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Dances Taught in San Francisco
| Title | Artist | Choreographer | Level | Notes |
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| Banks of the Pontchatrain | Nancy Griffith | Matt Ellinger | Easy | |
| Faith | George Michael | Michelle John-Smith | Easy | Includes Easy + adaptation by Ian Enriquez |
| Hold Whatcha Got | RIcky Skaggs | Kim Brownlee | Easy | |
| Rehab | Amy Winehouse | Darolyn Pchajek | Easy | |
| Sugar Foot Rag | Jerry Reed | Mike Correz | Easy | |
| You're the One that I Want | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | Janice Hanzel and Sue London | Easy | |
| Breathe In Breathe Out | Ali featuring the Lunatics | Kevin Smiley | Easy + | |
| Chick Habit | April March | Ian Enriquez | Easy + | Includes High Noon |
| Everyday America | Sugarland | Deann Norris | Easy + | Includes Heel Toe Vine |
| Follow Me | Uncle Kracker | Mary Elliot | Easy + | |
| Heart of Glass | Puppini Sisters | Ian Enriquez | Easy + | Introduces Barrelman |
| Kissing My Love | Bill Withers | Kevin Smiley | Easy + | Introduces Barrelman |
| Let's Hear It for the Boy | Deniece Williams | Ian Enriquez | Easy + | |
| Rolling in the Deep | Adele | Richard Willyard | Easy + | Includes Layover |
| Sideways | Dierks Bentley | Michelle John-Smith | Easy + | Includes Kentucky Loop Vine |
| Sweet Escape | Gwen Stefani | Richard Willyard | Easy + | Includes Brushover Rocker |
| The Tracks of My Tears | Paul McDonald | Ian Enriquez | Easy + | Includes Outlaw and Duck Walk (broken down) |
| Walkin' On the Sun | Smash Mouth | Richard Willyard | Easy + | Includes Swing Basic |
| Belleville Rendezvous | Benoit Charest | Ian Enriquez | Low Intermediate | Can be done as a circle dance |
| Cecilia | Simon & Garfunkel | Sarah Dwight-Gilroy | Low Intermediate | |
| Clumsy | Fergie | Ian Enriquez | Low Intermediate | |
| Hip to My Heart | The Band Perry | Ian Enriquez | Low Intermediate | |
| Just Dance | Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis | Loni O'Donley | Low Intermediate | |
| Ruby Blue | Roisin Murphy | Ian Enriquez | Low Intermediate | Introduces Crocodile Walk |
| Teenage Dream | Katy Perry | Kellee Ramirez |
Low Intermediate | |
| Witch Doctor | Alvin & the Chipmunks | Michelle John-Smith | Low Intermediate | |
| Appalachian Joy | Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | Introduces Kerrigan |
| Boots On | Randy Houser | Stan Webb | Intermediate | Revised by Ian Enriquez |
| Bucket to the South | Gail Davies | Matt Ellinger | Intermediate | Performed with formation for BCC |
| C'est La Vie | B*Witched | Richard Willyard | Intermediate | |
| Circus | Britney Spears | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | |
| Down at the Twist & Shout | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Denny Lantz | Intermediate | |
| Evacuate the Dancefloor | Cascada | Stan Webb | Intermediate | Revised by Ian Enriquez |
| Freight Train | Alan Jackson | Lois Elling | Intermediate | |
| Get Rhythm | Martin Delray | Fred Weisshaar | Intermediate | |
| Grenade | Bruno Mars | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | |
| High Horse | Nitty Gritty Band | Steve Smith | Intermediate | National dance! Revised by Scotty Bilz |
| Holding Out for a Hero | Frou Frou | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | |
| I Need to Know | Marc Anthony | David Nimmo | Intermediate | Revised from the original |
| I'm Ready to Go | Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder | Scotty Bilz | Intermediate | |
| Loser Like Me | Glee | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | |
| Say Na Say Na | Arash | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | Low Intermediate version also available. |
| Shout & Feel It | Count Basie | Lois & Jennifer Elling | Intermediate | |
| Sold! | John Michael Montgomery | Janice Hanzel | Intermediate | |
| Suddenly I See | KT Tunstall | Eric Bice | Intermediate | |
| TiK ToK | Ke$ha | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate | |
| Walkin' In the Country | Keith Urban | Kevin Smiley | Intermediate | Includes Bird Walk |
| Bounce with Me | Kreesha Turner | Lelia & Russ Hunsaker | Intermediate + | Includes Shenandoah |
