There's a safe space in Alpharetta, Georgia, for LGBTQ line dancers. Phillis Welden travels an hour and a half to be there. Welden, a 73-year-old straight ally from Winder, Georgia, puts in 200 miles ...

The dance steps come in on the lyric, “Did your boots stop workin’?”: Right heel, left heel, right heel, lift and tap the right foot forward then back, pivot turn, and swirl an arm overhead like a ...

This story originally appeared in the January 2025 issue of Town&Gown magazine. New Year’s resolutions often focus on traditional ways to get fit, like running or working out at the gym. Line dancing ...

The popular bar restaurant has been a hotspot for events since the creation of its Craft Culture concert series in 2012.

People wouldn’t stop asking Debbie Helm if she’d host line dancing in her barn. “We have been toying with the idea since the beginning but have always steered clear for a few reasons,” says Helm, who ...

Line dancing is enjoying a global resurgence, rising to a level of popularity not seen since Billy Ray Cyrus’ Achy Breaky Heart topped the charts in 1991. This kind of synchronised dance involves ...

If you’ve ever been to a wedding, country-western bar, or a school dance, you’ve probably participated in a line dance. Nearly every culture and music genre have a type of line dance, which has caused ...

Enter the East Chattanooga Recreation Center on a Tuesday or Thursday evening and you’re likely to hear the faint squeaks of athletic shoes on a gym floor amidst the sounds of “Come Get to This” by ...

Myrna West leads a class in line dancing at the Southampton Senior Center Tuesday afternoon. Myrna West leads a class in line dancing at the Southampton Senior Center Tuesday afternoon. Mara Lamb ...

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 ...