Swedish Dance Masters 2011

Great weekend at the Swedish Dance Masters - Over 300 social dancers of all levels - 3 line rooms covering all levels - And a Swing Room too - Thanks to Goran, Asa and their team - And thanks to everyone for the awesome hospitality & friendship. A great crowd cheering on the competitors, while the social dancers finished off a great weekend of dancing doing recaps in the workshop room.

The choreographer team did a great job:

Rachael - Footsteps, a brang new catchy Swing/Charleston dance - Also Domino & Free Fallin' - And Mr. Mysterious (Quite a crowd already doing that one but lots wanted to learn it too), Purr Kitty

Niels Poulson - Love 2 Dance (Out of York) & Dirty Dancer (Out of Chicago)

Guyton Mundy - This City - Also Jump In Da Line - And blasts from the past Shake & Playa

Will Craig - Without You - Also 2 Nite - And Soul Food by request
 

Nicola Lafferty - Life Could Be A Dream, Looking Good & All Or Nothing - Great Improver dances that Intermediaties enjoy too.
 

With Will, Jamie, Dave & Sam DJing it was none stop dancing.

The social dancing with a big crowd brought a wider mix - Lots of dancers all levels Beginner through Advanced - The most popular dances were something like as follows :


Easy:
-Something In The Water
-Make This Day
-Danza Kuduro
-My Pretty Belinda
-I'm No Goodll
-1234
-Knee Deep
-Don't Drink The Water
-Wonderland Waltz
-Hello Dolly

Notably Toes, Crazy Foot Mambo, Tennessee Waltz Surprise, Bosa Nova, Go Mama Go, Gambling Man, Rhyme Or Reason, Little Red Book, Walkaway Joe, Blue Night Cha & Rub It In a still floor-fillers - Many more too. Others on the up included Lazy & Crazy Girl - Check out a fun catchy dance called A Minute Away From You - Been around a year or more apparently but first time for me - Awesome track :-)

Intermediate Mainstream :
-Move A Like
-Alabama Slammin'
-Rolling In The Deep
-Party Freak
-The Flute
-Chicken Walk Jive
-No No No No No Not So
-La Luna
-Haba Haba
-Bumpy Ride

Notably Bittersweet Memory, Everything I Do, Burlesque, Playing With Fire, Jesse James, Broken Heels, Amame, Drip Droppin', Irish Spirit, Knocking On Heavans Door & Mojo Rhythm still floor-fillers - Many more too, Craig's waltz Know Me By Now very popular. Others on the up included Devotion, Rock Your Body, Mr. Mysterious, Melon Heart, Lonely Again, Wet, The Stomp, Fundamental Things, Bright Lights, Wet & Remember Me.

Newline:
-Perfect/My Motivation
-Lady Luck
-That Kinda Lovin'
-2 Nite
-Talkin' To The Moon
-Raise Your Glass/Papi
-Don't You Remember
-Won't Let Go (Malene & Jannick's)
-Throw The Dice
-Still Got The Blues/Blue Sky
Notably Let It Be, You're Amazing & SOB still floor-fillers - Many more too  - A Walk On The Wildside is really popular too more so than the UK - A great dance :-) - Check out a cool looking catchy/funky dance called Stealing Apples - Looks great :-) Others on the up included Meant 2 Be, Start Over, Be A Little Selfish, Down With The Trumpets, Descarada, Prejudice, Never Enough, Show Me The Love, Soul Food, Not Drunk Enough & Freak A Little More

As ever loads of classics too :-) Favourites included Somebody Like You, Chill Factor, Have Fun Go Mad, Doctor Doctor, Live Laugh Love, Break Free Cha & Stitch It Up - On Saturday night in keeping with the theme we did an 80's style Islands In The Stream & Black Coffee too !!! :-)

The competition was well attended with loads coming out to support those competing, with Guyton having everyone in stitches laughing as he Emceed, and the Duo's being a particular highlight! :) Shows on the Friday and Saturday included: Rachael & Guyton performing their winning 2011 Line Dance Showdown routine for the first time since they won; Rachael performed Speechless; Nicola & Sam danced a 2-Step & NC2 Solo & Couples medley; Guyton, Will & Niels performed a dance to Where do We go From Here by Pitbull.

As ever the food at the Stenungbaden Yacht Club was fantastic and the staff ever-so helpful. Many thanks to the Event Directors, hotel, SDM Team and attendees for making it such a fantastic event.