I'm Movin' On

[billeyler]

After months of vascillating, I gave my notice to the Sidewinder's manager that September 4 will be my last night teaching c/w and line dance lessons there.  It's been an interesting 3 years, but time to move on!

Thursday nights are free again!

Comments

[sfleatherbear.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know you were doing that. Still, I'm glad you were able to come to a decision that was right for you.

I just did my first gig as a line dance instructor on Monday for a teachers' conference. They found me through my square dance web site but wanted one hour of exclusive line dancing. So I taught them Tush Push, Slap Leather, and Reggae Cowboy. Despite the unusually warm weather, it was a lot of fun for me and the teachers. And I got to use my wireless head microphone for the first time. Yay!

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Yes, I started teaching weekly at Sidewinders (then called the Ranch) in July 2005, thinking it would just last a month or so. It lasted over three years and was a nice bit of money to add to the savings account.

Like you, the offshoot of this is that I have gotten other gigs to teach line dance here and there. NO one wants a square dance caller around here, but line dance still has some draw. I have about 50 dances in our repertoire, first having drawn on the www.sundancesaloon.org list and www.bigappleranch.com list as a mainstay, but I'm linked into the Seattle group (led by the estimable Ruby) goings on.

Last year, we attended the Sundance Stompede for the first time and had a grand but exhausting time!

It was through this list that I found that stormecho also taught line dances!

There has been some discouragement with teaching lessons every week, but the plusses outweight the negatives and we've had a whole different set of friendships come out of this.

Also, "Desert Heat," the ABQ gay c/w performance team was spawned out of this group and will making their premiere out-of-state performance at Stompede in November.

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

Do you know "I'm Movin On"? Nice dance. :)

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

I've seen it done, but haven't learned it. I do like Waltz line dances. I think several of the hard core dancers here do it.

But of course you're referring to ME "Movin' On" from regular teaching!

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I bought a wireless headset again just before I started in July 05. It definitely paid for itself!

[pdxchuck.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Now, how long before you take up something else on Thursdays? :)

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

That's actually the plan, but an activity for BOTH of us where neither of us has to be the leader for a change!

[pdxchuck.livejournal.com]

Now THAT sounds like a good plan!