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Country Dancing Tonight

I love country dancing and all things around it - line dancing two step, county music and a great honky tonk bar or dance hall.

Hi, I’m Brian and I love country dancing! I am a single dad to 4 amazing adult kids and live in Fullerton, California. In 2016 I went through a divorce, and like many going through something like that, I was pretty devastated. In my journey toward recovering and moving on, a recurring theme I heard was that there’s hope! People talked about finding silver linings in things like this. Maybe you’ll do things and discover things you never would have before! Well, in 2017 some friends of mine invited me to go to a country bar where there was dancing. But this wasn’t just any country bar, this was the Ranch in Anaheim California! A very nice premier place for live music and country dancing. I joined them and had a really good time. And over time, even without my friends, I kept going just to sit, have a beer, and hang out. (better than being all alone at home). I wasn’t dancing immediately at all–that terrified me! But what I found was that just sitting and watching people dance was nice, even therapeutic. Something about just watching people dance was very cool. But you can’t be at a place like that too long before you try it out yourself. So began my journey into country dance. At first, it was line dancing, but then after a few lessons, I actually tried the two-step as well. There were some rather terrifying moments to that of course! But now, here 6 years later I have enjoyed many many nights of dancing. In that time I learned the basic Two Step, learned several partner dances, and now know close to 50 line dances and tried out hundreds. It has really become a very fun outlet and activity. A place for meeting new friends and enjoying some great nights of live music and dancing. Looking back, I would never have guessed I'd be so caught up with, of all things, dancing! But here I am, and I'm happy to have found it and all the things and people that surround it. And now to write about the discoveries and hopefully put out some interesting and helpful information about it is a bonus!

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Southern California Dance Contests–They're Back!

Hello Country Dancers! Happy 2024! For the first email of 2024, I have a couple of things for you to check out on the blog! Two new articles on the blog! But also scroll down for some extras! February's Topics: 2024 Talent Search Dance Contest, Full California Round-Up! & Best Country Bars for Dancing in the United States. Dance Contests: Living in Southern California and being a country dancer, the beginning of the year always treats us to the awesome Word In Motion Talent Search Dance...

12 months ago • 3 min read

FALL 2023 Country Dancing NEWS! Howdy Y'all! For this month's email, I have four new articles on the blog and five dance instructor highlights! This email is packed full of great information! It's all about Footwear, Fear & Shivers! But also some news about Vegas Line Dancing as well! Also, and very importantly, a big thanks to all my subscribers, especially to all the new subscribers–all 142 of you! Fuego Dance Shoes: A Line Dance Game Changer? I have been super obsessed with the fairly new...

about 1 year ago • 3 min read

Summer 2023 Country Dancing in California, Arizona & Texas! I hope everyone is having a great summer! And especially a great summer of country dancing! For this month’s email, I am highlighting FOUR new articles on the blog! This is a long overdue email, but hopefully worth the wait, as I was collecting some new material to write & report about. The main thing I did this summer was a road trip through Texas. I had a great time checking out some of the best places to dance! If you live in...

over 1 year ago • 3 min read

Hello Country Dancers! And Happy Spring 2023! What a great time for dancers! I love this time of year as the days get longer and warmer! Spring is in full swing and hopefully, so is everyone's dancing! Here's to a great Spring & Summer of country dancing! For this month's email, I wanted to let y'all know that there are two new articles on the blog! First, I have a recap and round-up of last month's EDGE Dance Event in SoCal, and then another post focusing on country music! Read on! The EDGE,...

almost 2 years ago • 4 min read

Hello Country Dancers! And Happy February, 2023! For this month's email, I wanted to let y'all know that there are three new articles on the blog! February's Topics: • A Dancing Community Tribute• 2023 Stagecoach Country Dance Contests, Full California Round-Up!• Good Dance Floor Etiquette – All The Essential “Need to Knows!” For Both Partner and Line Dancing. A Dancing Community Tribute... First, I want to share something rather unique and special that some of my local dance community...

almost 2 years ago • 5 min read

Hello Country Dancers! And Happy New Year! For this first email of the year I have a very exhaustive recap of my time at the Vegas Dance Explosion last year. Check it out! If you were there you can relive some of the moments, but if not and especially if you've never been to it, or big dance conventions like it, hopefully you'll get a feel for what they are like and come next time! The main thing is that its a place to be exposed to some great new line dance choreography that has only...

about 2 years ago • 4 min read

Hello Country Dancers! And Happy Holidays! Who doesn't like a good story? When it comes to country dancing if you are a dancer, I'm betting there's a story there! What Is Your Country Dancing Story? I know I have one and maybe you've already stumbled upon it already in my about page. But this month's email features a great one! My new friend in the country dancing scene is Gregg Tomchick. This just sort of happened... his enthusiasm for his new found love of dancing has been fun to watch and...

about 2 years ago • 3 min read

Summer Two Stepping! Hello country dancers! Well, I’m back! I know I missed a couple months there. I was just busy with life! A vacation trip, but then also I just kept getting sick and getting sick again! Ah, life! Anyway, never fear, the country dancing blog is not dead!Check out my latest post: 39 Great Country Two Step Songs for the Dance Floor! I’ve been excited for a while to put this list out there. There’s other web pages out there that do it, but my list has a little more than just...

about 2 years ago • 2 min read

Attention All Line Dancers! For this month's email, I have something a little different to share! Remember a few months back I talked about line dance lists and asked if anyone keeps track of what they know with a spreadsheet? Well, I kept thinking about that and decided to try to make something that might help with this. I have a simple preprogrammed spreadsheet I am making available on my blog for the low cost of $1.50. But for all you folks (all 850 of you!) who have signed up for my...

about 2 years ago • 2 min read

Goodbye Summer! Awe! Once again we are saying goodbye to summer. I'm always sad to see summer wind up. But at least for some of us it is still plenty warm! To wrap up summer I've got a couple new things on the blog... September's Topics: YESSS!! National Dance Convention & CompetitionCopperknob Top 10 & Top 99 Line Dances_____________________________________________ In the last email I sent out, I mentioned I went to the YESSS!! National Dance Convention & Competition in Scottsdale AZ! I...

over 2 years ago • 1 min read