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Line Dancing!
Have Fun with Your Feet!

Line Dancing isn't just country/western any more! It's modern, urban sophistication, swing syncopations, flowing waltz and nightclub rhythms, and Latin flavor. We still dance choreography in lines — but with the look and feel of ensemble dancing. It's fun, great exercise, and it will free the dancer in you! No partners needed — perfect for singles! Scroll down for class information!

Are you in Sonoma County, California?
Line Dance with Joan Price!


Photos by Duncan Garrett, www.duncangarrettphoto.com

Classes taught by Joan Price
popular line-dance/fitness instructor, speaker, and author

Learn new and traditional line dances in a
comfortable, welcoming, fun-filled class!
Beginners welcome!
Teens and seniors welcome!
Two left feet welcome!

 

What is line dancing? Picture rows of people dancing a set choreography as an ensemble. The dance might be slow or fast, and it might have the look of country-western, Latin, swing, or Broadway. As they dance, they turn to face a different direction, and the choreography begins again. There are thousands of different line dances, ranging from super simple to extraordinarily complex, featuring innovative choreography.


See our Coaches’ Corner group dancing Robert Rice’s choreography,
“Groovin’ on a Feeling” on YouTube!

MONDAYS
7:00 - 8:00: Beginner class while intermediate dancers review on the side

8:00 - 8:55 Intermediate class

*Coaches’ Corner, 420 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA
Non-members: $10 ($9 seniors 60+); Members free

FRIDAYS
6:00 - 6:40: Beginner class.
Easy dances for dancing pleasure and for building line dance skills.
6:40 - 7:15: Mid-Intermediate class.
For line dancers between beginning and intermediate level.
7:30 - 8:30: High-Intermediate class.
For experienced line dancers who learn dances at a fast pace.

*Coaches’ Corner, 420 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA

Non-members: $10 ($9 seniors 60+); Members free

SUNDAYS
5:00 - 9:30 (Line dance lessons 5-6:15)
Sonoma County’s best Country Western dance
Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College, Santa Rosa, CA

$10 for line dance & partner dance lessons + dance
(Joan is one of many rotating instructors at Monroe, so check schedule)

*Top Fitness Class!
Joan Price's line dance class at Coaches' Corner was selected
as one of the 10 best Sonoma County fitness classes
by The Press Democrat's Healthtime, April 2004.

Please e-mail Joan to get on her Line Dancers e-mail list
for local schedule changes and special events.

The most fun you can have without a partner!

 

Since you dance on your own in an ensemble, line dancing is ideal for singles and for partners of non-dancers. It's also wonderful for people who want a social activity that doesn't involve dating or partnering.

 

"Line dancing has helped me recapture the joy of being physical. Over the years, I've let go many of the vigorous activities I used to do: skiing, tennis, swimming. I just don't have time. At my first line dancing class, I realized again how much I enjoy using my body, and I knew I had found the exercise that fit my lifestyle. Now I stay at my ideal weight with regular line dance workouts: at least two classes a week and line dance practice as part of my morning exercise." -- Robert Rice

Line dancing originated in country-western bars, but it isn't just fancy footwork to country-western tunes any more. Line dancing has evolved to offer a rich blend of urban sophistication with stylistic expressions influenced by musical theatre, Latin rhythms and jazz dance. Line dancing is enjoyed internationally -- England, for example, boasts one million regular line dancers.

No experience necessary! Success and fun guaranteed!
Questions? Need directions? E-mail Joan at joan@joanprice.com

Testimonials from Joan's line dancing students:

"I have always been aware of how important exercise is, especially at my age. I tried a lot of things, aerobics, walking, riding a bike, exercise machine, etc. They were all work to me and I soon became bored and lazy and wasn't doing any of it on a regular basis. I tried line dancing and liked it so well, I began looking for more classes. I tried Joan's class, loved it, and am still at it, two years later. I realized I had found a lifetime exercise program. Joan is such an excellent teacher, and she makes the classes so much fun. I had never heard of an exercise program that could actually be fun, but Joan's classes are exactly that." -- Juanita Brownlee (who takes 9 line dance classes a week)

"Thanks for another phenomenal evening of dance. No matter what kind of a day I've had, after an evening dancing with you and the group I feel like a million bucks! (You and Robert ought to be a comedy routine!) I thank you and the Universe for bringing me dance. I have such purpose and completeness when dancing, and you are the instrument." -- Dick Clark

"Not only do I enjoy the companionship, the excitement, the invigorating, inspiring, and enjoyable exercise for body and brain, but more than that, when I line dance, it becomes a magical time when all things seem possible. It helps me forget my limitations and takes away unwanted fear. I feel the joy of life. Being a participant rather than a spectator is to be alive. I love to line dance because it helps me lighten up and not take life so seriously. Yet on the other hand, there are places inside me where calm has never settled. Line dancing is loosening the knots of endless urging to find inner silence. There is contentment. It is a gift." -- Uta Martin

"I want you to know that your class is my absolute favorite in the dancing/exercise category. It has greatly improved my balance and coordination and also boosted self-esteem. You and Robert and everyone in the class are so wonderfully supportive. I can honestly say that your class has been a life-changing experience for me." --Nancy Barclay

 

Line dancing burns 200 to 375 calories an hour, depending on how fast you dance and how much you travel the floor!

"I keep line dancing not only because it's a fun way to exercise my body, but it also is exercise for the brain. At first it's a bit frustrating trying to remember everything, but just like with all exercise, it gets easier the more you do it. And I'm sure the stronger memory is helping me in all parts of my life. Thanks to your great teaching skills, Joan, I have developed a new hobby that's good for me and fun to boot!"
-- Mary Grech

"I love the challenge of a new dance, remembering the steps and the joy of finding out that I did remember it from one week to another. I love the exercise and the togetherness of all dancing together. I love the movement of a really good dance. I love the music but above all the mental challenge." -- Marlys Green

 


Photo by Star Dewar
Rise and Shine, a line dance choreographed by Robert Rice and Joan Price, was awarded First Prize in the choreography competition at Golden Gate Classic, the San Francisco Bay Area International Line Dance Festival, October 3-5, 2003. Dances were scored on technical merit and artistic impression, including phrasing to music, originality, dancer friendliness, and entertainment value.


"Besides being good exercise, having to concentrate on my feet and enjoying the music makes me forget everything else that may be happening in my life and usually makes me smile! And Joan never stops smiling!" -- Gail Aikens

"What a kind, friendly person and teacher you are. You take time for each person's idiosyncrasies and their different levels, and still have fun doing the dances and leading them. Mostly, it is how kind, positive and nice you are to everyone that is such a joy to be around! It is hard not to have a good time when I'm taking a class from you." -- Moira Hill

Click here for more line dance photos!

Can't come to class? Bring Joan to your next social function, employee party, or special event! Joan will entertain your clients, staff, or guests at your next business or social event by teaching an easy, energetic line dance. Camaraderie, success and laughter guaranteed! Contact Unconventional Moves, 1-888-BFITTER.

Line Dancing!
The most fun you can have
without a partner!


Photo by Star Dewar

 

Photos by Duncan Garrett, www.duncangarrettphoto.com, unless otherwise noted.

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