omarion - Entourage Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
People Everyday Arrested Development WCS Contemporary Slow
People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul (Remix) James Brown Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Pon De Replay (Full Phatt Remix) Rihanna WCS Contemporary Slow
Queen Latifah DJ Mast Presents Do You Remember? Slow WCS Slow
Replay IYAZ WCS Contemporary Slow
Replay (Prod. by J.R. Rotem) Iyaz WCS Contemporary Slow
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin & The Blues Brothers Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Revival Martine Girault Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake WCS Contemporary Slow
Rockin Pneumonia Ronnie McDowell Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Rockin' Pneumonia Ronnie Mcdowell Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Rocksteady Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
S.O.S (Let The Music Play) Jordin Sparks WCS Contemporary Slow
Save A Horse [Ride A Cowboy] Big & Rich Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Save Me Jem Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Sexy Love Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Slow
Sexy Love (Produced By StarGate) Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Slow
Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary WCS Contemporary Slow
Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary WCS Contemporary Slow
Shakin' It For Daddy (Feat. Nicki Minaj)(Prod. By Polow Da Don) Robin Thicke WCS Contemporary Slow
Shock Ya Mind Flow Dynamics Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Skeletons Stevie Wonder Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Smells Like Funk Black Eyed Peas WCS Contemporary Slow
Somebody Buy Me A Drink Oscar Brown jr. Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Spotlight Jennifer Hudson WCS Contemporary Slow
Starstruck Lady GaGa. Space Cowboy & Flo Rida WCS Contemporary Slow
Start The Car Start The Car - Desconhecido Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Still Dirrty Christina Aguilera WCS Contemporary Slow
Strobe Lights Emmanuel WCS Contemporary Slow
Stronger Kanye West WCS Contemporary Slow
Superstition Stevie Wonder Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Sweet Music Kylie Minogue WCS Contemporary Slow
Take Me To The River Eva Cassidy Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Take Me With You Lyn Christopher Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Take You There Donnie Klang WCS Contemporary Slow
Takin' the Long Way Home Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
The Blues Is Alright ZZ Hill Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
The Pussycat Dolls - I Don't Need A Man Various Artists WCS Contemporary Slow
The Same Love That Made Me Lau Queen Latifah Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King & Eric Clapton Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Think Tom Jones And Jools Holland Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
This Love (Kanye West Remix) Maroon 5 WCS Contemporary Slow
This Temptation Blue WCS Contemporary Slow
Tik Tok Kesha WCS Contemporary Slow
Too Many Questions Sam Sparro WCS Contemporary Slow
Touch the Sky Kanye West/Lupe Fiasco WCS Contemporary Slow
Track 11 VasWillNameSoonAsHeCan Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Turn Off The Lights Frank De Jo Jo Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Unstoppable (ft Lil' Wayne) Kat DeLuna WCS Contemporary Slow
Up In The Party Flow Dynamics Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
Upside Down Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
What's Going On Marvin Gaye Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
When The Lights Go Out Jimmy Witherspoon Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
You Got It Hannah Montana Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
You Had Me Joss Stone WCS Contemporary Slow
You let my love grow cold Dinah Washington Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
You Rock My World Michael Jackson Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
You Sent Me Flying Amy Winehouse Blues/Funk/Swing Slow
(I Think You Made Your) Move Too Soon Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
05 AP Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - Low WCS Contemporary Fast
A Fool In Love Delbert McClinton Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Ability To Swing Patti Austin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Alkazar -This is the world we live in Various MegaDance 2005 WCS Contemporary Fast
All Around The World Lou Rawls Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Alligator Meat/Joe Swift With Johnny Otis & His Orchestra Joe Swift With Johnny Otis & His Orchestra Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Baby Please Don't Go Sonny Landreth Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Back In A Cadiliac Coco Montoya Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Believe Ministers De-La-Funk Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Billie Jean Michael Jackson WCS Contemporary Fast
Black And Gold Sam Sparro WCS Contemporary Fast
Black Stick Frank Bennett Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Blue. Blue World Roomful of Blues Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Blues Stew Kenny Neal Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Bulletproof La Roux WCS Contemporary Fast
Can't Stop Loving You Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Car Wash Rose Royce Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Cassius 99 Remix Cassius WCS Electro Fast
Chase Our Love Chris Brown WCS Contemporary Fast
Cheaper To Keep Her Johnny Taylor Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Closer (Produced By StarGate) Ne-Yo WCS Contemporary Fast
Come Back Josh Rouse WCS Contemporary Fast
Dancing on broken glass Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Danny's All-Star Joint Rickie Lee Jones Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Diggin' on James Brown Tower of Power Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Dj SuNaIz Ft Sean Paul $ Rihana - Break It Off (bD Remix)(134Bpm) Dj SuNaI(Dj SnY) WCS Contemporary Fast
Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough Michael Jackson WCS Contemporary Fast
Down (ft. Lil' Wayne) Jay Sean WCS Contemporary Fast
Erotic City Prince & The Revolution WCS Contemporary Fast
Evacuate The Dancefloor (Radio Edit) Cascada Dance Fast
Everything Michael Buble Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Evil Gal Blues Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Fantastic Shakers West coast swing Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Feel So Good Jamiroquai WCS Contemporary Fast
Fever Little Willie John Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Fire Babyface & Desree Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Freeway Of Love Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Funky Mama Danny Gatton Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Give and Take Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Got a Thing on My Mind Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Got To Give It Up David Sanborn Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Radio Edit) Daniel Bedingfield WCS Contemporary Fast
