Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

Pull up to a dirt parking lot in front of a big red barn, and you've found our new favorite night out. Mondays and Wednesdays are beginner nights; $8 cover buys instruction from genial owner Dan Albro on dances like the Boot Camp, Lipstick and Six-Pack Summer. There's a cash bar, people of all ages and ability levels, plenty of cowboy hats and a guaranteed foot stompin' good time.