For the last 15 years Michael has traveled and taught throughout the United States, Canada, England, France, Australia, Japan and Korea. Some of his dances that came to be well known are, Black Dresses, What’s Your Name, Hey Bruce, Doors of Life, Rain Against My Window, etc.
2010 saw the return of Jo Thompson Szymanski to the dance scene and with that Michael has a new found energy. “We all have that one person who can truly inspire us, and Jo is that kind of person for me. Being able to work with Jo (instructing for the Dancing for the Dream seminars and other events) makes my job such a great learning experience.” As Jo takes her journey in 2011 to heal from her stem cell transplant Michael feels a strong responsibility to keep that energy going forward.
Michael comes from a show biz family. His father was a pianist and made a wonderful career playing the music he loved. His mother was a dancer and singer before the “kids” came along and put it aside to keep the home secure and nurturing. Michael’s father and mother met during the heyday of Broadway. Something rubbed off from his parents and we are glad he found the venue of line dance to spread his fun.
2011 will be the busiest year yet for Michael and his partner Michele Burton. “We are on the road a lot this year and love all the connections we have with people around the world. Now if the airlines and ‘mother nature’ will just cooperate getting us to the events that would be a plus. We have learned to expect the unexpected”.
Michael lives in Corning, California with Michele Burton and their cat Twinkle Toes (-_-).
Michael Barr has choreographed 154 dances, of which 69 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is Last Days Of Disco from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Nashville TN in September 2024.
Chorégraphe Stepsheets
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate NC rhythm Musique: Good As You - Kane Brown : (CD: Experiment - 3:13)
32 Compte 4 Mur Improver Musique: Can't Sleep Love - Pentatonix : (Album: Pentatonix or Delux Version - 2:53)
32 Compte 4 Mur Easy Intermediate Musique: Beautiful Goodbye - Maroon 5 : (CD: Overexposed - 4:18)
32 Compte 4 Mur High Beginner - Slow WCS Musique: You Should Probably Leave - Chris Stapleton
64 Compte 2 Mur High Beginner Musique: If the Devil Danced In Empty Pockets - Joe Diffie : (CD: 16 Biggest Hits)
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: Spending Every Minute In Love - Neal McCoy
32 Compte 4 Mur Improver Musique: Angel - Eric Clapton : (Album: Old Stock)
32 Compte 2 Mur Intermediate NC Musique: Tell Your Heart to Beat Again - Danny Gokey : (CD: Hope In Front Of Me - iTunes or Amazon)
32 Compte 4 Mur Improver Musique: Lucky in Love - Ronnie Beard : (CD: Lucky In Love - 3:48)
32 Compte 4 Mur High Beginner Musique: I Ain't Never - Scooter Lee : (CD: Midnight Hauler)
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: I Can't Stand the Rain - Seal : (CD: Soul)
64 Compte 2 Mur Intermediate Musique: Sweet Talkin' Man - Delbert McClinton : (iTunes or Amazon - Single)
32 Compte 4 Mur Beginner Musique: Take These Chains - Scooter Lee : (CD: I'm Gonna Love You Forever)
48 Compte 2 Mur Improver Musique: Juke Joint Jumpin' - Barbara Carr
32 Compte 4 Mur High Beginner Musique: To Love Somebody - Michael Bublé
32 Compte 2 Mur Beginner Musique: Jezabel - Ricky Martin
48 Compte 2 Mur Intermediate / Advanced Musique: A Door of the Life - Mariya Takeuchi : (CD: Denimu, Warner Music Japan)
48 Compte 1 Mur Beginner waltz Musique: Second Chance - Trisha Yearwood : (CD: Inside Out - fast but a lovely song)
32 Compte 4 Mur Easy Intermediate Musique: Everytime I Roll the Dice - Delbert McClinton : (CD: Never Been Rocked Enough)
64 Compte 2 Mur Easy Intermediate Musique: For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder : (iTunes or Amazon)
