Whole room, one step, country and soul in the mix. No partner, no experience. Michael runs Friday line dance from 7 to 8pm for $10 drop-in or a $30 punch card, and every level is welcome on the floor.
Effervescent Studios hosts a line dancing class every Friday from 7 to 8pm at 2101 Cleveland Blvd in Granite City, IL. Drop-in is $10, or grab a $30 punch card. The class is open to adults of all levels, no partner and no experience required. Michael leads the whole room through a country and soul mix.
Come once for $10, or pick up a $30 punch card if Friday is becoming your night. Text or call Michael, or use the contact form, before your first visit.
One hour, once a week. The calendar rotates month to month, so text Michael before your first visit and he will confirm the date and have you set.
Line dancing faces the same way as a whole room, so there is no partner to find and no one to hold you back. You fall in with everyone else and follow along.
Line dancing is the easiest room in the building to walk into cold. Everyone faces the front, everyone learns the same pattern, and the energy carries you through the parts you have not caught yet.
Walk in, pick a spot in the room, and face the front with everyone else. No sign-in ritual, no partner to pair with. Michael starts the music and calls the first pattern out loud.
Country in one song, soul in the next. Michael breaks each step down slowly, then builds it back to tempo so you are moving with the room instead of watching from the wall.
By the second or third song the pattern clicks and your feet stop asking permission. That is the moment new dancers say they forgot they were nervous walking in.
Because it was fun, and because nobody made you feel new. Plenty of Friday regulars started as the person who almost did not show up.
According to the American Heart Association, regular aerobic activity like dancing strengthens your heart and lifts your mood, which is a fair bit to get out of a Friday hour.
If you have never line danced in your life, this is the room built for you. There is no skill bar at the door and no experience assumed. Michael teaches every pattern from the start, so the whole floor is learning together and no one is the odd one out.
Come by yourself and you will fit right in. Line dancing needs no partner, so you are never waiting to be picked or worried about slowing someone down. You show up, you find a spot, and you are part of it by the chorus.
His directions are clear and easy to follow. With over 30 students, he makes each one of us feel seen.
Text Michael that you are coming to the line dance and that you are new. He will confirm this week’s date and time. $10 drop-in or $30 punch card. No experience, no partner.