WORLDWIDE DANCE INSTRUCTION SURVEY

MAY 1999

The May Worldwide Dance Instruction Survey had input from 42 instructors who taught dances in the following areas: Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Calgary Alberta Canada, Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Germany, Illinois (IL), Ireland (Irel), Kansas (KS), Louisiana (LA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Nevada (NV), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Ontario Canada (Ont), Scotland (Scot), Texas (TX), UK, Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), and West Virginia (WV).

Here are the results beginning with line dances--couples and partner dances can be found toward the end of this list.
 

After Midnight by Judy McDonald was taught by ten instructors in AZ, MI, MN, NJ, NY-2, UK, WV, Ontario, and Scotland.
 

7 Teaches

Crazy Little Thing by Chris Hodgson was taught by seven instructors in MI, OH, UK-2, WA, and FL-2.

6 Teaches

Linedancer Waltz - Jo Thompson (NY-4, OH, AZ)
Poor Boy Shuffle - Vicki Rader (AZ, CA, Germany, NY, WA, Ont)
Pot Of Gold - Liam Hrycan (NY, UK, VA, WA, AZ, FL)
Quando When Quando - Vera & Teresa (AZ, FL-2, NJ, TX, WA)
The Ham's Jam - Peter Metelnick (WA, FL, Ont, ND, UK, Scot)

5 Teaches

Cinco De Mayo - Jo Thompson/Alan Livett (IL, MI-2, NY, FL)
Country Walkin' - Teree Desarro (TX, OH-2, KS, WI)
Cowgirls Twist - Bill Bader (AZ, NY, OH, MI, NV)
Dizzy - Jo Thompson (KS, OH, TX, WA, WI)
Dreams - Max Perry (FL, IL, MN, OH, WI)
Por Ti Sere - Jo Thompson (AZ, FL, NY, OH, WI)
Red Hot Salsa - Christina Browne (AZ, FL, NY-2, VA)

4 Teaches

Cripple Creek - Kip Sweeney (FL,MI,OH,VA)
Cruisin' - Neil Hale (AZ, KS, TX, CA)
Feet Don't Fail Me Now - Peter Metelnick (Ont, UK, Scot, Irel)
Ghost Train - Kathy Hunyadi (AZ, FL, MN, VA)
Gimme A Beat - Metelnick (NY, Ont, UK, Scot)
Heartbreak Express - Peter Metelnick (FL-2, MI-2)
Jamaica Mistaka - Peter Metelnick/Chris Hodgson (OH, Scot, Ont, ND)
Just Can't Get Enough - Metelnick (Ont, UK, Scot, ND)
Venga Bus Shuffle - Kelvis Elvidge (Ont, UK,Scotland, Ireland)
Walkin' On Me - Scott Blevins (DE, NJ, NY, FL)
Watermelon Crawl - Sue Lipscomb (FL, NY, OH, CA)
XLR8 - Peter Metelnick (ND, Ont, UK,Scot)

3 Teaches

3R's - Peter Metelnick (Ont, Scot, UK)
All Week Long - Peter Metelnick (FL, MN, NY)
Cha-Cha Loco - Thompson/Machado/Livett (NY-2, DE)
Cowboy Up - Shannon Finnegan (NY-2, FL)
Crossover - Scott Lanius (KS, NY, TX)
Cut Loose - Mike Salerno (KS, MI, WA)
Gimme A Break - Peter Metelnick (Ont, UK, Scot)
Makin' Tracks - Jo Thompson (OH, NY-2)
Misbehavin' - Peter Metelnick (Ont, UK, Scot)
Mucara Walk - John Steel (MN, NY, TX)
Rita's Waltz - Jo Thompson (AZ, OH, NV)
Slow Down - Peter Metelnick (Scot, UK, Ont)
Sweetpea Cha Cha - Metelnick (Ont, UK, Scot)
Swing Thing - Peter Metelnick (NY, UK, Ont)
Tropical Breeze - Chris Hodgson (Germany, UK, WA)
Uno, Dos, Tres - Sherry McClure (FL, AZ, NY)
Voila - Charlotte Skeeters (MI-2, OH)
Walk A While - Steve Hart (MI-2, WA)
What A Shock - Larry Bass (NY, FL-2)
Whatever - Michael Barr (CA, NV, WA)
Wizard Walk aka Pedro's - Bill McGee (NY-2, FL)

