I’ve been line dancing for a few years now and in that time made friends with some who are way more intense about their line dancing than me!
One of these more dedicated friends of mine, Jeannie, has told me about this yearly event in Vegas: “Line Dance Explosion.”
She said I should attend. This year I decided to come along and see what all the fuss was about! I can truly say now, my eyes are open to the world of line dancing in a new way.
I knew line dancing was popular the world over, but if you are an instructor or a line dance fanatic, this is your place, Vegas Dance Explosion is truly line dance heaven! Read on for my full recap and round-up of the event and all that took place.
Vegas Dance Explosion NEWS!
REGISTRATION for VDE2022 is NOW OPEN
NOVEMBER 8-13, 2022 IN LAS VEGAS!
6 DAYS OF WORKSHOPS AND OPEN DANCING!
6 NIGHTS OF DANCE PARTIES!
SOME OF THE BEST INSTRUCTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD!
Register online at www.vegasdanceexplosion.com
Table of Contents
What is Vegas Dance Explosion?
My First Vegas Dance Explosion
The Flash Mob
Vegas Dance Explosion by the Numbers!
What is Vegas Dance Explosion?
Vegas Dance Explosion is a yearly 6 day, 6-night event of line dance workshops, open dancing (dance parties!), and special shows put on by the instructors themselves. Held this year from November 9-14, 2021 in the Westgate Hotel, Las Vegas. Attendees enjoy classes & open dancing spread throughout 6 large ballrooms with wooden dance floors from 9 am on into the late night.
The organizers of the event are Doug & Jackie Miranda. The Mirandas have been organizing the event for many years and truly put on an amazing event, well worth the price of admission.
Of the 6 dedicated ballrooms 4 for workshops that cater to all levels of dancers, one large “lobby” area dance floor for open dancing, and one floor for practicing and competition. The lobby dance floor features a DJ that takes requests all day for open dancing even when the workshops are taking place. This offers a great option to take a break from learning something new to just dancing all your old favorites.
See the video below for a fun moment where Adia Nuno danced her dance “Troublemaker” in the lobby to help us get it down better! There were a lot of these moments! It was great to dance the new dances in the evenings at the dance parties, where the choreographers would be there to lead and reinforce even more their new dances.
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My First Vegas Dance Explosion!
To sum up my experience at my first VDE, I was basically a little star-struck to see all these very famous and accomplished choreographers all in one place. It was cool to see how nice and approachable they all were as well.
I also, contrary to how I was advised to go about things, attended too many workshops I guess! I went to 13 over 3 days. But really I’m glad I did. Even though I don’t remember much, I was happy to just experience it and take it all in and see how the various instructors taught their classes.
One highlight for me was attending 3 of Jo Thompson-Szymanski’s workshops.
I learned her line dances:
Where Oh Where (IMP), My Favorite (I), and Do My Thing (I).
She said one thing she likes to do when she teaches is to include the music “early & often.” I think this was a really great idea. It seemed smart to have us learn smaller “bite-size” chunks of the choreography to some of the actual music first and then continue to add more pieces to it.
I also noticed she had us practice other walls with those smaller chunks of the dance. So, we learned counts 1-8 and then tried it on other walls, before moving on. Brilliant!
Lastly, Jo Thompson-Szymanski added styling tips that, to me really showed her love of dance. See the video below to hear her explain the history behind adding the styling she referred to as walking like “Shorty George.” Just really great stuff you only get from a seasoned pro like Jo Thompson-Szymanski!
But then, of course, I also took 10 more! I also attended workshops taught by Roy Verdonk, Adia Nuno, Darren Bailey, Amy Bailey, Britt Beresik, Rick Dominguez, and Ruben Luna. But there were so many more! The event featured 24 choreographers total. But I’ll get into the numbers of the event in a little bit.
So, for me, I attended a total of 13 workshops, learning 15 dances in total.
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The Flash Mob!
