Last Saturday (16 June), I hosted a line dance jam at Singapore Power Recreation Club located at Woodleigh. It’s a 5-hour job. However, it did not feel like work at all. I had so much fun and enjoyment. The last time I hosted one was a year ago. I used to be a regular line dance DJ at Riverside Point some years ago. Every Saturday, I’ll bring loads of CDs and spin music for linedancers to have move to the groove. Nowadays, with the MP3 player or i-Pod, it can single-handedly store, search and play the songs at your beck and call.
Unlike the DJ in clubs, a line dance DJ’s job is to introduce the dance, spin the music, does the counting in and have some knowledge about line dancing. Occasionally, he also entertained some requests from regular line dance jammers. Normally a jam would last about 4 to 5 hours. About 200 linedancers congregate at the hall to display their footwork of some classic and current dances.
Most people used to think that linedancing is an uncool thing to do and associated it with aunties. But I beg to differ. Some choreography has intricate footwork. Others have a little of lyrical components and require dancers to emote their feelings. We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for dreams, we dance to express, not to impress!
Below is me and some of my students doing a dance to the tune of “Tell Me” by P. Diddy & Christina Aguilera:
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That looks like a lot of fun. And you move so fluidly too :)
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