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Welcome to the Wild West

Episode Summary

How line dancing became all the rage in post-socialist East Germany.

Episode Notes

Line dancing was born in the United Stated in the 1970s, as country music merged with the disco scene. Today, it’s practiced worldwide, and is associated with the mythology of the American West.

This is a story from our latest magazine on sports which explores how line dancing became all the rage in post-socialist East Germany.