tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34643958152661237542024-02-20T01:55:13.582-08:00What's happening, TODAY?!!amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-10088174034012675722015-03-14T13:13:00.000-07:002015-04-10T07:53:53.099-07:00NEW DANCE CLASSES FOR 2015!<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>2015</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>NEW EASY INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCE CLASS </u></b>– You will a learn a
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>AMY’S MONTHLY INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE LINE DANCE WORKSHOP</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You will get to learn 4 to
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Date: 11th APRIL 2015.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">If you have any questions,... please send me an email <a href="mailto:amyc@linefusiondance.com">amyc@linefusiondance.com</a></span></span></span></div>
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amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-89104733205064527552014-09-11T08:09:00.000-07:002015-04-10T07:53:37.837-07:00TEACHING SCHEDULE<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<strong><u>EVENTS FOR 2015</u></strong><br />
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16TH MAY - COLUMBUS<br />
OCTOBER - WINDY CITY MANIA - CHICAGO.<br />
FEBRUARY 2016 - FT WAYNE DANCE FOR ALL.<br />
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<strong><u>EVENTS AMY WILL BE TEACHING AT IN 2014.</u></strong><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CARIBBEAN CRUISE WITH JUNIOR AND STEVE – 25TH </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> JANUARY TO 2ND FEBRUARY 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENIC LINE DANCE EXTRAVAGENZA – AUGUST 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">27<sup>th</sup> September 2014 – DANCE FOR A CURE - Jill’s workshop.</span></span><br />
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amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-19446383146073211722009-05-09T05:14:00.000-07:002012-01-07T14:12:01.960-08:00QUOTATIONSQuotations<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">In Life as in Dance,.... Grace glides on blistered feet!</span></strong><br /><br />****************************************<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">“The world is a book…… and those who don't travel,… read only a page."<br /></span><br /><br />****************************************<br /><br /><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>We make a living by what we get, </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>We make a life by what we give!!!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#000000;">****************************************</span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#009900;">'Stop telling God how big your storm is. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Instead,.... tell the storm how big your God is!'</span></strong><br /><br />***************************************<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>"Those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed"</strong></span><br /></p><br /><p>***************************************<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Life may not be the party we hoped for,<br />but while we are here we might as well dance. </span></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#333333;">***************************************</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>"Death leaves a heartache No one can heal; </strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Love leaves a memory No one can steal."</strong></span><br /><br /><br />***************************************<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">"If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, .......we'd grab ours back!!!!"</span><br /><br />***************************************<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.</span><span style="color:#009900;"> </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Your playing small doesn't serve the world. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. </span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.' </span></p>amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-2647536940241642822009-04-26T08:09:00.000-07:002012-01-06T07:14:10.392-08:00PRECIOUS MESSAGES FROM DANCERS AROUND THE WORLDThank you, my dear friends for your kind words and warm friendship!<br />I love teaching dance and writing dances and mostly, .....I love to see the joy it brings to the dancer!<br />I have got to know such lovely people through Line Dance and I am grateful for the wonderful friendships.<br />Your encouraging words mean so much to me!!!<br />Thank you for taking the time to write me.<br />Love you guys!!!<br />Amy<br /><br />Here are some of the messages from friends and some people, I have yet to meet.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">From Denise - Celebrate Dance event - Canada - September 2011</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Are You Ready? by Amy Christian-Sohn. My favorite dance of the weekend!! Still needs a little practice on all the hand parts, but Amy was amazingly gracious in going over it with us anytime we ran into her.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">I wanted to take Amy's Are you Ready?, a dance continuing the line of "Feels So Good" and "Jai Ho", except that this one took it to the next level - more leaborate and intricate - unfortunatley it was taught at lunchtime. :(</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Judy.</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"I LOVE.. Are You Ready?, also love Amys' dances!!!!!! We don't do enough of them!"</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Barb Schultz</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;">"Some of us went to a dinner dance last Saturday... many of the dances are ones we do not know, it is a nSoul Line group, so we have to improvise and do dances that we know to fit their music... We were thrilled that we could do Black Magic to many of the songs and we also did Chatelaine to a couple of them.. the rhythm is a little different with their music, so our choices are limited.. We also did Marvin's Groove to the correct song... Surprised us when they played it. LOLOL! We did our Amy dances to some really different music... Thaought you would like to know how versatile your dances were for us..."</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Sharlene</span><br /><span style="color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Amy,... Just wanted to send you a quick note and let you know it went AMAZING! I taught it and we danced it twice and finished at 4:51.... Were supposed to end at 4:50... How's that for prfect timing!!! Everybody love it, there were 40 people and they pretty much all had it by the end! </span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I didn't get to tape it as they needed me dancing and the door monitor was hasseling me to hurry and finish but Debbie McLaughlin and Sheila wanted to dance it again, so we went into a smaller practice room and did it and Joey Warren, who hd only watched the last half, wanted to learn the whole thing... So I'll have a video up for you later for the four of us dancing it and then Lill tape it tonight hopefully during open dancing.