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We are offering the following competitions;

  • UCWDC Line Dance
  • UCWDC Pro-Am Line Dance
  • UCWDC Couples
  • UCWDC Pro-Am/Pro-Pro Couples
  • UCWDC Line Dance Choreography
  • UCWDC Team & Troupe
  • Honky Tonk Challenge (Japanese only)
The UCWDC® Directors and I are very proud to announce the creation of two (2) new, entry level divisions for Couples, ProAm and Line Dance and a complete, free, downloadable video teaching syllabus for all eight (8) Worlds Couples and ProAm dances. A UCWDC? Line Dance Video Dictionary of Steps and Choreographic Elements is also planned for release this year.
Beth Emerson
UCWDC® Vice President, Rules

"NEW!" Line Dance Starter
* Gambler's Trick * * Fire and Snow Waltz *
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"Ace In The Hole by George Strait"
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"Let The Light Shine On You by Doug Stone"
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*The dance music is available to download from iTunes and Amazon.com.

"NEW!" ProAm Syllabus A and B

"NEW!" Couple Syllabus A and B
The syllabi below are intended to help all Country Western Dance enthusiasts, students and teachers learn to dance, or improve their skills in, and knowledge of all of our eight (8) Worlds dances. It is the first step in our Vision 2012 focused on turning all dance forms, including Line Dance and Country Western Dance into recognized Olympic Sports.

The entire UCWDC® is committed to helping every School, College and University around the world start, or extend, their physical education program by including Line Dance and Country Western Dance in their curricula by providing free video study aids as well as free dance instruction classes for their instructors.

Click the links below to download each syllabus. If your computer is a PC, you will need an MP4 Player of some kind, such as Apple Quicktime, to view the video files. To get a free version of Quicktime, follow this link and download their free Windows player.
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For faster viewing, you are also welcome to save the videos to your hard drive. Just Right Click on the video, select "Save Target As" and then find/select the directory on your computer where you want the syllabus video file saved.

The UCWDC® owns and protects the copyrights to every pattern in the syllabus videos. However, anyone who acknowledges and credits the UCWDC® for their use, is welcome to download and use these materials free of charge in order to promote good, authentic American Style Country Western Dance and Line Dance around the world. Volunteers to help teach.
******** Syllabus Outline for Division VI and Starter A ********
   
  1. Standard Closed
  2. Flair to Promenade
  3. Lady's Flair
  4. Turning Loops
    a. Right Turning Loop
    b. Left Turning Loop
  5. Man's Flair
   
  1. Basic
  2. Open to Promenade
  3. Chassés
    a. To Back Line of Dance
    b. To Forward Line of Dance
  4. Patty Cake
  5. Chassés with Lady's Right Underarm Turn to Closed
   
  1. Side Basic
  2. Promenade Passes
    a. Left Promenade Pass
    b. Right Promenade Pass
  3. Promenade Passes with Lady's Turns
    a. Left Promenade Pass with Lady's Left Turn
    b. Right Promenade Pass with Lady's Right Turn
  4. Circular (Walk Around) Turn
   
  1. Side Basic
  2. Lady's Right (Walk Around) Turn
  3. Crossover Breaks
    a. To Closed
    b. With Lady's Right Turn Ending
  4. Promenade Back Breaks
  5. Parallel Breaks
   
  1. Box
  2. Progressive Waltz Step or Change Step
  3. Left Box Turn with 1/4Turns
  4. Change Step to Right Box Turn with 1/4Turns
  5. Box with 3/8 Turns
    a. Left Box Turn with Change Step
    b. Right Box Turn with Change Step
   
  1. Forward Basic
  2. Transition from Forward Line to Back Line
  3. Transition from Back Line to Forward Line
  4. Lady's Right Turn to Promenade
  5. Lady's Left Turn to Wrap and Throwout to Closed
   
  1. Basic
  2. Throwout and Return to Closed
  3. Tuck Turn
  4. Open Basic
    a. One Hand
    b. Two Hand
  5. Lady's Left Underarm Turn
    a. To Closed
    b. To Open
   
  1. Starter Step
  2. Starter Step to Throwout
  3. Sugarpush
  4. Side Passes
    a. Right Side Pass
    b. Left Side Pass
  5. Push Tuck
   
******** Syllabus Outline for Division V and Starter B ********
 
  1. Turning Loops with Lady's Turns
    a. Right with Lady's Right Turn
    b. Left with Lady's Left Turn
  2. Lady's Turns To Back Promenade
    a. Lady's Right Turn
    b. Lady's Left Turn
  3. Check weave
  4. Cross weave
   
  1. Rotating Basic
  2. Lady's Right Underarm Turn to Back Line of Dance
  3. Check Weave
  4. Cross Weave
   
  1. Sliding Doors with Lady's Right Turn Ending
  2. Diamond Toss Across
  3. Paired Walk Around
  4. March? with Man's Underarm Turn
   
  1. Open Break
  2. Walk around turn
  3. Cross Body Lead
  4. Back Spot turn
  5. Simple Paseo
   
  1. Left Box Turn with Lady's Right Underarm Turn
  2. Left Box Turn with Lady's Left Underarm Turn
  3. Pattycakes to Single Twinkle
  4. Simple Twinkle
  5. Closed Serpentine
   
  1. Lady's Right Turn to Back Line of Dance
  2. Chassés
    a. To Forward Line of Dance
    b. To Back Line of Dance
  3. Patty Cake Vine
  4. Lady's Left Turns
    a. To Back Line of Dance
    b. Forward Line Turn to Facing Partner
  5. Weaves
    a. Check Weave
    b. Cut Weave
    c. Cross Weave
  1. Belt Loop
    a. With Hand Change
    b. Without Hand Change
  2. Push Tuck
    a. Crossed Handed: Right to Right
    b. Same Handed
  3. Open Parallel Reverse or Pinwheel
  4. She Goes, He Goes
  5. Wrap
  1. Whips
    a. Closed Whip
    b. Locked Whip
  2. Whips with Lady's Right Turn
    a. Closed
    b. Locked
  3. Left Side Pass with Lady's Left Turn
  4. Reverse to Closed