The fun kicked off Friday night, April 6th, 2012, at Kodiak Jack’s restaurant & bar in Petaluma, California, for a Meet & Greet with Will Craig & Bryan McWherter, our guest choreographers from North Carolina. Twenty plus dancers took over the dance floor as DJ Greta played all their requests. The next day, dancers converged on the grand dance room at the Petaluma Veteran’s Memorial Hall for the all day workshop and social to learn the choreography of our esteemed guests.
In addition to the line dances taught (listed below) both Will and Bryan shared some techniques to make the way we dance feel better and look better. Will gave us pointers for waltzes, cha-chas, and hip-hop slides. Bryan had us practicing our spirals and working on foot placement to maintain proper balance. Both lessons were excellent! They continued to wow us with their own choreography all afternoon. Bryan introduced his newest beginner dances choreographed just for us: Baby, Oh Baby!, Miles Away, and Chasing You. Will gave the first teach of a dance he choreographed just for the Wine Country crowd, Once Upon a Time, and he taught his most recent release, Breathing.
After a well deserved dinner break, the crowd reconvened for some open dance time, raffle prizes, and a special surprise for Bryan. We welcomed Bryan to his 4th decade in life with a big card signed by all the attendees and a delicious cake (donated by Chad Urquhart). After we sang “Happy Birthday” to Bryan, we handed the microphone to Will for an impromptu performance of the song “Good Morning Beautiful” (YouTube video).
We had some magnificent raffle prizes. Congratulations to the following winners:
Iris Ostling–50/50 cash prize
Lisa Rubens–Las Vegas Dance Explosion free pass
Ellen Krebs–our WCLD Niels Poulsen workshop
Ellen Krebs–$25 gift card to the movie theater (donated by Anita Jorge)
Dedra Wilson–our WCLD Ira Weisburd workshop free pass
Sally Homsi –Line Dance Marathon free pass.
Jessie Chan—Big Bang Dance Classic free pass
We are so happy to be able to spread the joy of line dance events through these passes, and we are grateful to the Mirandas, Jean Garr and Will Craig for their generous donations.
On behalf of Wine Country Line Dance, THANK YOU to all the great dancers who came to learn, dance, talk and laugh with us. A very special THANK YOU to the wonderful dancers who came early to help set up and stayed late to clean up. A big THANK YOU to John Trentacosti for bringing all his DJ equipment; to Peter Urquhart and Lawrence Yee for the delicious food they prepared, and to all the wonderful local instructors/dancers who encouraged their dancers and friends to come spend the day with us all. Wine Country Line Dance could not bring these wonderful choreographers and events to our area without all of your help and your support. Finally, THANK YOU to Bryan McWherter and Will Craig for taking time away from your jobs and family to spend these days with us in wine country. It was our privilege to have you with us and we will cherish the memories made while you were here.
Brenda, Dolly and Greta
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Teaches: | |
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Will Craig | Bryan McWherter |
Away We Go Bite The Dust by Harlan Curtis Breathing I Don’t Want Tonight Make You Dance Once Upon A Time People Are Crazy Watch It Burn Worldwide |
Accordion Love Baby, Oh Baby Chasing You Hi-A-Ma Cha by Rachael McEnaney Holler Oh Babe! by Frank Trace Miles Away |
Workshop Playlist | |
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1-2-3-4 2 Nite Baie Baie Blue Night Cha Blue Sky Caught In The Act Crazy Foot Mambo Cry Me Out Ding Dang Darn It Divisadero Cha Domenica Domino Everthing I Do Gravity |
Holler Oh Babe! I Belong To You I’m No Good Intrigue Love Letter Waltz Make U Luv Me Rock This Party Shakatak So Fresh Someone’s Gotta Go To Love Somebody Turn Me Loose Walking Backwards Wild, Wild West Wonderland Waltz |
Evening Dance Playlist | |
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Accordion Love Baby, Oh Baby Bam-A-Lam! Be A Little Selfish Behind The Glass Bittersweet Memory Breathing Cadillac Ride Can’t Get Involved Descarada Don’t Drop Your Cha Don’t You Remember Faithfully Feel Folla Me To Da Floor Freak A Little More Give It Back Had A Bad Day Have Fun, Go Mad Hi-A-Ma Cha Hurts Instead I Don’t Believe You Ice Imagine It Will Rain It’s Murda Jazzy Girl Jesse James Key West Sunset Sky Language Of The Heart |
Let Me C It Lock All The Doors Loving You Make You Dance Meet Me At The Altar Miss You 2 No Diggity Not A Criminal Once Upon A Time People Are Crazy Scandalous Shoop Signed Sealed Delivered Simpre Cha Something In The Water Still Water Runs Deep Street Soul Summer Boys That Kinda Lovin’ This City Tic Tok Drop To Infinity And Beyond Troublemaker W.T.F. (What The Funk) Watch It Burn Wikkidest Ting Without You Worldwide Yes, You Won’t |