Cowboy Square Dances of West Texas
Author | : Carl Hertzog |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1938 |
Genre | : Square dancing |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Carl Hertzog |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1938 |
Genre | : Square dancing |
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Author | : James Clossin |
Publisher | : El Paso, Tex. : C. Hertzog |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Dance |
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Author | : Rickey Holden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Square dancing |
ISBN | : 9780961170493 |
Author | : Jimmy Clossin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Square dancing |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Betty Casey |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2010-07-22 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0292789904 |
Generations of Texans have believed that “to dance is to live.” At rustic “play parties” and elegant cotillions, in tiny family dance halls and expansive urban honky-tonks, from historic beginnings to next Saturday night, Texans have waltzed, polkaed, schottisched, and shuffled their way across the state. In Dance across Texas, internationally known dance instructor and writer Betty Casey takes an informal look at the history of Texas dancing and, in clear diagrams, photos, and detailed instructions, tells “how to” do more than twenty Texas dances. Previously, little had been recorded about the history of dancing on the frontier. Journal and diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings preserve enticing, if sketchy, descriptions of the types of dances that were popular. Casey uses a variety of sources, including interviews and previously unpublished historical materials, such as dance cards, invitations, and photographs, to give us a delightful look at the social context of dance. The importance of dance to early Texans is documented through colorful descriptions of clothing worn to the dances, of the various locations where dances were held, ranging from a formal hall to a wagon sheet spread on the ground, and of the hardships endured to get to a dance. Also included in the historical section of Dance across Texas are notes on the “morality” of dance, the influence of country music on modern dance forms, and the popularity of such Texas dance halls and clubs as Crider’s and Gilley’s. The instruction section of the book diagrams twenty-two Texas dances, including standard waltzes and two-steps as well as the Cotton-Eyed Joe, Put Your Little Foot, Herr Schmidt, the Western Schottische, and such “whistle’” or mixer dances as Paul Jones, Popcorn, and Snowball. Clear and detailed directions for each dance, along with suggested musical selections, accompany the diagrams and photos. Dance and physical education teachers and students will find this section invaluable, and aspiring urban cowboys can follow the easy-to-read diagrammed footsteps to a satisfying spin around the honky-tonk floor. Anyone interested in dance or in the history of social customs in Texas will find much to enjoy in this refreshing and often amusing look at a Texas “national” pastime.
Author | : Rickey Holden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Square dancing |
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Author | : Jim Mayo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2003-12 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781414005041 |
They packed up their Bibles and left behind them a life that had been filled with turmoil, peril and oppression. The horizon ahead of them to the west, that new Promised Land of Stephen F. Austin called Texas, was their destination. TH Farenbach summed it up best in his book Lonestar when he wrote, "Like all truly successful emigrants, these Anglo-Celts abandoned a world in Europe they at heart hated. They were Israelites leaving Egypt. They had already burned most of their bridges to the traditional culture behind them when they sailed for America... They were bound for the Wilderness on an Old Testament trek to build the New Jerusalem. All such peoples, throughout history have been the most fitted to seize new ground. They were not going to retreat. They were poised to attack, a tough, hungry, numerous, riotous, and yet, curiously disciplined horde. They had no banners, armies or grand leaders, no real rationale for conquest. Their own sayings were, 'God helps them who help themselves' and 'there's no such thing as luck' and they were going West.” Men like Crockett, Houston and Travis joined thousands of other Scots-Irish trailblazers, men of their own heart and breeding who had preceded them on the trek to Texas. These earliest pioneers, some whose names history has failed to record, paved the way for the more illustrious that followed, carving out the apple that would lead America to its Manifest Destiny. That prize was Texas. A handful of these brave colonists unknowingly descended from the stock of kings, and settled in a place that came to be known as Austin County, Texas. In 1822, James and Thomas Bell joined the westward trek of their kinsmen, leaving Florida for the wilds of Texas. In the years that followed, they would carve a vast plantation from a virgin wilderness. They fought hostile Indians, experienced disease, and faced the hardships of an uncivilized land. Along the way, both brothers found themselves in the arms of the lovely Rebecca Cummings.
Author | : Texas Square Dance Festival Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1948 |
Genre | : Dance |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Betty Casey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9781574411195 |
"Square dancing is friendship set to music," says author Betty Casey. Just take four couples, old or young, put 'em on a good floor, turn on the music, and you're all set. Whether you've done it before or you're just starting out, this book tells you everything you need to know--85 basic movements used all over the world, the spirited calls unique to square dancing, the costumes and equipment that are best, and music (from "Red River Valley" to "Mack the Knife") that will set your feet in motion. Down-to-earth details and anecdotes give a taste of the good times in store for you. Find out how native folk dances grew out of European quadrilles, jigs, and fandangos. Open this book and get ready to: "wipe off your tie, pull down your vest, and dance with the one you love best." This book includes: 50 basic movements, 35 advanced movements, variations, dances that are a part of the American heritage, Contra and Round Dances, polkas and reels, and calls, past and present.
Author | : Lee Owens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258835347 |
This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.