The SBS/Honky Tonk Featured Videos & Stories
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Leading up to the publishing of the Final Shuffle Boogie Soul Video Compilation, and The SBS/Honky Tonk Documentary, Hannaian Entertainment will be regularly displaying one or more of the numerous videos, and stories received from dance groups and instructors as “The Featured SBS/Honky Tonk Dance Video & Story” of the SBS Showcase at the Hannaian.com Website.

SBS/Honky Tonk Video Stories
We have discovered that there are wonderful stories also associated with the making and inspiration behind some of these videos and would like to showcase these stories with the videos. Dance Instructors, Dancers and others who have made, or participated in a Video, and who may have any type of interesting story associated with the making of the Video should send us a copy of the written story, or better yet do a video presentation of the story which they can put on Youtube and provide us the link.

This will allow followers of the SBS Showcase and submitters of the many videos received to more easily view and exhibit the unique and diverse features of the Dance and Video Presentations. Two categories of Videos will be featured:
1. Flash Mob Presentations 2. General Dance Presentations

The Featured Video(s) will be chosen based on a variety of criteria to include; The associated story; number of views; quality of video & editing; number of dancers; local video scenery; uniqueness of presentation (e.g. dancing on Skates); popular opinion and reports about the video, dance, and story presentation; local media interest & coverage; impact on the progression of Line Dancing locally. General stories about what line dancing has done for your health, fitness, and life enhancement are also welcomed.

Current and new Videos and Stories will be regularly reviewed and featured frequently based on updated information received. Videos must be published on YouTube. Dance groups should send in stories, information, or story video links associated with their video(s) and any local media coverage to hdomains@hannaian.com. Contact Helen Bartlett-Hanna at (772) 985-9121 or hlaw@hannaian.com for more information.

Shuffle Boogie Soul danced by Focus Happy Feet Line Dancers. FOCUSHappyFeetDancer | December 25, 2010 | Happy Feet Line Dancers of Tuscaloosa, AL dancing Ira Weisburd's "Shuffle Boogie Soul" at University of Alabama's Men's Basketball game halftime on 12/21/10.

S.B.S. Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance by Happy Feet Linedancers, FOCUSHappyFeetDancer | October 06, 2010 Danced by the Happy Feet Line Dancers at the FOCUS on Seniors Center in Tuscaloosa, AL on Sept. 29, 2010. Thanks Ira & Preston, we love the dance and the music.

NewsCentralGA.com | Your Source for Local News | FOX24 & ABC16 | WGXA - Macon Macon, Ga. Healthy Living: Line Dancing. Originally printed at http://www.newscentralga.com/news/local/Healthy-Living-Line-Dancing--111088744.html. By NewsCentral Staff November 30, 2010

Line dancing is quickly replacing aerobics as Middle Georgia’s favorite way to keep fit. In this healthy living, will tell you why you'll want to consider trading your tennis shoes for cowboy boots. One of the most popular dances for all ages is line dancing. Line dance instructor Dianne Kent tells us why more and more people are using their boots to get moving.

Dianne Kent: Line dancing is such a fun way to exercise. You need to keep moving. Dianne Kent knows the latest dance moves and knows how to change with the times to keep her students happy.

Dianne Kent: Line dancing has changed so much. it is not like achy breaking. we have waltzes, rhumbas we have chachas, waltzes have been favorites with the people.

The number one line dance out now is the Shuffle Boogie Soul, done to a track by Honkytonk, the song has gone viral and is a flash mob favorite.

Students learn dances like in class and make new friends when they go out on the dance floor.
Susan Oliver : I think line dancing is a lot of fun. It is a great way to move to the music, it takes coordination and concentration. Diane says the group exercise keeps couples and singles coming back to learn more and more new dances.

Dianne Kent: That is the beauty of line dancing, you do not have to have a partner., so ladies can come in and learn to dance.

Ron Smith: Line dancing is awesome, you learn all the styles of dance and you don't even know your partner. You can come on here, do swing, boogie, rhumba, chacha waltz all to the music of line dancing with all your friends. Perhaps the biggest benefit of line dancing is what it does for your health and your spirit.

Vess Jones: It is helping with my memory and concentration, my waist is thinner, I am more muscular, and my coordination is better.

If you are interested in learning line dancing or ballroom dancing at the wellness center with Dianne Kent, Call (478) 986-4110.

http://www.newscentralga.com/news/local/Healthy-Living-Line-Dancing--111088744.html

Shuffle Boogie Soul Uniting Cultures

We think dance (of any kind) is a great way to bring people together .....Sherry Reardon

Our story isn't as poignant as the ones I've seen already, but it might be interesting nonetheless:

We are not (usually) line dancers. We are a bunch of "belly dancers" who had gathered together for Oasis Dance Camp South in Jekyll Island, GA, a 4-day event focussed on dances of the Middle East. Regardless of our focus, we think dance (of any kind) is a great way to bring people together, so we loved the idea of participating in a world-wide dance event!

