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 ...

For Ava Stratford-Davies, line dancing is more than just a hobby. The 16-year-old has enjoyed the country dance style since she was seven, following in the footsteps of her mum, grandmother and ...

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 ...

For the past several weeks, Livingston Parish’s premier line dancing troupe has adopted the temporary name the Krewe of The Sunflower Girls, and it is a most appropriate new identity because the ...

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 ...

Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence ...

TO FAME. >> I’M A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND I WAS RECOVERING FROM CHEMO, SURGERY, RADIATION, AND I WAS JUST IN A BAD PLACE. AND THIS CLASS HAS SAVED MY LIFE. >> DIONNE STARKS OF BRANDON VISITS YMCA ...

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference from our community authored by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. If you’ve ever tried line dancing, you know ...

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. But it’s no longer just for cowgirls and ...