Groups & leagues
A bar is great for a night out, but it's hard to get past small talk over loud music. A run club, a chorus or a game night gives you something to do together and the same faces every week, so by the third visit people know your name. Here are 160 LGBTQ+ clubs, leagues and regular nights in 23 cities, each with the month we last checked it was still running.
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14 groups across 23 cities · Dance nights & classes
Country nights with beginner lessons, city by city: Where to two-step.
Thursdays and Sundays 9–11pm, no cover
Canvas, 1105 Fatherland St (East Nashville)
Two nights a week of karaoke and line dancing at the East Nashville cocktail bar, with no cover. Come for the dancing, stay for a song.
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Thursdays; free lessons 8–9pm (line dance & two-step alternate), then open dancing
The Heretic, 2069 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE
Free country dance lessons for beginners and regulars, taught by DanceOut Atlanta. No cover. Come for the lesson even if you don't stay late.
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Wednesdays 7–11pm
Playhouse, 100A 7th Ave S (West Village)
A weekly queer country night with line dancing and two-stepping. All skill levels are welcome, so it's a good one to try even if you've never danced before.
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Sundays 6:30–10pm (lessons from 6:30, two-step at 7, open dancing 7:30–10); plus a monthly Saturday Stampede
Eagles Club #34, 2507 E 25th St (Seward)
A country dance club for LGBTQ+ people and friends. Sundays start with lessons, including beginner two-step, and then the floor opens for social dancing. You don't need a partner or any experience, and cover is $8.
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Third Thursday monthly, 7–10:30pm, no cover Monthly
Next: Thu, Nov 19
Jacques Cabaret Underground, 79 Broadway (Bay Village)
A free monthly country night. They teach line and partner dances along with a bit of LGBTQ+ country-western history, so you can show up with no experience.
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Tuesdays 6:30–9:30pm, $10 class
Beanlandia, 3300 Royal St (Bywater)
Line dance classes for the LGBTQ+ community and friends, held in a coffee shop. Beginners are welcome.
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2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7–9pm, $5 Twice a month
Next: Wed, Oct 28
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, 2240 St. Claude Ave (Marigny/St. Roch)
A queer line-dance night with instructor Jeez Loueez. Cheap, friendly, and good for total beginners.
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Tuesdays 8–10pm, free partner and line-dance lessons; some Saturday afternoon sessions too
Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Rd (Oak Lawn)
A queer line-dancing and two-step group whose classes are full of beginners in sneakers. A friendly way to learn before hitting a dance floor.
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Sundays 8:30–11pm
The Montrose Center, 401 Branard St
Weekly practice for Houston's ballroom (vogue) scene. Come to learn, watch, or work on your walk.
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Classes and socials through the month; see the group's calendar
Various Austin venues
Queer-friendly classes in line dancing, two-step, country swing, salsa, bachata and more. Lead or follow regardless of gender, and beginners are accommodated.
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Thursdays 6–8pm; Saturdays 6–8pm
Charlie's Phoenix, 727 W Camelback Rd (Melrose)
Free country line dance lessons twice a week at Phoenix's longtime gay country bar, open to every level. Learn the steps early, meet the regulars, and stay once the floor fills up.
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1st & 3rd Mondays and Thursdays, 8pm–midnight, with lessons at 8:30 and 10pm; check the venue for the night Twice a month
Next: Mon, Nov 2
Los Globos (3040 Sunset Blvd, Silver Lake) and The Paramount (2708 E Cesar Chavez Ave, Boyle Heights)
LA's beloved queer line-dancing party. Each night starts with lessons from teachers on stage, so total beginners pick it up fast. 21+.
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Fridays, beginner lesson 7:15–8pm then social dancing; rooms and lessons change, so check Rain Country's newsletter or Instagram
Reverie Ballroom, 915 E Pine St (Capitol Hill)
A weekly queer country-western dance night from the Rain Country Dance Association, with two-step, West Coast swing, waltz and line dancing. The lesson is included in the $20 sliding-scale cover.
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Sundays 5–10:30pm (beginner two-step 5:30, line dance 6:30); Thursdays 6:30–10:30pm (two-step 6:45, line dance 7:30)
550 Barneveld Ave (Bayview)
The longest-running queer country-western dance night in the US. Beginner lessons are built into every night and you don't need a partner. $7, 21+.
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Schedules are as each group gives them: monthly groups meet once a month, twice-a-month ones in the weeks they name, and seasonal leagues only in season. Times change, so check the group's own site before you go. Something wrong, or a group we're missing? Post in Friends & Community. Nobody pays to be listed.