We filmed ourselves doing the dance on Friday, after our evening show, so most of us still had our performance costumes on. We had about 25-30 people, from all over the US (e.g. Arizona, Missouri, Indiana, Washington, as well as the Southeast) as well as some from Peru! And almost all of them had just learned the dance the previous night.

We had so much fun that evening that we did it again the next evening, as part of our "Party Night". This time, we were all wearing Khaleegy-style (Persian Gulf region) dresses.

Thanks,

Sherry Reardon

EDITORS NOTE:

Our team of reviewers actually noticed both these videos when they were first submitted, and we intended to feature the videos because of the beautiful dresses and the energy and movement the dancers exhibited in the video. The videos themselves are certainly unique among the hundreds that we have received so far because of the dress and flair of the dancers.

The statement Sherry makes about dance being a great way to bring people together is timely, particularly since they were assembled to focus on dances from the Middle East, a beautiful region with wonderful people where there has been much strife and contention.

SBS/Honky Tonk has certainly brought people together with over three hundred videos from many countries and cultures, young and old. We are thankful for all the participation.

S.B.S. Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance @ Oasis Dance Camp South, ghawazigirl | November 09, 2010 Oasis Dance Camp South @ Jekyll Island, Georgia USA

S.B.S. Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance @ Oasis Dance Camp South. ghawazigirl | November 10, 2010. Oasis Dance Camp South @ Jekyll Island, Georgia USA

Our motto is "Let's Dance For The Health Of It".....Dance Instructor Ray Johnson

Senior Citizen Dance Group Combines Health and Community Service in Their Line Dancing Objectives

Hi Dr. Hanna:

We all have seen the posted video. We will dance at your next wedding. My group of senior line dancers were not all from my class. I got them together from other classes to help me do the SBS/HONKY TONK video. We pride ourselves by doing this project and being all seniors. Most of our Soul Line Dancing is taught and learned at our senior centers. Our motto is "Let's Dance For The Health Of It". We stress soul line dancing as an alternative means to exercise.

Dr. Hanna half of the dancers in the video are from my performance dance troupe. We perform at most of the health festivals, retirement parties, birthday parites, sporting events, and corporate events around the community. The name of my dance troupe is "RayToKool & The Badd Girlz. I teach seven classes a week. It's all fun and helps us stay in shape.

We want to thank Ira, Ms. Lewis and you for your help. There are only eight in my dance troupe and we sponsor three line dance parties a year for the community to attend. They can come and utilize all the dances they have learned over the months and years. We are glad to have met you. Thanks again from all of us. Oh! I formed the dance troupe in December 2005. You can see us on YouTube under RayToKool.

Ray
CEO and Founder
RayToKool & The Badd Girlz
raytokool@sbcglobal.net

Special Thanksgiving Featured SBS/Honky Tonk Story & Video


OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. raytokool | October 25, 2010 RayToKool and the California All Stars doing the Shuffle Boogie Soul. The dance was choreographed by Ira Weisburd. (Editors Note: Watch this video carefully. What do you think is unique about it? Email us your with your opinion. We will post the answers in a few days)

A Line Dancer’s Inspirational Story

From: melva@netscape.com
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 2:30 PM
To: hdomains@hannaian.com ; hdomains@hannaian.com
Subject: Story for Shuffle Boogie Soul

Hi:

My name is Melva Smith, and I am the cowgirl behind the man in the white baseball cap in the Kentucky video clip. Having the chance to dance in this video was important to me because I suffer from a seldom heard of disability called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. I am a dance enthusiest, and it has always been my life's passion. Prior to finding a place to occassionally line dance at in 2007, I had given up all forms of dance for 15 years because exposures to perfumes and personal products other dancers wear make me very ill. So, being a part of this was like living out a dream.

To me, just getting to the site and dancing in this video was the ultimate challenge. It was filmed at a location that also causes problems with my disability because of the nearby industrial area. This video is one of those things I can look back on and know that I beat the odds one more time. I've since shared it with others who have the same disability, and the enthusiasm has became contagious. The goal was to create a group page at one of the disability websites that would be dedicated to inspiring others to dance for joy. It is so important to find something that keeps you uplifted when you are disabled. As a result, others have began to post videos, try new dance steps, and one even started a Dance Off site. We are talking about people who are rarely able to leave their homes because their bodies react to the everyday environment. To hear about them actually participating in something that can put a little happiness into their day is a blessing.

Line dancers are some of the most considerate people I have ever met. I am so glad that I found this group and look forward to dancing with them in the years to come.

Have a blessed day,
Melva Smith
Louisville, KY.

If you would like to see the page I am talking about, it's located at a website out of HI called The Canary Report go to the section on Groups, and select Dance.

Line Dancing with Gramma Jones

Hello Ira, It is wonderful that you have taught the Seniors for 30 years. I teach at 5 different Senior Centers and love teaching line dancing. I have been teaching at 3 of them since June 2005. I am a cancer survivor and taught for 2 years while sitting in a Walker. The chemo treatment caused me to have neuropathy in the legs and feet but I never gave up. I called out the steps before they had to do them to the music. This video was the first dance I was able to do with a cane.

