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Country
Two-Step

Smooth, social, and the heartbeat of every country dance hall. Country Two-Step's simple quick-quick-slow-slow rhythm is the gateway into partner dancing for country music lovers, and once you've got it, you've got it for life.

About the Style

What is Country Two-Step?

Country Two-Step is the essential Texas partner dance, a progressive, counter-clockwise dance for the floor that's been the foundation of Texas country nightlife for generations. The pattern is simple (quick-quick-slow-slow) but the expression, turns, and partner work you can build on top of it are virtually limitless.

At DFW Young & Social Club, we teach Country Two-Step with a focus on floorcraft, connection, and the turns and variations that make it so satisfying to dance at honky-tonks, country clubs, and Texas dance halls. If you live in DFW and go to country venues, this is the first dance to learn.

Country Two-Step is a community dance. Learning it connects you to a tradition that's been alive in Texas for over a century, and opens up every country dance floor in the state. There's nothing quite like dancing Two-Step to a live Texas country band.

What to expect in class
  • No partner or prior experience needed
  • We rotate partners throughout every class
  • Footwork, timing, and connection fundamentals
  • Casual, welcoming atmosphere, no dress code

Schedule

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DFW Young & Social Club lead instructor

Your Instructor

Meet Alexi,
your dance instructor.

Alexi is our lead instructor, trained in more than 25 dance styles, with Master Instructor credentials in many of them and Grand Master status in several. She has been teaching professionally since 2016 and has taught thousands of people. Whatever your level, she teaches to how you learn rather than to a syllabus, and she is at her best with people who have never danced before.

Meet Alexi

All the styles we teach.

32 styles across Latin, Swing, Ballroom, Country, and Social / Club.

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Salsa
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Bachata
Romantic, soulful, expressive. Bachata has taken the dance world by storm.
Latin
Cha Cha
Playful, syncopated, endlessly fun. A rhythm you'll never forget.
Latin
Merengue
Often called the easiest Latin dance to learn. Great for total beginners.
Latin
Mambo
Bold, rhythmic, and full of fire. The precursor to Salsa with its own distinct energy.
Latin
Rumba
Slow, hip-driven, full of connection. The dance of love.
Latin
Samba
Brazil's national dance. Upbeat, celebratory, unmistakable.
Latin
Bolero
The slowest of the Latin dances. Romantic, close, and deeply expressive.

Ready to try Country Two-Step?

No partner, no experience, no problem. Just show up ready to move.