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So many new people are discovering line dancing lately and joining in and having fun. If you are one of them and new to it, you may be wondering, "Where do I start?" This article will introduce you to some beginner line dances that are easy to learn in 2025! Starting with beginner line dances is crucial for building confidence. These simple, repetitive routines are easy to follow, making them perfect for newcomers. These easy line dances will help you grasp the basics, enjoy the music, and prepare for more complex dances. Starting with easy line dances like the Cupid Shuffle, the Electric Slide, and the Cowboy Hustle, to name a few, will help you get comfortable on the dance floor. Beginner line dances set the foundation for learning more complex dances later. Here’s my list of 20 easy beginner & popular line dances for 2025 to learn: (click on them to pop down to each one). 20 Beginner Line Dances To Know: Cupid Shuffle Wobble Electric Slide Power Jam Cowboy Hustle House Party Rocket to the Sun Black Velvet Boot Scootin' Boogie Two-Step (the line dance-not the partner dance!) Cowboy Up Copperhead Road Ah Si Rock Me A Little Bit Lit Baby Likes to Rock It The Outlaw Bang Bang (EZ) K is For Kicks Ten Step (this is actually not done in lines!) All My Line Dance Lists - Quick Links! At first, it can be a little overwhelming when you step into a country bar with all the dancing that is going on–I know how you feel! It can be both exciting and terrifying! But don’t worry it will all work out! If you need to, start with some very beginner dances and work your way down. Enjoy this good round-up of the popular easy beginner line dances! Learn some of these, and you’ll be set to get out on the dance floor every time you go out! Starting with the most common and easiest. But all these are fairly easy line dances. Also, check out Some Beginning Line Dancing Basics below for some tips about starting as a beginner! Also, check out my post on the steps that line dancing is made of. These are the building blocks for line dancing: 53 Line Dancing Steps You Need to Know! 1. Cupid Shuffle Count: 32Wall: 4Level: Very Beginner Line Dance Choreography: Bernard Bryson (Cupid)Music: Cupid Shuffle by CupidStep Sheet: Click here to download. Cupid Shuffle was choreographed by the singer Cupid and created simultaneously with his song The Cupid Shuffle, which was recorded in 2006. When he set out to create it, it was with the exact intention of creating a line dance classic without a genre that everyone could dance to. He came up with the dance in the studio while making up the song. That is all history! While the song isn't a country song, this line dance must be first since it's arguably the most popular and one everyone has danced to (at bars, weddings, schools). It is straightforward since the lyrics tell you what to do next! "To the right, to the right, to the right, to the right... To the left, to the left, to the left, to the left... Now kick..." So, no excuses, you can do this! It for sure belongs on the list of beginner line dances. Download the step sheet if you are still nervous! https://youtu.be/LaqJ3aNoPjI?si=ZvXHXo88y7Nkp1Dr Great demo to music for The Cupid Shuffle from Dirt Road Dancing. https://youtu.be/7PSWYaISCFc?si=znP4Y5HDxiDWJW_p Great tutorial for The Cupid Shuffle from Dirt Road Dancing. back to top 2. Wobble Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreography: V.I.C. BrentnellMusic: Wobble by V.I.C.Step Sheet: Click here to download. The Wobble is another non-country line dance that is about as popular as the Cupid Shuffle. And another line dance created by the musical artist! It's an easy line dance that is very fun and always a crowd-pleaser. It is very common to see people doing the Wobble at weddings and parties as well as at local country bars, where it is sure to get everyone out on the dance floor. The Wobble can get a little long, though, with the song lasting over 5 minutes. A lot of jumping! https://youtu.be/0hOxdFFEeWs?si=K3raVIwwQuol2PGG Demo from Dirt Road Dancing for The Wobble. https://youtu.be/MqTKUXdpyvY?si=fTxE5MxG96aL8D1W Dirt Road Dancing's tutorial for The Wobble. back to top 3. Electric Slide Count: 18 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreography: Ric Silver (1976)Music: Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths (with scores of alternates, including Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus and Fast As You by Dwight Yoakam)Step Sheet: Click here to download. While the Electric Slide was originally choreographed in 1976, Marcia Griffiths's song Electric Boogie gave it popularity. It was in 1989 when it took off and for ten years was listed as the number-one dance in the world! Today there are many songs used to dance the Electric Slide. Achy Breaky Heart is a popular go-to at a country bar, but so many others work