Ron’s Return
We are reliably informed by Lauren Dusty Boots, that
due to popular demand, Country Star Ron Jones, is
returning to the Red Dog Saloon, Benidorm at the
end of September. Ron Jones and his wife moved to
Spain in the 1990’s where he was soon working as a
guitarist-singer in the Costa Brava. Shortly afterwards
he was offered work in Benidorm. Eventually he went
to the Red Dog Saloon as resident Country Artist.
Anyone who visits Benidorm knows this is a top resort
for Line-dancing, and the Red Dog Saloon is a place to
be visited.
10YEARSago
Issue no 29 for October 1998 tender age of eight little Sinead McGavigan was winning many dance
had a very young dancer Sinead trophies. Line dance was a true passion for her and the future looked
McGavigan on its cover and in very bright.
her Dear Dancers Betty thanked Lionel got in Line on page 42! We followed Lionel Blair, Stella
all of those who had become Wilden and a fi lm crew while they were shooting a brand new
agents. She said “Your work on exciting Line dance video. Stella gave us some explanation of why
our behalf is greatly appreciated” and it still is today. Agents have a certain dances had been chosen and what the product would look like
diffi cult job on their hands sometimes and we appreciate their ongoing while Lionel said: “I want to reach the people who have never done
support every month. Line dancing before…I want teaching to be fun!”
Martin Lister on page 12 reported on the Fifth London dance Classic Lisa Erskine is the subject of page 50 and 51 and she talked about
organised by the legendary Rick and Stella Wilden. This event will her new CD and the joy that she felt seeing people dance on some
always be fi rm reminder of the work Stella and Rick achieved for Line of its tracks.
dance. Choreographer John Robinson talked about his career so far on
Des O Connor and Take Your Pick were part of the feature on page page 67 and why his style was defi nitely “dangerous”. Anyone who
15 when Line dance fan Catherine Atkins had been elected for the knows John and has seen him dance will know what was meant.
show. She won some money and soon used it to buy dance gear! Dance fl oor etiquette fronted by lovely Jo Thompson on page
Steve Tompkins on page 20 reveals that his fi rst dance learnt was 78 made some very good and valid points still very relevant today.
“The Ziggy” and his fi rst dance taught was “Elvira”. He also told us that “Never show off and always show appreciation!” was one of them.
Line dance “had changed his life” though he admitted it was impossible Amongst the dances published that month were Slap City by Bill
to keep up with the “20 or 30 dances that come out every month”. He Bader, Stand By Me by Gordy Lindsay, Horsin Around by Dick and
added “Let’s face it, they can’t all be good.”. Geneva Matteis, Deep River by Victor Watts and Haley Shiell and
In his music reviews, our album reviewer Steve Crosby gave fi ve Cowboy Strut was specially adapted for wheelchairs by our Where
boots to Line Dance Fever 6 and urged us to “add the album to your Are They Now subject this month, Bill McKechnie.
collection at once” which many of us did and still do each time a new Finally The Unbeatable Line Dance Video headed by Max, Jo,
one is released. Rob and Rodeo Ruth was advertised in the last pages of another
The young star of our cover is on page 36 and we learnt that at the bumper issue.
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