Dance Conventions – Country Dancing Tonight

Vegas Dance Explosion, 2022 is in the books! Following is my recap and experience of my 2nd time attending this event and like last year a fairly exhaustive recap and round-up of all that happened! Vegas Dance Explosion is one of many line dance conventions that take place throughout the year and the world, but it's a big one! These conventions are the place to be to get in on what is new and upcoming in the line dance world. My friend Jeannie explained it this way to me: Some people "wait for the DVD," while others line up on the opening night to be the first to see a new movie. In the line dance world, these conventions are how to be the first to dance the new stuff! Table of Contents What is Vegas Dance Explosion?My Week at Vegas Dance Explosion-The WorkshopsLate-Night Dance Parties!The Flash Mob(s)!Vegas Dance Explosion by the Numbers! Dance LevelsThe Instructors, and DJs and All WorkshopsFull List of All Line Dances TaughtAdditional Workshops ConductedFinal Thoughts What is Vegas Dance Explosion? Vegas Dance Explosion is a yearly 6-day, 6-night event of line dance workshops, open dancing (dance parties!), and special shows put on by the instructors themselves. Recently held from November 8-13, 2022 once again in the Westgate Hotel, Las Vegas. Attendees enjoy classes & open dancing spread throughout 6 large ballrooms with wooden dance floors from 9 am on into late night. The organizers of the event are Doug & Jackie Miranda. The Mirandas have been organizing the event for many years and truly put on an amazing event, well worth the price of admission. There are 6 dedicated ballrooms, 4 used for workshops that cater to all levels of dancers, one large "lobby" area dance floor for open dancing, and one floor for practicing and competition. The lobby dance floor features a DJ that takes requests all day and night for open dancing even when the workshops are taking place. This offers a great option to take a break from learning something new to just dancing to all your old favorites. back to top My Vegas Dance Explosion Week! Like last year, at VDE, I got a little star-struck to see all these very famous and accomplished choreographers all in one place. And as the week seems to just fly by it's hard to actually meet and chat with them all, but I did get a chance to chat with a few more which was great as they are all so kind and approachable. I also upped my game a little this year as to how many workshops I attended, taking 3 more than I did last year. I think it's cool to attend a line dance event like this and keep a little eye on Copperknob simultaneously. It's cool to be learning new line dances from the choreographers at the same moment that their new dance is blowing up and being discovered around the world! Here's a capture of Copperknob's top 10 on the last day of Vegas Dance Explosion – 5 of the top 6 were dances being taught! Of all the choreographers that frequent this event, I'm a big fan of Jo Thompson-Szymanski's workshops, and got to 3 of her workshops:Never Fool Me (I), 6's to 9 (I), and her Technique Workshop. https://youtu.be/xLlh9wBm1Fs Jo Thompson-Szymanski teaches her line dance 6's to 9's. I noticed something new from Jo's classes this year: "looking circles!" She would often come down off of the stage and have us all circle around her as she demonstrated the dance or a particular portion of it! I liked this, since it sort of stops you from trying to do it and just watch for a moment. But also it gives you a better view if you were way in the back! And also since we danced her classic line dance Dizzy, she did a lesson for it in the practice dance floor area. I loved this since I still am working on this dance! And she did another "looking circle" to help us see how to do it. But then, of course, I also took 13 more! In all, I attended workshops from Roy Verdonk, Adia Dance, Rebecca Lee, José Miguel Balloque Vane, Darren Bailey, Amy Bailey, Britt Beresik, and Ruben Luna. But there were so many more! The event featured 19 choreographers in total. But I'll get into the numbers of the event in a little bit. https://youtu.be/CF8JOx1jdEA Rebecca Lee teaches her new dance The Sphinx. This was a big hit at the convention, even at 128 counts! https://youtu.be/9yfNT56pPTg Roy Verdonk & Ivonne Verhagen teach their new dance Irish Boots. So, for me, I attended a total of 16 workshops, learning 16 dances in total, along with a great Country Swing class taught by Adia Dance. back to top Late-Night Dance Parties! Of special note about the event is the dance parties at night! 