| Date | Comment | Dances |
| historic | Folk Dances | longways folk dances |
| about 1600 | Country Dances - England | |
| 1800's | Square dancing & Contra dances - USA | |
| late 1800's | Country & Western dancing - USA | |
| 1800's-1900's | Chorus line dances - Broadway USA | |
| 1940's-1960's | Contra dancing begins to show traces of modern day linedancing | The Stroll (1940's) |
| 1960's | Fad contra-linedances | Hully Gully, Mashed Potatoes |
| 1970's | Disco "line dances" | Bus Stop, Nut Bush |
| 1980 | First recognised linedances | Tush Push, Four Corners |
| 1981 | Oak Ridge Boys release "Fancy Free" | Elvira |
| early 1980's | Urban Cowboy - start of country influence | Cotton-Eyed Joe, Two Step |
| late 1980's-1992 | Rock 'n Roll & pop linedances predominate | Copperhead Road, Cruisin', Electric Slide, Mustang Sally |
| 1992 | Achy Breaky Heart - linedancing becomes synonymous with country music | Achy Breaky Heart |
| mid 1990's | deluge of country linedances | Waltz Across Texas, Linda Lu, Hot Tamales, Midnight Waltz, Dance Ranch Romp, Cowgirl's Twist, Smokey Places etc. etc.! |
| 1994-1999 | drift away from country music begins | 13 MWZ, Cha Cha Lengua, Hey Bruce, Coastin', Quando When Quando, Red Hot Salsa, Funky Town etc. etc. |
| 2000's | linedancing a mix of music styles |