Henry Costa
HOPPING MAD! DANCE PRODUCTIONS
Welcome to the official web site of Line Dance Choreographer & Instructor "Mr. Hopping Mad" Henry Costa. Celebrating 25 years of Dancin' Fun!
About
Dance Choreographer and Instructor- Hopping Mad! Dance Productions
I started Line Dancing 25 years ago after a friend thought I was spending too much time studying at college and thought I deserved to have a little fun in my life too. I was shown an ad for Line Dance classes at Swiss Park in Newark, CA. I attended my first Line Dance class learning “Traveling Four Corners” and “Diamonds Are Forever” taught by Charlotte Skeeters and Neil Hale. I was very fortunate to learn from both of them. They were both a big influence in my dancing career and have been positive role models to me ever since. I choreographed my first dance “You Know I Love You” in December of 1997 and it was taught for the first time during the classes at Swiss Park. I have been choreographing dances ever since, including official dances for Country Artists Ernie Oldfield, J.W. Houston, Jewels Hanson and the California Cowboys. I have now choreographed 48 dances to date. Some of my most memorable events where when I appeared and opened up concerts and public events with country artists such as the Zac Brown Band, The Band Perry, Joey + Rory, Jamie O’Neil, Jerrod Niemann just to name a few. They were always fun plus the events gave me a chance to introduce line dancing to people who have never experienced it and give them some fun memories to remember for the rest of their lives. I currently teach Beginner and Intermediate lessons every Thursday Night at the Fremont Adult and Continuing Education in Fremont, CA.. The best thing about teaching dance is that not only are people having fun learning and dancing but, I am helping them have a healthy and happy life. My biggest goal is to help continue the tradition of Line Dance for many more current and future generations to enjoy!
See you on the dance floor and have fun dancin’!
Henry Costa
BEGINNING LINE DANCE CLASS RETURNS ON JULY 7TH!
New Line Dance Classes start Thursday July 7th with Covid-19 protcol requirements at Fremont Adult School and Continuing Education located at 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA. Beginner class from 6:45pm to 7:30pm and Open Dance 6:30pm to 6:45pm! sign up and more information please click on the links below for Covid-19 protocols and please call 510-793-6465 for more information. Also visit the Fremont Adult School web site below.!
Dance Memories
Dance Events
Line Dance Classes
BEGINNER LINE DANCE CLASSES
New Line Dance Classes start Thursday July 7th with Covid-19 protcol requirements at Fremont Adult School and Continuing Education located at 4700 Calaveras Ave, Fremont, CA. Beginner class from 6:45pm to 7:30pm and Open dance 6:30pm to 6:45pm sign up and more information please click on the links below for Covid-19 protocols and please call 510-793-6465 for more information. Also visit the Fremont Adult School web site below.
Recent Dances Taught
Recent Dances Taught by "Mr. Hopping Mad! Henry Costa"
Thursday May 12, 2022
Past dances taught
Pass Me A Beer (Carrie Ann Earl)
Steps to a Better Tomorrow (Henry Costa)
My Girls Waltz (Cindy Truelove)
Red Hot Salsa (Christina Browne)
Travel To The Beat (Henry Costa)
Two Step (Robert Royston – Dance Y'All Crew)
Hold My Hand (Pamela Williams)
A Holly Jolly Christmas (Susan Prats)
Bullfrog On A Log (Cef Decaney)
Lurking In The Dark (Tina Argyle)
K Is For Kicks (Christopher Gonzalez)
Waltz Across Texas (Lois Nielson & John Nielson)
Beginner Waltz (Rosalie Mackay)
Simple (Stephen Pistoia & Laura Stanton)
Hot Tamales Jr ( Jo Thompson Szymanski & John Robinson)
The Galway Gathering (Maggie Gallagher & Gary O'Reilly)
One Step At A Time (Jeffrey Callejo)
Pass Me A Beer (Carrie Ann Earl)
Beginner Waltz (Rosalie Mackay)
It's Chinese New Year (Marchy Susilani)
