Dogs, handlers learn to boogie and disco
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Darren September 24th, 2007
Learn to do Twists, cha-cha steps and other boogie dancing moves with your furry friends. No seriously, for $275 you can get a room, meals, and lesson on “everything from costumes to music and training tactics.”
Ricky the Dalmatian “spun across the floor with his 68-year-old handler, the high stepping Mary Ann Coutley” who were one of 23 pairs of handlers and pets that participated in the three-day dog dancing class at the Army Lake Camp and Retreat Center.
“You have to pick out music that goes with your dog,” Blanchard says. “The dogs can do figure eights around your legs. They spin, and we spin. Sometimes they’re on their hind legs. They can wave, do marching things, jump over things.”
Coutley used to dance with a 12-year-old Dalmatian named Wynona, who died in April. She is grooming Ricky to be her new partner with daily workouts that include six miles on a treadmill.
“He’s a chow hound,” Coutley said, feeding 1-year-old Ricky some turkey hot dogs. “He’ll work for anything.”
Is this the first time we’ve had doggy dancing? Nope.
While “Dancers with Woofs K9 Freestyle Dance Camp” purported to be the first in the region, enthusiasts have been dancing with dogs since the 1980s. They formed the World Canine Freestyle Organization in 1999.
Elements of Canine Musical Freestyle:
- Costume
- Music
- Choreography
Photo: CBS News
Around the Web:
Sit, stay, cha-cha-cha (from jsonline.com)
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