TAMWORTH will potentially play host to the next line-dancing world champion as the best bootscooters kicking around make tracks to Wests Leagues Club.
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This is the 15th year of the Mayworth line-dancing event with 350 competitors making their way to the country music capital from at least seven states around the nation for the hoedown.
Organiser Chris Watson said the quality of the dancing has improved, over recent years, since it became only event in Australia for dancers to qualify for the world championships.
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“This will bring 800-to-1000 people to town,” Mr Watson said.
“It’s not the biggest, but we’ve seen it increase over the last two years.”
This year’s event will feature international choreographers Fred Whitehouse, from the United Kingdom, as well as Roy Verdonk and Jose Miguel Belloque Vane from the Netherlands.
He said the styles have branched-out over time too with dances choreographed to Pink, to the latest Celine Dion, Shania Twain and other country, pop and old rock acts.
As well as the competition aspect, there will also be workshops and social dancing incorporated into the event.
Mr Watson said line-dancing was also great for the spectators and the local economy.
“There’s so much revenue that flows from it,” Mr Watson said.
“Hotels and caravan parks will get a lot of bookings.
“We know the visitors come for an average five-night stay in Tamworth.”
The Mayworth line-dancing event kicks-off on Thursday and runs until Sunday.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
