Line dancing has come a long way from boot-scooting, country music and cowboy hats.
That’s the word from Werribee’s Cynthia Rennolds, who has spent the past 20 years at the helm of the Cactus Moon line dancing group.
The instructor said line dancers now dance to anything from One Direction to Pink and even Michael Jackson.
“It’s certainly not the real old boot-scooting that most people would be aware of, it’s more like modern freestyle dancing, almost,” she said.
“As long as it’s got a nice beat, we’ll dance to it.”
Ms Rennolds had been teaching line dancing for a couple of years before branching out and founding Cactus Moon in 1998. She has a dedicated following that takes part in classes and social events.
Three of her members have been with her since day one, and about 70 per cent have been attending her classes for at least 10 years.
“We’re a family. Line dancing is a real family, and it’s not only a family here, it’s a family with all the groups around Victoria and in some cases, Australia. We all bond.
“If you play basketball or football or tennis, you’ve got to be good at it. You can come to line dancing and you don’t have to be good at it … they’ll try to help you.”
More than 130 people travelled from all over the state to celebrate Cactus Moon’s 20th birthday.
To find out more, go to www.cactusmoon.com.au
