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Tom Ryan’s Lounge

JE — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:35:46 +0000

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Friday Night October 11, 2018

Here’s what we did

We first dropped in on a Thursday night in October. Place was practically empty, cause no band was playing. They told us there would be a band on Friday night so we decided to come back. As we walked in on Friday night, there were lots of people standing around, and the band was on break. This place is a straight saloon with no food available, but we noticed that quite a few people brought their own food in. We found a table near the dance floor so we sat down and asked for iced tea, but had to settle for water.

The band came back and started off with a two-step. We jumped on that, but found, as we started to two-step, that everyone was dancing something different and mostly in one spot. It was impossible to move around the dance floor in a counter clockwise direction, or in any direction for that matter. So, we danced most every dance in the first set and the result was the same, crowed floor, not much room to move, not much fun. If this fits your dancing style, then this is your kind of place.

The dance experience

Tom Ryan’s, in our opinion, would really be much better if the band would occasionally call out the dance (two-step, linedance, WC Swing etc) for a song before they played it. Bingo…call a two-step and everyone two-steps in the same direction. Bottom line, after an hour, we felt that it would be more fun to go to Denim & Diamonds in Mesa or Norton’s Country Corner in Queen Creek to two-step. So that’s what we did, and it was.

The seating experience.

There were lots of high drink tables with 2 or 4 stools. Makes sense that lots of people would be sitting when not dancing, right? But no, everybody at Tom Ryan’s, stands next to their stool, next to their table and clogs up the whole seating area. Making it hard to get to the dance floor and making it very hard to get on and off the dance floor. People, take a load off and sit on your stool at your table when not dancing.

Here’s what we saw

Age range: 50+

Dress Code: none that we saw. I would describe the dress as country to casual.

Floor: A medium size linoleum dance floor.

Dance Mix: Mostly two-step with an occasional waltz thrown in.

Dance Music: All Country Western, so we really liked that.

Live Music: Band Wagon was the band playing the night we were there. They were a good band.

Dancing: The dance floor was very crowded every dance and everybody was dancing to the beat of their own drum (doing there own thing) lol It was basically chaos.

Dance Lessons: there were no lessons the night we were there.

Food: No food served. Best to bring your own food.

Beverages: Full bar service bar. No iced tea. :((

Restrooms: Clean and nice.

Security: Doorman and some security inside. The parking lot was close and safe.

Parking: Lots of parking for free.

Atmosphere: Everybody seemed to be having fun, lots of laughing and drinking.

WRAP UP: This is the kind of place where you can have HonkyTonk fun, it’s just not a place that wants to maximize the dancing experience…

So Long for now…We’re off to the next venue! :))

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Bourbon Jack’s Bar & Grill

JE — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:11:39 +0000

Boot Scootin’ Review

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Bourbon Jacks Bar & Grill

Chandler AZ

Thursday night

Oct 10, 2019

We arrived at Bourbon Jack’s About 6pm after a long drive from the coast. We were hungry and excited to dance at a new venue. We ordered a meal and everyone we spoke to was very nice. We had the Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad and Vegetable Southwest Soup, which were both very good!

After eating, we were excited to dance, but the band didn’t come on until 8:30, so we took a look around.

Here’s what we saw:

Cover charge: There was no cover charge the Thursday night we were there

Dress Code: No dress code that we saw.

Dance Floor: Dance floor is medium/small smooth cement, not the best to dance on, but it works.

Dance Music: All Country western with mostly two-step and a couple line dances thrown in during the bands first set. The band was very good!

We particularly liked the bands rendition of Copperhead Road.

Decor: Some country western wall hangings with one whole wall of brick and one wall of wood. The place has a new feel to it and lots of seating. There were eight TV’s featuring all sports. A very pleasant atmosphere.

Dance Lessons: Two step lessons on Tuesday night.

Food: Full menu and full bar. We drank ice tea all night, which included refills.

Restrooms: Small, but very clean.

Security: We saw no extra security beyond the bartender and waitresses. The area around the building felt very safe.

Parking: The whole area is retail and there was lots of parking close by.

We enjoyed our evening of dancing at Bourbon Jacks. The only shortcoming for the night was the very small crowd. There were only about 3 or 4 other people dancing during the first set by the band. When we left after the 1^st set, there was still a fairly small crowd.

We did meet a couple on the dance floor and they encouraged us to follow them dancing the Copperhead Road line dance and that was really fun. Most of the set we danced the two-step.

Restrooms were clean but tiny. Music tempo for dancing was fine, even though it was a bit on the slow side. We are used to dancing a moderate to fast tempo for the two-step. Just our preference. All in all, we had a good time and will be back again at Bourbon Jack’s in 2020 to dance and review on a Friday or Saturday night.