great. To have other options for songs the Electric Slide works for go here! It is simple enough. Here are the steps: 1. Grapevine right. Take one step right with your right foot.2. Grapevine left. Take one step left with your left foot.3. Rock forward and back with a toe touch. Step back with your right foot, then bring your left foot to meet it.4. Quarter-turn left and begin again... It's pretty easy (once you know it!). For beginner line dances, this one has to be on the list! The Electric slide was actually the first line dance I learned about 7 years ago, and I did need a video to get that rock, toe touch, and quarter-turn all timed right. Another great thing about line dancing, especially with an easy one like the Electric Slide is that, as you get good, you can "play" adding in turns, etc. to have fun, make it your own, and show off a little on the dance floor. https://youtu.be/WwFFfWxAWlE Demo & Teach Video back to top 4. Power Jam (San Diego Version) Count: 24 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Lynn BryantMusic: American Muscle by Canaan Smith (and countless others!)Step Sheet: Click here to download. Power Jam is a pretty common call-out and is aptly named. It's pretty fast-paced, and the slides and heal taps and then the hop at the end that most people do are all great fun. This is a good one to get under your belt and a live band is for sure going to have some songs for it. For sure, add this to your list of beginner line dances to learn! There are a couple of slight variations I've noticed with Power Jam. Firstly, for the first two heel-taps to the front and toe-taps to the back, most people just do one tap and hold it for the extra beat. Secondly, at the end of the dance instead of the little hop, you can also just stomp the left foot. Note: the locally popular version for Power Jam in the So. Cal. area is the San Diego Version which is slightly simplified. This one has more votes and many more videos on Copperknob, so I assume is preferred at large. https://youtu.be/JoN8oqFSDzE Demo & Teach Video back to top 5. Cowboy Hustle Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: UnknownMusic: What the Cowgirls Do by Vince GillStep Sheet: Click here to download. Cowboy Hustle is another fun, fast, and easy line dance similar to the Power Jam. I have confused and switched these for each other at times. They both tap the right heel forward and behind, so watch out for that! Like Power Jam, Cowboy Hustle can go with many songs and will get called out commonly. Cowboy Hustle is a good dance to include on your list of beginner line dances to know! https://youtu.be/RbfH7vjwQ_I Demo & Teach Video back to top 6. House Party Count: 24 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Jessica Short and Kerry Kick (2014)Music: House Party by Sam HuntStep Sheet: Click here to download. The next good one for beginner line dances to know is House Party! House Party is a favorite one at THE RANCH Saloon in Anaheim, and after all, it is co-choreographed by Kerry Kick, one of the weekly instructors there. It has a very current feel, danced to Sam Hunt's song House Party. It may feel like a lot of spinning to people new to dancing since, besides two step-turns there are 4 turns and shuffles (to make the four walls of the house!) But it's always a fun one with a full floor. During those 4 turns and shuffles, people hold up and touch their hands to look like a house! Another thing about House Party is its continuing popularity even though it is now 10 years old! This puts it in the category of Classic Line Dance to me. See my full list of the classics here! https://youtu.be/dNduEuIMcSc Demo & Teach Video back to top 7. Rocket to the Sun Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Absolute Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Maddison GloverMusic: You've Done To Me by Samantha JadeStep Sheet: Click here to download Rocket To The Sun is a great one for this round-up of beginner line dances. Rocket To The Sun is a classic line dance from one of the best: Maddison Glover. See my blog post on Classic Line Dances to see some other great classics! In Rocket To The Sun, I love the transition. The 3/4 walk around at the end of the dance is a simple, but brilliant way to transition to the next wall! Also, it’s an absolute beginner dance, so for sure take a moment and add to your dance list! One more bit of news about Rocket to the Sun: a new dance was recently added to Copperknob called Rocket to the Sun (Chair Dance). The choreographer credit says: Maddison Glover & Jennifer Jones. Jennifer took Maddison's classic line dance and modified it to be accessible to folks who cannot stand and dance easily. I love that she did this, and it ended up being very popular for a bit, reaching as high as #5 in Copperknob's top 10! She adds this note to her step sheet about it: Thank you, Maddison Glover, for blessing this