Line Dance · Improver

Black Velvet

Smooth and slower, a nice change of pace mid-night.

Black Velvet line dance. Teach tutorial. Beginner lesson

We did not make this video — we found the clearest one and linked it. There is no single official version of most line dances, so we are filming the version taught on West Michigan floors with local instructors. Teach it here?

Level

ImproverNo partner needed

Danced to

Black VelvetAlannah Myles

Type

Line danceChoreographed, repeats

The cheat sheet

What you are walking into

Slower and smoother than most of this list. Closer to gliding than stomping, and it looks good when it is done right.

What catches people out

The slow tempo exposes sloppy feet. There is nowhere to hide at this speed.

How to get through it

Make the steps smaller than feels natural and let them stretch across the beat.

Moves it leans on

Grapevine Jazz Box Pivot Turn Sailor Step

These are ours, written for someone who has not danced it yet — not a step sheet. For exact counts, see the choreographer's sheet linked above, or come to a night and let someone teach you.

Go dance this week

We do not claim to know which night plays which song. What we do know is where country dancing happens — here are three of the region's nights, and the calendar has the rest.

Stomp
Verified

Wednesday · Wyoming