International Line Dance Flash Mob Day in La Crosse
Schedule
Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
LaCrosse Center | La Crosse, WI
Advertisement
TLDR (The Short Version)It's HERE!! This Saturday! People from all around the world are participating in the International Line Dance Flashmob on May 2nd.
WHAT: Line Dance Flashmob!
WHERE: La Crosse Center Main Entrance (outside) @ 2nd
Street South at the intersection of Pearl, downtown La Crosse
WHEN: 4:00pm (arrive early if possible)
WHAT ELSE: 1-5:00pm live music from the Midwest Country
Music Awards
Arrive 10-15 minutes early if you can. We'll meet up by the main entrance doors into the La Crosse Center to get our bearings before dispersing into the crowd. If you arrive a little late, just JUMP IN! Our dancing is part of the Midwest Country Music Awards "Parking Lot Party" happening in the Radisson parking lot. There will be booths and a food truck. Bring your friends!
SCROLL DOWN for a list of the dances we'll be doing.
The event will be canceled if there's bad weather, so check our Facebook page on the day if the sky is iffy: River Road Line Dancers on Facebook
Messenger us if you have any questions!
Hope for good weather, and we'll see you Saturday afternoon!
##############################
The LONG VERSION
THE FLASHMOB
International Linedance Flashmob Day invites dancers from around the world to meet in their own communities and dance together in celebration of what we love--line dancing! Check out their website to a see a map of all the flashmob locations around the world and to see videos of past flashmob performances: https://linedanceflashmob.com/.
WHO CAN JOIN?
Everyone! We hope to see folks from all over the region. This is an informal flashmob anyone can join -- just practice the dances listed below and show up!
THE DANCES
Our group will be dancing two of the dances chosen by the International Linedance Flashmob organizers (first two listed below), and a selection of other beginner/improver dances that River Road Line Dancers practice regularly at our Thursday night events in Winona, MN and La Crosse, WI. Check out the River Road Line Dancers' Facebook events page for practice times--which are open to anyone. Or learn these dances on your own and head down to the La Crosse Center on May 2nd.
Here's what you should learn for the MOB. We might not get to all of these, but we'll have them ready to go:
--Everybody Dance (International Flashmob Selection)--
Demo and tutorial:
--Hoedown (International Flashmob Selection)--
Demo and tutorial:
--Good Time--
Demo:
Tutorial:
--Electric Slide (we'll dance it to a country song)--
Demo and tutorial:
--A Bar Song (don't forget the TAG!)--
Demo and Tutorial:
--Contra Corn Fun (if we can make it work in the space!)--
Demo:
Tutorial:
MIDWEST COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
Check out the website for the Midwest Country Music Organization to learn about this awesome group that supports and connects country music artists and other professionals in our region: https://midwestcountrymusic.org/#. Lots of fun events are planned for the awards weekend in La Crosse, including their awards show the night of May 2nd, which is open to the public (tix info on website) and features 26 performances by world-class artists.
We're honored to be part of this weekend celebration! Please JOIN US!
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
LaCrosse Center, ATM, 200 Harborview Plz, La Crosse, WI 54601, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
