Meet The Babes, Behind the Scenes Look at Leslie aka. Coach

For the month of August, the Boot Boogie Babes have a chance to take a quick break from performing.   A lot of us will be going on vacation in the next couple of weeks, but we do have fun performances planned for the fall so make sure you are following us on Facebook: 

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Today we continue with our Meet the Babes series.  I'm proud to introduce you to the Lieutenant of the Boot Boogie Babes, and she is fondly known to us as "Coach".  

Meet Leslie aka. Coach!  

Before we find out more about Leslie, I always like to say a few words about my girls.  First off, Leslie has been such an amazing help to me as the Lt. for our team.  She made sure our first try outs went off without a hitch, and she's always there to help me pick up the slack if my brain is scattered which honestly happens a lot!  But the best thing about Leslie, aside from her amazing dance legs, is her incredible ability to never forget a dance.  She's like the Fort Knox of line dances.  Leslie will lock those steps up like a vault and can retrieve them at any time.  Without her, our team would not be where we are today. 

Now let's find out more about Leslie, aka. Coach! 

15 Questions with the Babes: 

1) Name 5 things you can’t live without.

My phone, my babies, my mom, my cable, and my bad girl

2) What’s your favorite song to belt out in the car?

Spice up your life - Spice Girls or anything from Earth, Wind, and Fire

3) Tell us your favorite thing to do when you’re NOT dancing.


Playing and coaching volleyball

4) Who is your favorite country artist?

Luke Bryan

5) What chore do you absolutely HATE doing?

 Cleaning my room

6) What’s your favorite holiday and why?

My birthday... it's not a holiday but it should be! 

7) Give us advice or motto that you live by.

When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.

8) What’s your favorite body part?

My legs... I have played volleyball for 12+ years, and have worked really hard to keep them fit and strong.

9) Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?

Volleyball and softball... I watch football sometimes, oh and I like basketball too.  I will go to any sporting event! 

10) Give us three adjectives that your friends would use to describe you.

Funny, athletic, and loud! 

11) If you could go back in time to any year or date, where would you go and why?


60's or the 80's... I love a lot of music from those times. 

12) Favorite pair of cowboy boots?

I love all my boots, but my favorites are my Turquoise Lucchesse boots!!   

13) Favorite line dance?

I love them all, but the ones that are the fastest and most challenging are the best! 

14) Favorite concert you’ve ever been to!

Earth, Wind, and Fire at the Hollywood Bowl!  Last September I took my mom for her 50th birthday! 


Share with us how you got into line dancing... 

I have always liked dancing and liked all kinds of music. So when my cousin started to go out line dancing she told me to come out one time and hang out, so I did.  I didn't even own a pair of boots.  I went the first time, and I was hooked!  It looked so much fun!  The next week I got a pair of cheap boots and went back.  DeAnna Lee taught the cha cha that night, and it was the first line dance I ever learned.  Dancing releases so much stress and is such a good workout.  I have made so many friends and have had so many great memories thanks to line dancing.

Meet The Babes- Behind The Scenes Look at Lacey

Our behind the scenes look at the Boot Boogie Babes continues this week.  We are about to get a closer look at Lacey!  But first I want to remind you about our performance THIS Sunday at Seattle Pro-Am Basketball games!  

We were rehearsing a few months ago when the Operations Manager of Seattle Pro-Am saw us and asked if we would consider performing at their games this summer!  The Babes got so excited!  

So THIS Sunday at the 2:30 pm & 4 pm games The Boot Boogie Babes will be the half time entertainment!  It's on $5 per person!  Basketball & Babes at SPU!  

We hope to see you there! 

Now let's meet Lacey aka. Sassafrass! 

I really love choreographing dances and teaching them to Lacey, because she's like a sponge.  She just soaks it all up and always dances with so much passion.  It's dancers like Lacey that inspire me to push myself to create more, because Lacey can dance anything!  I know she has an extensive background in dance and performing, and B3 is so lucky to have her on this team.  