dance. Her wonderful dance was modified to a chair dance, so the residents of Keystone Commons, an assisted living community, could “dance”. It’s better to dance in your chair than not at all. Click here to check that out! https://youtu.be/TPMNn7ydygI?si=VyS4c2Zi_dK78Ce7 This is an exciting demo from Maddison Glover at her first workshop in Sweden. https://youtu.be/QLSqBzBNcJ8?si=buYAmT5V8riv6dBg Tutorial for Rocket to the Sun from Dancezing. back to top 8. Black Velvet Count: 40 Wall: 1 Level: Improver Line Dance Choreographer: Linda De FordMusic: Black Velvet by Robin LeeStep Sheet: Click here to download. Admittedly this is listed as an "improver" level line dance. I'm keeping it since I think it is fairly easy to pick up for beginners. It is generally danced as a "contra" dance, and this is perhaps why it is an improver since that adds some challenge to it. But it can be a lot of fun since, typically, there are a lot of high-fives happening as you glide past your friends. The contra aspect of this dance for the beginner may look pretty messed up! Who do you follow? The people in front of you are faced opposite you! Just be sure to look to the folks at your side who are going in your direction and follow them! This ends up being fun and it is fairly easy! Check out the video or download the step sheet to give it a try. Note: I've noticed that where I dance (The Ranch, Anaheim CA), we just do the shuffling to go back and forth (instead of the traveling kick-ball changes). This simplifies the dance. Check out my video below of me dancing this in my living room to see how that looks! https://youtu.be/j_PELRa0cFw Demo & Teach Video–an accurate tutorial from West Coast Country that includes the traveling kick-ball changes. https://youtu.be/gY1EE8-O5Ks?si=YzE5ThNvelMfwtjB My own demo for the simplified Black Velvet line dance! back to top 9. Boot Scootin' Boogie Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Tom Mattox & Skippy BlairMusic: Boot Scootin' Boogie by Brooks & DunnStep Sheet: Click here to download. Boot Scootin' Boogie is a line dance not often seen in So. Cal. but it is one I wish was. Soon after I became a convert to the country dance scene, as a long-time country music fan, I wondered, "Hey, what about Brooks & Dunn's Boot Scootin' Boogie?" I wondered if there was a line dance for a great classic that talks about line dancing! Well, sure enough, there is! In fact, on the Copperknob website, there are 3 pages of step sheets to different versions of dances to the song! If you love Brooks & Dunn as much as me and you want to have this one under your belt. On YouTube Bill Bader's version is pretty common but in So. Cal. I've only seen people dance the Tom Mattox & Skippy Blair version. They both are 32 counts, but this one's more of a beginner-line dance. You'll see above that this one doesn't have much love in the voting. I think it deserves way more! https://youtu.be/Z9AXp61DNxQ Demo & Teach Video for Bootscootin' Boogie. back to top 10. Two Step (line dance) Count: 16 Wall: 4 Level: Very Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Robert Royston – Dance Y'All Crew (2013)Music: Two Step by Laura Bell Bundy featuring Colt FordStep Sheet: Click here to download. The Two Step line dance is not to be confused with the Two Step partner dance! As explained in the video below from "Dancin' with Patti" this is from the music video by Laura Bell Bundy found on YouTube. With only 16 counts, this is a very beginner line dance. Reminds me a little of the Cupid Shuffle. Fun fact: Robert Royston also more recently choreographed the line dance seen in Midland's Mr. Lonely music video. So, another music video that people have now learned a line dance from. https://youtu.be/xPL9kb0esps Demo & Teach Video back to top 11. Cowboy Up Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Barbara Hile – 2008Music: Cowboy Up by Jill JohnsonStep Sheet: Click here to download. Cowboy Up was a line dance I learned early on when I first started line dancing. Even if I don't dance it much it is always very easy to pick up again if I see it called. https://youtu.be/MX74UnwxWVY?si=WvMljNQxblajG8Hs Demo & Teach Video back to top 12. Copperhead Road Count: 24 Wall: 4 Level: Ultra Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Steve SmithMusic: Copperhead Road by Steve EarleStep Sheet: Click here to download. Copperhead Road, I would say is a true country western classic line dance that is very common to see at your local country dance hall. It has fewer steps than a typical line dance (24 vs. 32), so it's that much easier to learn and master quickly. The fun part of this dance of course, is the great classic song from Steve Earle, but also the fun hops and hitch in the dance! https://youtu.be/YHomP7s_Q0Y?si=qUkrTNi-K0pMGgGr Demo & Teach Video back to top 13. Ah Si Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Ultra Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Rita