Come Dancing in sequence: a review of sequence dance cds

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Come Dancing in sequence

~ a review of sequence dance CDs ~

Ranking of CDs

Table 1 ranks all CDs reviewed in terms of their decreasing overall quality. Table 2 ranks the CDs in terms of their decreasing ‘useable’ playing times. See Explanatory Notes below.

Table 1: Overall quality of CDs expressed as a notional %

Artist CD Title CD Code	%
David Last: Lasting Memories Vol 2: CDTS 073	139
Gunter Noris: Requests 4: WRCD 5016	138
Jonathan Randall: Cabaret: SAV 360CD	110
David Read: I’m In Heaven: CDTS 125	108
Bryan Smith: Patricia New Vogue Dancing Vol. 3: DT 103 CD	107
Richard Keeling: Any Dream Will Do: CDTS 150	105
Philip Randles: Puttin’ On The Ritz: CDTS 144	104
Robert Davies: My Favourite Things: CDTS 056	100
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Dance The Night Away: CDTS 083	94
Larry Green: Merry Christmas Everyone: CDTS 105	91
David Smith: Memories Of The Black & White Minstrels: SAV 347CD	90
Graham Darby: Travellin’ Light: CDTS 143	90
Jack Conrad: Dancing In The Moonlight: SAV 313CD	90
Richard Keeling: From Me To You: CDTS 124	88
Gunter Noris: Requests 5: WRCD 5018	86
David Last: Save The Last Dance For Me: CDTS 099	85
David Last: Film & Cartoon Classics: CDTS 048	83
David Smith: 60’s & 70’s: SAV 364CD	82
Jack Emblow: Enjoy Yourself Vol. 2: CDTS 005	82
Larry Green: I Hear Music: CDTS 090	80
David Last: All Dance Together Vol 2: CDTS 079	80
Larry Green: This Is The Life: CDTS 149	80
Larry Green: Unforgettable: CDTS 126	75
Mark Allen: Sequence Dance Requests 3: SAV 307CD	75
Tony Evans: Dancing & Dreaming: CDE 1011	75
David Last: Dance Magic: CDTS 117	73
David Hopley: Sequence Selection: SAV 238 CD	70
Richard Keeling: You’re My World: CDTS 154	65
Gunter Noris: Requests 1: WRCD 5001	65
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Malcolm & Mark’s Happy Music: CDTS 108	65
Raymond Chuchuk: Sequence Gems: GEM 1047	65
Malcolm Wilce Duo: For The Good Times: CDTS 140	64
Empress Dance Band: Hushabye Outcast	63
Russ Conway & Roy Weatherley: SAV 362CD	63
Raymond Chuchuk: Dance In Style; SAV 341CD	60
Tim Butterworth: Anything Goes: SAV 369CD	60
Johnnie Sparrow: Dancin’ Time No 15: SAV 319CD	59
Monty Pearce: Happy Feet: SAV 333CD	55
Darryl Merchant: Touch Of Country: F14	53
Pete Davis: ‘Live’ at Twin Towns: CD 1	52
Tony Evans: A Swingin’ Affair: E61	50
Dave Sheriff: Stroll Along: CDTS 136	47
John Colville: Old Time Dancing	45
David Last: Time On My Hands: CDTS 148	42
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Side By Side: CDTS 147	42
Ronnie Ross: Come Dancing: SAV 363CD	40
Richard Keeling: Some Enchanted Evening: CDTS 144	36
Will Taylor: Taylor Made For Sequence Dancing: CDVA 10	33
Bernard Brooks: Mr Swing And Sway 25^th Album: CDTS 065	30

