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Everything you need before your first line dance class
Free, written guides for people who have genuinely never done this before. Guided video tutorials are coming soon.
Beginner basics
Beginner basics you can read right now
Every guide stands alone, so start wherever feels right to you.
What line dancing actually is
Line dancing is a choreographed group dance. No partner needed. It’s that simple.
Your first five steps
Grapevine, step-touch, jazz box, coaster step, pivot turn. Learn these five and you can dance dozens of beginner dances.
How to read a step sheet
Step sheets look like code until someone reads one out loud with you. Here's one, translated line by line.
What to wear and bring
Smooth soles beat new boots. That's most of the advice. Here's the rest of it.
Dance floor etiquette
Six unwritten rules, written down — so you never have to guess what the room expects.
Practicing at home
Fifteen minutes in a kitchen beats two hours you never do. A realistic practice routine.
Coming soon
Guided video tutorials
A guided beginner tutorial series is in the works. Nicole walking you through the steps at your own pace from wherever you are.
In the meantime, the written basics above are free to read, and a few of Nicole’s real class tutorials are in the Dance Library.
Questions people are too polite to ask