All Lined Up

Photo by Liz Wood

Instructor Rusty Hessler, of Country Kickup Casper, teaches the Wagon Wheel line dance to 30 participants at the Saratoga Resort & Spa Saturday night. Left to right, Danielle Bangs, Tracey Schneider and Peggy Huntley follow along. People came from Saratoga, Riverside, Encampment, Elk Mountain and LeGrange to learn two line dances and a swing dance. Nancy Ford, the organizer, said she loves to dance and wanted to bring back this art form through the Platte Valley Arts Council. She had heard from a local that Saratoga and Elk Mountain used to host dances in the past. The Country Kickup is a nonprofit group and volunteers travel to help people learn how to dance. “I think dancing is an art that needs recognition,” Ford said. Four volunteers came to Saratoga to teach the dance lessons.