05/11/2026
🤠 HAPPY HOEDOWN WEEK, Y’ALL!! 🤠
This weekend is our annual hoedown, , cohosted with the Grand River Renegades! 🎉 To celebrate, we are hosting the trail-in dance at our beloved Charlie’s! 🥳 We’ll be hosting many of our dance friends from other cities, so be sure to give them that warm midwestern hospitality 💜
For Wild Wednesday, a.k.a. Trail-In Dance, we’ve got instructor Sarah teaching a classic line dance, Midnight Waltz, while DJ Borkey runs the booth! 🎶
For Shindig Saturday, there will NOT be a lesson this week, however, social dancing will take place all night in our usual time slot! 🪩
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays, and free before 10 PM on Saturdays ✨
05/06/2026
💐 IT MAY SURPRISE YOU… 💐
We’ve got a partner lesson AND a line lesson for y’all this week! Starting this week, we’ll be offering both types each week, alternating days so you get plenty of opportunities to enjoy both 🎉
For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got a partner lesson with Instructor Stuart, who will be teaching some Two-Step while DJ Emo Cowboy runs the booth 🌼
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got a line dance lesson with Instructor Elizabeth, who will be teaching High Horse while DJ Lil Boots runs the booth 🪻
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 🌷
05/02/2026
🌷 COWPOKE, IT’S GONNA BE MAY 🌷
Spring has sprung and we’ve got another month of partner and line dance lesson to keep the allergies away! 🤧 As usual, May also means it’s time for Hoedown in the Dunes, our hoedown in Saugatuck, MI, co-hosted with fellow midwestern LGBTQ+ country western dance org, the Grand River Renegades 💜
Be sure to follow the page to keep up with hoedown-specific updates, and welcome friends into Chicago for the trail-in dance at our beloved Charlie’s before we hit the road to Saugatuck 🤠
04/28/2026
🌦️ IT MAY BE A LITTLE RAINY COWPOKE… 🌦️
…but we’re still closing out April with a banger week of partner lessons! 🤩
For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Stuart teaching some Two-Step with DJ Knight running the booth 💫
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Shirley teaching some East Coast Swing with DJ Lil Boots running the booth 🌟
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and fee before 10PM on Saturdays ✨
04/07/2026
🤠 GIDDY UP, COWPOKE 🐴 We’ve got a week of line dance lessons PLUS a special beginner-friendly Night Club Two-Step workshop this week! 👉 Swipe for details or read below ⬇️
For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Elizabeth teaching “Old Town Ride” with DJ Emo Cowboy in the booth 🐎
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Jeff teaching “Sweet Dynamite” with DJ Herbalicious in the booth 🧨
On Sunday, Instructor Shirley will be teaching beginner Nightclub Two-Step at the Rooted Space Dance Studio in Ravenswood from 11 AM-12:30 PM. 🎟️ RSVP via link in bio! 🔗
As always, entry at Charlie’s is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 💥
04/05/2026
HOWDY! We have another partner dance workshop lined up for y’all this April! In one week Shirley will be leading a nightclub two-step workshop on 4/12 from 11am-12:30 pm at the Rooted Space Dance Studio! This workshop is open to all levels and limited to 20 participants! Register now at the link in our bio to save your spot! 💃🏽🕺🏻
04/01/2026
🌦️ Y’ALL KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT APRIL SHOWERS… 🌦️
The weather isn’t the greatest, but the rain won’t stop us from doing our thing starting TONIGHT!! 🤩 We’ve got a week of lovely partner lessons ahead of us! If we’re extra lucky, maybe our ECH returnees can show us some new tricks they’ve learned too ✨
For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Aaron teaching East Coast Swing with DJ Johnny in the booth! 💪
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Shirley teaching Two-Step with DJ Borkey in the booth! 🌹
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays ☀️
03/25/2026
❇️ YEEHAW!! ❇️ We are back with another week of line lessons at our beloved Charlie’s! 🔥
Additionally, some folks are meeting up with our friends at for , so we wish y’all safe travels + Happy Hoedown! ✨🩷💚🌈👠
Here at home for Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Samuel teaching “Skiffle Time” with DJ Knight in the booth 🪭
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Pup Kane teaching “Showstopper” with DJ Herbalicious in the booth 🌟
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 💗
03/18/2026
🍀FEELIN’ LUCKY?🍀 We’ve got a partner week for y’all! ✨
TONIGHT, for Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Shirley teaching Country Waltz with DJ Sir running the booth 💫
For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Stuart teaching Two-Step with DJ Emo Cowboy up in the booth 🐍
As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 🤑
03/14/2026
HOWDY Y’ALL! Reminder that this Sunday 3/15 we are having another Tea Dance at from 3-7pm! We will have both line dance and partner dance with longer blocks similar to last tea dance with our wonderful DJ Johnny taking ALL requests for both! We are so excited and hope to see y’all there! 🤠