Smokey Places (Michele Perron)
Rocket To The Sun (Maddison Glover)
Heart Body & Soul (Yvonne Anderson, Ira Weisburd & Ruben Luna
Christmas Cookies (Michael Barr & Michele Burton)
Groovy Love (Fred Whitehouse, Daniel Trepat, Jonas Dahlgren)
Midnight Waltz ( Jo Thompson Szymanski(
Lurking In The Dark (Tina Argyle)
Honky Tonky Halloween (ilona tessmer-willis)
Rockin The Wagon Wheel (Jamie Marshall)
When You Smile ( José miguel Belloque Vane, Roy Verdonk)
Strait Cha-Cha (Sal Gonzalez )
Fireball! [Easy Club Version] (Lana Williams)
Ready For Action (Guyton Mundy)
Bullfrog on a Log (Cef Decaney)
Two Step (Robert Royston – Dance Y'All Crew)
Simple (Stephen Pistoia & Laura Stanton)
Cinco De Mayo (Jo Thompson Szymanski and Alan Livett)
Mexican Waltz (Jackie Lincoln)
Midnight Waltz (Jo Thompson Szymanski)
I Love A Rainy Night (Iris M. Mooney)
Keep It Simple (Maggie Gallagher)
Rocket to the Sun (Madison Glover)
Moves Like Jagger (Bracken Ellis)
Midnight Waltz (Jo Thompson Szymanski)
Do It Like This (Jonno Liberman)
See You Later Alligator (Marie Sørensen)
Two Step (Robert Royston – Dance Y'All Crew)
Like She Used To ( Hayley Wheatley)
Simple (Stephen Pistoia & Laura Stanton)
Born To Be Great (Conrad Farnham)
Get Ya Some (Dee Blansett & Rob Holley)
Mexican Waltz (Tong Ching Lin)
Rockin' The Wagon Wheel (Jamie Marshall)
Little Bitty Pretty One (Kitty Russell )
Do A Little Dance (Henry Costa)
Cupid Shuffle (Bernard Bryson)
Christmas Cookies (Michael Barr & Michele Burton)
Beer For My Horses (Christine Bass)
A Jolly Christmas (Stephanie Chong)
Happy Ever After Love (John Robinson)
Groovy Love (Fred Whitehouse, Daniel Trepat, Jonas Dahlgren)
Henry's Line Dance Choreography
Henry's Newest Dance: My Brother
My Brother from Henry Costa on Vimeo.
Want to teach or learn Henry's dances. The step descriptions to all of Henry's current and past dances are below. Written Visual Step description have [written/visual] next to the name of the dance. Just click on the Name of The Dance. Please e-mail if any questions regrading the dances or the music. Thanks!
My Brother (Beg) Blacking Out (Beg) Brighter Life (Beg) California Cowboy (Beg) California Surfin (Int) China Groove (Int) Clean House (Adv Beg) Colorado Blvd (Adv Beg) Cowgirl Mansion (Int) [written visual] Crazy Horses (Imp) Dance Direction (Beg) Daybreak (Beg) Do A Little Dance (Int) Dreaming of You (Int) First Time (Int) Freedom (Int) [written/visual] Guardians (Adv Beg) Hawaiian Sunrise (Beg)Heartbreak Sea (Int) Hopping Mad! (beg/int) [written/visual] Im onto You (beg) [written/visual] Inferno.(beg) [written/visual] Jacky Joker.(beg/int) [written/visual] Leontine Court (Beg/Int) Line Dance Evolution (Int) [written visual] Lost Love (Beg) Love Forevermore (Int) Love Struck Kid (Int) [written/visual] Luckiest Girl (Beg) Mamas Words (beg) [written/visual] Pure Passion (Int Adv) Sexy and Smooth (Imp) Shaolin Dance (Int) Single and Lookin. (beg) [written/visual] Sreps To A Better Tomorrow (Beg) Strollin (int) [written/visual] Swing Revival (Beg) Swiss Park (Adv Beg) Temptin (Adv Beg) Thrive (Int) Togetherness (beg) [written/visual] Travel to the Beat (Adv Beg) Travellin' Cowboy (Beg) Velvet Virgin (Int) Walkman (Adv Beg) Wild Side (int) [written/visual] Yee Haa (int/adv) {written/visual] You Know I Love You (Beg/Int)
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Henry's Line Dance Videos below are Dance Videos made by a Individual or groups from around the world. If you have a video of Henry's Line Dance Choreography please let me know and your video will be added to the video section.
More line dance videos are on Mr Hopping Mad YouTube page. / Mr Hopping Mad Henry Costa Vimeo Page / Mr Hopping Mad Daily Motion Page
If you have any questions you can contact Henry by email at henrycosta@hotmail.com
Henry's Line Dance Videos
Line Dance Archives
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