Table 2: ‘Useable’ playing times of CDs

Artist CD Title CD Code	Useable Minutes
Philip Randles: Puttin’ On The Ritz: CDTS 144	69
David Smith: 60’s & 70’s: SAV 364CD	62
Jack Emblow: Enjoy Yourself Vol. 2: CDTS 005	62
Jonathan Randall: Cabaret: SAV 360CD	57
Richard Keeling: From Me To You: CDTS 124	54
David Read: I’m In Heaven: CDTS 125	53
Gunter Noris: Requests 4: WRCD 5016	52
David Smith: Memories Of The Black & White Minstrels: SAV 347CD	52
Jack Conrad: Dancing In The Moonlight: SAV 313CD	52
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Dance The Night Away: CDTS 083	50
Richard Keeling: Any Dream Will Do: CDTS 150	49
Larry Green: Merry Christmas Everyone: CDTS 105	49
Larry Green: This Is The Life: CDTS 149	49
Graham Darby: Travellin’ Light: CDTS 143	46
Mark Allen: Sequence Dance Requests 3: SAV 307CD	46
David Hopley: Sequence Selection: SAV 238 CD	45
David Last: Lasting Memories Vol 2: CDTS 073	44
Larry Green: I Hear Music: CDTS 090	44
David Last: Save The Last Dance For Me: CDTS 099	43
Malcolm Wilce Duo: For The Good Times: CDTS 140	43
Russ Conway & Roy Weatherley: SAV 362CD	42
Tony Evans: Dancing & Dreaming: CDE 1011	36
David Last: Dance Magic: CDTS 117	36
Richard Keeling: You’re My World: CDTS 154	36
Larry Green: Unforgettable: CDTS 126	35
Empress Dance Band: Hushabye Outcast	35
Raymond Chuchuk: Dance In Style; SAV 341CD	35
Robert Davies: My Favourite things: CDTS 056	33
Gunter Noris: Requests 5: WRCD 5018	33
Monty Pearce: Happy Feet: SAV 333CD	33
Darryl Merchant: Touch Of Country: F14	33
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Malcolm & Mark’s Happy Music: CDTS 108	32
Pete Davis: ‘Live’ at Twin Towns: CD 1	31
Tim Butterworth: Anything Goes: SAV 369CD	31
Bryan Smith: Patricia New Vogue Dancing Vol. 3: DT 103 CD	31
Johnnie Sparrow: Dancin’ Time No 15: SAV 319CD	31
David Last: Time On My Hands: CDTS 148	30
David Last: Film & Cartoon Classics: CDTS 048	30
Raymond Chuchuk: Sequence Gems: GEM 1047	29
Malcolm Wilce Duo: Side By Side: CDTS 147	26
David Last: All Dance Together Vol 2: CDTS 079	26
Dave Sheriff: Stroll Along: CDTS 136	25
Richard Keeling: Some Enchanted Evening: CDTS 144	22
Tony Evans: A Swingin’ Affair: E61	20
John Colville: Old Time Dancing	20
Ronnie Ross: Come Dancing: SAV 363CD	20
Will Taylor: Taylor Made For Sequence Dancing: CDVA 10	17
Bernard Brooks: Mr Swing And Sway 25^th Album: CDTS 065	16
Gunter Noris: Requests 1: WRCD 5001	13

Explanatory Notes

It is difficult to assess the overall quality of individual sequence dance CDs. Many of the factors involved are subjective in nature (see Notes section). Still less is it easy to objectively compare the overall quality of CDs. Notwithstanding, an attempt has been made in Table 1 to list all CDs reviewed in decreasing order of their overall quality. The quality is expressed as a notional percentage. The method used for calculating this notional percentage is as follows.

Where all tracks on a given CD are graded P and have no X, X, X, or X grades the CD is given an overall assessment of 100%. This percentage is reduced on a pro rata basis by any track that is considered unsuitable for sequence dancing (that is, has one or more X, X, X, or X grades irrespective of whether the track is graded P). As an example, a CD with four of its 20 tracks considered unsuitable for sequence dancing, the remaining 16 being graded P, would be given an overall assessment of 80%. Tracks that are graded PP/PPP with no X, X, X, or X grades are treated as equivalent to two/three P tracks. As an example, a CD with four of its 20 tracks graded PP (the remaining 16 being graded P) would be given an overall assessment of 120%. This system of overall assessment is admittedly somewhat arbitrary but appears to give a reasonable comparative measure of a CD’s overall quality.

Table 2 lists all CDs reviewed in decreasing order of the total playing time of all tracks on a given CD that have no X, X, X, or X grades. This playing time is designated ‘useable’ playing time. It is another measure of a CD’s overall quality or ‘value for money’ if you accept that only tracks that have no X, X, X, or X grades are acceptable for sequence dances. It takes no account of the relative quality of music on individual tracks.

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Page last revised 21 February 2008

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