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Editor’s Note:\u00a0This is an excerpt from WBUR’s Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,\u00a0sign up here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second day of The WBUR Festival<\/a>!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got sessions with authors, ambassadors and experts happening across Boston University\u2019s campus today. But if you don\u2019t have a ticket, don\u2019t worry. You can still join us at the free Street Fair at BU Beach, where we\u2019ll have food trucks, a pop-up vintage market from FOUND, live music, games and \u2014 last but not least \u2014 line dancing.<\/p>\n

Now, line dancing might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think \u201cBoston.\u201d But line dancing has become something of a sleeper hit in the city over the last five years, according to\u00a0the\u00a0Line Dancing Queens<\/a>, Molly Albert and Vicky Falso. They host a few line dancing events<\/a> each week, including every Wednesday night at the Cambridge bars McCarthy’s and Toad, as well as online.<\/p>\n

Albert says that when she and Falso began line dancing four years ago, while students at Emmanuel College, there were about two or three events per week in the city, with 30 to 50 people at each of them. \u201cNow it\u2019s every day of the week, and there\u2019s probably at least 100 people every day of the week no matter where you go,\u201d Albert said.<\/p>\n

\"AlbertAlbert and Falso (left) dance alongside guests at a line dancing event. (Courtesy Line Dancing Queens)<\/p>\n

So, what\u2019s the hype about? I chatted with the Line Dancing Queens ahead of today\u2019s line dancing lesson at 1 p.m.<\/a> to learn more about the allure of the stepping style and how it\u2019s grown a community in Boston.<\/p>\n

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n

Hanna Ali: How did you get started line dancing? What attracted you to it?<\/p>\n

Molly Albert: \u201cIt started at Loretta\u2019s<\/a>, which was close to Emmanuel. \u200aI went because I liked country music, and it\u2019s a country bar. \u200aI’ve never been good at dancing, but I do like to dance, so it was just fun, and then there’s so many [line] dances to learn that you kind of get hooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vicky Falso: \u200a\u201cWe went just to go, not knowing it\u00a0would become, like, our obsession. We went once and we immediately bought cowboy boots, clothes, everything to fit in at line dancing.\u201d<\/p>\n

HA: What is line dancing, exactly?\u00a0<\/p>\n

MA: \u201c\u200aI guess some people might think it’s partner dancing, but you’re dancing on your own. There are certain steps that repeat in every dance, and it gets harder as you do more advanced dances. You’re technically supposed to dance in rows, in lines, which is why it’s called line dancing, but everyone’s kind of crowded together, so it’s not exactly like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

VF: \u201cThere’s a lot of walking forward three times, kicking, walking back, a lot of jazz boxes, shuffles. Grapevines. And the songs have a set dance everywhere you go. [Pitbull\u2019s] \u2018Damn, I Love Miami\u2019 is very popular right now. But then the dance to it is called \u2018Pieces to the Puzzle<\/a>.\u2019 A question we got asked a lot, even before we taught, was like, \u2018How do you know that dance?\u2019 And you just kind of pick it up as you go. You’re like, \u2018Oh, I know this song. That means it’s this dance.\u2019 And then it’s almost like a flash mob.\u201d<\/p>\n

HA: Who\u2019s in the crowd at these line dancing events?<\/p>\n

VF: \u201cIt really is a mix. Everywhere you go it’s a different demographic. I feel like it really blew up ’cause it blew up on TikTok. People started getting interested, and [it] became more of a younger crowd. People are obsessed! \u2026 And there’s hundreds of people in Boston and different communities. There\u2019s queer line dancing. \u200aWe do play a lot of pop songs, we’re not exactly traditional with following the steps. We promote everyone being included and [having] fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

MA:\u200a \u201cAt our events, it’s more people around our age, so like 20 to 30. When we started, it was an older crowd. But now that it’s gotten so big in Boston, it really is kind of every age.\u201d<\/p>\n

HA: \u200aWhy do you think people should try it?<\/p>\n

MA: \u201cIt’s a very good cardio workout. \u2026 And then it’s also fun to just challenge yourself to learn all the dances ’cause there’s hundreds of them. And the community is very nice and welcoming. Even if you’re not very social, most people there are, so they will probably come up to you or be very nice if you say hi. It’s just a good way to make friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

HA: What would you tell someone who\u2019s hesitant to try line dancing?<\/p>\n

VF: \u200a\u201dIf you want to start, only do the lessons. We’ll guide you through it. Introduce yourselves to us. It’s a good way to just meet people, get active, and if you find dancing’s not for you, maybe you’ll just enjoy the environment, hanging out, doing beginner [dances]. Any level is welcome and okay in any line dancing bar.\u201d<\/p>\n

P.S.\u2014 WBUR anchor Steve Brown, news fellow Kevin Vu and I learned a few kickin’ moves from the Line Dancing Queens ahead of today’s group lesson at BU Beach. Watch us try our very best to grapevine and Charleston step in this video<\/a>.<\/p>\n