SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN karen tripp

HARD AS NAILS steven rutter & claire butterworth

HEAR YOU CALLING the jd five

BLOOMING SEASON sally hung (桃花朵朵開)

JIA DUO YI DIAN DIAN kh loh 加多一點點

CHUN LIAN HONG linda lee & luvi ong 春联红

HO SHIN NEE sally hung 賀新年

THE LAST MOVIE sally hung 散場電影

MY LOVE sally hung 愛人

MALAYSIA'S MOST POPULAR LINE DANCES & CHOREOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR 2012

The most popular line dance of the year has to be one that is danced by most line dancers and the most popular choreographer has to be the one whose dances are enjoyed by thousands of line dancers. So where to find these information, if not from the dance lists of all major line dance carnivals, jams or parties that are available on-line in websites or social media like Facebook while a few were submitted privately to the author. A total of  18 dance lists were collected from parties which were well attended by line dancers. One list with inadequate information was left out.

The 18 line dance carnivals, jams and parties are:

LET'S DANCE FOR CHARITY 24.4.12

SOLIDARITY JAM 29.4.12

ESPLANADE LINE DANCE JAMBOREE 7.7.12

KCS LINE DANCE CARNIVAL 14.7.12

LET'S DANCE AGAIN 11.8.12

TAIPING SENTRAL LINE DANCE JAM 23.9.12

PARIT BUNTAR LINE DANCE JAM 7.10.12

SPS LINE DANCE JAM 14.10.12

IPOH RITZ GARDEN LINE DANCE JAM 21.10.12

STARDUST LINE DANCE JAM 10.11.12

5TH GOLD LINE DANCE CARNIVAL 18.11.12

BUKIT KULIM CHARITY LINE DANCE JAM 25.11.12

10^TH UNITY XMAS LINE DANCE PARTY 2.12.12

DANCE FOR GOOD HEALTH, PEACE AND JOY 9.12.12

KG BARU LINE DANCE JAM 11.12.12

CHRISTMAS LINE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA 23.12.12

NDNL COME DANCE WITH ME X-MAS LINE DANCE PARTY 23.12.12

CHRISTMAS LINE DANCE GET TOGETHER 24.12.12

After weeks of tabulation and counter-checking, the results are as follows:

MALAYSIA’S MOST POPULAR LINE DANCE FOR 2012

      Domino by Rachael McEnaney

MALAYSIA’S MOST POPULAR FOREIGN CHOREOGRAPHER FOR 2012

                        Rachael McEnaney

MOST POPULAR MALAYSIAN LINE DANCE FOR 2012

                        Gan Jit Pui by BM Leong

MOST POPULAR MALAYSIAN CHOREOGRAPHER FOR 2012

                        BM Leong

ME & MY BOY ann kristin sandberg

SHATTERED DREAMS karl harry winson

CHUN LIAN HONG linda lee & luvi ong 春联红

FLY LIKE A BIRD GS Ang 自由飞翔

SHATTERED DREAMS karl harry winson

LOVING YOU ANYWAY robert lindsay

ZUMBA jose miguel belloque vane & roy verdonk

CHRISTMAS LINE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA 23.12.12

OUT & JUMP christmas line dance extravaganza 23.12.12 video

JINGLE BELL bm leong

FRIEND'S SONG tina chen 朋友歌

TOGETHER AGAIN sally hung

LOVING YOU ANYWAY robert lindsay

FELIZ NAVIDAD cordella lee

CATCH MY BREATH penny tan

HAIDE OPA ( DEEP KISS ) janet ge

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

Danced by the Leling Line Dance Group of Kuala Trengganu. Thank-you, Mr. GS Tan.

LOVE YA INSIDE OUT peter jones & anna lockwood

WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING bob francis

CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI bm leong

SUN melvin tan

CORAZON Y VIDA francien sittrop

FLOWER louise kjaer & niels poulsen

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

TAMAN MERAK LINE DANCE GROUP

LONG FENG CHENG XIANG 龙凤呈祥 linda lee & luvi ong

CHUN LIAN HONG 春联红 linda lee & luvi ong

MI CHICA jun andrizal

GAN JIT PUI 乾一杯

ZUMBA jose miguel belloque vane & roy verdonk

YOUR MOMENT IS HERE sue hsu

OMG ruben luna & jamie marshall

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

DANCE & SHOUT roy hadisubroto, darren bailey and raymond sarlemijn

FAST LITTLE DRUMMER BOY vera kuiper

CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI bm leong

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

EZ CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI bm leong

RULE THE WORLD rachael mcenaney

LET'S DO THE SHAKE gs ang

Danced by the No Dancing No Life group. Thank-you.

