Rain Country is a Seattle and greater Puget Sound non-profit country-western dance organization, catering to the GLBT community but open to all.

We promote the teaching of country-western, line, and related dance forms.  We provide venues for learning, practicing, and perfecting those skills.  We present the public performance of those dance forms.  We preserve the history and continuity of country-western and line dancing in our regional area.

Rain Country was founded in 2006 by a group of dancers, teachers, performers, and DJs who wanted to ensure the continuation of dancing and dance venues in the Puget Sound area via an organization which would allow “community ownership” of the local country-western dance scene.  Rain Country works with community businesses and venues to provide for the needs of the dance community without expecting those businesses to be the sole support system for the dance community.

Rain Country produces the “Cuff Country” dance nights at the Cuff Complex, scheduling DJs and instructors, advertising, and promoting special theme nights and fundraisers.  The organization also produces dance workshops throughout the year and a contingent in the Seattle Pride Parade, among other events.  The Rain City Rhythm Riders dance team is a special project of Rain Country.

In April 2008, Rain Country presented its inagural weekend-long event, the Emerald City Hoedown.