Here we go:

15 Questions with Lacey our lovable Sassafrass: 

1) Name 5 things you can’t live without.

Only 5?  There are so many things that I could choose from but I guess if I have to choose my family/friends, my little dog jewels, phone, nail polish and SHOES!!! I love shoes!!

 2) What’s your favorite song to belt out in the car?

Again another one with so many answers. Right now I am diggin" an older song called "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars and of course "Bad Girl" by Miranda and Carrie!!!

3) Tell us your favorite thing to do when you’re NOT dancing.

Shopping!! lol For real I love spending time with my family and friends.

4) Who is your favorite country artist?

Love me some Sugarland and Love and Theft. All time favorite has to be Garth Brooks.

5)What chore do you absolutely HATE doing?

I really don't like doing the dishes, but the worst is cleaning the bathroom!!

6) What’s your favorite holiday and why?

Any holiday I get to spend time with my family! My favorite is Christmas. I love seeing people's faces when they open gifts from me it gives me such a thrill to see the excitement and joy on there faces!

7) Give us advice or motto that you live by. 

My all time favorite mottos come from the late and great Maya Angelou quotes and here are some of my favs!!

" If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude"!

" I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel".

 8) What’s your favorite body part?

I love my eyes which by the way change colors!! (just a fun fact about me) But on a guy it has to be a pair of nice looking, strong arms! ;-)

 9) Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?

I will go to any sporting event, and I love football!  I will watch it anytime any where!! Go HAWKS!!

10) Give us three adjectives that your friends would use to describe you.

I guess they would say DETERMANED/STUBBURN which could be two but I say they go together. I like being right and wont stop till I get what I want. Once I set my mind on something I won't stop till I get it! Probably LOYAL because I will always have their backs. They would say I am loud or have a big mouth. If you knew my family would understand I pretty sure its hereditary! hahaha 

 11) If you could go back in time to any year or date, where would you go and why?

If I had to choose specific years it would be the 1900s! Which is the time period that some of my favorite musicals are based. ( Meet Me in St. Louis and Oklahoma)!  I like different things than most people my age. I spent a lot of time with my great grandma and she got me in to musicals. I love during that time period that everyone was so put together and well mannered. The men would always be in suits and women were in long hand made dresses. Everything during this time was just beautiful.

12) Favorite pair of cowboy boots?

Any boots are my favorite cause like I said before I LOVE shoes!! Corrals are my most favorite brand! 

13) Favorite line dance? 

I am like a dance called force right now and really all of the Boot Boogie Babes dances! I try to get out on the dance floor whenever there is a dance I know. 

14) Favorite concert you’ve ever been to! 

N'sync, Carrie Underwood (with my bestie Be'Tina), Usher (with Jamie and Be'Tina), and Taylor swift puts on an awesome concert. Best concert I have been to has to be Backstreet Boys and best memory from that concert was that Be'Tina and I decorated my moms car with shoe polish and when I say decorate I mean the WHOLE car!! bumper to bumper hehehe 

 15) You have the tattoo “Let Us Dance” on your shoulder. What does that mean to you? 

FOR THOSE WITHOUT THE TATTOO…

This tattoo connects three best friends and the thing they love to do! But to me its more than that.  It means to never stop something that you love regardless of what others say. I know there are always gonna be haters out there, but every time I look at this tattoo it reminds me to never stop not for anyone!! And the girls that have the same tattoo are more then just friends or even best friends, they are part on my family. We may have our ups and downs which all friends and family do, but looking in the mirror and seeing this tattoo tells me we will always make it back to each other! I love them more then I can put in to words!

Why do you dance?

I dance because it make me happy, and its a great way to work out with out actually working out!! lol I have always been a dancer from a very young age. Thanks to my mom who put me in every kind of dance class she could. I love her for this because dancing will always be apart of me and that's because of her. I love you MOM!! I have done so many types of dance from ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, irish step, ballroom and even cheer ( for my high school and with a group called Jr. Sea gals) and quite a few more. What can I say I love it!!! <3

Share with us how you got into line dancing...