Another great highlight of the event was a planned Flash Mob organized by Jackie Miranda. Over the course of the week she taught us a very simple beginner line dance and finally on Friday at lunch we went out and danced it in the Westgate Hotel Lobby! The dance was just called “Westgate Celebration!” and was danced to Kool & the Gang’s Celebration.
Note: In the hotel where we were for the event there was also the ongoing Miss America Contest. And the moment we started our flash mob, there were a few contestants right there! It was so fun to see some of them jump in with us and start dancing!
Vegas Dance Explosion by the Numbers!
Here are some quick numbers, just to give an idea of the expanse of the event.
6 Days, 6 Nights of Workshops, and Open Dance Nights (Dance Parties!)
6 Large Ballrooms with Wooden Dance Floors for Dancing
24 Instructors
5 DJs (2 Instructors also serving as DJs)
172 Workshops in which 215 Lessons Taught! (several line dances taught multiple times)
114 Different Line Dances (click to see the list!)
3 Special Shows from the Choreographers.
900+ Attendees (down from the normal 1600-ish due to Covid & travel concerns)
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Dance Levels
Of all the 114 Dances taught 6 levels of difficulty were covered. I loved that while this was an event for people serious about their line dancing, it wasn’t just about experienced dancers. All level dancers were welcome and served. In fact, here’s the breakdown and a pie chart showing how many dances at each level:
| Level of Dances | Taught at Vegas Dance Explosion |
| (B)=Beginner | 47 |
| (HB)=High Beginner | 4 |
| (IMP)=Improver | 16 |
| (HI)=High Intermediate | 1 |
| (I)=Intermediate | 40 |
| (A)=Advanced | 6 |
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The Instructors & DJs
Line Dance Explosion 2021, featured 27 great instructors and/or DJs. See the list below (organized alphabetically by their last names) and click on the instructor names to pop down to the summary of what line dances they each taught this year at the event.
Jill Babinec (Instructor & DJ)
Amy Bailey (Arizona)
Darren Bailey (Arizona)
Megan Barsuglia (California) (Instructor & DJ)
Britt Beresik (Texas)
Joanne Brady (Delaware)
Jeffrey Callejo Jr. (Hawaii)
Jeffke Camps (Belgium)
Grace David (Korea)
Susan Dodge (California) (DJ)
Rick Dominguez (California)
Christoper Gonzalez (California) (Instructor & DJ)
Mary Kaye Johnson (Virginia) (DJ)
Jo & John Kinser (England)
Rebecca Lee (Malaysia)
Ruben Luna (California)
Jean-Pierre Madge (Switzerland)
Jen Michele (California)
Doug Miranda, Event Organizers (Tennessee)
Jackie Miranda, Event Organizers (Tennessee)
Adia Nuno (California)
Niels Poulsen (Denmark)
Philip Sobrielo (Singapore)
Louie St. George (DJ)
Jo Thompson-Szymanski (Colorado)
Roy Verdonk (Netherlands)
Another fun thing about the event was the theme. There were a couple of great shows put on in the evenings by the instructors, but the finale was really Saturday night which had a roaring 20s theme. And leading up to that we were greeted from the beginning with these amazing giant top-notch posters in the main lobby of all the instructors & DJs there for the week dressed up in their roaring 20s costumes! Here are the posters for your enjoyment.
Also, click on the instructor posters to pop down to each of the dances they taught. Also, click on dances to see Copperknob step sheet web pages with videos.
