Worldwide Dance Instruction Survey

 

The purpose of this survey is to ascertain, on a monthly basis, which dances are being taught in which areas. For those of us who teach, it is essential that we know which dances are being taught worldwide so our students can visit another area and be able to get up on the dance floor. 

This dance instruction survey was taken from participants on various email lists and other instructors or students who were forwarded the survey by members of the lists. The results of the surveys are posted below.

 This survey is open to anyone willing to respond (the more respondents, the better the ultimate results). If you are interested in participating in the survey, simply email a list containing the names of dances taught during the month, along with the name of the choreographer of the dance, and the areas in which the dances were taught, by the 10th of the following month to LNDANCER@aol.com. Please submit results in alphabetical order by dance name.

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 For 2003 surveys, please click on any month below for results

 

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December 2003

 

 For 2002 surveys, please click on any month below for results.

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For 1999 surveys, please click on any month below for the results.

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Responses 1998 September, October, November and December surveys can be found by scrolling down this page.

 

December 1998 Survey

A total of 19 instructors from NY, NJ, PA, FL, Oregon, Minnesota, Mass, Louisiana, Canada, Oklahoma, Nevada, Calif, North Dakota, and Maryland.

Mucara Walk-John Steel, lead the month of December with 6 teaches out of 19 responses (31%). Areas taught were Canada, OR, NJ, NY, PA and MN.

 

4 instructors taught the following dances:

Jose Cuervo - Max Perry (MD, FL, CA, NV)

Tush Push - James Ferro (FL, PA, MN, NJ)

 

3 instructors taught the following dances:

Coastin' - Ray & Tina Yoeman (MN, NY, CA)

Coyote Sing - JG2 (Mass, MD, NY)

Electric Slide - Unknown (FL, PA, MN)

Red Hot Salsa - Christina Browne (LA, PA, OR)

Stroll Along Cha Cha - John & Janette Sandham (Mass, MD, NY)

Switchblade - John Robinson (LA, NY, CA)

T-Bone Shuffle - Peter Metelnick (MD, PA, MN)

 

 

2 instructors taught the following dances:

 

 

All-Right-A - Michael Barr (CA, OR)

Back Seat Boogie - Noel Castle (CA, MN)

Commitment - A McCullock (PA, Can)

Dizzy - Jo Thompson (CA, Canada)

Got To Be Funky - D Beecham (NY (2))

Jamaica Mistaka - Metelnick/Hodgson (NY, OR)

Kactus Jive - Vicki Wenc (FL, CA)

Kung Fu Fighting - A Clarke (MN, CA)

O-EE-O-EE-O - Max Perry (NY, NJ)

Open Spaces - Kathy Sharpe (NY, NJ)

Poor Boy Shuffle - Vicki Rader (MD, NY)

Rita's Waltz - Jo Thompson (FL, ND)

Sexy Little Christmas Thing - Perry (FL, OR)

Texas Stomp - J Thompson (Canada, NV)

Twist Em - Jo Thompson (MN, NJ)

Zoot Suit Jive - Max Perry (LA, NJ)

 

 

The following dances were taught by one instructor out of 19 responding:

 

5 6 7 8 - Gordon Elliott (CA)

789 Stroll - Max Perry (NJ)

All Christmas Long - Metelnick (MN)

Alpine - Unknown (FL)

Angel Touches - Unknown (FL)

Antidote - Paula Frohn-Butterly (NY)

Atlantic Faire - Unknown (PA)

Backstreet Attitude - Jamie Davis (CA)

Bartender Stomp - Unknown (MD)

Beep Beep - Unknown (NV)

Better Off - Joerg Hammer (NY)

Bluezee - Unknown (PA)

Body Rock - Cindi Talbot (Canada)

Boot Scootin' Boogie (17 ct) - Unk (PA)

Boulevard Cha Cha - Barbara Rash (OK)

Breaker Breaker - Jeannie Woolman (CA)

Brown Sugar - Vicki Rader (NY)

Buick - Unknown (NV)

Calamity Jane - Unknown (PA)

Canadian Stomp - Unknown (OR)

Catfish - Unknown (NJ)

