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Stella Cabeca Story Then and Now part 21

On September 27, 2016

In Dance, dancing, Fitness, line dance, line dancing, Stella Cabeca

part 21

My classes were getting bigger and by now I had gone from my very first gig teaching at Club South Beach to Pure Country to Hillbilly Rock to Normans to Gone Country and full circle to teaching at Davie Junction as full time instructor. The floor was jumping every night and my classes in community centers getting stronger.
During this time I was publishing dances in various publications and eventually got my own monthly page in the Country Weekly, which was a free newspaper all about South Florida country scene. I would post our favorite dance of the month.

I was now teaching dance full time though not making much money was able to make it with George working 2 jobs as he always had, allowing me to live the dream.
I was getting more and more calls to do private events such as birthdays, bar mitzvah, weddings, and corporate functions. Clubs were getting better and bigger line dance crowds, KISS radio coverage including live coverage from Davie Junction and some other events I was asked to attend.

Stella Cabeca Story Then and Now part 20

By admin

On September 18, 2016

In Dance, dancing, line dance, line dancing, Stella Cabeca, Uncategorized

part 20

Whilst still teaching in the Country & Western clubs and bars, I started classes in my local city community centers in Miami Shores and North Miami Beach. It was not easy as I had to get licensing insurance and go under contract, with city as an independent contractor. I got license and insurance through American Callers and am still with them all these years later. I had to carry a million dollar umbrella insurance, and licensed to play music in public forum through B.M.I. and ASCAP. Also later on I had to additionally insure each city separately and then I would receive the fee for each student less percentage for the city that was 20% back then now it is 30%. If nobody came to class I made no money but still had to pay for insurance, licensing, advertising, etc.
When I first started had maybe 3 to 10 students, all of whom were my friends. I worked for a long time at a financial loss but eventually started to build it up and develop a solid class at each level. Being in the high profile clubs helped a lot to as I had a strong following at that time and they started to cross over from the clubs to my classes. They realized they could learn more in class and then do more dances at the Country & Western venues.
Through working at Davie junction with live bands every night, I was booked to do private gigs with the bands. This was a great partnership as I could teach the people attending the functions some fun easy dances to the music the band would play during the night.
More of the Stella Cabeca story to follow..
Thank you for following my story as it unfolds.
Love Stella

The Jamie Marshall and Junior Willis Birthday Blast!

By admin

On August 26, 2016

In Dance, dancing, Fitness, line dance, line dancing, nashville, Uncategorized

August 26, 2016

If you are looking for a great weekend of dancing and exploring Nashville TN; then you have to be at the Birthday Blast. Jamie Marshall and Junior Willis, two of Tennessee’s World Renown Choreographers put on a great day of Line Dancing. Check out Jamie’s message and click/print the Flyer for the event at bottom. Great time is always guaranteed when these two great instructors are together in one location.

The Nashville Palace confirmed November 19th for the 2016 Birthday Blast. They decided to move their 40th Anniversary Celebration to December! So we are on for the original date! I’m so happy because we had several dancers who were going to be unable to join us in addition to a couple that had purchased airline tickets and Opry tickets. So, we are good…please call the hotel back if you called them yesterday and change your room back to the original weekend!

Please call me at 615-207-5207 if you need anything. I’m so sorry for all this hassle. I don’t know how businesses can operate like this, but the Palace gives us such a great opportunity to work with them and it’s the BEST DANCE FLOOR IN NASHVILLE!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support and we promise a great day!
Jamie

The Stella Cabeca Story Then and Now #19

By admin

On August 26, 2016

In Dance, exercise, Fitness, line dance, line dancing, Stella Cabeca, Uncategorized

part 19

Many songs and new local artist appeared at our club we debuted and hosted the song Fever with Jeff More. I taught the dance that night and did it to his live performance. That dance and song are still done in the clubs today.

Also guest singer of Buff Little Girls, Pete Andrews came to sing his hit song and we debut line dance to his song, which is also still being done in the clubs today. Pure Country was the beginning of many dances and music that we played there that became long lasting hits. Another example was a song called Swamp Thing, anyone who line dances today will know of this song and do a dance to it. I taught the dance by Max Perry and played a song Old Weakness a Country Cha song but did not have the song Swamp Thing which I found out was Techno music by a band called Grid from Germany. So I asked my brother Charles in England who is a music fanatic to get it for me which he did. When it arrived in my mail box I was so excited and could not wait to do the dance that night at the club to this song. But when I got to the club they refused to play it because they said it was not Country and back in those days the Country bars would only play Country music.

Line Dance Fitness Returns to Austin Peay State University

By admin

On August 19, 2016

In Austin Peavy State University, Dance, exercise, Fitness, Larry B, line dance, line dancing, Uncategorized

Clarksville, Tennessee August 19, 2016

Larry B will be back at Austin Peavy State University Foy Center with a Line Dance Fitness class every Wednesday afternoon 5-5:50 pm. The Fall Schedule starts Monday August 22!

Tell your friends and family, If someone is not affiliated with the Foy and wants to attend a class, they can buy a guest pass for the day or buy a membership http://www.apsu.edu/recreation/patrons/info

Join Larry every Wednesday starting August 23, 2016 at the Foy Center, Marion St, Clarksville, TN 37040. A class to get you moving and having fun exercising through line dance. Line Dancing is not just to Country Music, we utilize all music genre. See you on the dance floor..

Larry B. Richards – Line Dance Instructor, Clarksville, TN

·         Line dance instructor of 16 years
·         Current lead instructor at Murph’s Country Barn, Cedar Hill, TN
·         Line dance experience of over 19 years
·         Apprentice by World Champion line dance instructors/choreographers Jamie Marshall (TN) and John Robinson (IN)
·         Understudy of 8 years to Stella Cabeca, FL
·         Licensed by BMI/ASCAP and the American Caller’s Association

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