Each year I compile the list of favorite dances throughout the San Francisco Bay Area from the beginning of the year ’til the end. The list comes from my own “expert” opinion and mostly from my monthly reports on favorite line dances. REMEMBER: The list only includes dances choreographed in 2019. The top 40 of 2019 (Jan.-Dec.) were:
Adalaida, Gary O’Reilly (10/19)
All I Need To Know, Maggie Gallagher, Gary O’Reilly (5/19)
Bonaparte’s Retreat, Maddison Glover (6/19)
Cherry Bomb, Rob Fowler (1/19)
Cherry On Top, Debbie Rushton, Gary Richard, Darren Bailey (9/19)
Chicago Gold, Simon Ward, Fred Whitehouse, Daniel Trepat (9/19)
Codigo, Pat Stott (1/19)
Dance On My Island, Gary O’Reilly, Sean McKeever (4/19)
Everything I Have, Maggie Gallagher, Gary O’Reilly (3/19)
Faithful Soul, Maggie Gallagher, Gary O’Reilly (9/19)
Get Wild, Maddison Glover, Jo Thompson-Szymanski (5/19)
Good As You, Michele Burton, Michael Barr (5/19)
Half Past Tipsy, Maddison Glover, Jo Thompson-Szymanski (10/19)
Hypnotized Cha, Simon Ward (4/19)
I Can Do Hard Things, Rachael McEnaney-White (8/19)
I’m Blessed, Julia Wetzel (6/19)
If I Had You, Jef Camps, Grace David (3/19)
Isla Bonita, Claudio Dacumos, Cathy Dacumos (10/19)
It’s All About The 3 Steps, Jose Vane, Roy Verdonk (3/19)
Just A Phase, Fred Whitehouse, Maddison Glover (1/19)
Keep It Simple, Maggie Gallagher (2/19)
L.I.L.Y (Like I Love You), Darren Bailey (5/19)
Limelight, Fred Whitehouse (8/19)
Lonely Blues, Rachael McEnaney-White (4/19)
Mad Crazy Love, Gary O’Reilly (3/19)
Moves, Simon Ward, Shane McKeever (8/19)
Nothing But You, Darren Bailey (2/19)
Nothing Without You, Amy Bailey (3/19)
Novocaine Kiss, Rob Fowler, Darren Bailey, Kate Sala (4/19)
Reason To Stay, Darren Bailey (1/19)
Reminiscence, Simon Ward (8/19)
Rolling With Love, Simon Ward, Heather Barton (7/19)
Senorita La-La-La, Julia Wetzel (6/19)
Shot Of Tequila, Fred Whitehouse (6/19)
Simply The Best, Maddison Glover, Rachael McEnaney-White (3/19)
Soul Shake, Fred Whitehouse (8/19)
Starlight, Kate Sala, Robbie McGowan Hickie (1/19)
Sucker, Julia Wetzel (1/19)
Thousand Times, Niels Poulsen (7/19)
Whisper In My Ear, Gary O’Reilly (1/19)