Line Dance · Improver

Tennessee Twister

A turning dance that looks harder than it is.

Intermediate Line Dance · Tennessee Twister

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

VariousVarious

Type

Line danceChoreographed, repeats

The cheat sheet

What you are walking into

More turning than most improver dances, and it covers ground. Regulars enjoy this one.

What catches people out

The turns come quickly enough to disorient you. Spot a fixed point in the room and return your eyes to it.

How to get through it

Learn it facing a wall at home first, so a turn does not also mean losing your reference.

Moves it leans on

Grapevine Shuffle Pivot Turn Monterey Turn

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