When you’re swinging with someone — that is, holding onto them and whirling around for eight counts — it’s helpful to look them in the eyes. Contra dance is a long game, and you don’t want to get ...

As the sun sets in the town of Nelson on Monday night, a crowd of people meander into Town Hall with instruments and water bottles in hand. It’s not long before cheering, stomping and the twang of ...

Take hands with your neighbor, bounce and swing; women, chain across and back to your neighbor, circle to the left two places. For a contra-dance beginner, such instructions can be as daunting as ...

A little bit of Nashville goes a long way for those who frequent DW’s Junction 2-65 in Hebron, which claims to be the only live country music and line-dancing establishment in Northwest Indiana. Many ...

It started as a night out in California in 2018, sitting in the corner of a bar and observing lines of dancers shimmy and stomp in unison. Now, Keshia Hinson is front and center, teaching others how ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Country Dance*New York will present A Day of Waltz & Contra Dance on ...

Line dancing dates back further than the 1990s, but it gained mainstream popularity in that decade. Even outside of the South, line dancing became a pastime. That’s due, in part, to the wildly popular ...