Round-Up Saloon

על המקום הזה Round-Up Saloon

The Round-Up Saloon is the largest gay country-western bar in the United States — a Cedar Springs Road institution that has been operating since the 1980s and represents the Texas gay country-western tradition at its most authentic and most serious. The bar occupies a large footprint on The Strip, with a dance floor that is genuinely designed for two-step and line dancing: the right dimensions, the right floor surface, and the right acoustic relationship between the dance floor and the stage for the form to function properly. The Round-Up operates with a commitment to its tradition that visitors from outside Texas find striking: this is not a novelty bar or a themed concept. It is a serious country-western dance venue where Texas two-step, line dancing, waltz, and partner dancing are practised with genuine skill. Free dance lessons are available for beginners on certain nights — a gesture toward inclusion that reflects the Round-Up's culture of welcoming newcomers to the tradition. The crowd is diverse in ways that surprise some visitors: gay men, lesbians, bisexual people, and the full range of ages from young regulars learning to two-step to long-time community members who have been dancing here for decades. The Round-Up sits directly across Cedar Springs Road from S4 Dallas, making the two venues natural complements for a night on The Strip. For any visitor to Dallas, the Round-Up is the non-negotiable experience.