I started line dancing about 2 1/2 years now and it is all thanks to a coworker I used to work with her name was Amber! ( I will always be thankful to her for taking me to Jacks) After that first day I was hooked and never turned back. Went out and got my self some boots and have been stomping them ever since. Friday nights became Bourbon Jacks night! And I have brought people with me on this country journey. Practicing at work, home and even in the car!  lol Ok maybe not quite in the car, but I would visualize that dance and the steps over and over again in my head. Even to this day I dance at work!  My co workers and boss look at me like I'm a crazy person, but you cant stop something you love, sometimes I don't even realize that I'm dancing at work. 

I have to give a big shout out Miss DeAnna Lee for all her lessons on Friday nights. Without her awesome choreography that has kept me going and wanting more I don't know where I would be. I love line dance and country music.. B3 for life!! Cant wait to see what is in store for our team, the sky the limit all we can go is up....  

  

Meet the Babes: Behind the Scenes Look at Boot Boogie Babes (Jamie)

This week we continue our look behind the red curtain of what is the Boot Boogie Babes!  We've been getting comments from all over the United States about how they love the Babes dance "Bad Girl" and "Riverbank Stomp"!  Both are going viral as we speak on Youtube, and if you haven't subscribed do it now and you can see all of the Babes dances! 

Boot Boogie Babes Youtube Page

You can see the Boot Boogie Babes perform this Friday at Kent Cornucopia Days 6 - 6:30 pm on the Gazebo Stage.  The Gazebo Stage is located in the Burlington Green Park at West Meeker and Railroad Ave. North.   

Now it's time to get to know our sweet lil' Jamie!  I simply love this girl!  She's a no drama, steady as a rock, always bringing a smile to every thing we do kinda gal!  Those who don't know her might not realize that she's very reserved and some would perhaps describe her as shy, but all of that fades away when she puts her boots down on the dance floor!  Her smile beams, and you can see that dance is her release.  Jamie has said to me that if she's had a tough week at work, dancing always makes her feel better.  

So let's find out a little more about our adorbs Jamie! 

15 Questions with the Boot Boogie Babe Jamie: 

    1)  Name 5 things you can’t live without? 5 things I can’t live without would be. 

        Family/ friends, Gizmo (my dog), Car, Chips, phone

    2)  What’s your favorite song to belt out in the car? 

         Nsync (Bye Bye bye) or Spice Girls (Wannabe)   

         

    3)  Tell us your favorite thing to do when you’re NOT dancing? 

     Favorite thing to do when not dancing is relaxing at home with a good movie or TV show on.

    4)  Who is your favorite country artist? 

      Favorite country artists would be Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. They are the cutest couple ever and amazing artists. If I wanted to become a singer they would be my idols.

     5) What chore do you absolutely HATE doing? 

        I absolutely HATE doing laundry.   Washing them is easy it’s the putting them       away part I can’t stand to do.

      6)  What’s your favorite holiday and why? 

     My favorite holiday would be Thanksgiving- I am thankful for the family I get to spend t it with AND all the wonderful food I get to eat. ;) Skinny girl…fatty at heart.

      7)   Give us advice or motto that you live by. 

       The best happiness in life is to follow your heart and do what makes you happy. “Jake told me this when we first met- I knew he was a keeper” 

     8)   What’s your favorite body part? 

       Favorite body part would be “eyes” Nothing sexier on a man is blue or green eyes!

     9)  Do you watch sports? If so, which ones? 

      I don’t watch sports. I have no idea what’s going on when they are on. I will go to a football, baseball, basketball game have an awesome time but not know what happened in the game at all!!

      10)  Give us three adjectives that your friends would use to describe you? 

       Sweet, Caring, and Beautiful

       11) If you could go back in time to any year or date, where would you go and why? 