Jill Babinec
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTS | Yes | B | Raymond Sarlemijn & Pim van Grootel |
| Moo La Moo | Yes | B | Rick Todd |
| Zoom | Yes | A | Glenn Ball & Emeline Rochefeuille |
Amy Bailey
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Day Ever | Yes | I | Amy Bailey |
| I Was On A Boat | Yes | B | Trevor Thornton |
| Irish Stew | Yes | IMP | Lois Lightfoot |
| Key Lime | Yes | B | Terry Pournelle |
| Midnight Rendevous | Yes | B | Michael Barr & Michele Burton |
| Take You for Granted | Yes | I | Amy Bailey |
| The Way I Am | Yes | B | Amy Bailey |
| Trickle Trickle | Yes | B | Michael Barr & Michele Burton |
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Darren Bailey
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don’t You Hold Me Down | No | I | Darren Bailey |
| Feels Like Carolina | Yes | I | Darren Bailey |
| I Got You | Yes | B | Darren Bailey, Fred Whitehouse |
| I Know You | Yes | B | Michael Barr |
| Raised Like That | Yes | I | Darren Bailey |
Megan Barsuglia
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gives Me Shivers | Yes | IMP | Brandon Zahorsky |
| It’s Go Time | Yes | A | Fred Whitehouse, Shane McKeeven |
| Lil Bit | Yes | IMP | Kelly Cavallaro |
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Britt Beresik
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bye Bye Paris | Yes | B | Michele Burton |
| Fancy Like | Yes | B | Michelle Wright |
| Gimme Three Steps | Yes | B | Britt Beresik |
| Mississippi Countdown | Yes | I | J. Robinson & K. Cavallero |
| Ping Pong Samba | Yes | B | Britt Beresik |
| Smooth Like Summer | No | B | Lynn Card |
| The New 20s | Yes | B | Britt Beresik |
| Wreck This Town | Yes | I | Britt Beresik, Rob Holley, Jason Turner |
While we’re checking out what Britt Beresik was teaching, also check out her great “Thank You Las Vegas Dance Explosion” YouTube video in which she put together a great compilation of the week and snippets from many of her workshops! Thank you Britt for this! Really shows more of what the workshops were like!
Joan Brady
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broke | Yes | B | Michelle Wright |
| Keep Up If You Can | Yes | HB | Hanna Ries |
| Late Night Habits | Yes | IMP | Julia Wetzel |
| Sky Full of Angels | Yes | I | Yvonne Anderson |
| Sweet Sweet Sister | Yes | I | Linda Burgess |
| This Old Heart | Yes | B | Elaine Hornagold |
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Jeffrey Callejo Jr.
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dim All the Lights | Yes | IMP | Jeffrey Callejo & Brit Beresik |
| I Miss You | Yes | I | Jeffrey Callejo |
| Lost In Emotion | Yes | B | Jeffrey Callejo |
| Wild Horse Cha Cha | No | B | Skyla Spencer |
Jeffke Camps
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Away Too Much | No | B | Jeffke Camps |
| Back To the Start | Yes | B | Haley Wheatley |
| Get Happy | No | B | Lee Hamilton |
| Keep The Dream Alive | Yes | B | Willie Brown |
| Wanted Man | No | I | Jeffke Camps |
| Whenever You Want Me To | No | I | Jeffke Camps |
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Grace David
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover Me Up with Love | Yes | B | Grace David & David Hoyn |
| Giving You Up | Yes | I | Grace David & Jeffke Camps |
| She Makes Me Brave | Yes | I | Grace David & Guillaume Richard |
| Wipeout | Yes | B | Grace David |
| You’re My Everything | Yes | I | Grace David & Paul Steinborn |
Rick Dominguez
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jeans On | Yes | B | Rick Dominguez |
| Do Si Do | Yes | IMP | Rick Dominguez |
| Sweet Tea | Yes | I | Rick Dominguez |
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Christoper Gonzalez
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can’t Stop Us | Yes | IMP | Eliott Mar |
| Going Going Gone | Yes | I | Maddison Glover |
| Senior Cha | Yes | B | Christopher Gonzalez |
Jo & John Kinser
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Million Voices | Yes | I | Jo Kinser, Ivonne Verhagen, Rhoda Lai, Heather Barton |
| Bamboo | Yes | B | Roy Verdonk & Ivonne Verhagen |
| Cold Heart | Yes | IMP | Maddison Glover |
| No Sacrifice | Yes | I | Jo Kinser, Ivonne Verhagan, Rhoda Lai, Heather Barton |
| Polynesia | Yes | HI | Jo & John Kinser, Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs |
| Royal Deluxe | Yes | HB | Rhoda Lai |
