Roman's County Line

Ventured outside of the norm tonight...met up with some friends and did some country line dancin', y'all.  Yeehaw!!

Not my typical thing, but definitely a good time.  A friend of mine goes to this location pretty much every Monday night when they do free line dancing lessons from 7-9pm (I'm not sure if this is advertised anywhere, I wasn't able to find info online...and the sign outside the bar also says line dance lessons every Tue and Thur, but nothing about Mon).  We arranged to meet up with a few other girlfriends there tonight.  

The bar was pretty small and almost entirely empty when we got there.  This was my first time so I actually wondered if I'd gotten the time or place wrong...there was hard rock / metal music playing, and the patrons were all on the "mature" side.  Lots of gray.  A few more people came in before the lessons started, but our group was definitely on the younger end of the spectrum.  Apparently there's a pretty standard group of patrons who alternate between here and one other line dancing bar out in Buckeye...they certainly know their stuff, and they have fun with it.

The lessons were easy to follow along with, and low-pressure.  There was plenty of room on the dance floor and not a lot of people watching, so I'd say this is a good place for beginners.  The dances were always practiced slowly and at length before putting them to music.  Each dance would first be taught in segments, then practiced altogether, but slowly, without music, then done as a group to one or two songs.  We learned a total of 5 dances, I believe.  There were plenty of "water" (or beverage-of-choice) breaks between dances.  After 9pm when the lessons ended, they continued to play country music and the seasoned veterans went out and showed their stuff.  They did other dances we hadn't been taught, and seemed happy to let other people jump in beside them and try to follow along.  Unlike what I've seen at the other Roman's (in Goodyear), there was no fancy flipping or partner stunts going on here, just your run of the mill line dancing.

Just a reminder that Roman's is a cash-only bar, so best be prepared with your drink money...though there is an ATM inside, and also a Chase bank right across the street.

This won't be my new favorite weekly pastime or anything, but it was fun, I'm glad I gave it a try and I'd do it again, for sure.  Now all's I gotta do is get me some boots!!

Looking for dirt cheap beer and dont have credit cards? Then Roman's is your place!! The cash only country dive bar, is pretty much exactly what you think it would be like. Thats why people go here. The crowd is 70% over the age of  35 and country/biker oriented and is very friendly. Live music on Friday and Saturday night, and there is a shuffleboard table on the premises with seating that looks like it was stolen from a motel lounge 20 years ago. Then again my favorite dive bar is the size of a large bedroom.. so cant really talk much :)