3 of the dance floors keep the dancing going late into the night. Last year I bugged out pretty early and just got some sleep, but this year I tried to hang in there a little longer and just have more fun! Below is my video compilation of some great moments when the late-nighters proved their love of dance with continued dancing into the night. If you watch this all the way through you will see some of the choreographers as well. It was cool to see José Miguel (of the Netherlands) out there leading the way as everyone danced his and Guillaume Richard's (of France) new dance Jumanji as they were also joined by Jo Thompson Szymanski, Grace David, Laura Bartolomei, and Rebecca Lee, other great choreographers at VDE. The Sphinx dance also was practiced as well as many others the late-night dancers were requesting. Check it out! https://youtu.be/qIxu4rEnyQ8 Open late-night dancing on the main lobby floor. Not One, But TWO Flash Mobs! This year we also participated in another flash mob in the lobby of the Westgate Hotel. But, wait! Not just once, but twice. Both Friday and Saturday in the lunchtime hour we showed the hotel-casino guests what many of the week's guests were up to and what this "Dance Explosion" was all about! This year we danced Gives Me Shivers & Dizzy! And not just once, but each day after a couple of minutes the song started again for an encore! So, 4 line dances in the hotel lobby altogether. I think the energy just really goes up when you're basically performing to the surprised crowds around you. Check out the video below! Video credit: Thanks to my friend Janet for taking this! https://youtu.be/9fA3KlO9wuY Vegas Dance Explosion 2022 by the Numbers! Here are some quick numbers, just to give an idea of the expanse of the event. 6 Days, 6 Nights of Workshops, and Open Dance Nights (Dance Parties!)6 Large Ballrooms with Wooden Dance Floors for Dancing19 Instructors6 DJs166 Workshops in which 185 Lessons were Taught! (several line dances taught multiple times)112 Different Line Dances (click to see the list!)16 Misc. Workshops – 14 Topics from Technique to Tech to Partner Dancing3 Special Shows from the Choreographers. back to top Dance Levels Of the 112 Dances taught 7 levels of difficulty were covered. I created a similar comparison last year and noticed there were more improver dances this year and in general, you can see that the dances are really evenly distributed across all the dance levels. There is something for everyone! Here's the breakdown shown with a pie chart and table showing how many dances at each level: Level of DancesTaught at Vegas Dance Explosion, 2022(B)=Beginner26(HB)=High Beginner3(IMP)=Improver28(LI)=Low Intermediate7(I)=Intermediate34(HI)=High Intermediate7(A)=Advanced7 back to top The Instructors, DJs, and All Workshops Line Dance Explosion 2022, featured 19 great instructors and 6 DJs. See the list below (organized alphabetically by their last names) and click on the instructor names to pop down to the summary of what line dances they each taught this year at the event. Anja AisteAdam AstmeaJill Babinec (Instructor & DJ)Amy Bailey (Arizona)Darren Bailey (Arizona)Megan Barsuglia (California) (DJ)Laura BartolomeiBig Dave Baycroft (DJ)Britt Beresik (Texas)Jeffrey Callejo Jr. (Hawaii)Jeffke Camps (Belgium)Grace David (Korea)Susan Dodge (California) (DJ)Christoper Gonzalez (California) (Instructor & DJ)Mary Kaye Johnson (Virginia) (DJ)Juan Gonzalez Mary Kaye Johnson (DJ)Jo & John Kinser (England)Rebecca Lee (Malaysia)Doug Miranda, Event Organizers (Tennessee)Jackie Miranda, Event Organizers (Tennessee)Jose Miguel Belloque Vane (Netherlands)Adia Nuno (California)Chloe OurtiesRachel PearsonPhilip Sobrielo (Singapore)Jo Thompson-Szymanski (Colorado)Daniel Trepat (Netherlands)Jonathan TsuRoy Verdonk (Netherlands)Ivonne Verhagen (Netherlands) Like subsequent years, VDE's cool theme this time did not disappoint! This year the theme was steampunk! Such a great opportunity for dressing up and also creating a really fun steampunk-themed showcase for us on Saturday night! Here the choreographers are pictured in costume posing after entertaining us with the amazing show they put on that night. And also like last year, when we came into the event in the main lobby area we were greeted with the amazing giant top-notch posters in the main lobby of all the instructors & DJs dressed up in their steampunk costumes! See them below! Click on the instructor posters to pop down to each of the dances they taught. Click on dances to see their Copperknob step sheet web page with videos. Anja Aiste Adam Astmea Jill Babinec (Instructor & DJ) Amy Bailey (Arizona) Darren Bailey (Arizona) Megan Barsuglia (DJ) Laura Bartolomei Big Dave Baycroft (DJ) Britt Beresik (Texas) Jeffrey Callejo Jr. (Hawaii) Jeffke Camps (Belgium) Grace David (Korea) Susan Dodge (DJ) Christopher Gonzalez (DJ) Juan Gonzalez Mary Kaye Johnson (DJ) John Kinser (England) Jo Kinser (England) Rebecca Lee (Malaysia) Doug Miranda (Tennessee) Jackie Miranda (Tennessee) Jose Miguel Belloque Vane (Netherlands) Adia Nuno (California) Chloe Ourties Rachel Pearson Philip Sobrielo (Singapore) Jo Thompson-Szymanski (Colorado) Daniel Trepat (Netherlands) Jonathan Tsu Roy Verdonk (Netherlands) Ivonne Verhagen (Netherlands) back to top Adam Astmea LIne Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Dangerous Men No Adam Astmar I Astmar, Liberman, Dahlgren, Robinson Diggy Dee Yes Adam Astmar IMP Adam Astmar & Malene Jacobsen Jill Babinec Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Gives Me Shivers Yes Jill Babinec B Brandon Zahorsky Loud Yes Jill Babinec I Mark Furnell & Chris Godden Amy Bailey Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Don’t Wanna Lose Control Yes Amy Bailey I Trish McElhinney Find Your Groove Yes Amy Bailey I Amy Bailey, Debbie Rushton, Guillaume Get It Yes Amy Bailey LI Amy & Darren Bailey Near & Far No Amy Bailey IMP Amy Bailey Shake Your Cake Yes Amy Bailey B Amy Bailey & Cody Flowers Darren Bailey Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Bare My Soul Yes Darren Bailey I Bailey, Whitehouse, Verdonk, Trepat Country Touch Yes Darren Bailey IMP Darren Bailey & Fred Whitehouse Going Overdrive Yes Darren Bailey I Darren Bailey How Love Is Made Yes Darren Bailey LI Darren Bailey Til The Neons Gone Yes Darren Bailey IMP Darren Bailey back to top Laura Bartolomei Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Break My Soul Yes Laura Bartolomei A Laura Bartolomei Chill Like That Yes Laura Bartolomei B Laura Bartolomei & Eleni de Kok JaJa Ding Dong Yes Laura Bartolomei LI Haugen, Verdonk, Vane, Trepat, Bartolomei, Miranda Britt Beresik Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer 2-Step Turn Yes Britt Beresik A Shane McKeever Dancin’ In The Country Yes Britt Beresik HB Britt Beresik Gonna Get Burned Yes Britt Beresik I Britt Beresik & Barbara Tobin Sunroof Yes Britt Beresik B Shane McKeever Tijuana Yes Britt Beresik IMP Britt Beresik Jeffrey Callejo Jr. Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Everyone She Knows Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Sherry Olkonen Feel You Over Here Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo No Sympathy Yes Jeffrey Callejo B Jeffrey Callejo Old Time Rock and Roll No Jeffrey Callejo B Sherry Olkonen One Fine Day No Jeffrey Callejo B Sherry Olkonen Point Of No Return No Jeffrey Callejo B Jeffrey Callejo Sweet Sweet Fantasy Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo T Shirt Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo back to top Jeffke Camps Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer A Beautiful Noise Yes Jeffke Camps I Camps, Verdonk, Kinsers, David, Guillaume Love Is Dangerous No Jeffke Camps IMP Jeffke Camps Sunset Love No Jeffke Camps A Camps, Kinser, Wheatley, Ourties You Lift Me Up Yes Jeffke Camps I Jeffke Camps Grace David Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Dance and Love Again Yes Grace David I Grace David Indefinitely Yes Grace David I Grace David & Jeff Camps Let Me Have This Dance Yes Grace David I Grace David, Astmar, Jacobson Pulling Me Yes Grace David B Grace David & JP Madge Juan Gonzalez Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer SG Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez Ulayeh Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez (You’re My) Adrenalina Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez back to top Jo & John Kinser Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer For My Hand Yes Jo & John Kinser HB Jo Kinser & Gregory Davoie Give It Up Yes Jo & John Kinser B Jo Kinser & Rachel Clark Le Freak Yes Jo & John Kinser I Jo & John Kinser Locura Mambo Yes Jo & John Kinser I Jo Kinser & Sebastiaan Holtland Walking To Georgia Yes Jo & John Kinser IMP Jo Kinser & Rachel Clarke Weekend Hype Yes Jo & John Kinser B Kinsers, H Wheatley, C Ourties Welcome To Miami Yes Jo & John Kinser IMP Jo Kinser & Sebastiaan Holtland When You’re Homesick No Jo & John Kinser I Kinsers, J Dahlgren, J Lodin Rebecca Lee Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer CTRL+ALT+DEL Yes Rebecca Lee I Rhoda Lai, Rebecca Lee, Guillaume Richard Deep Down You Got Me Yes Rebecca Lee IMP Rebecca Lee Headphones Yes Rebecca Lee A Tim Johnson & Rebecca Lee I’m Fabulous! Yes Rebecca Lee I Rebecca Lee, Debbie Roushton, Jean Pierre Madge, Niels Pousen Shake It Vegas No Rebecca Lee B Rebecca Lee & Philipe Sobrielo The Sphinx Yes Rebecca Lee A Rebecca Lee, R Hadisubroto, F Murray, S Ward This Is How We Party Yes Rebecca Lee B Rebecca Lee back to top Jose Miguel Belloque Vane Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Bright Eyes Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane I Jose Miguel Belloque Vane Heaven’s Jukebox Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane B Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Willie Brown I’m So Excited! Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane IMP Romain Brasme Jumanji Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Guillaume Richard Somewhere In The Night Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI McKeever, Vane, Poulsen What The Duck No Jose Miguel Belloque Vane LI Guillaume, Jose, Debbie & Romain Baby I Need You Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Roy Verdonk HI Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Roy Verdonk Jackie Miranda Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Bikini On Top Yes Jackie Miranda LI Anni Wunderlich and D&J Miranda Forget You Yes Jackie Miranda B Doug and Jackie Miranda If I Can Dream Yes Jackie Miranda HI Doug and Jackie Miranda Mercies In Disguise Yes Jackie Miranda I Doug and Jackie Miranda Walk The Dog Yes Jackie Miranda B Doug and Jackie Miranda back to top Adia Nuno LIne Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Flower Shops Yes Adia Dance HI Adia Dance & Russ Bradchulis Sounds Like Something I’d Do Yes Adia Dance I Adia Dance & Satu Ketellapper Tequila Does Yes Adia Dance A Adia Dance & Russ Bradchulis That Dog’ll Hunt Yes Adia Dance IMP Adia Dance & Glenn Ball Rachel Pearson Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Big Energy Yes Rachel Pearson I Scott Blevins & Tim Johnson Oh Biscuit Yes Rachel Pearson IMP Rachel Pearson Philip Sobrielo Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Burning It Up Yes Philip Sobrielo LI Philip Sobrielo Go Down Yes Philip Sobrielo A Tim Johnson I Cross My Heart Yes Philip Sobrielo I Sobrielo & Soul Dancers Singapore Spice It Up Yes Philip Sobrielo HB Philip Sobrielo Walk Walk Walk