     If I could go back it would be the 1950’s—I love the pin up modern style the women had back then.

      12)  Favorite pair of cowboy boots? 

      Corrals are my favorite brand of cowboy boots- my favorite pair I own right now are my colorful butterfly boots.

      13) Favorite line dance? 

      Our Boot Boogie Babe line dance "Bad Girl"  BUT really I LOVE them all 

      14)  Favorite concert you’ve ever been too! 

     My favorite concert was Jason Aldean- I wasn’t off my feet once, he really knows how to put on a show.

      15) You have the tattoo “let us dance” on your shoulder. What does that mean to you? 

     The ladies(Be’Tina and Lacey) that got this tattoo “let us dance”  together is a symbol of 3 best friends doing what they love to do together forever and always no matter what happens in life.  We will always dance to infinity and beyond. “dance always and forever”

Share with us how you got into line dancing...

I have always been one of those girls in her bedroom dancing to my music with or without my friends there with me. We all did it right?!

 I have always loved to dance but didn’t get onto a team until the end of my freshmen year of high school.  I was a cheerleader at Tyee High School for 4 years; I had a blast with these ladies.

After my High School cheerleading days I didn’t dance much and I missed it like crazy!!!

I remember my first night at a country bar like it was yesterday. My good friend Cynthia pulled me to Big Whiskey Olympia, I had no choice she wasn’t taking NO for an answer. I never listened to country music I was ALWAYS a hip hop booty shaking girl. From this night forward I said good bye to hip hop and turned country.

I started practicing in the garage twice a week before I went back to the bar again; I needed to know more dances. You can say I was addicted!

Dancing has truly made me a happier person, I have made new friends and found friends that were once lost and will never be taking away from me again (my Miss Be’Tina).

Now I have all my boot boogie babes I love you guys very much and can’t wait to continue dancing with you ladies. I am excited to see what the future holds for our team!!  “Always and forever my country sisters”.

Meet the Babes! Behind the Scenes Look at the Boot Boogie Babes

I keep getting asked, "who are these ladies on your Boot Boogie Babes dance team"?  They are so cute and such great dancers, and we'd love to know more about them.  So, I'm going to be featuring each member over the course of the next few weeks on my blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram!    

The Babes just finished performing at the Fremont Solstice Parade and at Seattle Pride Fest.  We are super excited to announce that our latest dance "Bad Girl" to Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood's song has gone viral on Youtube!! As of right now it has over 12,000 views!  Have you seen it?  Be'Tina is the Babe in yellow!  

Without further ado, allow me to introduce Miss Be'Tina aka. Flashdance! 

I call her Bopsie Bee, because she bops all over that dance floor!  You can't keep your eyes off her!  She makes everyone stand up and take notice, and you can see the joy bursting out of her heart through her smile when she's on that dance floor. You know this girl loves every stomp she makes with her cowboy boots!  

Let's get to know Boot Boogie Babe Be'Tina!  

15 Questions with Boot Boogie Babe Be'Tina 


1) Name 5 things you can’t live without!

A can of hair spray, mascara,skittles, coke, and my jeep


 2) What’s your favorite song to belt out in the car?

Of course you can't go wrong with spice girls or backstreet

boys, but the one that gets me to crack the window even in

the rain is "I don't wanna miss a thing." -aerosmith!!


3) Tell us your favorite thing to do when you’re NOT dancing?

Eating of course ... No but really I love to bartend! There's  

something about the adrenaline and fast pace environment 

drives me. Plus girl bartenders are bad ass! 



4) Who is your favorite country artist?

Carrie Underwood ... ever since American Idol and my $113

phone bill for voting so many times! Ooops! Sorry Mom!


5) What chore do you absolutely HATE doing?

Dishes! They absolutely repulse me! I'd rather scrub a floor

with a tooth brush for hours. Ick!



6) What’s your favorite holiday and why?

I love winter and Christmas is probably really high up

there.... But there's something about beer and and fireworks!