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I don't think I've ever had a better class in terms of the number of people who remembered it all... They weren't thrown by the sequence or anu=ything... They didn't really get the ending, but i figure that will come later.<br />Anyways,.. thanks so much for lettimg me teach it, had a blast and had a TON of people poke their heads in and watch and want to learn it.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">You rock!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Tajali Hall - JG Marathon 2011 - NC</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Amy's Are You Ready? was tougher, but ... what a cool dance!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Sue Hall</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">"Feels So Good is one of my all-time favorite dances, and dancing it with you Saturday night (Sunday morning) was a highlight for me at Windy City!"</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Karen - Oct '09.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">(</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">By YouTube video of dance: Amame)<br />Hi Amy</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fantastic teaching. This is one dance I have been trying very hard and now able to succeed with your help. Like your style of teaching every 2 eighths. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">(24th July '09)<br />"Hubby and I just started couples lessons on Sun or I would have LOVED to attend your class. I really enjoyed it when I attended the class of yours. You are a very good teacher and very enthusiastic."<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">(22th July '09)</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Hi Amy,<br />You are not only a good choregrapher,...you are also a good friend to all the line dancers.<br />Cheers</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Cheryl</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>(12th July '09) Amy,<br />Wanted to thank you for a wonderful experience in your classes this weekend - Marathon Dance Event - North Carolina.<br />Roger and I enjoyed your dances and will work on them this week.<br /><br />What a lovely young lady you are.<br /><br />Thank you also for the cd of your music. That was a really great surprise and a treat for us to receive music from anyone.<br /><br />Will see you in Tampa and will keep checking in on your site weekly.<br />Gotta Dance here too.<br /><br />Ruth<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">(17th June '09)</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">SUBJECT: JAI HO/Amy Christian-Sohn</span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">FROM: Dede & Tonya (PA) </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">After watching last weeks So You Think You Can Dance and Caitlin & Jason's Bollywood number to Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire we just had to learn Jai Ho by Amy Christian-Sohn! </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">We weren't disappointed with the Bollywood feel of Amy's choreography...LOVED IT! </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">"Bollywood Dancing is one of the hottest dances around! It is the basis of every great Indian Bollywood Film. </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The dances are a fusion of traditional and classical Indian dances with the influence of some jazz, hip-hop and modern dance. </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">This Lively form of dance encourages movement of all parts of the body giving it a good workout! </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">It's great fun, a great workout and a great way to relieve stress!" </span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">If you are looking to escape from reality into the world of Bollywood.............you should try Jai Ho by Amy Christian-Sohn you won't be disappointed!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">(9th June ‘09)<br />Hi Amy,<br />My name is Anita and I really like all your dances, although I teach at a mostly country place. I still throw in a variety of others. I like the way you teach the dances.<br />By the way, I teach at Cadillac Ranch in Chicago. Keep up the good work!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">(28th May '09)<br /></span><span style="color:#33ccff;">Hi Amy,<br />I just want to tell you that you rock and I believe that you are a great teacher. My father and I are musicians for private parties and on Sundays we play for the Seniors (mix with young also). Last time I was able to show them you're "Dont cha" linedance. I thought they won't be able to do it and will just criticize it because of the hiphop music, but they love it. So everytime we dance it I always mention that the line dance was choreographed by you and I tell them that you are the master of line dance all over the world. Thanks again and all the best. I hope to meet you in person.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#993399;">(14th May '09)</span> <span style="color:#6633ff;">-(YouTube video of dance, Amame)<br /></span><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="color:#993399;">Amy<br />Have been trying to pick up steps for Amame and think you are a terrific teacher. I go to a class once a week but as I am getting on a bit now find it more difficult to pick up the dances. You have been a great help - you are some mover and I love watching you. Oh to be young again. Are there any other dances you have on the internet I could pick up.??<br />Hope you don't mind me getting in touch.<br />Thanks and best wishes for the future.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hi Amy, Thanks for remembering me! Was planning on going to Judy McDonalds workshop in Canada, where you will be teaching at. But, I'm 62 years old and have screwed up my knee.I want to tell you that the ones I have talked to LOVED YOU at the Ft. Wayne event!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">My beginners like your dances! They use to say -- can't do -- now they ask for " NO Can Do" lol Keep it up kiddo!!warm hug </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc9933;">Dear Amy,Although I have not been writing to you much, but I have been following your progress and activities on your web and Internet..</span><br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#009900;">Dear, you are doing so great...I am so happy and proud of you..and Slumdog was my one of my favorite movie of this year and I had the great opportunity to attend the sneak preview premier for the movie here in Los Angeles, two months before the movie was shown citywide and nationwide..and have told everyone to go see when it comes to the neighbourhood theaters.. ...And now you have choreographed to one of the great song from there...I wish I could kiss and hug you from here...I look at the your step sheet and always, you choreograph it so fun to dance to especially to that music..I will definitely will teach my class. ...I will share with the instructors here in my area and encourage to teach this dance...Thank you Amy,..as always you are the tops!!With Love,</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Thank you again so very, very much...May God blesses you for your kindness, generousity and brining joy to many thousands in your dances..Luv ya,</span><br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#000099;">Hi AmyI am so happy to see that you choreographed a dance to Jai-Ho. I had seen some dances to this song and was wondering if you were going to write a dance. I loved Dhoom. I am also Indian. I was born in India. I am a retired Nursing Instructor and now teach Line. I live in Texas and have been in the US since '65. I want to welcome you. Bye for now. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>Great movement and teaching, thankyou for sharing your great talent Amy. (YouTube video on Robbie McGowan's dance, Amame)<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Hi Amy,Thanks for taking the time to reply. Many don't bother to do so these days. That's what I like about you. I can see that you make the time for people.I don't line dance at the moment but I did visit your web page many times. I've even read your blogs too. The one about your trip to India was very interesting. You're a good writer too.One of your dances which won you a championship was pretty awesome. The one with the very slow and unique hand movements. Really blew my mind away! I think linedancers are still enjoying this dance I think!You're from Singapore? Wow man! Line dancing there has certainly reached cult status! You must tell me more when you are free.Bye for nowThank you so much.. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;">I have beginners on Monday, if they show LOLOL, and a few on Tuesday that like their dances easy easy easy... this will be perfect...I also have made my room reservations for Fort Wayne next year and have several people coming that didn't come this year... and we have been doing a lot of talking about them meeting you next year too.. this is the group that is now doing Work and One Of These Nights... and will be working on Let's Bachata... and they love them...catch you later... </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">THANK YOU AMY - your video on YouTube taught me this dance (Amame, by Robbie McGowan Hickie), that I love - even better than the classes I am taking. You're an awesome dancer! </span><br /></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">What a great demo to a great dance!I just learned this dance from you and loving it. Thank you so much for sharing it. Great job and keep up the good work! - (YouTube teach video for dance, Cry To Me).</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">(YouTube video - Sisters!)Very catchy tune and nice dance steps. Like it very much.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#996633;"><strong>Great video to learn this dance!!!<br />Thank you, we learned it with your help!!! - (YouTube video of the classic dance, Chill Factor)I learned how to do this song from you. Your awesome!!! Plus I taught my kids. I just wanted to<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thank you for this great Demo! - (YouTube teach video for the Cry To Me)<br />Subject: Re: Jai Ho by Amy Christianson I hope everyone will have a look at Amy Christianson's dance Jai Ho. Very easy dance with interesting arm movements. She also shows the dance without the arm movements. I know that's an issue with some dancers. I personally believe Amy is a very talented dancer and choreographer. Have a look at some of her dances. They are amazing.<br /></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">I want to add to this post from today's Newsletter.SLUM DOG I am very pleased to see that Amy Christian -Sohn has choreographed a beginner dance to the same music as Jai Ho. Slum Dog is its name . I reading the newsletter last week, that some people were interested in new beginner dances that were very danceable. </span><br /><br /></strong><a title="blocked::mailto:iamm@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:iamm@Hat"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hat's</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Off! to Amy Christian-Sohn's choreography to this song</span> <a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc</a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Amy is Indian (born in Singapore). I checked her web site </span><a title="blocked::http://www.linefusiondance.com/" href="http://www.linefusiondance.com/">http://www.linefusiondance.com/</a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">and found that she is also trained in Classical Indian Dance! besides all her other attributes in dance. I am also Indian and was looking for something a little more Indian to this song. I think Amy has bridged the gap successfully between East and West, Easy and Difficult, and finally, options with the hand movements. Having had some training in Indian dance, I think it is safe to say that it is the hand movements that tell the story of a dance. This is just by way of explanation, I realize that they are not for everyone and some of my line dance students would prefer not to do them at all. . If you like this dance you may also enjoy another one of Amy's dances, Dhoom, which also came from a very successful Indian movie </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE</a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">I am glad that old fashioned country and western line dance is still going strong but a little diversity every now and then is refreshing.</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Angie in El Paso </span><a title="blocked::http://www.danceonusa.com/" href="http://www.danceonusa.com/">http://www.danceonusa.com/</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#66cccc;">Amy, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!! Learning it now and going to teach my students on Sunday... I'm sure they'll love it too! hahaha! Jai Ho!!<br /></span><br /></strong><span style="color:#009900;">I really like Jai Ho......I am positive that this dance will be popular in the all ld communities. Glad that I learnt from you in the Canadian Classic. Toronto is dancing already. See u in Boston !<br /></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">I went to the workshop in Canada this past weekend,and I talked to you about the dance Jai Ho and you said just to e-mail you and let you know and would send the cd. I just love that dance if you could send it to me I would be grateful. Thank-you . You were a great teacher.love, </span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#663300;">(YouTube video - Sisters!) I love watching you Amy. Great dance!! </span></strong></p><br /><p><span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong>hI Amy !thank you very very much for your working !I can know dance it without any problem ! you can be proud of yourself ! thanx alllllllllllllllot (YouTube video of Amame, dance by Robbie McGowa Hickie)<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">"Amy, just to let you know, Forty Arroyo just taught Jai Ho to her Friday night class and did a great job at getting the feel ytou were looking for (although 2 of us who took your class gave her a few pointers). Louie St. George most likely will be asking her to teach his class next. This dance is going places. Great work!"<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">Hey There Amy.Friday night I dance with Forty Arroyo at the Hayloft in Sturbridge, MA. Last night we had a blast with "Amy" dances. Forty taught Jai Ho, One of These Nights and Feel the Cha (?? - I hope I remembered that correctly). We had a great time. Forty loves your dances and so do we.Can't wait to see you again.Blessings Be!