Charleston Jazzzz - Kathy Sharpe (NY)

Chomping at the Bit - Larry Bass (LA)

Cinco De Mayo - Livett/Thompson (NY)

Claudette - Barry Amato (NJ)

Country Strut - Unknown (NV)

Cowboy Charleston - Unknown (PA)

Crawlin' Funky - Unknown (FL)

Crazy - Cindy Truelove (MN)

Crazy Legs - Greg Underwood (CA)

Cucuracha - Hank & Mary Dahl (MD)

D & D Jive - Pat Valenti (NY)

Dancin' Shoes - Jo Thompson (OK)

Dangerous - John Robinson (CA)

Dead End Road - DJ Lansaw (FL)

Deal With It - John Robinson (FL)

Down Pour - Unknown (PA)

(Down to the River) Skinny Dipping - Jeannie Woolman (CA)

Dreams - Max Perry (MN)

Dutchess - Unknown (NJ)

Easy on the Eyes - Carol Murray (LA)

Easy on the Hardwood - V Rader (MD)

Electric Reel - Rob& Regina Padden (CA)

Elvira Freeze - Unknown (FL)

EZ - Unknown (NV)

Fly Like a Bird - Hedy McAdams (PA)

Four Square - Unknown (PA)

Ghost Riders - Unknown (OR)

Ghost Train - Kathy Hunyadi (CA)

Hail Fire Boogie - Unknown (PA)

Hardwood Stomp - Thompson (Canada)

Harmonville, USA - Unknown (PA)

Hey Bruce - Michael Barr (CA)

Hold Your Horses - Larry Bass (Mass)

Howdy - Kevin Richards (NY)

I Just Want To Dance - Charlotte Williams (MN)

Jane E. Baker - Unknown (PA)

Java Jive - Thompson/Davis, Livett/Machado (Canada)

JD Strut - Unknown (PA)

King of the Road - Jo Thompson (FL)

La Bombe - Jo Thompson (MN)

Let Er Rip - Peter Metelnick (MN)

Little Rock Waltz - Unknown (PA)

Little Squirt - Bill Bader (OK)

Locomotion - Unknown (PA)

Long Legged Hannah - Unknown (NJ)

Louisiana Hot Sauce - Thompson, Brady, Elliott, Perry (CA)

Mascoutah Firefly - DJ Lansaw (FL)

MIB - James Kellerman (CA)

Million $ Cowboy - Bill Bader (Canada)

MMM Bop - Kelly Kaylin (ND)

My Maria - Dan Albro (NJ)

Other Side of the Tracks - Unknown (OR)

Outback - Unknown (NV)

Paradise - Beth Webb (MN)

Peace Train - Julie Molkner (CA)

Reggae Cowboy - Unknown (PA)

Ricochet - Damon D'Amico (LA)

Ridin' - Unknown (NV)

Rock & Roll Waltz - Max Perry (ND)

Rockin Robin - Unknown (PA)

Sally Dog Rag - Unknown (NY)

Senorita Sway - (MD)

Shipwrecked - Hedy McAdams (CA)

Shortenin' Bread - Unknown (PA)

Slap City - Bill Bader (Canada)

Slappin Leather - Unknown (NY)

SOS - Jo Thompson (CA)

Still The One - Bill Bader (NJ)

Stomping It Out - Silke Henke (MD)

Stupid Cupid - Darianne Amato (ND)

Sunny Mood - Unknown (PA)

Swing City Jive - Hillbilly Rick (NJ)

Swing Time Boogie - Scott Blevins (LA)

Take A Letter - Unknown (PA)

Texas Stomp - Unknown (FL)

The Waltz Mixer - Unknown (OK)

Thriller - Unknown (PA)

Too Cool - Gonzales\Wasnick (CA)

Trashy Ladies - Unknown (NJ)

Triple Cross Cha Cha - Unknown (NV)

Uno Dos Tres - Sherry McClure (CA)

Vegas Slide - Unknown (NV)

Walk The Line - Unknown (PA)

Walkin' - Gene Montz (LA)

Waltz Across Texas - Unk (NJ)

Whippit - Tim Hand/Jamie Davis (LA)

