[rustyp]

Whoa - I thought it was the same dance over and over again. Forward, back, turn right, big spin to the left and repeat. If you are very advanced you can toss in an extra 360 degree turn at the spin part.

[banjobob]

Originally Posted by SFSkol

"Real Men Don't Line Dance." - Tue Lef Feat

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche - Wikipedia

Real men wear ALbs!!!

[Villagevip]

I thought you had to prove, you are from Texas to line dance....

[Odysseus]

Line dancers often arrive in groups (or packs) and if the music doesn't have a particular dance attached to it, the leader of the pack (strongest/oldest/best/most seasoned dancer) decides which choreography to use...and all other dancers faithfully follow. It's all a bit like watching lemmings rush over a cliff ;-)

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

Line dancers often arrive in groups (or packs) and if the music doesn't have a particular dance attached to it, the leader of the pack (strongest/oldest/best/most seasoned dancer) decides which choreography to use...and all other dancers faithfully follow. It's all a bit like watching lemmings rush over a cliff ;-)

Except for the one designated to be half a beat behind because they are watching the others' feet and reacting.

[fraurose]

Line Dancing is real BORING, real dancing is 2 People together ( Woman and a Man ) any Dance is fabulous then . Sorry for you line dancers , it looks ridiculous !

[Thrailp]

There's usually a leader that really knows the line dances and can choose one quickly. Also, many dances go to many, many songs, so as long as you have similar timing in a song as the original it works. So most groups have a small group of dances they do most frequently as well as a few well known dances such as electric slide and cupid shuffle..

[Crazyladycruz]

I’m thinking, the timing and rythem of the song, has the specific dance. First ones out there set the style.
That’s the way I’ve observed it. Hope that helps

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by fraurose

Line Dancing is real BORING, real dancing is 2 People together ( Woman and a Man ) any Dance is fabulous then . Sorry for you line dancers , it looks ridiculous !

Darn. And all this time I thought it looked kinda cool and fun.

[Two Bills]

My wifes memory, like my own, is not what it was, but play a song/tune and she will know what dance goes with it. She must know hundreds of the routines
I suffer like many from 'leftitis' and never even mastered 'The Stupid Shuffle!'

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Odysseus

Line dancers often arrive in groups (or packs) and if the music doesn't have a particular dance attached to it, the leader of the pack (strongest/oldest/best/most seasoned dancer) decides which choreography to use...and all other dancers faithfully follow. It's all a bit like watching lemmings rush over a cliff ;-)

Then don’t watch, they have every right to be out there

[Topspinmo]

[QUOTE=Polar Bear;1594555]Darn. And all this time I thought it looked kinda cool and fun

To each his own

[rustyp]

My posse has favorite nicknames assigned to the regular square line dancers. Wonder if you can vision this one - the "flight director". What's your favorite ?

[Doro22]

I think I know who that lady is. Then there is the lady that most people call “water bottle girl” - but I call her “Long Tall Sally”. To each his own. I think it is fun.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by fraurose

Line Dancing is real BORING, real dancing is 2 People together ( Woman and a Man ) any Dance is fabulous then . Sorry for you line dancers , it looks ridiculous !

For the record, Line dancing is not my favorite form of dancing. However, it works well for those who don’t have a partner to dance with them. In The Villages, that appears to be a good number of people. Line dancing is cool as long as they leave room for others to dance too. Two people who can really dance together are really really cool. Occasionally you find a really really cool couple who really know how to do a dance on the Squares. As my grandson says “sweet”.