The American Kids dance club averages about 200 students every Monday at the Riverbed on the east side of the GCU campus. Story
Instructor Ashley Boomershine dances with Riley Kollbaum during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Instructor Lexie Wilting teaches students a new line dance during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club on Feb. 27, 2024.Senior Cam McNeil and students learn a new line dance during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.There were plenty of cowboy boots and lots of boot scootin' going on during a gathering of the American Kids Country Swing Dance Club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Instructor Riley Kollbaum gives a country swing dance lesson started during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Kylee Rucker and Quadir Williams try out some swing dance moves during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.American Kids president Kyndal Downing, shows her line dance moves during a gathering of the club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Instructors Riley Kollbaum and Ashley Boomershine demonstrate some swing dance moves during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Instructor Lexie Wilting swing dances with a student during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Junior McKenna Tidwell celebrates her birthday by dancing in a "steal circle" with Cody Allen during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Senior Cam McNeil shows his swing moves with a dance partner during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.President of the American Kids country swing dance club, Kyndal Downing (right), watches the dance lessons during a gathering of the club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Sophomore Tatiana Calicich and senior Conor Whittaker try out some swing dance moves during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.Instructors Aiden Claytom and Ashley Boomershine demonstrate some swing dance moves during a gathering of the American Kids country swing dance club at the Riverbed on Feb. 27, 2024.