Wild, Wild West - Unknown (NV)

Winter Wonder Walk - Bill Bader (Canada)

Workin' Overtime - Rosie Multari (NJ)

Wrangler Jeans - Jacque Lauzerique (FL)

Ziggy - Unknown (PA)

 

 

 

Partner/Couples dances:

2 instructors taught the following dances:

Charleston Bump - Unknown (FL, PA)

Blue Rose - Unknown (PA, NJ)

 

 

One instructor taught the following dances:

Carmela's Cha Cha - Rosie Multari (NJ)

Carpenters Mixer - Unknown (Mass)

Country Girl - Unknown (Mass)

Country Rumba - Country Coyotes (NJ)

Cowboy Cha Cha - Unknown (NY)

Cowboy Polka - Bonnie Reimisch (NY)

Desperado Wrap - H&N Raymos (Mass)

El Paso - Unknown (PA)

Four Score - Thompson, Driggs, Barrett, Fleetwood (NY)

Little Rock Waltz - Unknown (PA)

Midnight Waltz - Jo Thompson (NJ)

Pink Carnation Waltz - Unknown (FL)

Rebel Strut - Unknown (FL)

Right On Cue - Unknown (NJ)

San Antonio Stroll - Unknown (PA)

Side Kick - Rick & Kathy Stearns (Mass)

Stroll Along Cha Cha - Sandham (Mass)

Sugar Bear - Country Bound (Mass)

Sway - Unknown (PA)

Sweetheart Schottische - Unknown (PA)

Wooden Nickle - R & K Stearns (NJ)

 

 

November 1998 Survey

A total of 44 instructors from NY, OH, CT, Colorado, Maryland, VT, FL, Washington, Canada, Mass, Louisiana, PA, Wisconsin, Oregon, Canada, Calif, Arizona, Austrailia, Virginia, Texas, NJ, Japan, Utah, UK, Minnesota, Illinois.

 

COASTIN' by Ray & Tina Yoeman led the pack this month with 13 teaches out of 44 responses.

 

DIZZY by Jo Thompson followed with 10 teaches.

 

8 instructors taught:

 Got To Be Funky - Dawn Beecham O-EE-O-EE-O - Max Perry

 

Tush Push - James Ferrazzano

 

 

7 instructors taught:

 Bartender's Stomp - Unknown

Electric Slide - Unknown

Shortenin' Bread - Judy McDonald

 

 

6 instructors taught:

 Mucara Walk - John Steel

Alane - Helen O'Malley & Deirdre Fitzsimmons

Stroll Along Cha Cha - John & Janette Sandham

 

 

5 instructors taught:

 Boot Scootin' Boogie - Unknown

Canadian Stomp -

Cowboy Charleston - Unknown

Cowgirls Twist - Bill Bader

Cucaracha - Hank & Mary Dahl

Ghost Train - Kathy Hunyadi

Simply Irresistible - Alan Livett,Jo Thompson,John Robinson&Robin-April

Watermelon Crawl - Sue Lipscomb

 

4 instructors taught:

Addicted to Love - Max Perry

Black Coffee -

Charleston Jazz - Kathy Sharpe

Country Walkin - Teree Desarro

Cruisin' - Neil Hale

Let 'Er Rip - Peter Metelnick

Peace Train - Julie Molkner

Rita's Waltz - Jo Thompson

Skee Bumpus - Linda DeFord

Smooth - Jeannie Woolman

Soakin' Wet - Larry Bass

Walk The Line - Sandi Larkin

Waltz Across Texas - Unknown

What a Shock! - Larry Bass

Whisperin' - Chris & Richard Hodgson

 

 

3 instructors taught:

