DANCES
These are beginner-level dances that can be danced on one side of the room at the same time a more difficult Jam dance is being danced on the other side.
The advantage of the split-floor dance is that it keeps the beginners dancing instead of sitting.
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The person hosting the jamboree decides whether to use split-floor dances or not. It is not a requirement. If split-floor dances are used, always use the dances on the state-approved list shown on this website.
These are the 40 dances that were voted on by the instructors to be danced at the New Mexico Line Dance Jamboree. The list is updated annually.
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Instructors select 8 new dances to be added to the list and 8 current dances to be deleted each year. This helps keep the list as current as possible.
Each year the instructors select through a nomination process 16 dances to be reviewed as possibilities for the 8 new dances which will be added to the current Jam list. Several months are given for instructors to review the dances and then attend the Instructors Workshop and learn these dances. Then a vote is taken to select the final 8 dances to be added to the Jam list.
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After the selection of the final 8 dances, this page will show the nominated dances as they come in for the coming year.
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Dances contained in this section provide ideas for dances with holiday and other special music. Lists are in downloadable format. ​
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