Yes Philip Sobrielo IMP USLDCC Fast Car Yes Philip Sobrielo IMP Philip Sobrielo back to top Jo Thompson-Szymanski Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer 6’s to 9’s Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Blevins Dizzy Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I Jo Thompson-Szymanski Never Fool Me Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I J Szymanski, R Hadisubroto, S McKeever Old Records Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Elaine Cook Rita’s Waltz Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Jo Thompson-Szymanski Shama Lama Ding Dong Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Jo Thompson-Szymanski Splish Splash Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Jo Thompson-Szymanski Them Boots Yes Jo Thompson Szymanski I Jo and Anna Szymanski Won’t You Dance With Me Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Brenda Holcomb Yippee Ki Yay Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Szymanski, Royston, Pastor Daniel Trepat Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer I Freaking Love You Yes Daniel Trepat B Daniel Trepat & Chloe Ourties It’s Undeniable Yes Daniel Trepat I Trepat, Van de Pol, Richard Robert Kitchen Dance Floor Yes Daniel Trepat LI Daniel Trepat My Enemy Yes Daniel Trepat I Daniel Trepat, Richard, Verdonk Slow Dance With You No Daniel Trepat I Daniel Trepat & Roy Verdonk Waste It No Daniel Trepat IMP Daniel Trepat back to top Jonathan Tsu Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Game On Yes Jonathan Tsu HI Jonathan Tsu That’s When I Remember Yes Jonathan Tsu B Darren Bailey United In Love Yes Jonathan Tsu B Ria Vos Roy Verdonk Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Give Me Your Tempo Yes Roy Verdonk IMP Nathan Gardener Handle On You Yes Roy Verdonk I Roy Verdonk & Jeffke Camps Irish Boots Yes Roy Verdonk I Verdonk, Verhagen, Sala, Camps Little Rock Yes Roy Verdonk I Roy Verdonk & Darren Bailey Take Me Home Again Yes Roy Verdonk IMP Roy Verdonk & Jackie Miranda Baby I Need You Yes Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Belloque Vane Ivonne Verhagen Line Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer Bamboo Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen & Roy Verdonk Bluesy Baby Yes Ivonne Verhagen IMP Ivonne Verhagen & Sebastian Bonnier Crank Ya Country Up Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen & Roy Verdonk In The Valley Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen Mixing Moon Yes Ivonne Verhagen B I Verhagen & S Stumpie Pollina Reggae Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen & Sejour Texas Side Step Right Here With You Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen and Jackie Miranda Till We Meet Again Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen & Urban Danielsson back to top Full List of 112 Line Dances Taught at Vegas Dance Explosion (A-Z) Click on the dance name to go to the Copperknob web page for the dance. Note: some of the dances are not there yet, in these cases the link still will download the step sheet if available. LIne Dance On Copperknob Teacher Level Choreographer 2-Step Turn Yes Britt Beresik A Shane McKeever 6s to 9’s Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Blevins A Beautiful Noise Yes Jeffke Camps I Camps, Verdonk, Kinsers, David, Guillaume Baby I Need You Yes Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Belloque Vane Bamboo Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen & Roy Verdonk Bare My Soul Yes Darren Bailey I Bailey, Whitehouse, Verdonk, Trepat Big Energy Yes Rachel Slagle Pearson I Scott Blevins & Tim Johnson Bikini On Top Yes Jackie Miranda LI Anni Wunderlich and D&J Miranda Bluesy Baby Yes Ivonne Verhagen IMP Ivonne Verhagen & Sebastian Bonnier Break My Soul Yes Laura Bartolomei A Laura Bartolomei Bright Eyes Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane I Jose Miguel Belloque Vane Burning It Up Yes Philip Sobrielo LI Philip Sobrielo Chill Like That Yes Laura Bartolomei B Laura