Desert 5 Spot, a country and western dance bar that debuted in Los Angeles in 2021 and expanded to New York City last year, has opened its newest venue at a two-story warehouse in D.C.’s Union Market ...

Now that it’s closed, the Outlaw Saloon may be one less place where people can learn to line dance, but that doesn’t stop the ...

They come for the exercise and learn to dance from a state champion in country western dancing. They are in their 70s and 80s and are dancing to Shaboozey and Beyoncé. Mike Bendavid, who has been ...

“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 ...

Couples dance at Stud Country, a queer line dancing night at Club Bahia in Echo Park. Subverting heteronormative stereotypes that often come with the country-western fan base and community, the night ...

For over 50 years, Oil Can Harry’s in Studio City was considered a cornerstone of L.A.’s LGBTQ+ community. More than just a humble western bar, it was also a community hub for LGBTQ+ country-lovers, ...

These days, it’s all about country. Music has undeniably undergone a Western revival thanks to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Orville Peck’s pecs, and the further Dolly Parton-ification of Sabrina Carpenter ...

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 ...

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 ...