I absolutely love the 4th of July. Maybe there is a little pyro

in me! ;) ..shhhh! 

7) Give us advice or motto that you live by.

Oh gosh sooooo many... Motto.


"Imperfection is Beauty, Madness is genius and it's better to

be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring".

and my other favorite is, "A girl knows her limits, but a wise

one knows she has none".

8) What’s your favorite body part?

My long legs for sure ... my hazel eyes run a close second

9) Do you watch sports? If so, which ones?

Yes! I Love football! Go Hawks! Baseball in person more so

than on TV, but I'm not really a fan of basketball.

10) Give us three adjectives that your friends would use to

describe you.

HAHA... They would probably tell you I'm independent, 

stubborn, and very outgoing. I usually get the, "tell Be'Tina!

She will do it", and maybe they'd say I'm hilarious. Not funny 

HA HA, but more of the Neopolian Dynamite kind of hilarity. 

11) If you could go back in time to any year or date, where

would you go and why?

The 40's! So I can rock red lip stick and pearls! Not to

mention they're dancing style back then!

12) Favorite pair of cowboy boots?

My grey with black sequence corrals of course!

13) Favorite line dance?

Is this a real question? Can i say all of them?... hmm I really

am digging "Walking to Jerusalem" and "The Force" right

now, but "Fake ID" is a dance I would do with a broken foot!

14) Favorite concert you’ve ever been to!

Other than the fabulous Carrie.. Def Leppard and Poision did

a show together! #amazing

15) You have the tattoo “Let Us Dance” on your shoulder. 


What does that mean to you?


This kinda hits home for me! I got to know Jamie, another 

Babe on the team in 2008, and we hit it off great. Lacey who

is another Babe and I grew up together. We were destined to 

be best friends after finally meeting in junior high. 


Over the year relationships fade or unexpected things happen

and you don't stay close. 


Needless to say Lacey wasn't in my life really when I got close 

to Jamie, and Jamie wasn't in my life when I knew Lacey. I 

ended up loosing touch with both of them, and I went down 

my own path of becoming an adult. 


One Friday Lacey contacts me and says I wan't to take you to a

country bar. I was NOT into country music!


BUT, I went and had a blast! 


Learning new line dances and trying to get out there every 

chance I could was so much fun, and so this became a regular 

Friday thing with me and Lacey. It truly helped reconnect our 

childhood friendship.


One Friday I saw Jamie there too! We had not talked in a

while, and I'm not even sure if were were "friendly" at the

time. So it was kinda weird seeing Jamie. We didn't say

hello to each other, so it was really awkward.


A few weeks go by, and Lacey is busy on Friday. I'm

devastated we were going to miss a week of dancing with

DeAnna Lee. Just then I got a message from Jamie asking

if I was going dancing that night! I immediately let her know

that I would go if she wanted to go!


That night we made a fresh start of our friendship! From

there the past was the past, and me, Jamie, and Lacey became

the 3 Muskateers dancing every week! We would practice

new dances in our free time going to different country bars

to learn. We were soaking up everything we could about

dance! We were all hooked!


Dancing has pulled me through the hard times! I was at a low

point in my life before dance snatched me up and has now 

taken me to incredible places.


Dance became my drug you can say. The tattoo that my 2 best

friends and I have says "Let us Dance" inside the infinity 

symbol.  


Dancing brought us together again, and no matter where life 

takes us or who we grow up to be or where we end up in the 

world, I never will forget these past 2 years of my life with

these girls. No matter if we live next door, the next room, or 

countries apart dancing will always will make me think about 

these girls and remind me of my passion for it. TO INFINITY 

AND BEYOND!!




That's our sweet Be'Tina! Reading that brought a tear to my

eye. Dance is THAT powerful! It can bridge any gap, mend

wounds, and make you feel on top of the world! I'm so glad

dance has done this for you Be'Tina! We love our Boot Boogie

Babe Bee!