As a diverse instructor, Judy offers full day workshops as well as sessions on creative teaching techniques, insights into choreography and dance technique. Her ability to create a positive learning environment through her easy going manner encourages participants to feel comfortable and enjoy the experience of learning to dance.
Judy is a member of the National Teachers Association (NTA®) and conducts training and accreditation testing. She is also a Certified Line Dance Judge and Director with the United Country Western Dance Council (UCWDC©). As a result, Judy is in great demand and has taught and judged throughout Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Norway, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, England, Scotland, Ireland, Malaysia and Japan. She also currently hosts a UCWDC© Worlds qualifying event in Canada in March. Visit www.judymcdonald.ca for more information.
Judy has been recognized, and has won numerous awards, for her talents as both an exceptional instructor and choreographer. Her internationally acclaimed dance, After Midnight, garnered many awards, including being nominated as Dance of the Year in Great Britain in 1999, and was a competition dance for Worlds 2001 with the UCWDC©. Sweet Memories was a competition dance for Worlds 2004, When I Leave for Worlds 2006, Back in Town for Worlds 2008, and Hound Dog and 8&1 for Worlds 2009. Both Cool Whip and Dipstick have been big hits on dance floors worldwide and continue to be favourites among the dancers.
Judy McDonald has choreographed 104 dances, of which 17 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is Lucky Break from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Sign in July 2019.
Choreografin Stepsheets
64 Count 2 Wand Intermediate Musik: Swing Baby Swing - The DNC : (iTunes)
32 Count - Wand - Musik: Pop - *NSYNC
32 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: Compass or Map - Robin Thicke : (iTunes)
32 Count 2 Wand Improver Musik: Sign - Jeremy Renner & Eric Zayne : (iTunes)
64 Count 4 Wand - Musik: Baby Please Don't Go - Vince Gill
32 Count 4 Wand Novice Musik: Pulse - Melissa Etheridge : (iTunes)
48 Count 2 Wand - Musik: I Am The Only One - Melissa Etheridge
32 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: Living in Jungles - Bedouin Soundclash
32 Count - Wand - Musik: Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
32 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: Something Stupid - The Mavericks, Raul Malo & Trisha Yearwood
48 Count 2 Wand Improver Musik: Steam - Ty Herndon
44 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: Hey Ya! - Outkast
64 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: 24-7-365 - Neal McCoy
44 Count 4 Wand - Musik: Hey Ya! - Outkast
- Count - Wand - Musik: Keep On Rockin' - Confederate Railroad
32 Count 2 Wand Intermediate Musik: Waiting On the World to Change - John Mayer
- Count - Wand - Musik: Walkin' on Me - Big House
32 Count 2 Wand Intermediate/Advanced Musik: Stay - Soul Decision
64 Count 2 Wand - Musik: Why - Violet Ray
32 Count 4 Wand Intermediate Musik: The First Thing Smokin' - Dwight Yoakam
