Country music has something that many other forms of music lack, and that’s line dancing. A good song brings out the line dancers and the comradery so the band soaks it up, good times for all. Mount ...

Believe it or not, we’re unsure where line dancing originated. The method of dancing in a line or a square to a series of choreographed steps is usually associated with country music. But similar ...

At this year’s Houston Rodeo, the dance floor has been just as lively as the bull riding arena, thanks to an electric lineup of Black line dances keeping the crowd moving. From timeless classics like ...

Early into my tenure as a new line-dancing enthusiast, I found myself in Chatsworth, alone on a Friday night. I was looking for action — the country dance kind. It was not yet dusk when I entered the ...

IT IS A frigid mid-week evening in New York; snow has been pushed into large mounds on the pavement. But inside Desert 5 Spot, a Western-themed bar in Brooklyn, a group of 20-somethings is bringing ...

Remember when the only dances you needed to know were the Cupid Shuffle, the Wobble, and maybe, if you were from the old school, the Electric Slide? Simpler times. Nowadays, that’s not enough. Whether ...

Nicole Castro leading the crowd during a line dance at Copper Blues in Doral. Photo by Angelica Wells Last November, Nicole Castro stepped onto the dance floor at Pub 52 in South Miami surrounded by a ...

At Stud Country, a weekly queer country and western line dancing class, there are no drinks allowed on the dance floor. To the couples and friends gathered for a night out under the glitter of a giant ...

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