One recent Wednesday night in Atlanta, dozens of people gathered in a studio space armed with water bottles, hand fans, towels and an expectation to be in sync. There were hugs among the regulars ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black America’s 2025 summer anthem may actually be a line dance steeped in African history and tradition. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

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 ...

Mavericks Country Bar and Nightclub in Pleasanton, with its mechanical bull, deer-antler chandelier, and clientele in cowboy hats and leather inlay boots, has a country-western flair that’s hard to ...

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 ...

“Delighted confusion,” Jordon replies when I ask him how he would describe the atmosphere on the expansive wood-paneled floor of the Brooklyn Bowl. On the stage behind him, California-based duo Stud ...

Line dancing has been taken to a whole new level. The high-energy dance had the comments section baffled, since people usually think of country music when they think of line dancing. "I didn’t know ...

On Wednesday evenings in Hampstead, dancers gather at The Coon Club, a hunting club, bar and dance space tucked behind trees off a rural Carroll County road. On a recent Wednesday, a group of 22 ...

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 ...