Bartolomei & Eleni de Kok Country Touch Yes Darren Bailey IMP Darren Bailey & Fred Whitehouse Crank Ya Country Up Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen & Roy Verdonk CTRL+ALT+DEL Yes Rebecca Lee I Rhoda Lai, Rebecca Lee, Guillaume Richard Dance and Love Again Yes Grace David I Grace David Dancin’ In The Country Yes Britt Beresik HB Britt Beresik Dangerous Men No Adam Astmar I Astmar, Liberman, Dahlgren, Robinson Deep Down You Got Me Yes Rebecca Lee IMP Rebecca Lee Diggy Dee Yes Adam Astmar IMP Adam Astmar & Malene Jacobsen Dizzy Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I Jo Thompson-Szymanski Don’t Wanna Lose Control Yes Amy Bailey I Trish McElhinney Everyone She Knows Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Sherry Olkonen Fast Car Yes Philip Sobrielo IMP Philip Sobrielo Feel You Over Here Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo Find Your Groove Yes Amy Bailey I Amy Bailey, Debbie Rushton, Guillaume Flower Shops Yes Adia Dance HI Adia Dance & Russ Bradchulis For My Hand Yes Jo & John Kinser HB Jo Kinser & Gregory Davoie Forget You Yes Jackie Miranda B Doug and Jackie Miranda Game On Yes Jonathan Tsu HI Jonathan Tsu Get It Yes Amy Bailey LI Amy & Darren Bailey Give It Up Yes Jo & John Kinser B Jo Kinser & Rachel Clark Give Me Your Tempo Yes Roy Verdonk IMP Nathan Gardener Gives Me Shivers Yes Jill Babinec B Brandon Zahorsky Go Down Yes Philip Sobrielo A Tim Johnson Going Overdrive Yes Darren Bailey I Darren Bailey Gonna Get Burned Yes Britt Beresik I Britt Beresik & Barbara Tobin Handle On You Yes Roy Verdonk I Roy Verdonk & Jeffke Camps Headphones Yes Rebecca Lee A Tim Johnson & Rebecca Lee Heaven’s Jukebox Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane B Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Willie Brown How Love Is Made Yes Darren Bailey LI Darren Bailey I Cross My Heart Yes Philip Sobrielo I Sobrielo & Soul Dancers Singapore I Freaking Love You Yes Daniel Trepat B Daniel Trepat & Chloe Ourties I’m Fabulous! Yes Rebecca Lee I Rebecca Lee, Debbie Roushton, Jean Pierre Madge, Niels Pousen I’m So Excited! Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane IMP Romain Brasme If I Can Dream Yes Jackie Miranda HI Doug and Jackie Miranda In The Valley Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen Indefinitely Yes Grace David I Grace David & Jeff Camps Irish Boots Yes Roy Verdonk I Verdonk, Verhagen, Sala, Camps It’s Undeniable Yes Daniel Trepat I Trepat, Van de Pol, Richard Robert JaJa Ding Dong Yes Laura Bartolomei LI Haugen, Verdonk, Vane, Trepat, Bartolomei, Miranda Jumanji Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI Jose Miguel Belloque Vane & Guillaume Richard Kitchen Dance Floor Yes Daniel Trepat LI Daniel Trepat Le Freak Yes Jo & John Kinser I Jo & John Kinser Let Me Have This Dance Yes Grace David I Grace David, Astmar, Jacobson Little Rock Yes Roy Verdonk I Roy Verdonk & Darren Bailey Locura Mambo Yes Jo & John Kinser I Jo Kinser & Sebastiaan Holtland Loud Yes Jill Babinec I Mark Furnell & Chris Godden Love Is Dangerous No Jeffke Camps IMP Jeffke Camps Mercies In Disguise Yes Jackie Miranda I Doug and Jackie Miranda Mixing Moon Yes Ivonne Verhagen B I Verhagen & S Stumpie My Enemy Yes Daniel Trepat I Daniel Trepat, Richard, Verdonk Near & Far No Amy Bailey IMP Amy Bailey Never Fool Me Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski I J Szymanski, R Hadisubroto, S McKeever No Sympathy Yes Jeffrey Callejo B Jeffrey Callejo Oh Biscuit Yes Rachel Slagle Pearson IMP Rachel Slagle Pearson Old Records Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Elaine Cook Old Time Rock and Roll Yes Jeffrey Callejo B Sherry Olkonen One Fine Day Yes Jeffrey Callejo B Sherry Olkonen Point Of No Return No Jeffrey Callejo B Jeffrey Callejo Pollina Reggae Yes Ivonne Verhagen B Ivonne Verhagen & Sejour Texas Side Step Pulling Me Yes Grace David B Grace David & JP Madge Right Here With You Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen and Jackie Miranda Rita’s