Austin's daily two-step schedule. Getting Austin on the dance floor, every day since 2020.
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6pm • Two-Step Lessons with Cowboy Boots & Boogie ($5)
8 • Justin Trevino
The Merles
5:30 • Will Wright
8 • Christopher Seymore
10 • Jonathan Terrell
11:55 • Libby & The Loveless
11:55 • Cactus Lee
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8 • Gilded Lows
9:15 • Hayden Butler
11:15 • Sentimental Family Band
9 • Dale Watson
3:30pm • Earl Poole Ball
8 • Peterson Brothers Band
10 • Soulman Sam & The Sms Band
7 • Shane Stumpf
11am • Neal Stranahan
1pm • The Billie Jeans
9 • Bob Schneider
Tumbleweed Hill
Sts. Peter and Paul Country Festival - New Ulm
12:30pm • Beth Chrisman & the Jo's House Band
11am • Eric Demmer
3pm • Tiffiny Dawn Band
6 • Soul Sessions
3pm • White Horse Presents: Heavy Tonk
4pm • Narrow Haunts
5 • Not In The Face
6 • All My(eux) Groovy Friends
8 • Silo Road
10:30 • Armadillo Road
3pm • Darlin’
4pm • Sunday Best With Bob Appel
3pm • The Shufflehawks
2:30pm • Marshall Hood
6:30 • Heybale
9:30 • Willie Pipkin & Friends
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Connection, timing, and turns: what separates good dancers from great.
A few dips and leans you can drop into a song and actually pull off.
Two more positions that hook right into moves you already know.
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Two of the most-loved positions in honky-tonk two-step: close and playful.
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All kinds of people find their way onto a dance floor in Austin, and they all find the same thing waiting: a way to make friends, to be part of the best live music scene in the world, to move your body, and to just plain enjoy being alive. It takes so much to make that happen, every single night. The musicians, the venues, the dancers, all of it. You will not find this anywhere else, not the way we do it here, and it is really something to see.
No one person could ever be the face of something this big, and that is exactly the beauty of it. The dance floor is big enough for every last one of us. Always has been. So cheers to how lucky we are, getting to dance to live music in Austin, Texas. Come be a part of it. Won't you join us?
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Tips, playlists, and everything you need to feel at home on an Austin dance floor
Austin has live country music and two-stepping every night of the week. The best spots for dancing are Broken Spoke, White Horse, Sagebrush, Sam's Town Point, and Continental Club. Check the schedule above for tonight's bands and set times.
Broken Spoke is Austin's most legendary honky tonk - open since 1964 and a true Texas institution. For East Austin energy, White Horse is a local favorite. Sagebrush on South Congress is great for dancing with multiple stages. Sam's Town Point is beloved for its old-Austin dive bar feel with live music every night.
Austin honky-tonk two-step is a regional style of Texas two-step that developed on Austin's small, packed honky-tonk dance floors. Traditional progressive two-step travels counter-clockwise around a big floor. The Austin style starts on the slow (slow-slow-quick-quick) and blends swing-dance turns into a compact frame that fits a crowded room. Read the full history, with sources →
Double or Nothing Two-Step is Austin's honky-tonk dance school - teaching honky-tonk two-step since 2020. Weekly social lessons at local bars (no partner needed), private lessons, studio workshops, and online courses. Sagebrush every Sunday and Tuesday. See the full lesson schedule →
The restaurant at Broken Spoke is free with live music 6-8pm Tuesday through Saturday. The dancehall opens at 9pm (8pm Tuesdays) and typically charges $10-$15 cash depending on who's playing. Bring cash - the ATM is at the front door.
White Horse typically charges $5 on Wednesdays and Sundays and $10 on Thursdays through Saturdays. Cover is cash only and goes directly to support the artists. Check their calendar for specific show details.
Sagebrush charges $10 cash on Double or Nothing Two-Step lesson nights (Sundays and Tuesdays) which covers both the lesson and the live music after. For larger shows the cover can be $15-$20. Always cash at the door.
Yes - Austin has live music and two-stepping every single night of the week. Weekends are especially lively at Broken Spoke, White Horse, and Sagebrush. Check the schedule above for this weekend's bands and times at all 17 venues.
No partner needed. Austin's honky tonk scene is incredibly welcoming - most venues have a mix of solo dancers, couples, and groups. At Double or Nothing Two-Step lessons, partners are rotated so everyone gets to dance with everyone.
Come as you are - Austin honky tonks are casual and welcoming. Cowboy boots are ideal for the dance floor (leather soles slide better than rubber) but not required. Jeans and a comfortable top work perfectly. Most venues are 21+ so bring your ID.
This guide tracks 17 venues including Broken Spoke, White Horse, Sagebrush, Sam's Town Point, Continental Club, Donn's Depot, Little Longhorn Saloon, Jo's Coffee, ABGB, Guero's, Coupland Dance Hall, Luckenbach, and more across Austin and the surrounding Hill Country.
Every day. Where to Two-Step Austin has been curated every single day since 2021 by Austin social dancers who actually dance at these venues every week, checking each venue's website and social media to compile the most accurate schedule possible. A Double or Nothing Two-Step production.
Tonight in Austin (Saturday, August 1), you can two-step to live country music at Sam's Town Point, White Horse, Guero's, Broken Spoke, Continental Club, Little Longhorn, and more. Double or Nothing Two-Step is teaching a two-step lesson at Sagebrush.
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