HOUMA -- Kenny Mooring may be mild mannered in his day job, but his energetic dancing style makes it fun for his students to learn to line dance. "I like the way he moves," Susie Bailey said of her ...

IT IS A frigid mid-week evening in New York; snow has been pushed into large mounds on the pavement. But inside Desert 5 Spot, a Western-themed bar in Brooklyn, a group of 20-somethings is bringing ...

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 synchronized dance involves ...

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.

Adia Nuño always dreamed of being a professional dancer. But after turns as a high school and college cheerleader and then leading three cheer programs in Orange County, she figured her dance card was ...

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Ava Stratford-Davies, 16, has set up her own business to teach line dancing and says lots of other young people are getting into it too For Ava Stratford-Davies, line dancing is more than just a hobby ...

Forget your grandma’s line dancing. A new generation is heel-toeing its way onto the dance floor in an explosive revival of the genre with a modern twang. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Country line dancing has become a favorite pasttime for many country music fans. From country-inspired nightclubs like Billy Bob’s and Gilley’s to community centers and dance halls, it's clear that ...

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 ...

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