I am so excited that the first dance I taught was yours and Helen had the high tech camera and the Grandson of the 97 year old dancer did a great job doing the video. I see you truly love what you do. Its amazing how the people are helped. One lady who dances with 2 canes has been with me for 5 years.

Thank you again, Gramma Jones

Thank you Ira for creating this great dance Shuffle Boogie Soul and thank you for featuring our story. Helen and I appreciate this very much.

I thought I should provide more information about my 2 surgeries and a little more which I didn't put in the original story.

I had many radiation treatments, with the chemo the first and last week (10 treatments) during radiation treatments. I went very early in the morning so I could continue to teach my Line Dancing each day.

I became allergic to the nickel (not the titanium) port installed in my upper body to give me the chemo. By the next morning the doctor sent me back to the hospital to have it removed so I got my chemo by IV.

With the the first surgery I was hospitalized 15 days. The second surgery I was 11 days in the hospital. Some time later my husband had to get me to the hospital. It took 9 days of total IV fluids to stabilize me as they said my potassium was at a critical level.

I am just happy to be alive and Line Dancing.

Thank you for everything.
Marjorie (Gramma) Jones

Shuffle Boogie Soul, Gramma Jones and her students. The oldest is 97 and the youngest 13. Line dancing November 19th.3gp. helenchapman11 | November 20, 2010 | Me dancing to the hot new dance "Shuffle Boogie Soul" with Gramma Jones (:

Posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:00 am | Updated: 9:26 am, Tue Oct 19, 2010.

By LINDA SALSBERRY lindasalsberry@colletontoday.com | 0 comments

Walterboro's downtown waterfall served as a backdrop to the song "Honky Tonk" Oct. 11 as members of three local dance groups joined for the first time to perform the number one line dance in the world - the S.B.S., Shuffle Boogie Soul.

Terry Pournelle, who instructs The Lowcountry Scootin' Boots and the more advanced group, The Carolina Girls, said she taught the dance to the adults and Helena Westbury, instructor at Ilona's School of Dance, taught the youth.

"It was great," Pournelle said. "We walked through it one time and then videotaped it. I couldn't ask for it to be any better."

The adult groups she leads entertain at area nursing homes on a regular basis. The next big performance is the H2U senior friends party at Colleton Medical Center in December.

"Dance brings everyone together in a happy environment," Westbury said. "Dance is universal."

The line dance the adults and youth learned is the most popular dance right now according to KICKIT World Line Dance Survey.

The video made in Walterboro is already posted on YouTube and has been submitted for a broadcast at the Hannaian.com Treasure Coast Blues Festival in Port St. Lucie , Fla., Nov. 6.

According to Pournelle, that performance will be noteworthy because it will be the center of a project tied to the YouTube videos from Walterboro and other locations around the world. It is hoped the events surrounding the festival and dance phenomenon will qualify for one or more Guinness world records. A dance documentary is also in the works.

S.B.S. Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance-Walterboro, SC. DancinTerry | October 11, 2010. The Lowcountry Scootin' Boots/Carolina Girls and Ilona's School of Dance kids dance S.B.S. Shuffle Boogie Soul line dance choreographed by Ira Weisburd at the waterball in Walterboro, SC. Music is Honky Tonk by Preston Shannon. October 11, 2010. (Editors Note: This is an example of a small dance group using historic local scenery for their video presentation and receiving excellent press coverage for their efforts)

FRANCE DavyCountryBoy | October 11, 2010 Nouveau projet. (Editors Note: This video involved several dance groups and is one of the largest indoor videos received. It was one of the first country style SBS line dances submitted, and one of many from France where the song Honky Tonk rose to number one (#1) on the Blues Music Charts. There was also significant press coverage in France associated with this video.)

SBS Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance on Celebrity Cruise Line (Guinness World Record Attempt).mp4 iraweisburd | November 13, 2010. SBS Shuffle Boogie Soul Line Dance. Choreographed by Ira Weisburd. Song: Honky Tonk by Preston Shannon. Pat Cavenas is interviewed about the Worldwide Flash Mob Project by the Celebrity Cruise Director. (Editors Note: She demonstrates SBS Shuffle Boogie Soul aboard the ship & the Celebrity Cruise Director actually learned the dance and joined in.)

MaryLanelee | October 04, 2010 Lane & students/friends dancing away with the Shuffle Boogie Soul Choreographed by Ira Weisburd at Lane Dance Academy, Shah Alam, MALAYSIA. (Editors Note: This video demonstrates a unique style of SBS. It represents one of many videos from Malaysia where the SBS has received a significant amount of attention. We will be featuring more Malaysian videos soon.)

Another Malaysian SBS dance group, a famous dance group led by Nancy Lee. (Editors Note: This video has had more views than any other than the original SBS dnace video with Ira Weisburd and Dennis Mobley.)

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