When Tamia came across a video on YouTube of people line dancing to her 2006 song “Can’t Get Enough of You,” she and her husband, NBA legend Grant Hill, decided to join in the fun and learn the dance.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The opening lines of Luke Bryan’s “Country Girl (Shake It for Me)” begin to filter through the speakers, and our conversation screeches to a halt. Drinks are abandoned somewhere near our pile of coats ...
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. This kind of synchronised dance involves ...