The Shoeleather Express
upcoming Square Dances at The ED Center in Gloversville
Square Dance Lessons in Gloversville
next class Thursday, Nov 21, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Square Dance Lessons at Beltrone Center, in Colonie
next class Tuesday, Nov 19, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Sunday, Dec 8, Next Dance
12:00 Square Dance for Beginners
1:00 Pot Luck (ham & scallop potatoes!)
2:00 Square Dance w/Rounds
Sat. Dec 21, Black Light Holiday Dance
April 24-26 New England
Square & Round Dance Convention
Westford, MA
Sun. May 4 Toni's 100 Birthday Celebration
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Toni!
You can also find a complete list on YouTube by clicking_Here
Cue sheets listed are for those not found on_Roundalab
added within last 12 months
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2-Step
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Waltz
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Jive
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Mix Foxtrot & Jive
Cha Cha YouTube Playlist
13 - Beach Party Cha" dance
18 - "Forever in Blue Jeans" dance
20 - Celebration" dance
22 - "Last Night" dance
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Tango YouTube Playlist
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Rumba YouTube Playlist
10 - "Rhythm of the Rain" dance
19 - "Return to Surrento" dance
23 - "I Just Wanna Dance With You" dance
26 - "A Beautiful Morning" dance
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Rumba
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Tango
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Merengue
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Slow Two-Step
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Quickstep
This page was last updated
11 / 18 / 2024
Two Step YouTube Playlist
01 - Forward 2-Step and Walk 2
02 - Forward & Back 2-Step with Rocks
03 - Side 2-Step and Side Touches
04 - Progressive Box, Box, Reverse Box
05 - Left Turning Box
06 - Broken Box
07 - Right Turning 2-Step
08 - Scissors Progressive
09 - Vine 4, Walk 2
10 - Face to Face and Back to Back
11 - Hitch 3 and Hitch 6
12 - Cut Backs and Forward Lock 4
13 - Basketball Turn
14 - Scissors Double and Wheel
15 - Circle Away and Together
16 - "Old Fashioned Way" dance
17 - Scissors Thru, Twirl, "Cab Driver" dance
18 - Traveling Box
19 - Lace
20 - ½ Box, Scissors Thru
21 - Open Vine 4
22 - Scoot
23 - "A Cup Of Your Sugar" dance
24 - "Tennessee Saturday Night" dance
25 - Lucky Wrap
26 - Fishtail
27 - Charleston
28 - Strolling Vine
29 - "Cincinnati Rag" teach & dance
30 - "Amsterdam Boogie" teach & dance
31 - "When I Dance With You" dance & teach
32 - Whaletail
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Jive YouTube Playlist
08 - "Night Train" dance
10 - "ABC Boogie" dance
11 - "Sweet Pea Lazy Swing" dance
14 - "You've Got To See Mama Every Night" dance
16 - "Brilliant Conversationalist"
18 - "Uptown"
22 - "Calendar Girl"
25 - "I'm Into Something Good"
37 - "Tennessee Saturday Night" phase 4+0+1
38 - "Tennessee Saturday Night" phase 5+0+2
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Waltz YouTube Playlist
11 - "The Pretty Paper Waltz" dance
12 - "Eternally with Il Volo" dance including
_______Step Swing & Spin Manuver
13 - "Waltz of Love" dance instructions include
_______Trade Sides
_______Thru Twinkles
_______Hover to semi (phase 3)
14 - "Could I Have This Dance" including
_______Rock Thru & Recover
15 - "Waltzing with You" instructions include
_______Solo Turn in 6
_______2 Left Turns
_______Forward Wrap
_______Corte
16 - "Cavatina" dance instructions include
_______Forward Wrap
_______Hover
_______Spin Turn
17 - "The Touch of Your Hand" dance instruction
18 - "Their Hearts are Dancing"
_______Balance and Reverse Twirl
_______Sway, and Box Finish
25 - "This Is Our Dance" dance instruction
26 - "Send Me Down to Tucson" dance instruction
_______Telemark to Semi
_______Natural Hover Fallaway
_______Slip Pivot to Banjo
Round Dance Lessons on YouTube
Each Link below goes to a YouTube Playlist for that Rhythm
If you click on Two Step, you'll go to the Two Step Playlist on YouTube
Each Playlist contains all the Lessons I've created so far
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Click on the YouTube link and Scroll down to Lesson 01
Proceed to the next lesson when you feel ready.
Round Dance Demos on YouTube
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Cha Cha
Foxtrot YouTube Playlist
02 - Progressive Box and Forward Run 2
03 - Whisk and Pickup or Maneuver
04 - Right Turns
05 - Left Turns
06 - Spin Turn & Box Finish
07 - Impetus to Semi
08 - Twinkles
09 - Telemark to Semi Close
We started these lesson videos during Covid for our dancers who couldn't come to the lessons. Our focus has been for beginners. We feel a detailed explanation from a different perspective would help in addition to a regular class with a local instructor.
Doing the videos involves a lot of mental prep work. And preparing the video to go on YouTube takes far longer than actually doing the taping. We get nothing out of it except satisfaction from the comments and emails we receive.
There may be other cuers putting lessons online but as of now I'm not aware of who they are.
Many are putting dances online, but they are usually without an explanation of the movements involved. I've put a few of those on as well. Now I prefer to explain each dance with the demo.
We will continue to do more as time allows us, including other rhythms. I just need to be sure what we teach conforms with Roundalab standards, trying to avoid repercussions. If any of these lessons is in conflict from your local cuer, then listen to your cuer and not us. But please get back to me so the video can be corrected. Some of the earlier lessons may also be redone as a better teach may be necessary.
We sincerely want to thank all of you all for your support :-)