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

Taught and danced by Tina Chen and her class of students. Thank-you.

NO DIA EM QUE EU SAI DE CASA sally hung

LAST CHRISTMAS meiske pamaputera

MILLION DOLLAR DANCE karlharry winson

MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL shirley selvasingam

MAKING MEMORIES peter & alison

RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED REINDEER bm leong

Choreographed by BM Leong ( 121212 )

Phrased, 4 walls, easy intermediate line dance

Song : Rudolf The Red-nosed Reindeer by Christmas Party Allstars

SOD : AAB/AAAB/AAAB/AA(8)

Start the dance after 32 counts on the word ‘Rudolf’ of lyrics “ Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer….”

ALONG THE JOURNEY mary frances chua

SWEETIE craig bennett

READY TO DO WHATEVER dom yates

NEW DANCE: CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI

Choreographed by BM Leong ( Dec. 2012 )

32 counts, 4 walls, intermediate line dance

Song: Chotto Matte Kudasai by The Sandpipers

Start the dance after 32 counts.

RHUMBA BASICS

1-2           Step left to left side dragging right along, hold

3-4           Step right beside left, step left in place

5-6           Step right to right side dragging left along, hold

7-8           Step left beside right, step right in place

FORWARD STEP,HOLD, FULL TURN LEFT, HALF FORWARD RHUMBA BOX, HOLD

1-2           Step left forward, hold

3-4           Turning 1/2 left step right back , turning 1/2 left step left forward

5-6           Step right to right side, step left together

7-8           Step right forward, hold

CROSS, FLICK, CROSS, FLICK, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, HOLD

1-2           Cross left over right, flick right to right side

3-4           Cross right over left, flick left to left side

5-6           Cross left over right, small step right to right side

7-8           Cross left over right, hold

HIP SWAYS RLR, HOLD, 3/4 TURN LEFT, BACK ROCK.

1-2           Sway hips right, sway hips left

3-4           Sway hips right, hold

5-6           Turning 1/4 left step left forward, turning 1/2 left step right back

7-8           Rock left back, recover onto right

FEEL THE SAMBA larry bass

HOME SWEET HOME vivienne scott, larry bass & fred buckley

SPANISH BIBLE wil bos & roy verdonk

BREATHLESS karl harry winson

ZHU LIAN bm leong

DANCING GIRL gs ang

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL nancy lee

ALOHA E KOMO MAI mayee lee

JINGLE BELL ROCK cara tan

WALTZING SILVER BELL crystal lee & ck lim

THROW AWAY THE KEY peter & alison

I MALAYSIA DANCE FESTIVAL 2012 videos

I TOLD YOU SO pim van grootel & raymond sarlemijn

LET HER GO francien sittrop

JUDY LIKES TO ROCK niels poulsen

STAY STAY STAY niels poulsen

BACHATA LAST CHRISTMAS esmeralda vd pol

GET CLOSE ( PegateMas ) frank trace

LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION vera kuiper

YE TAO HUA gs ang 月桃花

BACHATA LAST CHRISTMAS esmeralda vd pol

OLIVIA neville & julie

FLOOR ON FIRE alison biggs

FUNNY FACE ira weisburd

JINGLE BELLS bm leong

ZHU LIAN bm leong 初戀

I love watching this video. I don't know why but it gives me peace of mind and total relaxation of the body.

A DEAR JOHN LETTER tina chen

I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME dee musk

GOOD OLD CHRISTMAS vera kuiper

BETTER WITH YOU ria vos & dee musk

CALL ME BABY, BABY kim ray

CAN'T LIVE kim ray

MISSING YOU TONIGHT sally hung (想你的夜)

DANCING GIRL gs ang

DON'T STOP THE PARTY niels poulsen

SUN melvin tan

LET'S DO THE SHAKE gs ang

LOVE HAS GONE michele li 此情永不留

SHOTGUN GIRLS lily iguchi

ZHU LIAN bm leong 初戀

WUASIUASI patrizia porcu

STUCK rachael mcenaney & joey warren

CHIC AND PRETTY gs ang 你瀟灑我漂亮

JINGLE BELLS bm leong

JINGLE BELLS

Choreographed by BM Leong ( Nov. 2012 )

32 counts, 4 walls, beginner line dance

Song: Jingle Bells – unknown

Start the dance on vocal after 10 counts.