MasurMusic: Levantando las Manos by El SimboloStep Sheet: Click here to download. Ah Si is a great line dance for new dancers. It is an Ultra Beginner Line Dance. While it is a very easy line dance to learn, I thought the first 8 steps with the touch steps forward and then back were a little different and a lot of fun. And then there are even more step touches. It's pretty much all step touches! Note: Ah Si is a line dance that is great for the Christmas season - just use the song: Feliz Navidad. I've included it in my list of 25 Christmas Beginner Line Dances. Check that post out too! https://youtu.be/5OVBwCOm_ko?si=_RSxfCp0uWaU9nKk Demo & Teach Video for the Beginner Line Dance Ah Si. back to top 14. Rock Me Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner/Intermediate Line Dance Choreographer: Donna Manning & LeAnne Lesmeister (Mar 2013)Music: Wagon Wheel by Darius RuckerStep Sheet: Click here to download. Rock Me is a great favorite line dance of mine! I am a big Darius Rucker fan and his song Wagon Wheel is a great song. The rocking steps choreographed to "Rock Me" throughout the dance fit so well. I don't see it called every night but it should be! https://youtu.be/j_P9IosMvSk Demo & Teach Video back to top 15. A Little Bit Lit Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Rob Fowler (2017)Music: Lit by Trace AdkinsStep Sheet: Click here to download. A Little Bit Lit is a beginner line dance that is taught a lot on the weekends at the Ranch Saloon, where I dance. It is a good one for beginners. And like some other line dances on this list, it's just a great country song to dance to. Lyrically, the song Lit is a lot of fun–a fast and fun song. Included below is the lyric video! https://youtu.be/mOJNH_8ojHY Demo & Teach Video https://youtu.be/mAJTe-6fVaY Trace Adkins Lyric Video for Lit. back to top 16. Baby Likes to Rock It Count: 48 Wall: 2 Level: Beginner/Improver Line Dance Choreographer: Hillbilly Rick (USA) – April 2009Music: Baby Likes to Rock It by The TractorsStep Sheet: Click here to download. This beginner line dance is a lot of fun. It's a little fast, but try it out and stick with it. I love the grapevine and turn to then do another grapevine. Rock It is also a line dance used around Christmas, danced to the song Santa Claus is Coming (in a boogie-woogie choo-choo train). Check out more information about that here! https://youtu.be/93JyX86idHE?si=sfTTB3MrgAdRccSy Demo & Teach Video for the beginner line dance Baby Likes to Rock It. back to top 17. The Outlaw Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Suzanne Wilson (Norco, CA Style)Music: Whiskey Drinkin’ S.O.B. by Mikel KnightStep Sheet: Click here to download. The Outlaw is a pretty popular dance, but it is one of the line dances out there that isn't to a country song. Country rapper Mikel Knight doesn't fit at all in my opinion of what country music and country dancing is about, but people love the dance! https://youtu.be/jsUIUT7GY8s Demo & Teach Video back to top 18. Bang Bang (EZ) Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Basic Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Annemaree Sleeth (AUS) - September 2014Music: Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki MinajStep Sheet: Click here to download. Bang Bang is another really easy line dance that should be simple for you to learn and add to your list. It is seen sometimes at the bars being taught to give people new to line dancing a good opportunity to get involved. Check out Philip's video below as he walks us through it. https://youtu.be/vz_rtk1h9Rw?si=pk6zOVqAmI6nPUck Teach Video for Bang Bang (EZ) from Philip of the Boot Scootin' YouTube channel. back to top 19. K is for Kicks Count: 32 Wall: 4 Level: Absolute Beginner Line Dance Choreographer: Christopher Gonzalez (USA) - April 2017Music: Feel It Still - Portugal. The ManStep Sheet: Click here to download. For my 2nd to last choice for a beginner line dance, I chose K is For Kicks, a well-choreographed dance by Christopher Gonzales. This dance, like Rock It above, is also a dance that people love to use at Christmas time. Check out the info about that here! https://youtu.be/OVzp7L8jTVo?si=_adVes5TNllnK0lt Tutorial for the Absolute Beginner Line Dance K is For Kicks. back to top 20. Ten Step (L/P) Count: 18 Wall: 0 Level: Beginner Line DanceLine / Partner Choreographer: UnknownMusic: Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels BandStep Sheet: Click here to download. The Ten Step is not a line dance! The Ten Step would be considered a partner dance. As such, you can dance it with a partner, but it is commonly danced individually, and it is so much fun that I wanted to include it. It is also easy! So, while it technically isn't a "Beginner Line Dance," it is a beginner dance that you'll see called on any given weekend in many different dance halls! Like most partner