Backstreet Attitude - Jamie Davis

Blue Rose - Darrell & Doris Aldrich

Continental (Alice) Polka - Louise Webber

Cripple Creek - Kip Sweeney

Curtsy Cross - Jim Vivis

Desert Moon Cha Cha - James Krywko

Everybody Jam - Kathy Hunyadi

Fly Like A Bird - Hedy McAdams

Foot Boogie - Vicki Vance

Fresh - John Robinson

Hardwood Stomp - Jo Thompson

Jamaica Mistaka - Peter Metelnick & Chris Hodgson

Jose Cuervo - Max Perry

Just For Grins - Jo Thompson

Kactus Jive - Vicki Wenc

Mama's Lil' Baby - Charlotte Skeeters

MMM Bop - Kelly Kaylin

Night Run - Unknown

Rocky Top - Unknown

Shaggin' The Line - Don Deyne

Slappin Leather - Unknown

Switchblade - John Robinson

T-Bone Shuffle - Peter Metelnick

Texas Waltz - Unknown

Zoot Suit Jive - Max Perry

 

 

2 instructors taught:

 789 Stroll - Max Perry

After 5 Stomp - Diane Horner

All Aboard - Jo Thompson, Max Perry

All Righta - Michael Barr

All Week Long - Peter Metelnick

Baby Likes to Rock It - Hillbilly Rick

Bar Room Romeo -

Barstools -

Beat Rider - Larry Bass

Beethoven's Boogie - Rob Fowler

Boomerang - Unknown

Brown Derby - Buffalo Girls

Catfish -

Cinco de Mayo - Jo Thompson, Alan Livett

Close Encounters - Bill Bader

Coyote Sing - JG2

Crazy Legs - Greg Underwood

Dance Ranch Romp - Jo Thompson

Don't Go There - Peter Metelnick

Dream Walkin' - David Pytka

Dreams - Max Perry

Even-Steven - Deb Crew

Excitable Touch - Alan Robertson

Fallsview Rock - Janet Humphrey

Freeze - Unknown

Funky Cowboy - Vickie Vance

Give It Up - Michael Barr

Haunted Heart - Tony Kwaitkowski & Donna Ziemer

Hillbillyville - Hillbilly Rick

Hold On - Max Perry

Honky Tonk Stomp -

Horsin' Around - Dick & Geneva Mateis

Hot Tamales - Neil Hale

I Don't Care - Lisa Spangler

Java Jive - Jamie Davis, Alan Livett, Pedro Mechado, Jo Thompson

Jump, Jive & Wail - Greg Underwood

Kokomo - Sue Wagner

Kung Fu Fighting - Alan Clarke

Locomotion -

Long Tall Texan -

Louisiana Hot Sauce - Jo Thompson, Joanne Brady, G Elliott, Max Perry

 

Madly Off In All Directions - Michele Perron

Matador -

Men In Black (MIB) - James Kellerman

New York, New York -

Oklahoma Swing - Donna Aiken

One Step Forward - Betty Wilson

Ooh Aah - Sal Gonzalez

Pina Co Cha Cha - Jeannette Birch & Chuck Hagan

Poor Boy Shuffle - Vicki Rader

Quarter to Six - Joanne Brady

Rockin' Robin -

Saturday Night Boogie -

Shamrock Shake - Robert & Regina Padden

Shipwreaked - Hedy McAdams

Shouldn't Be Doin' This - Mike Sliter

Slap City - Bill Bader

Slide Over - Betty Campora

Slidin' Home - Jo Thompson

Southside Shuffle - Donna Aiken

Stampede - John Haskell

Stompin' It Out - Silke Henke

Swamp Thang - Max Perry

Swing Time Boogie - Scott Blevins

Swingin' - Unknown

Titanic - Simon Ward

Trouble - Laura Hughes

Twist 'Em - Jo Thompson

Valley Rock - Mary & Hank Dahl

Walkin' Wazzi -

X Out -

 

Each of the following dances was taught by one instructor responding to

the survey:

 

