Hi, we are The Bear Essentials Western Line Dancers, we hope you enjoy browsing our Website and we hope you find it informative.

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Get Set for Summer at Sky.
We and some members of our classes did a day of Line Dancing for the staff at Sky TV, Livingston on the 27th June 2009. Below is a picture of the members that help us out that day. Thank You guys. xx


From Left to Right.
Sheila Taylor, Norma McMahon, Jean Bissett, Helen Clayton, Sheila Nicholson, May McLean, Isobel Lawson, Adele Robinson, Sheila Gray, Rita Louden, Maureen Drever, Marion Ramsay and of course Shuggie and Kat in the front.

**** NEWS FLASH ****

We have started a new Class in Livingston in the Evenings !!

The Details are:

Every Monday Evening, from 7:30 pm - 9 pm, Absolute Beginners from 7 pm - 7:30 pm.
£3.50 per class,
at Braid House, Labrador Avenue, Howden, Livingston.

The Bear Essentials are based in Livingston, Scotland.

I have been Line Dancing for over 18 years, and have been an instructor for over 17 years. Kat Joined the Club 7 years ago.

We now run The Bear Essential Western Line Dance Classes four times a week where all are welcome to join in.

Linedancers ~ Westerners ~ Social Dancers ~ or sit and listen to good country music.

In addition to our everyday line dance classes we also do demonstrations at gala days, Fetes, schools and we are also available for teaching at events and festivals with (or without) our B.K's Country Music & Line Dance Disco playing old, new and traditional country music.

Dance Floor Etiquette.



Dont's on the Dance Floor.

• Never carry any Drinks or Glasses onto or Across the Dance Floor
• Always walk around the edge of the Dance Floor
• Never walk through lines of moving dancers
• Never stay on the floor to chat after dances, move off the floor
• Remember to applaud live Bands
• When around Beginner's please be courteous and try to help them
• If you happen to bump into someone apologise even if you are not to blame
• Be polite when requesting Dances to a DJ
• When starting a dance go to the front of the floor so others can join behind you
• Try to leave the outside edge for Couple Dancers
• Those dancing on the outside have right of way, do not block their path
• Line Of Dance (LOD) is always anti-clockwise

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