Line dancing has become a staple of the Black community‘s culture as it naturally provides a sense of comfort, unity and pride at any festivities. No matter where Black people are, when “Candy” by ...
If you’ve been to a wedding, birthday party, school dance, or bar and bat mitzvah in the past 50 years, chances are you’re familiar with the dance, the Electric Slide. Known both as The Electric and ...
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 ...
If you think line dancing went out of style after its big moment in movies and TV in the 1980s and ’90s, think again. From ...
If you’ve spent even a few minutes scrolling online lately, chances are you’ve seen groups of stylish Black folks, dressed in denim, fringe, and cowboy hats, doing all of the latest line dances. Maybe ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
If you weren’t line dancing at honkytonks in the 1990s to “Achy Breaky Heart,” the name Diane Horner probably means nothing to you. But her face might ring a bell. She was the Midwestern fitness ...
Stud Country, a queer line dancing and two-step class from Los Angeles, made a rollicking return to New York on a recent Monday. Eliza Jouin, left, and Hannah Pinson were among the over 300 people who ...