🤠 Flashback Friday 🤠
Try This With Us Struts Edition!
It’s such a fun and zesty way to show off your follow! Leads you’re able to go Contra OR Same Side - just remember to syncopate the footwork!
🏡 @thirstyhorsesaloonsa
#RedDirtDancing #TryThis #LearnThis #Dance
We used to just watch Chris and Sarah on Instagram, then eventually found ourselves taking workshops from them, learning from them, and now getting to call them mentors and genuine friends. Somewhere along the way, they became a huge part of inspiring us to run Licensed to Dance the way we do today.
One of the best pieces of advice they’ve ever given us was: “Dig your heels in deeper. Don’t back down just because someone doesn’t like how you’re doing something.” And honestly, that has stuck with us ever since.
They’ve been such a blessing in our lives — always there with advice, encouragement, or simply a conversation when we need it most. We are so thankful for people who inspire us not only as dancers and business owners, but as humans too 🤍
📸 @jthockin
🤠 UPCOMING EVENTS 🤠
⭐️ @hardwoodsummerjam - May 22-24, 2026 - DFW, TX
⭐️ @bootsonthecoast - May 27-31 - San Diego, CA
⭐️ @stlouisstomp - June 25-28, 2026 - St. Louis, MO
⭐️ @yesssdanceconvention - July 15-19, 2026 - Phoenix, AZ
⭐️ Lonestar Invitational - July 30 - Aug 2, 2026 - Austin, TX
⭐️ @nashvilledancefest - September 4-6, 2026 - Nashville, TN
From teaching, to hanging out and dancing the nights away with y’all! We can’t wait to see each and every one of you!
What events do you have coming up?! 👀
We’re excited to welcome Chris & Sarah Ivey of Red Dirt Dancing to Hardwood Summer Jam! 🤠
Longtime friends of Hardwood Hearts, this will be their first time judging one of our events, and we’re glad to finally have them with us. They bring great dancehall experience and a real passion for helping dancers grow.
They’ll also be teaching a class during our Sunday workshop, so make sure you take advantage of the chance to learn from them while they’re here.
If you’re ever in the Austin or San Antonio area, be sure to check out Red Dirt Dancing for lessons, classes, workshops, and some of the best dance content around. Their videos, breakdowns, and teaching style make them a great resource for dancers at every level.
Give them a follow and show them some love 🤍
#HardwoodSummerJam #MeetTheJudges #RedDirtDancing #CountryDance
Thought we were two-stepping…turns out we were two stopping... 😍
Great thing is, whether your two-stepping or two-stopping, Red Dirt Dancing and Favor Delivery make it easy 😎
Favor’s new Texas Two-Stop feature is ACTUALLY so easy, and, dang, they’re fast! We were thoroughly impressed. 🤯
Two stops. One delivery fee.
No fancy footwork required...but definitely still a dance in the kitchen. 10/10. ❤️
#Ad #Favor #HEB #TexasTwoStop #FavorPartner
Which lift from @reddirtdancing is your favorite? 👀
Check out some of the lifts we learned during our Lifts workshop this past month! 🔥
#dancelifts #dancelift #partnerdance #dancetricks #dancers
🤠 Flashback Friday 🤠
How Would You... Finish this combo?!
Friends don’t let friends dance alone. Stitch this and tag us in your videos on how you would finish this combo!
🎶 “Texas Hold ‘Em” - @beyonce
#RedDirtDancing #CountrySwing #Beyonce #TexasHoldEm
🤠 Try This With Us 🤠
Behind the back dip! Have you tried this before?
🏡 @thirstyhorsesaloon
🎶 “I Gotta Quit” - @ellalangleymusic
👢 @forevercountryboots
Be sure to tag us when you do or drop in the comments what you’d like to see next ⬇️
🤠 Flashback Friday 🤠
Try this with us with our friend @madeleinexmae !
We call this a sweep!! There’s a few moving parts to this one, so be sure to pay attention! 👨🏫
📸 @MatthewDoesCountry
🎶 “Bar None” - JordanDavis
#RedDirtDancing #ForeverCountry
How would YOU dance to @ellalangleymusic latest, “Bottom of Your Boots” 👀
Of course we broke out our @forevercountryboots for this one!
⬇️ Let us know how you’d dance to this one, or maybe you even have a different style!🤠
Had a very proud moment this weekend of our community and team. When I left Texas 6 years ago for the east coast I thought I’d never see country dancing again. In Charlotte I saw tons of line dancing and within my first two years in Northern Virginia lots of country swing. But two step? It seemed like I’d never get to enjoy a community of Two Steppers again. But our community proved me wrong this weekend. We had enough people learn it to have a real Two Step competition!! Not traditional progressive or progressive country swing (no hate to my progressive dancers) but REAL two step! Never would I have believed this was possible when I arrived to NoVa in 2022. Thank you to my main partners in making this happen @dancingwithellis & @amandabonzo1127 and thank you to all the @inspiradanceinc community members who chose to share in this passion with us. Can’t wait to see where we go from here🤠