 13 MWZ - Sherry McClure

(In The) Fast Lane - Kathy Sharpe

Achy Breaky - Melanie Greenwood

Adalida -

Ain't Goin' Down - Unknown

Alabama -

All Shook Up - Randy & Stephanie Krall

Alley Cat -

Angel Touches - Jim & Judy Wells

Angel Two Step - Max Perry

Antidote - Paula Frohn-Butterly

Attitude -

Back Seat Boogie - Noel Castle

Backtracking - Sunter

Bad Thang - Max Perry

Baggalucchi Bump - Country Bound

Bar Room Roses - Rochelle Urquhart

Bear Walk - Lydia Stephenson

Beep Beep -

Berlin Boogie -

Billy B Bad - John Graham & Hattie Wray

Birchwood Stroll - J&J Sandham

Black Label - Lana Harvey

Blue-zzzy -

Bocephus -

Body Shake -

Bodyworks - Jennifer Pasley-Smith

Boot Scootin' Boogie - Marilyn Argus

Boulevard Boogie - Greg Underwood

Breaker Breaker - Jeannie Woolman

Brown Eyed Girl - Hedy McAdams

Buckaromp - Steve Hart

Buffalo Boogie - Jackie Levesque

Bull's Eye Perfect -

Cabin Fever -

Calamity Jane -

Caliente - Jennifer Pasley-Smith

California Freeze - Unknown

Camelwalk -

Cape Cod Swing - Tami Harris

Cathy's Waltz - Peter Metelnick

Celtic Cry - Bev Cornish

Cha Cha Line -

Charlie's Touchdowns - Charlie Milne

Cherokee Boogie -

Cherokee Kick -

Cherry Poppin Daddies Jive - Tom West

Chevy - Sal Gonzalez

Chompin' At The Bit - Larry Bass

Circle 20 -

City Slicker - Lori Wong

Claudette -

CMR Rah Rumba - Stella Wilden

Coaster's Clear - Larry Bass

Come On Dance - Sherry Gay

Commitment - Amanda McCullock

Conrado Cha Cha - Rob "I" (Ingethron)