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993399;">Dear Amy,It's been a week after the showdown. Just want to send a note and thanks for the Jai Ho dance lesson. I truly enjoyed the dance. I struggled with the steps but loving it. If you recalled, I spoke with you about where I live have no instructor comes to the event (Westchester, NY) and probably will never teach Jai Ho. Anyway, let me introduce myself. My name is Winnie Yiu-Kuntz from Valhalla, New York. Well, thanks again. Maybe we'll meet again next year.Sincerely<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Hi, Amy, I like the dance Keeps Getting Better very much. The music and dance is very lively. Can you send me the stepsheet? Actually I am so greedy to share all your dances like Long Train Runnin, One Of These Nights, Feel The Cha, No can Do and When I grow Up. Thanks in advance. Regards</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ffff;">"Loved taking your class on Jai Ho in Boston, and dancing it with you that evening! It is one of my favorite dances, as well as my friends, and are now dancing it in our area. We've been hooked on your style since Feels So Good!!!</span><br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">"Excellent dancer easy to follow keep them coming thanks alot (YouTube video of Robbie McGowan Hickie's dance, Amame)</span><br /><span style="color:#990000;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">You are a life saver. Thank you so much for explaining/teaching the this dance. I can now follow the steps. (YouTube video of Amor De Hielo)</span><br /></strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Hello, I really enjoyed your videos. I love your creative juices, very nice and well done. Keep dancin and maybe soon we can share the craft with each other. Until then, I will be Jus Dancin and I hope you will do the same. Good luck to ya. </span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">i love the indian touch to this line dance :) i've browsed through a lot of steps for jai ho but this one definitely rocks! love it!!! thanks a lot Amy... </span></strong></p><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></p><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">(by Youtube video of the dance, Sisters!)</span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">In reality - a 'themed' (spoken) dance. Maybe a little too theatrical for some - but I love it. Go for it, Sister. </span></p><span style="color:#33cc00;">I just love that dance (Jai Ho). Thank-you. You were a great teacher.</span>amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-44295627020411985982009-03-19T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:47:15.259-07:00This Is Why I Love,.. What I Do!!!Thank you, my dear friends for your kind words and warm friendship!<br /><br /><em>I love teaching dance and writing dances and mostly, .....I love to see the joy it brings to the dancer!</em><br /><em>I have got to know such lovely people through Line Dance and I am grateful for the wonderful friendships. Your encouraging words mean so much to me!!! Thank you for taking the time to write me.</em><br /><em>Love you guys!!!</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Here are some of the messages from friends and some people, I have yet to meet. :)</em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><em></em><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Hi Amy, Thanks for remembering me! Was planning on going to Judy McDonalds workshop in Canada, where you will be teaching at. But, I'm 62 years old and have screwed up my knee.<br /><br />I want to tell you that the ones I have talked to LOVED YOU at the Ft. Wayne event!<br /><br />My beginners like your dances! They use to say -- can't do -- now they ask for " NO Can Do" lol Keep it up kiddo!!warm hug </span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Dear Amy,<br />Although I have not been writing to you much, but I have been following your progress and activities on your web and Internet..Dear, you are doing so great...I am so happy and proud of you..and Slumdog was my one of my favorite movie of this year and I had the great opportunity to attend the sneak preview premier for the movie here in Los Angeles, two months before the movie was shown citywide and nationwide..and have told everyone to go see when it comes to the neighbourhood theaters.. ...And now you have choreographed to one of the great song from there...I wish I could kiss and hug you from here...I look at the your step sheet and always, you choreograph it so fun to dance to especially to that music..I will definitely will teach my class. ...I will share with the instructors here in my area and encourage to teach this dance...Thank you Amy,..as always you are the tops!!<br /><br />With Love,</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Thank you again so very, very much...May God blesses you for your kindness, generousity and brining joy to many thousands in your dances..<br />Luv ya,</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br /></span><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Hi Amy<br />I am so happy to see that you choreographed a dance to Jai-Ho. I had seen some dances to this song and was wondering if you were going to write a dance. I loved Dhoom. I am also Indian. I was born in India. I am a retired Nursing Instructor and now teach Line. I live in Texas and have been in the US since '65. I want to welcome you. Bye for now. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#00cccc;">Great movement and teaching, thankyou for sharing your great talent Amy. (YouTube video on Robbie McGowan's dance, Amame)</span></p><p><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;">Hi Amy,Thanks for taking the time to reply. Many don't bother to do so these days. That's what I like about you. I can see that you make the time for people.I don't line dance at the moment but I did visit your web page many times. I've even read your blogs too. The one about your trip to India was very interesting. You're a good writer too.One of your dances which won you a championship was pretty awesome. The one with the very slow and unique hand movements. Really blew my mind away! I think linedancers are still enjoying this dance I think!You're from Singapore? Wow man! Line dancing there has certainly reached cult status! You must tell me more when you are free.Bye for now<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">Thank you so much.. I have beginners on Monday, if they show LOLOL, and a few on Tuesday that like their dances easy easy easy... this will be perfect...<br />I also have made my room reservations for Fort Wayne next year and have several people coming that didn't come this year... and we have been doing a lot of talking about them meeting you next year too.. this is the group that is now doing Work and One Of These Nights... and will be working on Let's Bachata... and they love them...<br />catch you later... </span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">THANK YOU AMY - your video on YouTube taught me this dance (Amame, by Robbie McGowan Hickie), that I love - even better than the classes I am taking. You're an awesome dancer! </span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">What a great demo to a great dance!I just learned this dance from you and loving it. Thank you so much for sharing it. Great job and keep up the good work! - (YouTube teach video for dance, Cry To Me).