Stampede

Not normally my type of scene but I got invited by a friend from work that told me it'd be fun and they were right. I'm not a great dancer so I didn't spend much time on the dance floor but even just watching everyone flow through in sync and add their own twists to the line dances and slower dances was great to watch. They also offer lessons on how to do those dances if you get there early enough, though I didn't get there in time and I don't think that it is offered every night I think it's a great little idea to help people get more comfortable with dancing.

Fun dance hall, with plenty of floor space and dancers to get your groove on. Was not impressed with the DJ - song choices were more for a night club and less about creating a space for dancers to enjoy themselves. Bartenders were hit or miss, with one girl absolutely ignoring me for 30ish minutes so she could chat with her friends who were clustered around the bar and take shots with them. The bar on the far side - across from bathrooms - actually had great service and friendly servers. Didn't have to pay for drinks thanks to ladies night, but made sure to make a purchase to tip well.

My friend and I have been looking forward to checking out Ladies Night (Wednesdays) for a few weeks. There is a $5 cover, but Ladies get two drink tickets (to use on beer, wine, or wells). When we arrived, just before 7pm, the floor was packed for the line dance tutorial (1 song was taught, and played atleast twice over the course of the night). We were really surprised and excited to see such an outstanding turn out! The dance floor is massive, and there's also a small dance floor upstairs. We had no wait for either of our drinks, from the bars (there were atleast 3 bars open). We ordered food and ate upstairs, overlooking the dance floor, while waiting for line dances to be played. The gentleman at the food counter was super sweet, cordial, and helpful. Perfect customer service, and a great smile! The food was.. ok. Real unprocessed chicken in the chicken fingers, but boring breading. Beef Empenadas filling had a chili-like flavoring (didn't expect them to taste authentic, but didn't expect a chili flavor either), the crust was decent. The Asada Fries were the best part, but I wish I would have asked for crisper fries, to stand up to the moisture of the toppings. The most disappointing part was the PA system and music choices. It was incredibly difficult to understand the dance instructor and the DJ when they spoke. Not a big deal, but if we couldn't see the instructor for the tutorial, we had a hard time following along. Also, we were excited for line-dancing, but it was probably 70% two-step to 30% line dances. After the one line-dance tutorial, there was a string of two-step songs 'til about 8pm (about 10 or so songs). Occasionally about 6-8 people would do a line dance in the center of the floor, during two-step music, not counting the majority of the time that people would do the Cowboy ChaCha (probably about 10-15 times throughout the evening). We overheard a regular customer say things often pick up about 10 or 11pm... and although there was more line dancing later in the evening, they often weren't current popular country songs. To be fair, I will say that the dance floor always stayed plenty active which is the ultimate goal; but to my own credit, I have frequented 2 other country bars outside of the state, so this isn't due to inexperience, and this isn't my first rodeo. Wishing there was a more equal ratio of line dancing to two-step. Sadly, this was a lackluster experience.😕