Thanks for visiting my site. This site is to show you about me, my linedance life and what I've been up to lately. To find out how I got started, click HERE to go to the A Day In The Life Of (this was published in Linedancer Magazine). Go Our Dances page where you'll be able to get the scripts of all my dances and view the videos of some of my dances. Scripts for mine and other choreographer's dances can be found on the scripts pages. Feel free to get in contact should you wish me to teach at your workshop or class or simply to say 'hi'! The guest book is there so you can say what you think of the site - or you can e-mail me using the e-mail - the email address is on the Contact Us page. Work your way around the site and enjoy your visit!

Scroll down on this page to see the latest articles published in various magazines, events coming up and latest dances etc!

Thanks
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Due to the success of last years workshop event, we were asked to do another one this year, so our next event will be our Afternoon Workshop and Evening Social on
Saturday 27 September 2008
Hosted by Alan Haywood
2 Crystal Boot Winners will be appearing at this workshop
Kim Ray, winner of Rising Star and Beginner Dance of Year 2008 - Lemon Tree
Robert Lindsay for Dance of the Year 2008 - Firecracker
Click HERE to download a flyer and click HERE to download a location map
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In March 2008, we had an article published in Up Country Magazine, click HERE to open the article. In addition to this article LONGNECK BOTTLE was also published in the same edition - thanks guys!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We have been lucky and had some mentions in Linedancer Magazine over the past few
years. Click HERE to open the Desert Islands Disc article which was published and HERE to open A Day In The Life Of.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Next January - Alan will be 60 and is having a FREE- yes FREE linedance party and you're welcome to come along! Open to anyone who wants to come! The date is Saturday 10 January 2009! Click HEREto open the flyer and click HEREfor a map and directions!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38 PUBLICATIONS IN VARIOUS MAGAZINES - 8 in LINEDANCER, 10 in UP COUNTRY OTHER PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE BWDA 2000, BWDA AND BLAZING BOOTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TIM GILLIS FALL EVENT 2007
JIVE ACES
WINNER AT TIM GILLIS FALLSVIEW EVENT IN NEW YORK 2007
Alan gets 1st place for his dance JIVE ACES at the Tim Gillis Event in New York 9 - 11 November 2007.
Click HERE to see the certificate
JIVE ACES - TASTY TIP IN LINEDANCER MAGAZINE - JUNE 07
JIVE ACES - IN LINEDANCER MAGAZINE - JULY 07

JOHNNY BE GOOD
4TH PLACE AT TIM GILLIS FALLSVIEW EVENT IN NEW YORK 2007
Click HERE to see the certificate
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Click HERE to see a report and photos from our workshop with Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs and Kim Ray - a good day had by all! An article was printed in Feb 2008 Linedancer Magazine, go take a look by clicking on the button or click HERE
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HERE ARE MY LATEST DANCES
(the rest can be found on the Our Dances page)

There are demo videos for all of these dances - click HERE to go directly to the Our Dances page where you can find Videos for these dances

Music In The Air
(Give Me The Night by George Benson)
Intermediate Level

Walking Back To Happiness
(Walking Back To Happiness by Helen Shapiro)
Improver Level

In BWDA Magazine - August 2008

Coupe de Ville
Choreographed with Gaye Teather
Coupe de Ville by The Lennerockers

In Up Country Magazine - July 2008

In The Beat (New Zealand's Magazine) - Augus 2008

Why I Love Home
What I Love About Home by Journey South

Crossfire
(Crossfire by The Bellamy Brothers)
Co-choreographed with Margaret Swift

In BWDA Magazine

In Up County Magazine

Even If
(Even If by Andy Abraham)
The UK entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

In Linedancer Magazine - June 2008

It's A Guitar Boogie
(Guitar Boogie Shuffle by Bert Weedon) 
alternative track is Born To Boogie by Hank Williams Jnr from the Fever 3 album)

In BWDA 2000 Magazine - Spring 2008

Feel That Beat
(AKA I'm Over You)
(Reggae Cowboy by The Bellamy Brothers)

Just Perfection
(Poetry In Motion by Johnny Tillotson)

I'm Over You
(You're No Good by Lulu)

Longneck Bottle
(Longneck Bottle by Garth Brooks)

In Up Country Magazine - March 2008

Johnny Be Good
(Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry)
Reviewed and awarded Boots on Linedancer Magazine's site

Ooh Miss Grace
(Ms Grace, by the Tymes)
Reviewed and awarded Boots on Linedancer Magazine's site

In The Beat Magazine (New Zealand's Linedancer!) - October 2007

Jive Aces
(Jive, Jive, Jive Aces, by The Jive Aces)
Tasty Tip in Linedancer Magazine - June 07
Reviewed and awarded Boots on Linedancer Magazine's site

In Linedancer Magazine - July 2007

In The Beat Magazine - December 07/January 08
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS 32 COUNT INTRO - NOT 48 AS STATED ON THE LINEDANCER'S VERSION OF THE SCRIPT