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Donna McKechnie (born November 16, 1942) [1] is an American musical theater dancer, singer, actress, and choreographer. She is known for her professional and personal relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett , with whom she collaborated on her most noted role, the character of Cassie in the musical A Chorus Line .
The Chicken Dance is an example of a line dance adopted by the Mod revival during the 1980s. [18] The music video for the 1990 Billy Ray Cyrus song "Achy Breaky Heart" has been credited for launching line dancing into the mainstream. [2] [19] [20] [21] In the 1990s, the hit Spanish dance song "Macarena" inspired a popular line dance. [22]
"Donna" is the first single by British art pop band 10cc. Released in 1972, it peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart . [ 1 ] The song was written by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley .
Dayna Manning was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada [1] on April 27, 1978, [citation needed] to David Manning, [5] a music teacher, [6] and Darlene Manning. [5] One night while babysitting, [7] Manning found a guitar in the house and used it to write her first song, "Walk On The Moon." Years later the track was included on her debut album.
An Aerial (also acrobatic, air step or air) is a dance move in Lindy Hop or Boogie Woogie where one's feet leave the floor. As opposed to a lift, aerial is a step where a partner needs to be thrown into the air and then landed in time with the music. Each aerial consists of a preparation ('prep'), [1] jump or trick itself and the landing.
The Shim Sham goes best with swing songs whose melody lines start on beat eight, as does the choreography. An obvious choice is The Shim Sham Song (Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra), which was written specifically for this dance and has musical effects (e.g., breaks) in all the right places.
"Queen of Memphis" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Kathy Louvin, and recorded by American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in December 1992 as the third single from their album Confederate Railroad.
Manning began dancing as a child. Manning's mother sent him to spend summers with his father, aunt, and grandmother on their farm in Aiken, South Carolina. On Saturdays, farmhands and locals would come to the farm to play music on the front porch with harmonicas and a washtub bass. Manning's grandmother encouraged Frankie to dance with the ...