(Credit: Paul Familetti)
Without a doubt, one of my favorite interviews of this year was Big & Rich. It wasn’t your standard Q&A over the phone or in the studio. This time, I took Big & Rich to Johnny Utah’s for some beers and two-stepping! I had never two-stepped before myself, and was hoping Big Kenny and John Rich would teach me, and boy did they.
John Rich started off with the basics, which included explaining the difference between two-stepping and line dancing. “Anybody can dance by themselves,” he said of line dancing. “You’ve got to have something going on to get somebody else to dance with you. It requires a little coordination.”
Which is exactly what I learned. Most importantly, the guy has to lead. And as John says, if the guy doesn’t know what he’s doing it’s going to be a train wreck. Lucky for me, I had a good teacher.
(Credit: Paul Familetti)
“Full step, half step, back. Full step, half step back. That’s all it is,” he recites. “Once you get it down it’s like you’re walking.”
With that said, he grabbed me close (much closer than I had anticipated) and walked me through it while I very timidly tried my best not to step on his fancy cowboy boots.
“John Rich can two-step backwards!” Big Kenny shouts as Rich twirls me.
“I can two-step anywhere!”
“He’s a good two-stepper,” Kenny asserts. “And you’re doing good. You’ve never two-stepped before? By golly, you look like a natural.”
For my complete interview with Big & Rich visit Radio.com.