2 Teaches

789 Stroll - Max Perry (NY, AZ)
After 5 Stomp - Diane Horner (OH, FL)
Ain't No Thang - Mary Pensel (FL, LA)
Bodyworks - Jennifer Paisley-Smith (NY, FL)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Bop - Mark Cosenza (MI, IL)
Bread Line - Lana Harvey (AZ, WV)
Buick - Unknown (CA, WI)
Canadian Stomp - Unknown (OH-2)
Coastin' - Ray & Tina Yoeman (OH, AZ)
County Line - Unknown (KS, WI)
Desperado Schottische - Eve Griffin (FL, WI)
Fishers Hornpipe - Val Reeves (NV, AZ)
Foot Boogie - Vicki Vance (OH, AZ)
Gimme Little Bit - Vicki Rader (MI, NY)
Go On and On - Kathy K (NY-2)
God Blessed Texas - Shirley Batson (NY, OH)
Hillbilly Nuts - Larry Bass (VA, LA)
Horsin' Around - Matteis/Geneva Owsley (NV, NY)
It Don't Take Two - Larry Bass (FL-2)
Jive Walkin' - John Robinson (FL, VA)
Linda Lou From Baton Rouge - Susan Brooks (FL-2)
Men In Black - James Kellerman (FL, KS)
Northwest Country - Beth Trost (FL-2)
Paris 98 - Michael John (Germany, UK)
Reelin' & Rockin' - Bev Cornish (NY-2)
Remember My Name - Pati Fall (CA, AZ)
Rockin' Robin - Peter Metelnick (MI, OH)
Ryedin' High - Chris Hodgson (UK, WV)
Saddle Up & Ride - Jo Thompson (NY, FL)
Scotia Samba - Liz & Bev Clarke (MI-2)
Shortenin' Bread Stomp - Shirley Batson (OH, AZ)
Simply Irresistible - Livett/Thompson/Robinson/Robyn-April (OH, KS)
Snap Jack - Jo Thompson (KS, FL)
Still The One - Bill Bader (AZ, NY)
Stompin' It Out - Silke Henke (FL, OH)
Stroll Along Cha Cha - J & Janette Sandham (MN, OH)
Sync or Swim (SOS) - Jo Thompson (KS, WI)
T-Bone Shuffle - Peter Metelnick (AZ, VA)
The Bomb - Jo Thompson (MN, NJ)
Travelin' 4 Corners - Unk (Calgary Alberta, AZ)
Tush Push - James Ferro (Calgary Alberta, OH)
Twist-Em - Jo Thompson (OH, AZ)
Wanna Be Happy - Ed White (MI-2)
West Coast Shuffle - Greg Underwood (NY, OH)
Wild Child - Kevin Ward (NJ, NY)
Witter Twitter - EJ Foley (Calgary Alberta, WA)
Zoot Suit Jive - Max Perry (VA, WI)

