Screenshot courtesy of NBC NEWS | Quinton Dais, left, and Ny’Sean Isaac line dance at S Bar in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 30.
Cowboy boots and community: How Black line dancers are kicking up joy
When Tamia came across a video on YouTube of people line dancing to her 2006 song “Can’t Get Enough of You,” she and her husband, NBA legend Grant Hill, decided to join in the fun and learn the dance.
Her daughter recorded the couple in 2022 as they celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary with the dance. The R&B star posted their video of the “Tamia Line Dance,” as it’s become known, and soon enough the video caught on, putting the spotlight on line dancing. This decadeslong pastime in Black communities has been celebrated everywhere from weddings to family reunions to impromptu backyard hangs.
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