Cotton County Queen - Parry Spence

Cotton Eyed Joe - Unknown

Count Me In - Peter Metelnick

County Fair - Donna Wasnick

Cowboy Boogie -

Cowboy Motion - variation on Judi Patrick dance

Cowboy Twist -

Coyote - M & I Neill

Cross Border Connections - Lisa Strong

Crystal Blue Cha Cha -

Cuban Heels - Terry Hogan

Cup of Love -

Dance On - Max Perry

Dancin' In Black - Robyn-April

Dancin' Machine - Dottie Cirko

Dancing With You - Sal Gonzalez

Dangerous - John Robinson

Denver -

Diamond Back Stomp -

Do Or Don't - Lorraine Grosse

Do The Dance -

Don't Just Walk In -

Down & Dirty - Unknown

Downpour -

Dr CC -

Duchess -

Earthquake -

Easy on the Hardwood - Vicki Rader

Eatin' Right, Drinkin' Bad - Max Perry

Elvira -

Elvira Freeze -

Elvis Rock -

E-Z - Rob Fowler

Fat Sally Lee - Dale Wall

First Chance Waltz - Jim & Judy Wells

First Coast Swing - Debi Dillow

Fisher's Hornpipe - Val Reeves

Flobie Slide - Flo Cook

Flying 8's -

Four Square -

Free - Iris Mooney

Free & Easy - M & V Owen

Funk-N-Gruvin - Pedro Mechado

Fuzzy Duck Slide -

Get Over It - Michael Barr

Go Go Stomp -

Grandpa's Violin -

Hallelujah Junction - Burton

Hardwood Shuffle - Blance Bourdeau

Harmonville USA -

Heartbreak Express - Peter Metelnick

Here Lately - Max Perry

Hey Bruce - Michael Barr

Hip Hop - Richard Tympko

Hog Wild -

Holdin' On - Steve Hart

Honky Tonk Walkin' -

Hooked On Country -

Hully Gully - Unknown

Hurricane - Sal Gonzalez

I Wanna Make You Mine - Joanne Brady

Island Cha Cha

Jamaican Triple Step - Ron Boorman

Jambalaya -

Jambalaya Joe - Bill Bader

Jane E Baker -

Jive Bunny -

Jump Back - Norma Jean Fuller

Just A Little Cha Cha -

J-Walk -

Kickin The Blues -

Kicking Country - Stella Cabeca

Kilauea Stomp - Cliff Angelias

Kiss Me Baby - Sue Marshall

La Mucura -

Latin Groove - Scott Blevins

Let's Do It Again (aka Kick and Twist - Anette McNeil Smith

Let's Talk - Joyce Schelde & Jim McDermott

Lilly -

Linda Lu - Neil Hale

Lindi Shuffle - Jane Smee

Little Ramona -

Loving You Cha Cha

Mack The Knife -

Martha's Moonlight Waltz - Greg Underwood

Maverick

Mercury Slide - Lana Harvey

Metamorphasized -

Midnight Howl - Donna Lent

Midnight Waltz - Jo Thompson

Montgomery County Cha Cha -

Mony Mony

Moving On Up - Charlotte Skeeters

Mudslide -

No Way Jose -

North Side Cha Cha -

Notorious Cruiser -

Okey Dokey - Russ Garber

One Step Forward Two Steps Back -

Open Spaces - Kathy Sharpe

Other Side of the Tracks -

Out of the Blue -

Patient Heart - Michael Vera Lobos & Lisa Foord

Patty's Cha Cha - Patty Stewart

Picnic Polka - David Paden

Pina Colada Cha -

Pink Carnation Waltz - Jim & Judy Wells

Plain Jane - Kathy Blasen

PMS Express -

Pretty Woman -

Progressive Cowboy -

Raisin Strut -

Rawhide '98 - Max Perry

Razor Sharp -

Reaching Out - Charlotte Skeeters

Rebel Strut - Unknown

Red Hot -

Red Hot Salsa -

Rednex Stomp -

Reggae Cowboy - Gene Schrivener

Reggae Cowboy (ball diamond)

Remember When - Sydney Siders

Ribbon of Highway -

Roaring 20's Boogie -

Rock & Roll Waltz (box version) -

Rockin' Hillbilly -

Roll Of The Dice - Sliter

RS Cha Cha -

Ruby, Ruby -

Second Thoughts - Michele Perron

Shotgun -

Shufflin' About -

Sidesteppin Boogie - Dan & Sharon Ross

Silk & Satin - Evelyn Khinoo

Slap, Stomp, Roll

Slipping Around -

Smoothie -

Snap Jack - Jo Thompson

Soft Shoe -

Solid Gold Sixties -

Solo Samba - Max Perry

Somewhere Tonight - Jan Wylie

Sooner or Later - Peter Metelnick

SOS (Sync or Swim) - Jo Thompson

Southern Express - Carol Davis & Rick House

Southern Swingin' - Unknown

Starlight Waltz -

Step By Step -

Straight Cha Cha - Sal Gonzalez

Stray Cat Strut -

Sunglasses -

Sunny Mood -

Surly Boogie - Bobby Horn

Sweet Temptation - Terry Hogan

Swing City Jive -

Swivel Hips - Dan & Sharon Ross

Symphony Shuffle - Esther D'Arpino

T. C. Slide -

Tailgaiting

Take A Letter Maria -

Take It Easy -

Tangled - Allan Hocking

Tennessee Twister -

Texas Cha Cha -

Texas Stomp - Ruth Elias

Texas Twister - Missy Rainey

That's My Hat - Evelyn Khinoo

The Clyde -

The Cowboy - Kole Dunn

The Fan -

The Force -

The Michael Dance -

The River Waltz -

Then What - Kathy Hunyadi

Thriller -

Touch & Go Cha Cha - Jim & Judy Wells

Touch and Go - Dave Ingram

Trashy Woman -

Travel to the Beat - Henry Costa

Traveling 4 Corners - Unknown

Triple Digit Dancing - Janet Humphrey

Triple Threat -

Tri-State Waltz - Bob & Marlene Peyre-Ferry

Tulsa Shuffle -

Tumbleweed -

Unbelievable -

Upside Down -

Wagonwheeler Waltz - Unknown

Walk On Me - Peter Metelnick

Walkin' On Me - Scott Blevins

Waltz 2 3 -

Waltz In Line - Beverly Sutherland

Waltz Line Dance -

Waltzing Matilda - Max Perry

West Coast Shuffle - Greg Underwood

Western Schottische -

Whatcha Gonna Do Mary Lou -

Whiskey Brush - Michael Barr

Wild Wild West - Chris Hookie

You're The One That I Want -

Ziggy -

ZZ Swing - Knox Rhine

 

Couples Dances:

 

3 instructors taught El Paso