1 Teach

 10 Step - Unknown (WV)
 13MWZ - Sherry McClure (KS)
 16 Step - Unknown (MN)
 20 Step - Unknown (KS)
 2001 - Bill Bader (WA)
 24 Hours Of The Day - Shirley Barnett (MI)
 29 Nights - Michael John (UK)
 42 Step - Unknown (WV)
 455 Rocket - Unknown (NY)
 747 Chicago Shuffle - John Robinson (FL)
 Adalida - Kole Dunn (OH)
 African - Unknown (OH)
 Ain't Dancin' Long Like This - Steve Hart (WA)
 All My Tricks - Joanne Brady (NY)
 All-Right-A - Michael Barr (WA)
 Amazed - Marty West (WV)
 Animal Instinct - Dean Stroeder (MN)
 Arizona (Ice Tea) Stomp - Dan Albro (AZ)
 Armadillo - Unknown (WV)
 Artec Line - EJ Foley (Calgary Alberta)
 As Long As You Love Me - Norman Mullinix (MI)
 Austin J - Karen Hedges (MI)
 Baby G - Barry Durand (VA)
 Back For More - Joanne Brady (NY)
 Back In The Saddle - Nancy Speirs (FL-2)
 Back Slide - Cherie Belle Harclerode (MI)
 Back Track - Dan Albro (NY)
 Backseat Boogie - Noel Castle (Germany)
 Backstreet Attitude - Jamie Davis (FL)
 Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Unknown (OH)
 Bad Habits - Unknown (NY)
 Bad Heart Day - Max Perry (Germany)
 Barstools - Unknown (AZ)
 Beep Beep - Marilyn Ingram (AZ)
 Believe It - Mal Swalling (WV)
 Big Old Truck - Unknown (NY)
 Billie's Cha Cha - Marie Noe (OH)
 Black & White Rag - Evelyn Khinoo (CA)
 Black Coffee - Helen O'Malley (NY)
 Bocephus - Bill Rice (FL)
 Boogie Bop - Unknown (MN)
 Boogie Woogie Bugle Bop - Mark Cosenza (IL, MI)
 Boss Man - Steve Hart (WA)
 Bread & Butter - Roz Morgan (FL)
 Bright Side of the Road - Bill Bader (MN)
 Bronco Buster - Unknown (WI)
 Brushfire Waltz - Lana Harvey (AZ)
 Brushin' The Hardwood - Jim Krywko (NC)
 Buckaroo - Vicki Whitby (MI)
 Buffalo Boogie - Jackie Levesque (NY)
 Cabin Fever - Brenda Jean Miller (OH)
 Cajun Girls & Mambo - Mike Sliter (WA)
 Cajun Spice - Unknown (NY)
 Caribbean Cowboy - Unknown (OH)
 Cat Strut - Nan Castor (NV)
 CC Slide - Unknown (MN)
 Celtic Cross - Dan Testa (TX)
 Cha Cha Lengua - Neil Hale (FL)
 Charleston Cha Cha - J Hall/Tonya Miller (OH)
 Cheech&Chong Cha Cha - John Two-Step/A Clark (MI)
 Cin-Cha-Nati Cha - Jamie Davis (MN)
 Circle 20 - Unknown (OH)
 City Train - Hillbilly Rick (WI)
 Close Encounters - Bill Bader (WA)
 Company "B" - Veda Holder (OH)
 Continental Polka aka Alice Polka - L Webber (OH)
 Cotton Eyed Joe - Unknown (WV)
 Cowboy Boogie - Unknown (WI)
 Cowboy Rock - Unknown (NY)
 Cowboy Twist - Unknown (KS)
 Coyote Sing - JG2 (FL)
 Crazy Legs - Greg Underwood (WA)
 Crazy Thing - Judy Cain (OH)
 D-Kline Waltz - Kline (DE)
 Dance On - Max Perry (Germany)
 Dancin' Feet - Brooks (AZ)
 Denver - Unknown (OH)
 Don't Do It - Janice Patrice (KS)
 Double "OH" Seven - Mike Salerno (KS)
 Double Trouble - Peter Metelnick (FL)
 Drive Me Wild - Scott Blevins (FL)
 Duh - Taylor Casey (FL)
 Earthquake - Unknown (OH)
 East & West - Max Perry (AZ)
 Electric Cowboy - Unknown (NY)
 Electric Slide - Unknown (AZ)
 Everybody Jam - Kathy Hunyadi (DE)
 Exotic Cowboy - Unknown (NY)
 Fame - Unknown (NY)
 Fantasy - Ron Kline (MI)
 Fiesta Cha Cha - J & Jim Wells (Calgary Alberta)
 First Coast Swing - Debi Dillow/Tandy Barrett (FL)
 Flip Flop - Taylor Casey (FL)
 Fly Like A Bird - Hedy McAdams (NY)
 Foot Boogie - Ryan Dobry (FL)
 Four Star Boogie - Melanie Greenwood (AZ)
 Friday Night Slide - Alan Ricksmanworth (AZ)
 Funk-N-Groovin - Pedro Machado (VA)
 Funky Cha Cha - Barry Durand (VA)
 Girl Power - Chris Hodgson (UK)
 Give It Up - Michael Barr (MN)
 Go Go Bump - Dawn Beecham (OH)
 Gotta Dance - Bev Cornish (AZ)
 Graceland - Jenny Rocket (UK)
 Hallelujah Junction - Michelle Burton (IL)
 Hank Flamingo - Karen Wendell/Debbie Paulhus (NV)
 Hardwood Stomp - Jo Thompson (KS)
 Haunted Heart - Tony Kwiatkowski/Donna Ziemer (FL)
 Hawaiian Cowboy - Unknown (Calgary Alberta)
 Heaven - Mark Cosenza (IL)
 Here Lately - Max Perry (Germany)
 Hillbilly Hula - Jim Krywko (NC)
 Hillbilly Walkin' - David Pytka (FL)
 Hip Hip Old Hippy - Unknown (NY)
 Ho Ho Quick Quick Slow - Rob Fowler (CA)
 Home Cookin' - Don Deyne (AZ)
 Honky Tonk Cha Cha - Don Deyne (WI)
 Honky Tonk Cha for Two - Don Deyne (NY)
 Honky Tonk Stomp - Phyllis Watson (TX)
 Honky Tonk Stomp - Unknown (OH)
 Hooked On Country - Unknown (NY, OH)
 Hot Pepper - Bill Bader (NY-2)
 How Long - Unknown (NY)
 Howdy Y'all - Claire Gent (NY)
 Humpty - Bill Lorah (NY)
 I Ain't Cryin' - Lana Harvey (AZ)
 I Ain't Listening (if it ain't country) - David Grant (NY)
 I Just Want to Dance - Charlotte Williams (FL)
 I'd Do Anything - Unknown (WA)
 Impress Me - Debbie Myers Higgins (IL)
 Impressions - Chris Hodgson (UK)