dances, it is danced in a circle (counter-clockwise) on the dance floor. One common song to hear when it is called is Devil Went Down to Georgia. The beat is fast and it's a lot of fun when the band speeds up the tempo toward the end to challenge both the fiddle player and the dancers to keep up, 'til, of course, they can't! So, if dancing with a partner, you do so in the sweetheart position or just holding hands. But, if individually, you get the fun option to spin during the shuffle steps that occur between the "10-step" part. (altogether, it is an 18-count dance). If by chance you watch the video below taken at the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth and are struck by the particular magic and charm of this scene click here to read the recounting of my experience there. It truly is an awesome country dance bar. https://youtu.be/gonMbQ8yB-I?si=OQXaDIVZKdrybMZD Clear walk-through for the Ten Step https://youtu.be/0dhY6g4kACI Demo of the Ten-Step at the Cowboy Palace in Chatsworth back to top 2025 Update to 20 Beginner Line Dances Great to Know! This year I took a closer look at my 20 Beginner Line Dances that I first published back in 2018. I noticed I had some dances that were more advanced than "Beginner." The dances I've removed and the new ones are as follows: Removed Dances:Added Dances (2025):Watermelon Crawl (Intermediate)Rocket To The Sun (Absolute Beginner)Good Time (Improver)Cowboy Up (Beginner)Linda Lu (Improver)Copperhead Road (Ultra Beginner)My Maria (Improver)Ah Si (Ultra Beginner)Slappin’ Leather (Beginner)Rock It (Beginner/Improver)Tush Push (Beginner/Intermediate)Bang Bang (Basic Beginner)Country Girl Shake (Improver)K Is for Kicks (Absolute Beginner) If you want to learn some or all of the more advanced dances removed, see a new blog post that preserves them on the site: 8 Popular Improver Line Dances To Learn and Dance Now! Some Beginning Line Dancing Basics So there it is! My list of what I think are 20 of the easiest and most popular line dances out there right now. In addition to the dances themselves, here's a little more information about line dancing if you're new to all this and a little confused about what is happening out there on the floor–I know I was! A couple of things to know about if you're new! Line dances are typically 16, 32, 40, or 48 steps (based on the level of difficulty) You may have noticed these numbers are all divisible by 8! Most popular music has a 4/4 time signature, but dancers count beats in sets of 8, hence, line dance choreography is grouped and taught in sets of 8 or with "8-count." Next (and the other major thing), line dances are known for having one, two, or four walls. A one-wall dance means everyone will face the same direction when all steps are performed. A two-wall line dance is when at the end of each sequence of steps, everyone has turned 180º, and you begin again facing the back -- for these dances, you will always just face the "front" and "back" walls. Then, with a four-wall line dance (the most difficult), at the end of the steps, everyone has turned 90º and "begins the dance" again facing one of the "side" walls. As the dance progresses, you will keep finishing and starting again facing a new wall. TIP: When first learning and taking a class it is tempting to hide in the last row! But as you may have already guessed, that's a bad idea! As soon as the dance has moved on to the back wall, if you were in the back, you are now in the front! You can't see anyone and everyone is looking at you! So, find a good spot somewhere in the middle and you'll be able to always watch someone who knows what they are doing! With 20 line dances to learn and a couple of basics, you are ready to get involved in this fun activity. Like anything else in life, it takes some just plain jumping headlong in and learning as you go! back to top Line Dance Lists Since beginning this site back in 2019, I have put together line dance lists. I now have 13 on the site! This post on 20 Beginner Line Dances Great to Know! remains my most popular post to date. See the links below to pop over quickly to any of my other 12 lists of great line dances to learn about. Note: The post "50 Popular Line Dances that Everyone Loves" has also been updated for 2025. 50 Popular Line Dances that Everyone Loves! (2025 Update) 8 Great Improver Line Dances to Learn and Dance Now! 17 Super Fun Line Dances! 25 Christmas Beginner Line Dances! Easy to Learn & Teach! 24 Classic Line Dances – The Timeless Ones We Still Love! 14 Best Wedding Line Dances – All-Time Fun Favorites! Top 10 & Top 99 Line Dances on Copperknob, Spring 2023! Current Top 10 & Top 99 Line Dances on Copperknob, Summer 2022! 2021 HOT Line Dances We Can’t Get Enough Of! 10 Rap Songs You Can Line Dance To Julia Wetzel, Line Dance Choreographer Shares Her Favorite Line Dances! Jason LaPorte, A New Line Dance Choreographer for So Cal! back to top