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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 its core, line dancing is simply a group dance where people move in sync while facing the same direction, which makes it ...

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 ...

Dance, for a long time, has been a key element of expression within Black culture. That aside, dancing brings people together in community to experience Black joy. One of the common types of ...