 Into The Arena - Michael Vera-Lobos (UK)
 Island Cha Cha - Johnny Montana (NY)
 It's A Country Thing - Hand (Ont)
 It's About Time - Mike Salerno (KS)
 Jamaica Farewell - Bill Ray & Class (NV)
 Jamaica Me Cha Cha - Jo Thompson (NY)
 Jambalaya Joe - Bill Bader (AZ)
 Jitterbuggin - Bunny & Bruce Burton (FL)
 Joe's Strut - Rona Kaye (NY)
 Kentucky Moonshine - Lana Harvey (AZ)
 Kickin' Grass Blue - Larry Bass (FL)
 Knoxville Shuffle - Unknown (NY)
 Kool Dance - Hoss Marting (KS)
 Latin Rhythm - Larry Bass (FL)
 Lawndale Locomotion - Carol Miller (OH)
 Layin' Down The Law - Vicki Rader (AZ)
 Let Er Rip - Peter Metelnick (LA)
 Let's Do The Hustle - Charlotte Williams (FL)
 Lilly - Unknown (OH)
 Little "B&S" Cha Cha - Judy Cain (OH)
 Little Jolena - David Sickles (NY)
 Lock It Up - Louis Moniz (DE)
 Longneck Bottle - Unknown (NY)
 Louisiana Hot Sauce - Thompson/Perry/Thompson/Elliott (KS)
 Love Struck Fool - Elaine Douris (UK)
 Low Down Dirty Boogie - Jennifer Paisley-Smith (FL)
 Macarena - Diana Patricia (OH)
 Makin' A Move - Larry Bass (AZ)
 Mama's Lil' Baby - Charlotte Skeeters (NY, WA)
 Matador - Unknown (OH)
 Mermaid - Linda Yanders (NV)
 Million Dollar Cowboy 2000 - Bill Bader (AZ)
 Minute Waltz - Bill Bader (OH)
 Mirror Image - Chell Spurgeon (WA)
 Mony Mony - Unknown (OH)
 Mowing The Lawn - Unknown (WA)
 Mr Blue - Melanie Hall (UK)
 Nasty's Groove - Nancy Manor (MI)
 Never Alone - Jim Krywko (DE, NC)
 Never Say Always - Alan Robinson (UK)
 One Step Forward - Betty Wilson (OH)
 Open Spaces - Kathy Sharpe (NY)
 Ophelia - Bill Bader (WA)
 Party Down - Max Perry (NY)
 Party Train - Ed White (MI)
 Pencil Thin What - Scott Hartley (NV)
 Pina Co Cha Cha - Jeanette Birch (VA)
 Planet Rock - Maggie Marquard (CA)
 Possum Trot - Barry Amato (TX)
 Practice Makes Perfect - Deb Crew (AZ)
 Precious Time - Beth Webb (MN)
 Pretend - Ed Lawton (UK)
 Progressive Cowboy - Unknown (OH)
 Raisin Cain - Unknown (NY)
 Razor Sharp - Stephen Sunter (AZ)
 Red Zone - John Robinson (LA)
 Reggae Cowboy - Gene Schrivener (NV)
 Reggae Cowboy - Unknown (NY)
 Ribbon of Highway - Neil Hale (FL)
 Right On The Money - David Pytka (NY)
 Rio Grande - Holly Ruschman (MN)
 Roamin' About - Janice Patrice/Mike Salerno (KS)
 Rockin' at the Ranch - Rick Bates (WV)
 Rockin' The House - Max Perry (NY)
 RS Cha Cha - Iris Mooney (OH)
 Ruffles - Cherie Belle Harclerode (MI)
 Runaway Truck - DJ Lansaw (MI)
 Saturday Night Boogie - Unknown (OH)
 Scooch - Jo Thompson (FL)
 Senorita Sway - Michelle Perron (WA)
 Sexy Tractor - Unknown (NY)
 Shania Shimmy - Johnnie & Nacy Hinton (MI)
 Silky-Smooth - Chris Hodgson (UK)
 Ski-Bumpus - Unknown (OH)
 Slap Leather - Unknown (KS)
 Sleazy Slide - Unknown (OH)
 Smiley's Turn - Karen Smiley (MN)
 Smooth - Jeannie Woolman & friends (MI)
 Soakin' Wet - Larry Bass (VA)
 Something Different - J Phillips/J Morrow (NY)
 Sooner Or Later - Peter Metelnick (MI)
 South Beach Shuffle - Jim Krywko (DE, NC)
 South Of The Border - Doug Hagwood (NY)
 Stagecoach Slide - Unknown (WV)
 Stampede Stomp - Mark Fleming (NJ)
 Starlight Waltz - Unknown (OH)
 Step By Step - Unknown (UK)
 Strait Cha Cha - Sal Gonzales (NV)
 Stray Cat Strut - Unknown (AZ)
 Struttin' Country - John Robinson (AZ)
 Suicide Blond - Unknown (FL)
 Swamp Thang - Max Perry (OH)
 Sweet Pea - Gloria Johnson (Germany)
 Swing City Jive - Hillbilly Rick (AZ)
 Switchblade USA - John Robinson (AZ)
 Tail-Gating - Jim Krywko (WA)
 Taking Back My Heart - Dan Morrison (MI)
 Tennessee Twister - Linda Deford (OH)
 Texas Waltz - Unknown (OH)
 The Clyde - Unknown (OH)
 The Cowgirl - Shari Pannell (CA)
 The Cucaracha - Hank & Mary Dahl (OH)
 The Habit - Mary Beth & Gary Lachapelle (FL)
 The Heat Is On - Unknown (WA)
 The Lion Sleeps - Michael John (UK)
 The River Waltz - Iris Mooney (OH)
 The Shadow - Nancy Martin (WV)
 The Valley Rock - Hank & Mary Dahl (WI)
 The Waggle - Unknown (WV)
 Thunderfoot - Unknown (NY)
 Tough Going - Unknown (WA)
 Train In Motion - Kathy K (UK)
 Tulip Waltz - Unknown (KS)
 Tulsa Shuffle - Burrage & Hengen (AZ)
 Two-Step Stroll - Unknown (NY)
 Unbelievable - Bryan McWherter (NY)
 Unbelievable - Ian St Leon (FL)
 Victory Shout - Jo Thompson (OH)
 Waggle Dance - Stephen Sunter/John Robinson (OH)
 Walk The Line - Sandi Larkin (FL)
 Walkin' Wazzi - Unknown (OH)
 Waltz Across Texas - Unknown (OH)
 Waterloo - Chris Donovan/Bryan Wilson (MN)
 Watermelon Cha - Max Perry (MN)
 Western Square - Unknown (OH)
 Whatsa Matta - Sue Halliday/Bob Talbot (NY)
 White Lightnin' - Curtiss Marting (OH)
 Wild Child - Janice Patrice (KS)
 You Know - Gordon Elliott (LA)