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Rebecca Lee
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Don’t Know What You Heard | No | I | Rebecca Lee |
| I Feel You | Yes | I | Rebecca Lee |
| Jalebi Baby | Yes | IMP | Rebecca Lee |
| Love My Mambo | Yes | IMP | Rebecca Lee |
| Tooty Fruity | Yes | I | Rebecca Lee & EWS Winson |
Ruben Luna
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Bit Lit | Yes | B | Rob Fowler |
| Chocolate Melon | Yes | B | Larry Bass |
| Cuddle Up and Cozy Down Christmas | Yes | B | Philip Sobrielo, Jo & John Kinser, Ruben Luna |
| Eye Candy | Yes | B | Gerard Murphy |
| Heart Body & Soul | Yes | B | Ruben Luna, Yvonne Anderson, Ira Weisburd |
| Let Me Work It | Yes | B | Ruben Luna |
| Party Shaker | Yes | B | Ruben Luna |
| Spring Lake Tango | Yes | B | Rosie Multari |
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Jean-Pierre Madge
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can Keep It | Yes | I | Jean-Peirre Madge |
| Double Back | Yes | I | Fred Whitehouse & Tim Johnson |
| Wanna See Your Moves | Yes | A | Jean-Pierre Madge & Paul Steinborn |
Jen Michele
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Blue | Yes | B | Jen Michele, Robyn Durham, Brenda Holvick |
| Here For the Party | Yes | B | Jen Michele |
| I Got the All If Ya’ll Got the Night | Yes | I | Jen Michele |
| If You Want To | Yes | B | Jen Michele |
| Lovin’ On You | Yes | IMP | Jen Michele |
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Jackie Miranda
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Jump | Yes | I | Doug & Jackie Miranda, Anni Wunderlick |
| My Kind of Girl | No | B | Jackie Miranda |
| Westgate Celebration (Flash Mob) | No | B | Jackie Miranda |
| You Make My Dreams Come True | No | B | Jackie Miranda |
Adia Nuno
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Llena | Yes | I | Adia Nuno & Carlton Thompson |
| Midnight Mess Around | Yes | IMP | Adia Nuno |
| Trouble Maker | Yes | IMP | Adia Nuno & Russ Brandchulis |
| We Were | Yes | I | Adia Nuno & Philip Sobrielo |
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Niels Poulsen
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Without a Partner | Yes | IMP | Niels Poulsen |
| He’s My Baby | Yes | B | Niels Poulsen |
| Out Out | Yes | I | Niels Poulson, Shean McKeever, Richard |
| That Will Be Me | Yes | A | Niels Poulsen |
| Train Wreck | Yes | I | Niels Poulsen |
Philip Sobrielo
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Beautiful Life | Yes | B | Philip Sobrielo |
| Dance With Somebody Again | Yes | I | Bambang Satiyawan |
| Don’t Wait Up | Yes | I | Philip Sobrielo & Friends |
| Suda (aka Sweat) | Yes | A | Philip Sobrielo |
| World To Me | Yes | B | Susanne Dingwall |
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Jo Thompson-Szymanski
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do My Thing | Yes | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Scott Blevins |
| Just Fly | Yes | IMP | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Hadisubroto, Murry |
| Latin Fusion | Yes | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Scott Blevins |
| Peppermint Twist | Yes | HB | Jo Thompson-Szymanski, Roy Verdonk |
| Silver Wings | Yes | HB | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & J. Robinson |
| Where Oh Where | Yes | IMP | Jo Thompson-Szymanski |
| You’re My Favorite | Yes | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski |
Roy Verdonk
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boom Boom Clap | Yes | B | Roy Verdonk & Hotland, Dam |
| I’m Begging You | Yes | A | Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Vane |
| Rib To My Heart | No | I | Roy Verdonk & Jeff Camps |
| Shape It Up | Yes | I | Roy Verdonk, Daniel Trepat, José Miguel Belloque Vane |
| South of Queens | Yes | B | Roy Verdonk & Sébastien Bonnier |
| Stomping Country | Yes | I | Roy Verdonk, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Jp Barrios, Betty Villard, Ivonne Verhagen |
| Where Are You Now? | Yes | I | Roy Verdonk & Dwight Meessen |
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Full List of 114 Line Dances Taught at Vegas Dance Explosion (A-Z)
Click on the dance name to go to the Copperknob web page for the dance. Note: some of the dances are not there yet, in these cases the link still will download the step sheet if available.