RIGHT & LEFT DIAGONAL FORWARD CHA CHA, FORWARD ROCK, COASTER STEP

1&2         Cha cha forward along right diagonal on RLR

3&4         Cha cha forward along left diagonal on LRL

5-6           Rock right forward, recover onto left

7&8         Coaster step on RLR

LEFT ROLLING VINE, TOUCH, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, SCUFF

1-3           Left rolling vine on LRL

4              Touch right together

5-6           Step right to right side, cross left behind right

7-8           Turning 1/4 right step right forward, scuff left forward

LEFT & RIGHT DIAGONAL FORWARD CHA CHA, FORWARD ROCK, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT

1&2         Cha cha forward along left diagonal on LRL

3&4         Cha cha forward along right diagonal on RLR

5-6           Rock left forward, recover onto right

7&8         Triple 1/2 turn left on LRL

ROCKING CHAIR, JUMP, HOLD, JUMP, HOLD

1-2           Rock right forward, recover onto left

3-4           Rock right back, recover onto left

5-6           Jump forward on both feet, hold

7-8           Jump forward on both feet, hold

FRAGRANCE OF THE NIGHT 夜来香

ZHU LIAN bm leong 初戀

LITTLE DREAMS robbie mcgowan hickie

SWEET COTTON EYE JOE vera kuiper

DISCONNECTED robbie mcgowan hickie

COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW eva pau

PLEASE TELL ME SO 5th gold line dance carnival

PARTY AND DRINK 5th gold line dance carnival

5TH GOLD LINE DANCE CARNIVAL 18.11.2012 videos

ELLA'S WALTZ - Hayley Wheatley

MINI BARREL - Niels Poulsen

WAKE ME UP AND STAY - Helen Reeson

5TH GOLD LINE DANCE CARNIVAL 18.11.2012 videos

TEARDROPS IN MY HEART - Sally Hung

SHE'S NOT YOU - William Sevone

CHIC AND PRETTY gs ang 你潇洒我漂亮

ZHU LIAN bm leong 初恋

CHRISTMAS MUST BE SOMETHING MORE sally hung

KITTY CAT ria vos

CAMEROON ria vos

COMO HAN PASADO LOS ANOS rarayanti

LOVE IS A WORD maggie gallagher

JINGLE BELLS yeo yu puay

SILVER BELLS yeo yu puay

CHRISTMAS is just slightly more than a month away. It is the time of the year where every Christian is busy preparing for that joyous occasion - shopping for new clothes and foodstuff, making cakes and cookies, etc, etc. Similarly, instructors are looking for new christmas line dances to teach.

DIAMONDS shaz walton & katie cramer

FLOOR ON FIRE alison biggs

DANCING GIRL gs ang 舞女

DANCING GIRL gs ang 舞女

WHERE THE PAVEMENT ENDS peter & alison

COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE vera kuiper

TAMAN SRI RAMBAI line dance videos

A FLOWER GIRL - Tina Chen

                                         

CHA CHA ESPANA - Ira Weisburd

BLANK PAGE francien sittrop

NO TRESPASSING gloria stone

TAMAN SRI RAMBAI LINE DANCE JAM video

HONEY PIE maggie gallagher

NO TRESPASSING gloria stone

SKIFFLE TIME darren bailey

MY FIRST WALTZ regina cheung

DONKEY SERENADE angels h guix

SUNDAY EVERYDAY rep ghazali

DARK LATIN GROOVE clive stevens

TIAN YA KERK new video

Stage presentation by the Tan Lili Modern Dance Studio instructor and students at the Let's Dance For Peace on 10.11.2012 @ Auto City, Juru, Penang.

GAN JIT PUI latest video from Taiwan

DANCING GIRL gs ang 舞女

Choreographed by GS Ang  ( Nov. 2012 )

56 counts, 4 walls, low intermediate line dance

Song used: Wu Nu by Han Bao Yi  舞女 - 韩宝仪

Sequence of dance:  48/56/38/48/56/tag/48/56/16

Start the dance on vocal after 38 counts.

