As soon as fans stepped through the air-conditioned doors mid-afternoon to the Honky Tonk stage at the 16th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival, the atmosphere was alive and well with the rhythm ...

Charles Watlington and Jonny Nichols, who go by DJ Moonshine and DJ Prison Rodeo, started the event a year ago. “I’ve seen 77-year-olds dancing with 20-year-olds here,” says Watlington. “It’s amazing.

Believe it or not, we’re unsure where line dancing originated. The method of dancing in a line or a square to a series of choreographed steps is usually associated with country music. But similar ...