| Line Dance | On Copperknob | Teacher | Level | Choreographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Bit Lit | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Rob Fowler |
| A Million Voices | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | I | Jo Kinser, Ivonne Verhagen, Rhoda Lai, Heather Barton |
| Away Too Much | No | Jeff Camps | B | Jeff Camps |
| Back To the Start | Yes | Jeff Camps | B | Haley Wheatley |
| Bamboo | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | B | Roy Verdonk & Ivonne Verhagen |
| Beautiful Beautiful Life | Yes | Philip Sobrielo | B | Philip Sobrielo |
| Best Day Ever | Yes | Amy Bailey | I | Amy Bailey |
| Blue Jeans On | Yes | Rick Dominguez | B | Rick Dominguez |
| Boom Boom Clap | Yes | Roy Verdonk | B | Roy Verdonk & Hotland, Dam |
| Broke | Yes | Joanne Brady | B | Michelle Wright |
| Bye Bye Paris | Yes | Britt Beresik | B | Michele Burton |
| Can Keep It | Yes | Jean-Peirre Madge | I | Jean-Peirre Madge |
| Can’t Stop Us | Yes | Christopher Gonzalez | IMP | Eliott Mar |
| Chocolate Melon | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Larry Bass |
| Code Blue | Yes | Jen Michele | B | Jen Michele, Robyn Durham, Brenda Holvick |
| Cold Heart | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | IMP | Maddison Glover |
| Cover Me Up with Love | Yes | Grace David | B | Grace David & David Hoyn |
| Cuddle Up and Cozy Down Christmas | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Philip Sobrielo, Jo & John Kinser, Ruben Luna |
| Dance With Somebody Again | Yes | Philip Sobrielo | I | Bambang Satiyawan |
| Dance Without a Partner | Yes | Niels Poulsen | IMP | Niels Poulsen |
| Dim All the Lights | Yes | Jeffrey Callejo | IMP | Jeffrey Callejo & Brit Beresik |
| Do My Thing | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Scott Blevins |
| Do Si Do | Yes | Rick Dominguez | IMP | Rick Dominguez |
| Don’t Wait Up | Yes | Philip Sobrielo | I | Philip Sobrielo & Friends |
| Don’t You Hold Me Down | No | Darren Bailey | I | Darren Bailey |
| Double Back | Yes | Jean-Pierre Madge | I | Fred Whitehouse & Tim Johnson |
| Eye Candy | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Gerard Murphy |
| Fancy Like | Yes | Britt Beresik | B | Michelle Wright |
| Feels Like Carolina | Yes | Darren Bailey | I | Darren Bailey |
| Get Happy | No | Jeff Camps | B | Lee Hamilton |
| Gimme Three Steps | Yes | Britt Beresik | B | Britt Beresik |
| Gives Me Shivers | Yes | Megan Barsuglia | IMP | Brandon Zahorsky |
| Giving You Up | Yes | Grace David | I | Grace David & Jeff Camps |
| Going Going Gone | Yes | Christopher Gonzalez | I | Maddison Glover |
| He’s My Baby | Yes | Niels Poulsen | B | Niels Poulsen |
| Heart Body & Soul | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Ruben Luna, Yvonne Anderson, Ira Weisburd |
| Here For the Party | No | Jen Michele | B | Jen Michele |
| I Don’t Know What You Heard | No | Rebecca Lee | I | Rebecca Lee |
| I Feel You | Yes | Rebecca Lee | I | Rebecca Lee |
| I Got the All If Ya’ll Got the Night | Yes | Jen Michele | I | Jen Michele |
| I Got You | Yes | Darren Bailey | B | Darren Bailey, Fred Whitehouse |
| I Know You | Yes | Darren Bailey | B | Michael Barr |
| I Miss You | Yes | Jeffrey Callejo | I | Jeffrey Callejo |
| I Was On A Boat | Yes | Amy Bailey | B | Trevor Thornton |
