The Shoeleather Express
upcoming Square Dances with Elaine & Dennis:
All events in Gloversville with Elaine calling unless noted
Remember to come to lessons on Thursdays too in Gloversville! 6:30-9pm
Fri, August 12, 7:00pm
Sat, August 13, 7:00pm
Sun, August 14, 1:00pm
Square dancing with campers
at Lake George Escape Campground
175 East Schroon River Road, Lake George, NY 12824
Contact: Duane Bullock 518-480-5477 or
518-623-3207 ext 243 for more info
LakeGeorgeEscape_rec@equitylifes
Tuesday, Aug 16th
10:30 - 11:30
Beginner's Square Dancing at Coburg Village
1 Coburg Village Way, Rexford, NY 12143
1:00 - 3:00
Easy Square & Round Dancing at Clifton Pk Senior's Center
Wednesday Aug 17th, 1:00
Clifton Park Open House, 10 minutes, Square Dance Demo
Clifton Park Senior Community Center.
Monday-Friday August 22-26 Caller School w/ Mike Sikorsky
Sign up today! Learn to call square dances. We need angels.
Saturday, August 27 *Advanced and hothash 12-1pm
1pm potluck, 2-4:30pm MS/Plus w/ Rounds Phase 2-4
National Guest Caller: Mike Sikorsky!
Welcome to the ED Center!
A Home For
Square Dancers and Round Dancers
31 Spring St. Gloversville, NY
(518) 225-1405
mailing address
P.O. Box 321
Gloversville, NY 12078
Our Round Dancing on YouTube
You can also find a complete list on YouTube by clicking Here
Cue sheets listed are for those not found on Roundalab
added within last 6 months
Rhythm, Level Music or Dance Name
2-Step, 2 Af en Af
2-Step, 2 All That Jazz - Liza Minnelli
2-Step, 2 Hold Me
2-Step, 3+ Just Walking In The Rain - Johnny Ray
2-Step, 2 Kon Tiki - The Islanders
2-Step, 2 My Music - Loggins and Messina
2-Step, 2 Spaghetti Rag
2-Step, 2 Winter Wonderland - The Andrew Sisters
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Waltz, 3 Best of Life
Waltz, 3 Dream Awhile
Waltz, 3 The L Train - from "Shall We Dance"
Waltz, 4 Today - John Denver
Waltz, 3+ Tonight - Barbara Mandrel
Waltz, 4 Watermark
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Cha, 4+ Abraca Cha
Cha, 4+ Cuba - The Gibson Brothers
Cha, 4 Love Runs Out, One Republic
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Jive, 4 Can't Help It - Scooter Lee
Jive mix, 4 Hooked On Swing - Larry Elgart & His Orchestra
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Foxtrot/Jive, 3+2 Anything But Love - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Foxtrot/Jive, 3+2 Moondance - Ross Mitchell Orchestra
Foxtrot/Jive/2-Step, 4 On The Street Where You Live
Foxtrot/2-Step, 3+2 Pop Goes the Movies - Meco
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7/ 23 / 2022
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Rumba & Tango, 4+ April in Portugal - Les Baxter Orchestra
Rumba, 3+ Everything - Michael Bublé
Rumba, 4+ Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belafonte
Rumba, 4 One Night at a Time - George Strait
Rumba, 3+ Perfidia - from "Shall We Dance"
Rumba, 4+ Sangria - Blake Shelton
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Tango, 3 Hernando's Tango
Tango, 3+ Trust In Me - from "The Jungle Book" movie
Tango, 3 Tango Gelosia aka Tango Mannita
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Merengue, 3+2 1-2-3 - Gloria Estafan
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Slow Two-Step Happiest Girl in the Whole USA - Donna Fargo
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Quickstep, 4 Top Hat & Tails - special pressing
Quickstep, 4 Twelfth Street Rag - Pee Wee Hunt
Quickstep, 3 Yakkity Sax - Boots Randolph
Round Dance Lessons on YouTube
Within each rhythm, each lesson is built upon the previous lesson.
