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Two-Step Curious?

You found it, and we're really glad you're here. Here are the things we wish someone had told us when we first walked into the Austin honky-tonk music and dance scene.

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Your road map

Five steps, in order. Take them one at a time.

1

Take your first lesson

Two easy ways in. Social lessons are free or low-cost, drop-in, and happen at local bars every week, no partner and no sign-up. Private lessons are you (and up to six friends) with an instructor, the fastest way to feel confident. Either way, someone teaches you every step.

2

Find a floor tonight

Our nightly schedule shows exactly who's playing where, every single night in Austin. Pick a room, show up, and dance.

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3

Fall for the live music

Two-step lives and breathes on live music, and Austin's bands are the whole reason it feels the way it does. Start catching the names on the marquee and following the ones that move you. Want a taste before you go? Our playlists are a good place to wander.

Wander the playlists →
4

Know the rooms

A map of every honky-tonk and dance hall, in Austin and beyond, so you always know where to go next.

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5

Find your people

This is a community, not a company, and no one person is the face of it. It takes a village. Come say hi, start making friends, and fall for the Austin live music scene in a whole new way.

Come say hi →

Nervous? You don't need to be.

Wondering if you belong here?
You do. All are welcome, always. Anyone can ask anyone to dance, and it goes every way: men lead women, women lead men, women dance with women, men dance with men. Come exactly as you are.
Never danced a step in your life?
Perfect. That's exactly who beginner lessons are built for. Two-step is four counts, and someone teaches you every one.
Don't have a partner?
You don't need one. Lessons rotate partners so everyone dances, and most people show up solo.
Think you have two left feet?
Everybody says that on day one. By the end of the night you'll be moving around the floor. Promise.
Won't know anybody there?
You will by last call. This is one of the friendliest rooms in Austin, and "it's my first time" is a great opener.
You made it to the floor

See you out there. No partner, experience, or excuses necessary.

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