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STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY country western dance place

CE — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 21:06:31 +0000

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BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW Country Western Dance Place

Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

6611 S Las Vegas Blvd. #160

Las Vegas, NV 89119

INSIDE:

Cover Charge: ??? (No cover charge on the Fri night we attended, but not sure about other nights, so check their website if this is a concern for you.)

Age range: 18-50+ high energy, because of all the boot stomping, jumping and spinning; all in good fun, so definitely expect a younger and totally fun crowd

Schedule: Open Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. Live music on Fri and Sat. Dance Lessons every night at 7:30, usually 2 dances taught per night.

Web Site: stoneysrockincountry.com A Country Western Dance Place

Dress Code: Country Casual, boots are a given and some hats. Guys in tee-shirts, cowboy shirts and jeans, gals in jeans and cutoff jeans.

Dance Floor: Good size, way bigger than your average CW dance place. The largest CW dance floor in Vegas.

Dance Mix: Line dance 70%, swing 15%, two-step and couple 15%. A Country Western Dance Place.

Dance Music: Mostly Popular Country, with some pop/rock and hip hop thrown in.

Live Music: Brian Lynn Jones and the Misfit Cowboys, great band. See website for upcoming bands and events.

Dance Lessons: We took a group lesson that went pretty fast. The teacher was young and great but you better pick up the pace to inhale the instructions. The first lesson was a high intermediate line dance that was difficult for us. The second lesson was a beginners line dance and all the newbies had fun and we did too!

Food: Retro Wednesdays has free appetizers with purchase of drink, Thurs. Ladies Night has $1.00

drinks, food at bar. This is not a restaurant, it is a Dance place, so don’t expect lots of food and non alcoholic drinks.

Beverages: Beer, Wine, Hard Liquor and water

Restrooms: Big, clean and maintained

Atmosphere: night club with lots of smilin’ faces and rompin’ stompin’ dancin’ attitudes.

Newbies: Take the lessons, go out and try the dances even if you’re shy or think you have two left feet! Nobody cares, they’re all thinkin’ the same thing and worrying about themselves. Have fun! 🙂 Well known, with lots of tourists and lots of locals too!

OUTSIDE

Security: There were lots of security people stationed throughout the venue and experienced people at the doors as we came in and as we exited too.

Parking: Lots of well-lighted, free parking in the middle of a very large shopping mall. A very safe environment both outside and inside at Stoney’s.

Final Thoughts: This is a fun, exciting place to dance and have fun! There are plenty of people out on the big dance floor that know how to dance, and stomp and spin. Plenty of people to follow if you are a newbie. This a place where everybody has a good time.

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Tailgate Linedance

CE — Sun, 05 May 2019 21:43:41 +0000

TAILGATE LINEDANCE – STEP SHEET AND VIDEO

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May 5, 2019

Hi y’all, we just had the best time learning this linedance and wanted to share it with you. It’s got a great Boogie beat and syncopation. There’s a tricky first eight counts but the rest is pure FUN! So grab some boots, hat, shirt/blouse, and pants and let’s go bootscootin!

Step Sheet-Tailgate, music same name by Neal McCoy (no tags or re-starts)

Here are the 32 counts and steps:

First 8 counts:

Right heel hold (count 1,2)

Step Right (count and)

Left heel (3)

Step Left (count and)

Walk forward Right (4), Left (5), Right (6), Left (7), Slide Right foot up to Left (8)

Second count of 8 are three triple steps in a counterclockwise circle:

Triple Right back (1 and 2)

½ turn Left triple (3 and 4)

½ turn Left triple (5 and 6)

Stomp Left, Stomp Right clap (7, 8)

Third count of eight:

Right hip hip (1,2)

Left hip hip (3,4)

Right, Left stomp clap (5,6)

Right, Left stomp clap (7,8)

Fourth count of eight:

Right sideways triple (1 and 2), Step Left Back (3), Step Right Forward (4)

Left sideways triple (5 and 6), Step Right Back (7), quarter turn Step Left (8) START AGAIN

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The Ranch

CE — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:37:44 +0000

These are pictures of our favorite place to dance, The Ranch.

See below for the Review of “The Ranch”.

