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Melissa Knightley remembers being dropped during a dip by a dance partner while attending a folk music festival in central Alberta a decade ago. That's why he recommends lessons before people attempt flashy moves they may have seen online. Victor Morante and Dannica Robertson showcase an aerial move they perform and teach with Outlaw Country, a Calgary western dance company. He says adding alcohol into that equation only increases the risk for injury. Morante says injuries often happen when dancers aren't aware of their surroundings, are attempting a move they haven't practised or aren't on the same page as their partner. 'I'll get a heel to the ankle or elbow to the face,' Morante said, joking he should wear a helmet when he goes out. When he dances socially at a country western bar, he's seen all kinds of injuries, like being kicked or kneed by someone doing a backflip or spinning too hard. The company teaches western swing, line dancing and other partnered dances. Victor Morante is a dance coach with Outlaw Country who specializes in lifts - technical moves that often require one partner to bear the weight of the other when they're hoisted into the air for a turn, flip or stand. But mix in alcohol, crowded venues and inexperienced dancers attempting big lifts or dips - that danger increases.Īnd during the 10 days of Calgary Stampede, when huge crowds descend on the many venues blasting country music and promising turns with a new partner, they say self-awareness can help avoid getting hurt. Those in the local country dance industry say the risk of injuries in partner dancing always exists. 'I've seen a few people, like, lay on the ground. Peiterse says falls like hers aren't uncommon on a night out at a country bar as people try to impress their partners with daring moves. But recently she was dropped by a dance partner and hit her head. 'That's what it is all about, bringing a bit of joy and getting people to go out of their comfort zone.Margé Peiterse enjoys going to country western bars in Calgary, sometimes performing moves like the one shown above. We are going to do it again, the response we had on our Facebook page doing that was lovely. 'It is a lovely conversation starter and we have a day centre for vulnerable adults, and we do a lot of work in the community, so a lot of people that come in know we are all crazy here, so it was lovely, it really was.

Owner Rackel Miller, 52, said: 'One of the staff had seen it on TikTok in America somewhere so we thought it was a good idea. READ MORE: Popular Blyth restaurant Dolly Dimples forced to close after bills increase by 'almost 500%' Inspired by an American café on TikTok, Buddies put up a poster on Monday asking customers to do a 'silly dance' and they plan to do it again next week.

#List of dance moves names free

A Northumberland café is making customers smile by asking them to do a 'silly dance' for a free cuppa.īuddies Tearoom, in Mickley, welcomed plenty of customers who were happy to show off their dance moves to get a free tea or filter coffee.