</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Great video to learn this dance!!! Thank you, we learned it with your help!!! - (YouTube video of the classic dance, Chill Factor)</span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#339999;">I learned how to do this song from you. Your awesome!!! Plus I taught my kids. I just wanted to Thank you for this great Demo! - (YouTube teach video for the Cry To Me) </span><br /></p><p><span style="color:#990000;">Subject: Re: Jai Ho by Amy Christianson I hope everyone will have a look at Amy Christianson's dance Jai Ho. Very easy dance with interesting arm movements. She also shows the dance without the arm movements. I know that's an issue with some dancers. I personally believe Amy is a very talented dancer and choreographer. Have a look at some of her dances. They are amazing.</span></p><p><span style="color:#330099;">I want to add to this post from today's Newsletter.SLUM DOG I am very pleased to see that Amy Christian -Sohn has choreographed a beginner dance to the same music as Jai Ho. Slum Dog is its name . I reading the newsletter last week, that some people were interested in new beginner dances that were very danceable. </span></p><p><a title="blocked::mailto:iamm@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:iamm@Hat"><span style="color:#993399;">Hat's</span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> Off! to Amy Christian-Sohn's choreography to this song </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc"><span style="color:#993399;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc</span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> Amy is Indian (born in Singapore). I checked her web site </span><a title="blocked::http://www.linefusiondance.com/" href="http://www.linefusiondance.com/"><span style="color:#993399;">http://www.linefusiondance.com/</span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> and found that she is also trained in Classical Indian Dance! besides all her other attributes in dance. I am also Indian and was looking for something a little more Indian to this song. I think Amy has bridged the gap successfully between East and West, Easy and Difficult, and finally, options with the hand movements. Having had some training in Indian dance, I think it is safe to say that it is the hand movements that tell the story of a dance. This is just by way of explanation, I realize that they are not for everyone and some of my line dance students would prefer not to do them at all. . If you like this dance you may also enjoy another one of Amy's dances, Dhoom, which also came from a very successful Indian movie </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE"><span style="color:#993399;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE</span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> I am glad that old fashioned country and western line dance is still going strong but a little diversity every now and then is refreshing. Angie in El Paso</span><a title="blocked::http://www.danceonusa.com/" href="http://www.danceonusa.com/"><span style="color:#993399;">http://www.danceonusa.com/</span></a></p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Amy, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!! Learning it now and going to teach my students on Sunday... I'm sure they'll love it too! hahaha! Jai Ho!!</span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;">I really like Jai Ho......I am positive that this dance will be popular in the all ld communities. Glad that I learnt from you in the Canadian Classic. Toronto is dancing already. See u in Boston ! </span></p><p><span style="color:#33cc00;">I went to the workshop in Canada this past weekend,and I talked to you about the dance Jai Ho and you said just to e-mail you and let you know and would send the cd. I just love that dance if you could send it to me I would be grateful. Thank-you . You were a great teacher.<br />love,</span></p><p><span style="color:#333399;"></span></p><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">hI Amy !thank you very very much for your working !I can know dance it without any problem ! you can be proud of yourself ! thanx alllllllllllllllot (YouTube video of Amame, dance by Robbie McGowa Hickie) </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#ff9900;"><br /></span><span style="color:#66cccc;">"Amy, just to let you know, Forty Arroyo just taught Jai Ho to her Friday night class and did a great job at getting the feel ytou were looking for (although 2 of us who took your class gave her a few pointers). Louie St. George most likely will be asking her to teach his class next. This dance is going places. Great work!"</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;">Hey There Amy.<br />Friday night I dance with Forty Arroyo at the Hayloft in Sturbridge, MA. Last night we had a blast with "Amy" dances. Forty taught Jai Ho, One of These Nights and Feel the Cha (?? - I hope I remembered that correctly). We had a great time. Forty loves your dances and so do we.<br />Can't wait to see you again.<br />Blessings Be! </span></p><p><span style="color:#330099;">Dear Amy,<br />It's been a week after the showdown. Just want to send a note and thanks for the Jai Ho dance lesson. I truly enjoyed the dance. I struggled with the steps but loving it. If you recalled, I spoke with you about where I live have no instructor comes to the event (Westchester, NY) and probably will never teach Jai Ho. Anyway, let me introduce myself. My name is Winnie Yiu-Kuntz from Valhalla, New York. Well, thanks again. Maybe we'll meet again next year.<br />Sincerely</span></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;"></p></span><span style="color:#ff6666;">Hi, Amy, I like the dance Keeps Getting Better very much. The music and dance is very lively. Can you send me the stepsheet? Actually I am so greedy to share all your dances like Long Train Runnin, One Of These Nights, Feel The Cha, No can Do and When I grow Up. Thanks in advance. Regards<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;">"Loved taking your class on Jai Ho in Boston, and dancing it with you that evening! It is one of my favorite dances, as well as my friends, and are now dancing it in our area. We've been hooked on your style since Feels So Good!!!"<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;">Excellent dancer easy to follow keep them coming thanks alot (YouTube video of Robbie McGowan Hickie's dance, Amame)</span><br /></span><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">You are a life saver. Thank you so much for explaining/teaching the this dance. I can now follow the steps. (YouTube video of Amor De Hielo)</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Hello, I really enjoyed your videos. I love your creative juices, very nice and well done. Keep dancin and maybe soon we can share the craft with each other. Until then, I will be Jus Dancin </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">and I hope you will do the same. Good luck to ya. </span><br /><span style="color:#330099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">i love the indian touch to this line dance :) i've browsed through a lot of steps for jai ho but this one definitely rocks! love it!!! thanks a lot Amy... </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span>amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-86429825265094958442009-03-17T10:34:00.000-07:002013-12-02T04:51:11.447-08:00AMY'S TEACHING SCHEDULE<div style="color: #0b5394;">