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The Ranch

1025 E. Ball Rd #101A

Anaheim, CA 92805

RATING: ***** Five stars (out of 5)

INSIDE:

This is one classy place! When you enter and exit, you will be greeted by their very courteous and friendly staff. The dance floor is a very good size and well maintained with the added bonus of an excellent sound system. Mr. Andrew Edwards, owner, has paid attention to every detail of his patron’s entertainment experience. And, don’t be camera shy, just smile and your picture may be taken and seen on The Ranch website. It’s a great way to remember your special night. It is hard not to be impressed. This venue is definitely a treat, especially if you have never been here. The teaching staff, Dev, Shelley, Kerri and Kimberly are excellent in their instruction and encouragement for all level of dancers to participate and learn new dances which includes couple dancing, two stepping and line dancing with occasional contra-dance lessons. Leo is their DJ who plays the most danceable music around with Mark heading up the great sound production. If you are looking for some dancing duds, look no further this link, Country Western Apparel.

Cover Charge: $15.00 ages 18-20, $5.00 ages 21 & up

Age range: Usually, 40 and up at opening, 5:30- 7:00pm, and then the 21 and up start arriving

Dress Code: Yes, see “Etiquette and Dress Code” listed on the website.

Dance Floor: Beautifully maintained, large dance area with rules enforced for the safety and enjoyment of the dancers

Dance Mix: Mostly Country Western music that’s very danceable music with occasional pop/rock for free dance

Dance Music: DJ music is all danceable and Leo will take requests, LIVE BANDS begin at 8pm

Live Music: We like Rob Staley, Kelly Huff, Chris Lozano, Brad Johnson, and Arnie Neuman

Dancing: Friday or Saturday night 40% Two-Stepping, 40% line-dancing, 20% couple, swing and other types of couple dancing like the waltz or contra dancing (dancing in opposing lines facing a partner) & free dance

Dance Lessons: There is always a couple lesson (usually 2-step) followed by a line-dance lesson. We are particularly enthusiastic when we learn a new one, especially when we really like the song or the dance steps or both! For us it is all about fun, getting those synapses and neurons moving, keeping those brain cells sharp. In addition to the healthy exercise that we get from our dancing😊

Food: EXCELLENT! The Ranch has a separate full-service five-star restaurant right next door to the Saloon and that food can be ordered as well. In the saloon, there are booths and tables overlooking the dance floor, that can be reserved for meals and drinks as well. The food is amazing high-end gourmet on the high end and a treat to eat while dancing there. There are appetizers, entrees and desserts available also in the Saloon. We’ve attended many celebrations and what a perfect place to celebrate a special occasion!

Beverages: Iced Tea (our favorite), beer, wine and liquor

Restrooms: Unbelievably impeccable!

Security: At the door and in the venue

ATMOSPHERE: Definitely new/modern Country Western look with lots of beginners to experienced dancers who dance with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Everyone we have met here is nice and willing to help out newbies on the dance floor. That’s how Carol and I learned to dance! There is a variety of terraced seating areas, 2 bars, all with great views of the dance floor. This is in addition to lots of experienced dancers you can watch and/or get next to on the dance floor.

NEWBIES: There’s a slow dancing zone in the center of the dance floor to practice in and you can also take the basic two-step lesson to help you get started or just polish up your 2-step. If you would like to learn a beginners line dance before you go to The Ranch, you can click this link to MY Maria line dance video lesson

Specifics: As you may have guessed, this venue is our home base for country western dancing. It has easy access, being just off the 5 freeway in Anaheim. Y’all will find a Country Western home base too, if you really get into dancing, like we are. Wherever that may be, we wish you a lot of happy times and memorable dancing!

FINAL THOUGHTS: What we love about the ranch… We usually arrive at The Ranch about 5:30PM as the door opens. We say hello to Anthony and Frank (security staff) as we walk in and greet the girls at the check-in. We look down at the dance floor and check to see if our regular seats are open and head down to the rail seats. On the way, we bump into Heather (the entertainment director) and Vince (the operations manager) and chat with them for a few minutes, they are so nice. The waitress stops by and soon after Vincente’ arrives with some iced tea. He is always smiling, and usually gives us the scoop on what’s happening (last week it was a party of 60 people due to arrive).

We also chat with our friends for a few minutes, but we’re always itching to dance. Leo, the DJ, puts on a nice slow two step and that is perfect tempo for us to use as a warm up. We step out on the dance floor and we’re off. The place begins to fill and we see Carol and Richard come in and, oh there’s Theresa And Ray. We give them a wave and they smile and wave back. We’re already having fun and getting warmed up too. Leo puts on a slow line dance now, Rock Me, that is perfect line-dance to get us started.