 


Partner & couple dances

1 Teach

10 Step - Unknown (MI)
16 Step aka Rebel Strut- Unknown (MI)
Bill's Boogie - Jan Cohan (NJ)
Blue Rose - Darrell & Doris Aldrich (OH)
Celtic Cross - Dan Testa (OH)
Charleston Bump - Unknown (DE)
Couple of Shakes - Sue Halliday (FL)
Do The Salsa - Donna Bilodeau (NY)
El Paso - Unknown (OH)
Flip Flop (couples) - Taylor Casey (FL)
Four Score - Jo Thompson (KS)
Honky Tonk Strut - Unknown (FL)
Husbands & Wives Waltzing - Rita Kyle (OH)
Keep On Dancing - Larry & Terri Boezeman (FL)
Margarita Mix - Ruth Baratta (CA)
Oklahoma Waltz - Unknown (IA)
Quando When Quando (couples) - Vera & Teresa (FL)
Red Hot Salsa (partners) - Christina Brown (MI)
Rock 'N Wrap - Kathy Sharpe & Pat Etri (MI)
Roundup - Unknown (NY)
Sidekick - Rick & Kathy Stearns (NY)
Smooth Sailing - Helen Ayling/Bob Smith (NY)
Stationary Cha Cha - Unknown (MI)
Tango Hustle - Jo Thompson/Max Perry (TX)
Teton Mountain Stomp - Unknown (MI)
The Bomb (partner) - Jo Thompson (NY)
The Boogie Doo - Norma Fuller (FL)
Turnabout Shuffle - Sheriff Norm Taylor (MI)
Wooden Nickel - Rick & Kathy Stearns (NY)


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