<strong><u>EVENTS AMY WILL BE TEACHING AT IN 2014.<br /></u></strong><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CARIBBEAN CRUISE WITH JUNIOR AND STEVE – 25TH </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> JANUARY TO 2ND FEBRUARY 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CALGARY STAMPEDE – APRIL 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SCENIC LINE DANCE EXTRAVAGENZA – AUGUST 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">27<sup>th</sup> September 2014 – DANCE FOR A CURE - Jill’s workshop.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5) WINDY CITY MANIA 2014.</span></span><br />
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<b>4) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE</b> - COLORADO SPRING - <b> 8th 9th JUNE 2013.</b><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><b><br />5) SCENIC SPECTACULAR - CHATTANOOGA </b>- TN, 23RD TO 24TH <b>AUGUST</b> 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">6) <b>PENNSYLVANIA</b> - (Ben Heggy) - 14th <b>SEPTEMBER</b> 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="color: lime;">7) <b>WINDY CITY MANIA - CHICAGO </b>- 10th to 13th OCTOBER 2013</span>. </div>
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<b>4) AUGUST 18TH WORKSHOP IN MICHIGAN WITH JOHN ROBINSON.</b><b> </b></div>
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<b>5) WEST VIRGINIA - ONE DAY WORKSHOP WITH AMY.</b></div>
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<b>6) OCTOBER - WINDY CITY MANIA - CHICAGO.</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3366ff;"> </span></b>Attended Dance Is Life - Vegas, 10th to 16th July 2012. <br />
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9) ONE DAY WORKSHOP WITH JOHN ROBINSON, BEV CARPENTER AND AMY CHRISTIAN-SOHN.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #006600;">1) UCWDC WORLDS - TENNESSEE - NASHVILLE.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #000099;">3)LINE DANCE SHOWDOWN - BOSTON.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>5) Fun In The Sun - Orlando - July 2011.</b></span><br />
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VEGAS DANCE EXPLOSION - NOVEMBER 2005.amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-55160917000861362492009-03-11T14:26:00.000-07:002012-01-06T06:41:27.053-08:00Feedback on my new dance - Jai Ho<strong>FEEDBACK ON MY DANCE, JAI HO!<br /></strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">1) Looks fun - I think everyone should wear Indian dress while doing it - adds to the flair –hehe</span><br /><br /><br />2<span style="color:#009900;">)No, I don't think it's too much. I think the timing is better for this dance than it was for Dhoom because of the popularity of the movie. People may be ready for it this time. Thanks for sharing.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">3) I like the one with the arms better. I don't think you should compromise. You had a vision of what you wanted to do with the Indian influences and I think you should go for it.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">4) I think this is really quite cool. You look adorable doing it, of course, and not sure that I could even do it myownself, but would worry a bit about the very full dance floors with people wacking one another as they stretch arms out. Lol<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#666666;">5) While this one might be more palatable for the largest percentage of dancers, I would teach it this way and put the rest of the arms in as alternative moves for those who really wanna get into it. :-) Cute.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">6) OK I know I haven't seen the dance, but 16 sequence changes !! I think if there is going to be that many A- parts why not call it a different letter ?? I like a lot of your dances, but this seems a little much to teach, I could be wrong, it has happened a couple of times in my life. However as always best of luck with your new dance.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">7) OMG! Love it could I have the mp3 for song<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">8) Hi Amy,<br />I have downloaded both videos and watched them... cute dances.. will play them tomorrow for the group on thursday and see what they think.. good luck with them.. really like the music... different and happy... *S* thank you for sharing it with me.. *S*<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">9) OH, AMY, THIS IS DARLING, WHAT A GIRL,<br />I KNOW MY PEOPLE WON'T DO IT,,,, TOO MANY BAD JOINTS, ETC,,, BUT I JUST KNOW THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WILL LOVE IT, NOW I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE ONE WITHOUT THE ARMS, TRY THAT NEXT,,,<br />YOU ARE SO TALENTED, WHAT AM IMAGINATION,, GOOD FOR YOU,,<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">10) Yes, I do like this one better, since the steps are easy the arm movements dresses it up!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">11) Hi Amy, I’m sure this one ill be a hit, just like your Dhoom Dhoom.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#993300;">12) Kool Dance, Amy!!!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">13) "Amy - I just watched the YouTube of your new dance, its very cool! I love the arm movements...I see this as a favorite on the dance floors very, very soon :)"<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">14) I love It! High energy, easy steps and looks like a fun dance for intermediates/beginners. True for beginners, some of my students cannot do two things at once (arms and feet)and may need to leave them out. but I love the music, beat and the arms are fun! Of course this is doing it in my chair, I hope I can keep it up to the end when dancing it! I'll try the moves later and let you know.<br />Regards,<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">15) Aloha, Amy,<br />Thank you so much. I love it!!!<br />JAI HO!<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">16) Hey Amy!<br />I love that dance. Will be teaching that dance soon in my class.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#990000;">17)Dear Amy,<br />Although I have not been writing to you much, but I have been following your progress and activities on your web and Internet..Dear, you are doing so great...I am so happy and proud of you..and Slumdog was my one of my favorite movie of this year and I had the great opportunity to attend the sneak preview premier for the movie here in Los Angeles, two months before the movie was shown citywide and nationwide..and have told everyone to go see when it comes to the neighbourhood theaters.. ...And now you have choreographed to one of the great song from there...I wish I could kiss and hug you from here...I look at the your step sheet and always, you choreograph it so fun to dance to especially to that music..I will definitely will teach my class. I will share with the instructors here in my area and encourage to teach this dance...Thank you Amy,..as always you are the tops!!