At its core, line dancing is simply a group dance where people move in sync while facing the same direction, which makes it easy to join without needing a partner. Line dancing has been around for ...

What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Queer Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these ...

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 ...

It's seen by many as a way to socialise and meet new people in an era where such activities are at a low point due to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: When Ember Reichgott Junge was a young state senator representing the New Hope area back in the mid-1990s, she walked into a partner dance ...

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 ...