The line dancing routine to Ed Sheeran’s song ‘Shivers’, which has gone viral on social media, has bootscooted into Kiama.

Each Monday night at Kiama High School’s gymnasium, Zoe McCarthy - founder of the Miss Zoe School of Dance - holds a line dancing class which is becoming increasingly popular.

One of the participants in the class is McCarthy’s mum, who lives an hour on the South Coast.

“In all the 19 years I have had my dance school, I have never taught my mum a dance class until now doing the line dancing,” McCarthy said.

“She is just thrilled, honestly. She has the time of her life, and it is really lovely having her there.”

The classes have only been held for the past five weeks but the local community is embracing line dancing.

“It is a lovely community feel - the community of Kiama is really getting behind us,” McCarthy said.

“We have families that come together - mothers and sons and sisters, and groups of friends.”

As it is an adults class, the ages range from 18 right through to active locals in their twilight years.

“We even have a beautiful lady who is in her nineties come along and sit and watch the class sometimes and clap along. She comes with a little group of friends,” McCarthy said.

Kiama local Maree O’Shea, heard about the line dancing classes on the grapevine and is one of those who have brought their mum and sister along.

“I saw it advertised on the community forum and thought I’d give it a crack and took my mum and sister along and it was a bit nostalgic, as we used to have dancing lessons there (in the gymnasium) as a high school student,” O’Shea said.

“It’s a nice way to get out in the community now that we don’t dance as a society as much as we used to.”

In the 1950s and ’60s, Special Dance Nights were a common occurrence where many could even trace the beginnings of their grandparents’ relationships.

On social media, line dances are a regular feature in short videos or reels, with some having upwards of 5 million views.

Although line dancing became a phenomenon in the USA, it is actually considered to have been conceptualised in Europe.

For O’Shea, the simplicity of the line dancing classes leaves her with something to look forward to every Monday.

“I think just not taking it seriously, like we’re not performing for a concert each week, we are just familiarising ourselves with the moves a bit more and we’ve got some challenging ones like the viral Ed Sheeran one, that’s like pretty complex,” O’Shea said.

The classes are held at 6:30pm every Monday, each week at the ‘old gym’ at Kiama High School and cost $15 each session.

For more information, visit www.misszoedancestudio.com.au.