<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#339999;">18) Subject: Re: Jai Ho by Amy Christianson I hope everyone will have a look at Amy Christianson's dance Jai Ho. Very easy dance with interesting arm movements. She also shows the dance without the arm movements. I know that's an issue with some dancers. I personally believe Amy is a very talented dancer and choreographer. Have a look at some of her dances. They are amazing.I want to add to this post form today's Newsletter.SLUM DOG I am very pleased to see that Amy Christian -Sohn has choreographed a beginner dance to the same music as Jai Ho. Slum Dog is its name . I reading the newsletter last week, that some people were interested in new beginner dances that were very danceable. </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA0pPIgzRBQ&feature=channel_page" feature="channel_page"><span style="color:#339999;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA0pPIgzRBQ&feature=channel_page</span></a><span style="color:#339999;"> Slum Dog </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rakGFfXghBU&feature=channel_page" feature="channel_page"><span style="color:#339999;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rakGFfXghBU&feature=channel_page</span></a><span style="color:#339999;"> Slum Dog with walk through *****************</span><br /><span style="color:#339999;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">19) </span><a title="blocked::mailto:iamm@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:iamm@Hat"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hat's</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Off! to Amy Christian-Sohn's choreography to this song </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqMOhZMyIlc</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Amy is Indian (born in Singapore). I checked her web site </span><a title="blocked::http://www.linefusiondance.com/" href="http://www.linefusiondance.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.linefusiondance.com/</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> and found that she is also trained in Classical Indian Dance! besides all her other attributes in dance. I am also Indian and was looking for something a little more Indian to this song. I think Amy has bridged the gap successfully between East and West, Easy and Difficult, and finally, options with the hand movements. Having had some training in Indian dance, I think it is safe to say that it is the hand movements that tell the story of a dance. This is just by way of explanation, I realize that they are not for everyone and some of my line dance students would prefer not to do them at all. . If you like this dance you may also enjoy another one of Amy's dances, Dhoom, which also came from a very successful Indian movie </span><a title="blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOrAyyosmRE</span></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I am glad that old fashioned country and western line dance is still going strong but a little diversity every now and then is refreshing. Angie in El Paso</span><a title="blocked::http://www.danceonusa.com/" href="http://www.danceonusa.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">http://www.danceonusa.com/</span></a><br /><br />20) <span style="color:#3366ff;">AmyI ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!!Learning it now and going to teach my students on Sunday... I'm sure they'll love it too! hahaha</span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">21) I really like Jai Ho......I am positive that this dance will be popular in the all ld communities. Glad that I learnt from you in the Canadian Classic. Toronto is dancing already. See u in Boston !</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">22) Amy Christian-Sohn taught a new dance of hers Jai Ho. It’s a phrased, Intermediate dance done to Jai Ho from the Pussycat Dolls. It’s a dance that has an Indian touch to it. Nice dance that seems to go with the music very well with optional arm movements. Check out her site </span><a title="blocked::http://www.linefusiondance.com/" href="http://www.linefusiondance.com/"><span style="color:#cc66cc;">www.linefusiondance.com</span></a><span style="color:#cc66cc;"> for more details. Another dance not as bad as it seems when you first see it.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">23) Hey Amy! I had a really fantastic time in your "Jai Ho" class at the showdown...definitely one of my faves of the weekend. Thanks for making it fun!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">24) Hey Amy! I absolutely loved your Jai Ho workshop @ the showdown! My sister and I used that handout last night to practice and we just couldnt stop! My new favorite line dance, I can't wait to show it off @ the line dancing club! Thank you so much! Will you be teaching again next year?<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#330099;">25) Hey There Amy! Took your class at the Showdown in Framingham. Loved it! Love this dance. Peace<br /></span>,<br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span>amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-19334728497426723662009-02-20T14:42:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:12:28.059-08:00Dance - One Of These Nights - feedback/responses.My new dance - One Of These Nights – Song by the Eagles<br /><br />Amy, love the dance, easy to follow! once you explained the last four counts it was easy. it should be fun! thank you for putting me on your mailing!<br />Regards, Donna(US)<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I just taught it to myself now . It s cool I like it a lot!!!<br /><br />Annemaree<br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />AMy I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......I've got the music on the Eagles' The Very Best of... album. 4.51min and yes Warner Bros. Is that the correct version? Or is it a different version? :-)I'm so slow I haven't looked at the others you sent! hahahahaLoveYu Puay(Malaysia)<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Thanks Amy<br />My oh my, keep sending....regardsKenny(Malaysia)<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br />I really like this one.<br /><br />Thanks Amy<br /><br />Lynne(USA)<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Back when disco was hot, this was one of my favorite songs. Oh Yeah I had it all going on, the platform shoes, the polyester designed shirts with the wide collar and of course the matching polyester pants ( lots of color ), I was a walking jewlery shop, and the hair ( THEN I did have the most beautiful hair ). Yeah baby I was a movin' to what was a groovin'. John Travolta didn't have nothin' on me. Oh about the dance yes I liked it.<br />Sorry 'bout the stroll down memory lane.<br /><br />Later.........TBB-DTD..........Michael<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Hi Amy,<br /><br />So happened that I am watching your you-tube during my lunch time, my finance manager saw requested me to forward this dance to her, she wanted to join the beginner class, so I introduced her to my teacher, Alene Chang, I guess you know her also, she is conducting a beginner class just a few floors down from my office only.<br />cheryl tham (Malaysia)<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I thought, was very good.<br /><br />Gene<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hi Amy, Very cute nice beginner's dance! Having different parts adds neat challenges. We love the Eagles. Would you please email the stepsheet to me when you get a chance? Thanks so much.<br />Carol<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hey Amy,<br /><br />Thanks for sending me the video. I love the dance. Will teach it in class.