Waltz Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Jo Thompson-Szymanski SG Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez Shake It Vegas No Rebecca Lee B Rebecca Lee & Philipe Sobrielo Shake Your Cake Yes Amy Bailey B Amy Bailey & Cody Flowers Shama Lama Ding Dong Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Jo Thompson-Szymanski Slow Dance With You No Daniel Trepat I Daniel Trepat & Roy Verdonk Somewhere In The Night Yes Jose Miguel Belloque Vane HI McKeever, Vane, Poulsen Sounds Like Something I’d Do Yes Adia Dance I Adia Dance & Satu Ketellapper Spice It Up Yes Philip Sobrielo HB Philip Sobrielo Splish Splash Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Jo Thompson-Szymanski Sunroof Yes Britt Beresik B Shane McKeever Sunset Love No Jeffke Camps A Camps, Kinser, Wheatley, Ourties Sweet Sweet Fantasy Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo T Shirt Yes Jeffrey Callejo IMP Jeffrey Callejo Take Me Home Again Yes Roy Verdonk IMP Roy Verdonk & Jackie Miranda Tequila Does Yes Adia Dance A Adia Dance & Russ Bradchulis That Dog’ll Hunt Yes Adia Dance IMP Adia Dance & Glenn Ball That’s When I Remember Yes Jonathan Tsu B Darren Bailey The Sphinx Yes Rebecca Lee A Rebecca Lee, R Hadisubroto, F Murray, S Ward Them Boots Yes Jo Thompson Szymanski I Jo and Anna Szymanski This Is How We Party Yes Rebecca Lee B Rebecca Lee Tijuana Yes Britt Beresik IMP Britt Beresik Til The Neons Gone Yes Darren Bailey IMP Darren Bailey Till We Meet Again Yes Ivonne Verhagen I Ivonne Verhagen & Urban Danielsson Ulayeh Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez United In Love Yes Jonathan Tsu B Ria Vos Walk The Dog Yes Jackie Miranda B Doug and Jackie Miranda Walk Walk Walk Yes Philip Sobrielo IMP USLDCC Walking To Georgia Yes Jo & John Kinser IMP Jo Kinser & Rachel Clarke Waste It No Daniel Trepat IMP Daniel Trepat Weekend Hype Yes Jo & John Kinser B Kinsers, H Wheatley, C Ourties Welcome To Miami Yes Jo & John Kinser IMP Jo Kinser & Sebastiaan Holtland What The Duck No Jose Miguel Belloque Vane LI Guillaume, Jose, Debbie & Romain When You’re Homesick No Jo and John Kinser I Kinsers, J Dahlgren, J Lodin Won’t You Dance With Me Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski B Brenda Holcomb Yippee Ki Yay Yes Jo Thompson-Szymanski IMP Szymanski, Royston, Pastor You Lift Me Up Yes Jeffke Camps I Jeffke Camps (You’re My) Adrenalina Yes Juan Gonzalez IMP Juan Gonzalez 14 Additional Workshops–Technique, Tech, and Partner Dancing Workshop Teacher 2-Step for Fun Adia Dance Country Swing Workshop Adia Dance Music and Motion (Low Impact Exercise Program) Allen Isidro Tips on Creating Step Sheets & Videos Britt Beresik & Kelly Cavallaro Technique Workshop Cha Cha – Tips and Tricks Chloe Ourties West Coast Swing Technique Daniel Trepat & Chloe Ourties How to Create A Dance Ivonne Verhagen & Jo Kinser Technique Workshop (Take your dancing to the next level) Jo Thompson-Szymanski Dancing With Attitude (Hips Arms & Turns) Patricia Bouchebel Choreography and Stage Technique (Dancing With Confidence) Patricia Bouchebel Technique Workshop (Music Interpretation) Philip Sobrielo Technique Workshop Injury Prevention for Seniors (Dancing Safely with Style) Rachel Slagle Pearson Technique Workshop (Funky Tech) Rebecca Lee Nightclub vs West Coast Swing Smooth Dances Roy Verdonk Also, here is the pdf of the schedule for the week - click to download it! And...We're Done! Vegas Dance Explosion Is a Wrap! Wow! What a week it was at Vegas Dance Explosion. My brain is mush after trying to learn so many line dances and so many challenging ones like the Copperknob #1 line dance Sphinx. Also Jumanji, I'm Fabulous, 6's to 9's, and others. Late-night dance parties, showcases, and just hanging out, and finishing with Irish Boots at the end was very cool. Late-night dance parties were so great with no closing time! Sunday: posing with Ivonne Verhagen & Roy Verdonk and my friend Jeannie after the Irish dance line dance lesson from Roy. A few of my friends learning Jumanji from Jose Miguel! back to top