| I’m Begging You | Yes | Roy Verdonk | A | Roy Verdonk & Jose Miguel Vane |
| I’ve Got the All If Ya’l Got the Night | Yes | Jen Michele | I | Jen Michele |
| If You Want To | Yes | Jen Michele | B | Jen Michele |
| Irish Stew | Yes | Amy Bailey | IMP | Lois Lightfoot |
| It’s Go Time | Yes | Megan Barsuglia | A | Fred Whitehouse, Shane McKeeven |
| Jalebi Baby | Yes | Rebecca Lee | IMP | Rebecca Lee |
| Jump Jump | Yes | Jackie Miranda | I | Doug & Jackie Miranda, Anni Wunderlick |
| Just Fly | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | IMP | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Hadisubroto, Murry |
| Keep The Dream Alive | Yes | Jeff Camps | B | Willie Brown |
| Keep Up If You Can | Yes | Joanne Brady | HB | Hanna Ries |
| Key Lime | Yes | Amy Bailey | B | Terry Pournelle |
| KTS | Yes | Jill Babinec | B | Raymond Sarlemijn & Pim van Grootel |
| Late Night Habits | Yes | Joanne Brady | IMP | Julia Wetzel |
| Latin Fusion | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & Scott Blevins |
| Let Me Work It | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Ruben Luna |
| Lil Bit | Yes | Megan Barsuglia | IMP | Kelly Cavallaro |
| Lost In Emotion | Yes | Jeffrey Callejo | B | Jeffrey Callejo |
| Love My Mambo | Yes | Rebecca Lee | IMP | Rebecca Lee |
| Lovin’ On You | Yes | Jen Michele | IMP | Jen Michele |
| Luna Llena | Yes | Adia Nuno | I | Adia Nuno & Carlton Thompson |
| Midnight Mess Around | Yes | Adia Nuno | IMP | Adia Nuno |
| Midnight Rendevous | Yes | Amy Bailey | B | Michael Barr & Michele Burton |
| Mississippi Countdown | Yes | Britt Beresik | I | J. Robinson & K. Cavallero |
| Moo La Moo | Yes | Jill Babinec | B | Rick Todd |
| My Kind of Girl | No | Jackie Miranda | B | Jackie Miranda |
| No Sacrifice | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | I | Jo Kinser, Ivonne Verhagan, Rhoda Lai, Heather Barton |
| Out Out | Yes | Niels Poulsen | I | Niels Poulson, Shean McKeever, Richard |
| Party Shaker | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Ruben Luna |
| Peppermint Twist | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | HB | Jo Thompson-Szymanski, Roy Verdonk |
| Ping Pong Samba | Yes | Britt Beresik | B | Britt Beresik |
| Polynesia | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | HI | Jo & John Kinser, Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs |
| Raised Like That | Yes | Darren Bailey | I | Darren Bailey |
| Rib To My Heart | No | Roy Verdonk | I | Roy Verdonk & Jeff Camps |
| Royal Deluxe | Yes | Jo Kinser & John Kinser | HB | Rhoda Lai |
| Senior Cha | Yes | Christopher Gonzalez | B | Christopher Gonzalez |
| Shape It Up | Yes | Roy Verdonk | I | Roy Verdonk, Daniel Trepat, José Miguel Belloque Vane |
| She Makes Me Brave | Yes | Grace David | I | Grace David & Guillaume Richard |
| Silver Wings | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | HB | Jo Thompson-Szymanski & J. Robinson |
| Sky Full of Angels | Yes | Joanne Brady | I | Yvonne Anderson |
| Smooth Like Summer | No | Britt Beresik | B | Lynn Card |
| South of Queens | Yes | Roy Verdonk | B | Roy Verdonk & Sébastien Bonnier |
| Spring Lake Tango | Yes | Ruben Luna | B | Rosie Multari |
| Stomping Country | Yes | Roy Verdonk | I | Roy Verdonk, Giuseppe Scaccianoce, Jp Barrios, Betty Villard, Ivonne Verhagen |
| Suda (aka Sweat) | Yes | Philip Sobrielo | A | Philip Sobrielo |
