Before we discuss where to find Footloose , we need to understand the what . The plot is deceptively simple: Ren McCormack (Bacon), a Chicago teenager, moves to the small, repressed town of Bomont. Due to a tragic accident, the town has banned dancing and rock music. Ren fights the system, wins the right to throw a prom, and dances his aggression out to Kenny Loggins.

Searching for—Footloose in—the Heart of Nowhere

Every generation has its Bomont. For Gen X, it was the church. For Millennials, it was the corporate office. For Gen Z, it might be the fear of being watched—of the 50 strangers who might clip your awkward dance move and turn it into a meme.

Roller skating is having a renaissance. In towns that have banned "club culture," old roller rinks are becoming the new Bomont dance halls. It is physical, sweaty, and gloriously analog.