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Natalie<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hi Christian,<br />I would very much appreciate it if I can get One Of These Night music with your dancing. It look like would be a good dance for the beginner students.<br />By the way, I'll be teaching Feel The Cha tomorrow to my beginner students.<br />Thank you very for your great work.<br />Sincerely,<br />Limay Flavell<br />SuenKathy Line Dance Instructor<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />valoha Amy,<br />This is Grace from Hawaii. How are you. We are still loving "Don't Cha" dance here. It is onc of our group performance dances. Your instructional dance videos are one of the best on youtube. I enjoyed watching all of them. Please send me a clip of the subject dance with music if you could. I love to teach this one to my senior group.<br />Thank you so much. Hope to see you @ Vegas Explosion...<br />Mahalo!<br />grace<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-27919131420309904542009-02-20T14:25:00.000-08:002009-03-08T18:43:13.250-07:00My New Dance - FEEL THE CHA - feedback/reponses.Hey Amy!<br /><br />I taught feel the cha in class this past friday and they loved it!<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Natalie<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks Amy, Looks like a good easy dance and if the music is good, then they will like it. Thanks again. See you in Ft. Wayne.<br />Betty<br />------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><br />Looks good gurl. Thanks. :-)<br /><br />Lindy<br />------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hi Amy,Thanks for all your beginner dances. I’ve been asked to teach in a studio and will be starting my first beginner’s class in March. Your dances will definitely help.Any tips for a first time teacher?Rgds,Siew Lee<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hi, I'm taking the new one tonight to class.<br />Well gotta go. Doris<br />--------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />You have a lot of inspiration......<br />.....thanks.<br />Margaret<br />--------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Morning Amy,<br />Could you send me the music for your new latin dance.<br />Womanizer2 went over really well with the class. You’re definitely right sometimes just have to find something a little more than just the classic beginner stuff.<br /><br />See ya Saturday.<br /><br />Andy Williams<br />-----------------------------------------------------------------amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-16321615511052866942009-02-04T08:03:00.001-08:002009-02-16T14:17:52.383-08:00I CHOREOGRAPHED NEW DANCES, TO COOL SONGS!I found that there were not many beginner dances that would appeal to 'today's' dancers.<br /><br />So,..... I wrote a bunch of dances for my students. Each dance was written to teach them new dance steps, like the Shuffles and Coasters,...etc.....<br /><br />1) Womanizer 2. Music: Womanizer by Britney Spears.<br />(Rocking Chair, Toe Struts, Mambo Steps and Jazz Box)<br /><br />2) Keeps Getting Better. Music: Keeps Getting Better by Christina Aguilera.<br />(Vines with Bumps)<br /><br />3) When I Grow Up 2. Music: When I Grow Up by Pussycat Dolls.<br />(Coaster Step)<br /><br />4) Feel The Cha. Music: El Bodegureo by Emmanual.<br />(Forward and Back Shuffles)<br /><br />5) Closer. Music: Closer by Ne-Yo.<br />(Turning Jazz Box)<br /><br />6) Please Dont Stop The Music. Music: Please Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna.<br />(Coaster Step)<br /><br />7) No Can Do. Music: I Can't Go For That by Hall & Oates or Donny Osmond.<br />(Bumps, Rocking Chair)<br /><br />8) One Of These Nights. Music: One Of These Nights by The Eagles.<br />(Coaster Steps, some cool alternative steps)<br /><br />9) I Don't Feel Like Dancin'.<br />(Kickball Change)<br /><br />10) Long Train Runnin'<br />(Skate Steps, Sailor Steps)<br /><br />11) Baby Dhoom (Easy Beginner).<br /><br /><br />These are new Intermediate dances.<br /><br />12) Let Me Blow Ya Mind (Intermeidate). Music: Let Me Blow Ya Mind by Eve feat Gwen<br />Stefani.<br /><br />13) Gotta Dance (Intermediate). Music: Dance All Nite (Don't Stop) by Janet Jackson<br /><br />Newest dance!<br /><br />14) Disturbia (High Beginner/Easy Intermediate). Music: Disturbia by Rihanna.<br /><br /><br />Step sheets and video clips will be posted out soon! Or ask me for them! :)<br /><br />More to come!amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-27253851659799490422009-01-27T12:42:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:26:58.616-08:00Dances Taught At My Beginner Class1) The Electric Slide - Song: All For You - By: Janet Jackson.<br />2) DISCO by Cindi Talbot - Song: We Went As Far As..(Sharks Tale Sountrack) By: Pussycat Dolls.<br />3) Un-Button by Philip Sobrielo - Song: Buttons. By: Pussycat Dolls.<br />4) Playa Latino by Gaye Teather - Song: Te Quiero Mas. By: Alex & Sergio Soler Gallego.<br />5) Womanizer by Amy Christian-Sohn - Song: Womanizer. By: Britney Spears.<br />6) Saturday Night Fever by Maggie Cadwell - Song: Stayin' Alive. By: N-Trance.<br />7) P.Y.T. by Dirk Kosloski - Song: Pretty Young Thing. By: Michael Jackson.<br />8) Feel The Cha by Amy Christian-Sohn - El bodegureo. By: Emmanuel.<br /><br />....more to be added as weeks go by!amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464395815266123754.post-83124877650051644382009-01-24T08:29:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:10:55.309-08:00I finally start a dance class here in the US - February 2009.Hey there!<br /><br />I have finally started my first Beginner Class here in Lansing and I am thrilled about it!!!<br /><br />I have 25 students and the class is still growing! :)<br /><br />I have so much joy sharing dances and seeing everyone enjoy the class!<br /><br />Then I realized that there were'nt too many beginner dances to today's music! :(<br /><br />So I decided to do something about it and choreographed 3 Beginner dances to songs that are current and are already danced by Int/Adv dancers.<br /><br />This way, beginner dancers can be on the dance floor along side(Split Floor) with the Int/Adv dancers, when these cool songs are played. And not sitting out and watching and waiting till they reach that level to be able to cope with an Intermediate dance.<br /><br /><strong>My Beginner Dance: Song & Singer: Int/Adv Dances & choreo by:</strong><br />1) Womanizer 2.<br />Song: Womanizer by Britney Spears.<br />Intermediate dances to the same song 1) Womanizer by Maggie G. (2) Womanizer by Maurice Rowe.<br /><br />2) When I Grow Up 2.<br />song: When I Grow Up - Pussycat Dolls.<br />Intermediate dance to the same song 1) When I Grow Up - Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris.<br /><br />3) Keeps Getting Better (Super Bitch 2).<br />Song: Keeps Getting Better by Christina A.<br />Intermediate dance to the same song 1)SuperBitch by Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris (2) Only Gets Better by Guyton Mundy.<br /><br />The step sheets are posted up here at my site and I have "Watch & Learn" video clips too.<br /><br />I am happy to say that I have been getting great responses about these beginner dances from my instructor friends and that is so encouraging!<br /><br />I have just finished another beginner dance to another popular song. Watch out for it! :)amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086837688521699126noreply@blogger.com0