Line dancing may seem daunting at first, but don't give up! It will require a lot of patience, however it will be worth it if you find you enjoy it.
To start, I recommend trying to learn just one song that interests you and go from there. Shivers, Flex and The Wolf are great and popular beginner line dances. If you don't know how line dances are done, I recommend reading below.
Line dances are made up of repeating sections of "counts" with steps, commonly being 16, 32, 48, and 64 counts. These are often made up of moves, such as the Wizard step, Coaster step, Sailor step and Grapevine. After learning a few and doing lessons, you will likely soon start to piece them together and recognize them in other line dances.
Counting "beats" on counts goes in sections of 8, being "one, two, three, four, ... seven, eight". It also uses "and" for some counts so, "one and two and ... seven and eight and". This is how you can keep track of timing for the counts.
Line dances are made up of "walls", being 2 or 4 wall line dances. You may often hear the 3, 6, 9, and 12 o' clock walls, being like the numbers on a clock. These signal where to face during the line dance and where it restarts or has a tag (more below).
"Tags" and "restarts" are the last part to line dances. Tags are parts of the song where short sets of steps are added, often changing to the music. Restarts are when the dance starts again at a unique spot. Knowing the line dance before should help you prepare for them in advance.