RIGHT & LEFT DIAGONAL FORWARD CHA CHA, FORWARD ROCK, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1&2         Right diagonal forward cha cha on RLR

3&4         Left diagonal forward cha cha on LRL

5-6           Rock right forward, recover onto left

7&8         Triple 1/2 turn right on RLR

LEFT & RIGHT DIAGONAL FORWARD CHA CHA, FORWARD ROCK, TRIPLE 1/2 TURN LEFT

1&2         Left diagonal forward cha cha on LRL

3&4         Right diagonal forward cha cha on RLR

5-6           Rock left forward, recover onto right

7&8         Triple 1/2 turn left on LRL

HIP BUMPS RRLL, RIGHT ROLLING VINE, TOUCH

1-2           Bump hips to the right twice

3-4           Bump hips to the left twice

5-7           Right rolling vine on RLR

8              Touch left together

HIP BUMPS LLRR, LEFT ROLLING VINE, TOUCH

1-2           Bump hips to the left twice

3-4           Bump hips to the right twice

5-7           Left rolling vine on LRL

8              Touch right together

ROCKING CHAIR, PADDLE 1/4 TURN LEFT X 2

1-2           Rock right forward, recover onto left

3-4           Rock right back, recover onto left

5-6           Step right forward, pivot 1/4 turn left 

7-8           Step right forward, pivot 1/4 turn left

LEFT NEW YORKER, RIGHT NEW YORKER 1/4 TURN LEFT

1-2           Cross right over left, recover onto left

3&4         Cha cha to right side on RLR

5-6           Cross left over right, recover onto right

7&8         Cha cha to left side turning 1/4 left on LRL

BASIC BACK AND FORWARD CHA CHA

1-2           Rock right forward, recover onto left

3&4         Cha cha backward on RLR

5-6           Rock left back, recover onto right

7&8         Cha cha forward on LRL

TAG: 1-2   Sway hips right, sway hips left.

TANGO PASSION angels h guix 'chalky'

IMAGINE shaz walton

SAMBA IN THE SUN john robinson & junior willis

PAPA WAS A POOR MAN arne stakkestad

D LIGHT kate sala

LET IT PLAY dee musk

SWEET CHRISTMAS WALTZ mayee lee

CALL ME UP vera kuiper

BAD MOON RISING maria tao

HELLO DARLING bm leong

HELLO DARLING

Choreographed by BM Leong ( Nov. 2012 )

24 counts, 4 walls, low intermediate line dance

Song: Hello Darling by Michael Twitty

Start on vocal after 6 counts.

TWINKLE TO LEFT, TWINKLE TO RIGHT

1-3          Cross right over left, step left to L side, step right in place

4-6          Cross left over right, step right to R side, step left in place

CROSS, HALF TURN RIGHT, CROSS, RECOVER, SIDE

1-3          Cross right over left, 1/4 turn R step left back, 1/4 turn R step right to R side

4-6          Cross left over right bending knees, recover onto right, big step left to L side dragging right along

BEHIND, SIDE, STEP, FORWARD TWINKLE

1-3          Cross right behind left, step left to L side, step right forward

4-6          Step left forward, step right beside left, step left in place

CROSS, UNWIND 3/4 LEFT, HOLD, COASTER STEP

1-3          Cross right over left, unwind 3/4 turn L, hold ( transfer weight onto right )

4-6          Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward

Restart during wall 1 after 18 counts facing the back wall.

SCREAM IT OUT francien sittrop

FLOWER louise kjaer & niels poulsen

MY FOUR WISHES bm leong

LET ME BE YOURS maria maag

LOVING RHUMBA STYLE patrizia porcu

TRY TO REMEMBER ayu permana

HEARTS DON'T LIE jo & john kinser

MAKIN' TROUBLE rob fowler & craig bennett

SHINE ON YOU jo & john kinser

OH GIRL julia wetzel

DON'T LOVE HER sally hung

ERES TODO EN MI mayee lee

SOUL 2 SOUL kate sala

MI AMOR vera kuiper

BABY DON'T STOP robbie m hickie

IF HEAVEN darren bailey

BAD WITH YA BABY jacob ballard & jane boyd

I WANNA ( DANCE ) Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr & Frank Trace.

SPS LINE DANCE COMPETITION team category ( videos )

COOLEST ETHNIC by Kong Qin Ling

COFFEE HOUSE ROMANCE by Mary Frances Chua

SAMBALERO by Ira Weisburd

TING TING francien sittrop

RISE & SHINE simon ward