As we line dance, we see Sandy, Dean, Larry, Marsha, Art, Jeff & Mary and Mark smiling and waving as they come in. The Ranch has become one big family to us. We dance for another hour and it’s time for the first lesson. Tonight, it is intermediate two-step. We know its going to be fun because Dev and Shelly (who both taught us how to dance) are in the house and that means all dancers in the lesson will get lots of help. We dance for another hour and it’s 8pm and time for live music from an OC local band. Heather comes out on stage and announces the band (Rob Staley) and gives us a treat as she announces the owner of The Ranch, Andrew Edwards is going to sing in the first set. He does a rousing set, finishing with Electric Slide singing Achy Breaky Heart. There is a loud cheer for the beloved owner. We dance our last dance about 9pm and say goodnight to our friends and the staff at The Ranch. You can see why we love the ranch so much and why we love to dance…

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Grizzly Rose

JE — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:53:19 +0000

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Grizzly Rose

5450 N Valley Hwy.

Denver, CO 80216

Wow! This venue is like a little western town. There’s a huge dance floor with shops around it, a pool hall, a place to eat and dueling bulls plus lessons can be had in a separate dance studio! Did I mention live music, events and easy access via Hwy 25? It was a quick find for us.

A funny thing happened to us there. The week that we went, the dance lesson was Cowboy Cha Cha. There was a basic lesson and then there was the advanced lesson. Since we were from out of state, she asked us if we knew the Cowboy Cha Cha and we said, “Yes we did.” Then, she asked if our Cowboy Cha Cha moved around the dance floor and we said, Yes.” She said, “That’s not it, ours stay in a stationary spot.” So, we took the basic lesson, and guess what? We have a dance in California we call the Denver Cha Cha, and it is the dance that you all call the Cowboy Cha Cha! So, we already knew it. We love the dance and we had a great time learning it from Miss Rosalie in Denver😊

I wonder if they know our Cowboy Cha Cha because our Cowboy Cha Cha is not the California Cha Cha (that’s a whole different dance)! We had a great chuckle. No matter what, we enjoy our travels whether it’s learning a dance we know by a different name or a new dance. It’s the FUN and laughter that we have along the way that makes these adventures so memorable.

INSIDE:

Cover Charge: See the website

Age range: 18 + on Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri. 18 if there is a concert otherwise 21+, Sat. 21 + Sun. Family Night

Dress Code: Yes, no motorcycle club colors or representation allowed. There were lots of people wearing cowboy boots and hats. Typical wear is jeans and leather sole boots/shoes to easily dance country western dance steps.

Dance Floor: Large, approximately 50’x 35’and floor condition was excellent

Dance Mix: Line dancing 10%, Two-Step 70%, Swing 10%, Waltz 10%

Dance Music: Country western 90%, Pop/Rock 10%

Live Music: The band was good (we felt most of the DJ music was too fast or too slow for the Two-Step)

Dancing: Dances are not necessarily called

Dance Lessons: The only days they do not have dance lessons are Mon. and Fri. (See website calendar for specifics)

Food: We had the garden salad, Grizzly Wrap and sweet potato fries, moderately priced food and pretty darn good

Beverages: Iced Tea, soda, water, beer and liquor

Restrooms: The restrooms are very large and impeccably clean.

Security: Security personnel located throughout the venue. It was a nice crowd.

ATMOSPHERE: Night club lighting, patrons and staff were very friendly and helpful. The initial inside impression was of a very wide and expansive area. There was an impressive use of space throughout. The separate dance studio was very surprising and appropriate for the dance lessons.

NEWBIES: Great dance lessons in a private dance studio by a very knowledgeable teacher, Miss Rosalie. It would be helpful if the dances were called so that everyone would be dancing the same dance and going in the same direction. This is a place where you put on your dancing duds (or not) take a dance lesson and then get out on the large dance floor and dance your heart out all night. You’ll also meet lots of nice folks.

SPECIFICS:

Ranking 1 – 5 (5 being best)

Dance floor ***** Excellent, well maintained area and nice size for dancing.

Lessons ***** Miss Rosalie was just the nicest teacher, with succinct directions

and monitoring of her students

Food ****

Music *****

Restrooms *****

Parking *** It’s about a two-block walk or so to an unlighted area if front parking is full.

Feeling safe **** Inside was a 5, but outside overflow parking and lighting was limited.

Come early if this is a concern.

FINAL THOUGHTS: We loved the energy, enthusiasm of the dancers and friendliness of the people and staff i.e. at the door, chef at the Chuck Wagon, security and the roving staff that were making sure the tables and trash on the floor were picked up. We appreciated the hospitality.

There is one thing we personally would have liked. It would have been a better dance experience for us if occasionally a dance was called so that line dancers, two-steppers and couple dancers alike would not have to worry about near collisions. But all in all, this is a GREAT place to dance, have a meal and just have a ton of fun. We rate the Grizzly Rose a 5-STAR country dancing venue.

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