| Sweet Sweet Sister | Yes | Joanne Brady | I | Linda Burgess |
| Sweet Tea | Yes | Rick Dominguez | I | Rick Dominguez |
| Take You for Granted | Yes | Amy Bailey | I | Amy Bailey |
| That Will Be Me | Yes | Niels Poulsen | A | Niels Poulsen |
| The New 20s | Yes | Britt Beresik | B | Britt Beresik |
| The Way I Am | Yes | Amy Bailey | B | Amy Bailey |
| This Old Heart | Yes | Joanne Brady | B | Elaine Hornagold |
| Tooty Fruity | Yes | Rebecca Lee | I | Rebecca Lee & EWS Winson |
| Train Wreck | Yes | Niels Poulsen | I | Niels Poulsen |
| Trickle Trickle | Yes | Amy Bailey | B | Michael Barr & Michele Burton |
| Trouble Maker | Yes | Adia Nuno | IMP | Adia Nuno & Russ Brandchulis |
| Wanna See Your Moves | Yes | Jean-Pierre Madge | A | Jean-Pierre Madge & Paul Steinborn |
| Wanted Man | No | Jeff Camps | I | Jeff Camps |
| Westgate Celebration (Flash Mob) | No | Jackie Miranda | B | Jackie Miranda |
| We Were | Yes | Adia Nuno | I | Adia Nuno & Philip Sobrielo |
| Whenever You Want Me To | No | Jeff Camps | I | Jeff Camps |
| Where Are You Now? | Yes | Roy Verdonk | I | Roy Verdonk & Dwight Meessen |
| Where Oh Where | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | IMP | Jo Thompson-Szymanski |
| Wild Horse Cha Cha | No | Jeffrey Callejo | B | Skyla Spencer |
| Wipeout | Yes | Grace David | B | Grace David |
| World To Me | Yes | Philip Sobrielo | B | Susanne Dingwall |
| Wreck This Town | Yes | Britt Beresik | I | Britt Beresik, Rob Holley, Jason Turner |
| You Make My Dreams Come True | No | Jackie Miranda | B | Jackie Miranda |
| You’re My Everything | Yes | Grace David | I | Grace David & Paul Steinborn |
| You’re My Favorite | Yes | Jo Thompson-Szymanski | I | Jo Thompson-Szymanski |
| Zoom | Yes | Jill Babinec | A | Glenn Ball & Emeline Rochefeuille |
Also, here is the pdf of the schedule for the week – click to download!
It’s a Wrap! Thank You Vegas Dance Explosion!
When I got back home from the Vegas Dance Explosion, my line dancing friends all were asking: “So, will you go again?” And I said to all without hesitation “Yes!”
I think it was a lot to take in the first time, so just being there 3 days & 3 nights was enough, but I was a little sad to leave early and plan on taking on the whole thing next year. I’ll know what to expect and will probably have even more fun! Included are a couple more videos from the week as well as photos with friends and some of the great choreographers.
Brian – Wow, wow, wow!!! What an amazing review you have put together!! I was able to relive some amazing Vegas moments by reading your write up! Thank you for your kind words, constant smile and amazing energy! It was a joy to dance with you in Vegas and I certainly appreciate your being in my workshops! Take care and thanks again! Hope to see you again soon!
Jo T. Szymanski
Thank you so much for this AMAZING write up in this event!
Jen Michele
Thank you so much Jen! I enjoyed delving in and trying to capture all that happened. I look forward to the next one when I won’t be such a newbie to it.
Oh me!! Oh my!!!
What a great write up Brian!
There’s so much content. I really enjoyed the videos and pics.
I will definitely have to consider attending next year!
Looks like an amazing time😍
Thank you so much Sonia! I hope you do consider attending next year! We will for sure have a blast!