Hallelujah I Love Him So Rita Coolidge Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Headed In The Right Direction India.Arie Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Higher Ground Stevie Wonder Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Hollywood Madonna WCS Contemporary Fast
How To Save A Life The Fray WCS Contemporary Fast
I Ain't Jivin'. I'm Jammin' Leon Huff Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
I Got The Blues Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
I Love Being Here With You Ernestine Anderson Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
I Want A Little Doggie (Remix) Lena Horne WCS Electro Fast
If You Seek Amy Britney Spears WCS Contemporary Fast
In for the Kill La Roux WCS Contemporary Fast
It's About That Walk Prince WCS Contemporary Fast
its alright Huey lewis Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
I've Got The Music In Me Kiki Dee Band Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
James Dean Daniel Bedingfield WCS Contemporary Fast
Jazzy Lady Richard 'Dimples' Fields Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Just Fine Mary J. Blige WCS Contemporary Fast
Just Like A Fish Unknown Artist Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Kid Cudi Vs Crookers-Daynnite Dance - Various Artists WCS Electro Fast
Knock on Wood Seal Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Leroy Hadidi - The James Bond Theme Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Let It Whip The Dazz Band Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Let There Be Love Chris Botti Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Long John Hunter Long John Hunter Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Love Foolosophy Jamiroquai WCS Contemporary Fast
Made For Lovin You Anastasia WCS Contemporary Fast
Makes Me Wonder Maroon 5 WCS Contemporary Fast
Mary Had a Little Lamb Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Mercy Duffy WCS Contemporary Fast
Mister 5x5 Jonathan Stout & Campus Five Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
My Baby Just Cares For Me Unknown Artist Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Now That's Country Marty Stuart Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Oh Why Little Richard Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Paparazzi Lady GaGa WCS Contemporary Fast
Promises India.Arie Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Pump It! Black Eyed Peas WCS Contemporary Fast
Pussycat Dolls ft. Timberland - Wait WCS Contemporary Fast
Respect Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Right Now (Na Na Na) Akon WCS Contemporary Fast
Right Round (feat. Ke$ha) Flo Rida WCS Contemporary Fast
Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold remix Radio Edit) Paul Oakenfold Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Satellite Colin James Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Sean Paul Feat. Rihana - Break It Off WCS Contemporary Fast
Sexy Chick (Clean Album Version Extended) David Guetta Feat. Akon WCS Contemporary Fast
Sexy Chick (Clean Album Version) David Guetta Feat. Akon WCS Contemporary Fast
Shake Your Groove Thing Peaches & Herb Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
She Says (Wahoo Remix) Milke WCS Contemporary Fast
She Wants To Dance With Me Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Sho' Enough Tommy Castro Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Shoo Fly Pie Jonathan Stout & Campus Five Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Sick & Tired Boz Scaggs Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Sinnerman [Felix da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix] Nina Simone WCS Electro Fast
Slow Down India.Arie Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Smooth Operator Sade WCS Contemporary Fast
Somebody Loves You Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Spankin' Leroy Lucky Peterson Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Stop Thinking Take (Start Thinking Give) / Darrell Nulish Darrell Nulish Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Strobe Lights Emmanuel WCS Contemporary Fast
Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Tango in Harlem Touch and Go WCS Contemporary Fast
Tanqueray Johnnie Johnson Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Tell Mama Etta James Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps Various Artists WCS Contemporary Fast
The Blues Is Alright Little Milton Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
The sweet escape Gwen Stefani feat Akon WCS Contemporary Fast
Think Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
To the Light Newton Faulkner WCS Contemporary Fast
Toxic Britney Spears - [EMG] WCS Contemporary Fast
Try Matty's Aretha Franklin Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Turn Up The Radio Lenny B. Feat. Nj WCS Contemporary Fast
Waiting For The Blues Various Artists Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
What A Life David Foster And The Mohegan Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
When Love Takes Over David Guetta / Kelly Rowland WCS Contemporary Fast
Who is he Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
Wish I Didn't Miss You Angie Stone WCS Contemporary Fast
Working Day and Night Michael Jackson WCS Contemporary Fast
You Give Me Something Jamiroquai WCS Contemporary Fast
You Got The Power (Extended Version) War Blues/Funk/Swing Fast
]]> http://www.danceamanda.com/west-coast-swing-music/feed/ 0 USA Grand National Dance Championships 2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/usa-grand-national-dance-championships-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usa-grand-national-dance-championships-2011 http://www.danceamanda.com/usa-grand-national-dance-championships-2011/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:29:10 +0000 Chris Hanratty http://www.danceamanda.com/wordpress/?p=222
The last event for our trip was the USA Grand National Dance Championships. This event has been running for seventeen years and is a landmark event in the US West Coast Swing calendar. This event hosts both Shag and West Coast Swing dancers and we had our first ever Shag class here. 
 

Example of Shag Dancing (not at GNDC)

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At this point in the trip we were both pretty exhausted but we really enjoyed the relaxed and happy atmosphere of this mixed event.
Mario Robau was the Master of Ceremonies at this event which was great because not only did we get to hang out with he and Stephanie some more, but we also got to se him in action on the microphone. 
 
Shag is a very interesting dance with a focus on footwork and connection with the guy being the centre of attention. It was interesting to see how Shag has influenced a number of West Coast Swing dancers including of course the current US WCS Champions Brennar and Torri who are also well known Shag dancers.
 

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