Instructor community
Free instructor community
A free community for instructors to share ideas, swap dances, and support each other in building welcoming dance floors.
Why this is open to everyone
A welcoming dance floor is a win for line dancing
A great dance community starts with people feeling welcome on the dance floor. That's why the community side of BOTG is open to instructors who share that spirit — bringing people together, helping dancers grow, and creating places people want to come back to.
We're building the Instructor Community around the things instructors tell us they need most, from teaching and class planning to marketing, resources, and growing strong dance communities.
Free instructor community
Song and Dance Exchange
Share the music and dances that are working in real rooms. Stay connected with instructors who care about the whole dance floor.
Instructor Pro — coming soon
The craft of running a class
The craft of running a great class... Strengthen your teaching with practical strategies for class structure, cueing, dance selection, pacing, and creating a welcoming room.
Teach it
Class planning
Plan a series, not just a night
A home for lesson outlines, level progressions, and series planners, so you’re not rebuilding your class from scratch every week.
Take a lookBeginner teaching strategies
Teach a first-timer without losing the room
Teach a first-timer without losing the room. The craft side of teaching — breaking a step down, connecting without singling anyone out, and making a first night feel like it was designed for them.
Take a lookInstructor Pro — coming soon
Getting people through the door
Practical marketing strategies and ready-to-use tools to help you promote your classes, reach more dancers, and build a community that keeps coming back.
Fill it
Marketing templates
Promote your class without starting from scratch
Canva templates, promotional campaigns, class and event marketing ideas, and resources you can actually put to work — without having to become a marketing expert.
Take a lookGet found by dancers
Your side of the instructor directory
The public instructor directory works both ways: dancers search it, and you get found. This is where you'll manage your listing and the classes attached to it.
Take a lookClass and event listings
Get your nights on the calendar
Submit a class or event, keep it current, and have it show up on the public BOTG calendar where dancers are already looking.
Take a lookInstructor Pro — coming soon
Building something that lasts
Teaching a great class is one thing. Building something you can keep showing up for is another. Learn how to create stronger venue relationships, make smart decisions about pricing and policies, handle the inevitable ups and downs, and build a line dance community that can grow without taking the joy out of teaching.
Grow it
The business of teaching
The part nobody prepared you for
Venues, pricing, cancellations, insurance, and the behind-the-scenes details that help you run your classes with confidence and build something sustainable.
Take a lookInstructor Q&A
Ask the people doing the same job
A space for the real stuff — tough rooms, low nights, burnout. Straight talk, instructor to instructor.
Take a lookInstructor Pro is coming soon
New resources and tools are being developed to help instructors teach stronger classes, reach more dancers, and build thriving dance communities.
A separate future path
Teach with BOTG
The public Instructor Directory helps dancers discover instructors and places to dance. If you teach line dancing, we'd love to help dancers find you. Teaching under the BOTG name is different. That will be a separate path for instructors who want to represent BOTG's teaching philosophy and floor culture.