Proceed to Cha-02 if you understand Cha-01
Cha 02 - Chase
Cha 03 - Chase Peek-a-Boo
Cha 04 - New Yorker
Cha 05 - Shoulder to Shoulder
Cha 06 - hand holding technique
Cha 07 - Spot Turn
Cha 08 - Fence Line
Cha 09 - Break Back to Open and Circle Cha
Cha 10 - Crab Walks
Cha 11 - Merengue Basic and Hip Roll
Cha 12 - Hip Roll
Cha 13 - "Beach Party Cha" dance
Cha 14 - Cucarachas & Time Steps
Cha 15 - "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" dance
Cha 16 - Traveling Door and "Uptown Cha" dance
Cha 17 - Vine 8 and Reverse Underarm Turn
Cha 18 - "Forever in Blue Jeans" dance
Cha 19 - OpenBreak & Whip, and SlidingDoor
Cha 20 - "Celebration" dance
Cha 21 - Alemana & Twirl Vine
Cha 22 - "Last Night" dance
Tango 01 - Walk 2, Tango Draw, Pickup, Manuver
Tango 02 - Corté and Gaucho
Tango 03 - Outside Swivel
Tango 04 - Serpienté modified
Tango 05 - "Tango Mannita" dance
Tango 06 - Right Lunge and Forward Stair
Tango 07 - Serpienté
Tango 08 - Two Left Turns and Pivot
Tango 09 - "Hernando's Tango" dance
2-Step 01 - Forward 2-Step and Walk 2
2-Step 02 - Forward & Back 2-Step with Rocks
2-Step 03 - Side 2-Step and Side Touches
2-Step 04 - Progressive Box, Box, Reverse Box
2-Step 05 - Left Turning Box
2-Step 06 - Broken Box
2-Step 07 - Right Turning 2-Step
2-Step 08 - Scissors Progressive
2-Step 09 - Vine 4, Walk 2
2-Step 10 - Face to Face and Back to Back
2-Step 11 - Hitch 3 and Hitch 6
2-Step 12 - Cut Backs and Forward Lock 4
2-Step 13 - Basketball Turn
2-Step 14 - Scissors Double and Wheel
2-Step 15 - Circle Away and Together
2-Step 16 - "Old Fashioned Way" dance
2-Step 17 - Scissors Thru, Twirl, "Cab Driver" dance
2-Step 18 - Traveling Box
2-Step 19 - Lace
2-Step 20 - ½ Box, Scissors Thru
2-Step 21 - Open Vine 4
2-Step 22 - Scoot
2-Step 23 - "A Cup Of Your Sugar" dance
2-Step 24 - "Tennessee Saturday Night" dance
2-Step 25 - Lucky Wrap
2-Step 26 - Fishtail
Rumba 01 - Basic, Underarm, Lariat
Rumba 02 - Chase
Rumba 03 - Chase with Peek
Rumba 04 - Chase with Peek Double
Rumba 05 - New Yorker
Rumba 06 - Walk 3, Circle Away & Together
Rumba 07 - Bolero Wheel
Rumba 08 - Shoulder to Shoulder
Rumba 09 - Side Walks, Merengue Basic and Corté
Rumba 10 - "Rhythm of the Rain" dance
Rumba 11 - Fence Line
Rumba 12 - Serpienté
Rumba 13 - Cucaracha and Cucaracha Crosses
Rumba 14 - Sliding Door
Rumba 15 - Crab Walks
Rumba 16 - Spot Turn
Rumba 17 - Hand to Hand
Rumba 18 - Break Back to Open and Time Steps
Rumba 19 - "Return to Surrento" dance
Rumba 20 - Whip
Rumba 21 - Alemana
Rumba 22 - Twirl Vine
Rumba 23 - "I Just Wanna Dance With You" dance
Rumba 24 - Reverse Underarm Turn
Rumba 25 - Tamara Wheel and Unwind
Rumba 26 - "A Beautiful Morning" dance
Rumba 27 - Open Break
Rumba 28 - Sand Step and Chase w/Underarm Pass
Jive 01 - Fallaway Rock, Turn Fallaway Rock
Jive 02 - Right to Left, Left to Right, Link Rock
Jive 03 - Change Hands Behind the Back
Jive 04 - Point Steps
Jive 05 - Forward Triples and Swivel 4
Jive 06 - Fallaway Throwaway and Throwaway
Jive 07 - Kick-Ball-Change
Jive 08 - "Night Train" dance
Jive 09 - Windmill
Jive 10 - "ABC Boogie" dance
Jive 11 - "Sweet Pea Lazy Swing" dance
Jive 13 - Pretzel
Jive 12 - Jive Walks, Step Tch & Chasse, Vine 8
Jive 14 - "You've Got To See Mama Every Night" dance
Waltz 01 - Box
Waltz 02 - Left Turning Box
Waltz 03 - Forward Waltz
Waltz 04 - Vine 3 and Twirl Vine 3
Waltz 05 - Balance Left & Right
Waltz 06 - Maneuver
Waltz 07 - Two Right Turns
Waltz 08 - Waltz Away & Together
Waltz 09 - Twist Vine 3
Waltz 10 - Apart Point, Canter and Dip Back
Waltz 11 - "The Pretty Paper Waltz" dance
Not sure what square dancing is like today? Watch the YouTube video ===> and then come dance with us at TheShoeLeatherExpress.
We'd love to teach you!
Start dancing in 2022!
See you there!========>