| Hollaback Girl | Gwen Stefani | Ian Enriquez | Intermediate + | Introduces Finnicky and Sailor's Leave |
| Just the Way You Are | Bruno Mars | Sarah Dwight-Gilroy | Intermediate + | |
| Bailamos | Fergie | John Habash | Advanced | Revised from the original |
| Cherokee Boogie | Br5-49 | Barry Welch | Advanced | |
| Dixie Darlin' | Carlene Carter | Matt Ellinger | Advanced | |
| Faster | Matt Nathanson | Sarah Dwight-Gilroy | Advanced | |
| Gives You Hell | All American Rejects | Ian Enriquez | Advanced | Primarily intermediate with a full advanced section. |
| LOA | Dan Seals | Lyndee Campbell | Advanced | |
| Mas Que Nada | Black Eyed Peas | Russell Knight | Advanced | |
| Misery | Maroon 5 | Eric Bice | Advanced | |
| Moi et Toi | Abdel Ali Slimani | John Habash | Advanced | |
| Pon de Replay | Rihanna & Elephant Man | Ian Enriquez | Advanced | Primarily intermediate with a full advanced section. |
| Say Hey | Michael Franti & Spearhead | Meridith Albert | Advanced | Revised by Eric Bice |
| Sittin' on Go | Bryan White | Michele Hill | Advanced | |
| Tonight Tonight | Hot Chelle Rae | Sarah Dwight-Gilroy | Advanced |
Holiday Cue Sheets Also Available!
Choreographer's Corner
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Janice Hanzel"I generally find music that catches my ear. It could be bluegrass, it could be country, rock, pop, oldies, christian - whatever has a great beat, fun sound and makes me want to get up and dance. Lyrics sometimes helps especially with steps. Sometimes there might be a word that has a step already created -- i.e. if I hear the word 'horse' I might be inclined to use a High Horse step. There might be a phrase that say's 'spin around' and I'll do a step that either turns you around or actually do a spin type step. Steps of course have to fit the dance - not just a bunch of steps strung together. The steps and sections have to flow together with the music."
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Matt Ellinger"I feel that clogging is first and foremost about rhythm and fun. As a very informal dance form, I like to use music that is playful and is engaging to the widest range of people possible. Music with a strong backbeat and with clear phrasing seems to support beginning dancers in developing a strong sense of rhythm. In my choreography for performance groups, I work to have pieces build in momentum and complexity. I also work to choose movements and steps seem like they are natural outgrowths of the music, in sense making our shoes an instrument in the band. Also with performance groups, the staging should still appear informal on the surface, but a very well-rehearsed level of precision is necessary for the audience get the true thrill of the this dynamic dance form." |
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Richard Willyard"My philosphy in choosing music, more than anything else, is music I like. I try to find music that is fun and sometimes different. I say different, as I don't always like to pick the most popular music that many other people may already be choreographing to. Like music, the steps I choose are one's that I enjoy. I also try to choreograph steps that flow with the music. The only principles that guide me would be the level that I have been requested to choreograph, type of routine I'm writing, such as a workshop/convention dance or a group/performance routine, or if the event has a theme, I may try to find music and possibly steps that fit." |
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Ian Enriquez"As much as I enjoy country music, I am not drawn to it when it comes to choreography. I mostly enjoy hip hop and prefer having a reggae or other international feel to it. To me, the spirit of clogging is in its ability to integrate some movement vocabulary from other cultures. This is how clogging was formed and continues to grow. By finding music that is culturally different, I have the opportunity to study new types of movement and integrate it into the clogging vocabulary. My hope is that some of these steps gain popularity in the community and find their way into the works of other choreographers."
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Special tips on how to read cue sheets from the California Ground Pounders of Fresno.