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Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Foot 'n' Fiddle of Texas
Author: Dance across Texas
Author: Betty CaseyPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292789904
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
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 Casey uses a variety of sources, including interviews and previously unpublished historical materials, such as dance cards, invitations, and photographs, to give us a delightful look at the social context of dance.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.
The Journal of Health and Physical Education
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Category : Physical education and training
Languages : en
Pages : 838
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Honor Your Partner
Author: Edward Durlacher (comp)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Other Men's Horses and Texas Standoff
Author: Elmer KeltonPublisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 0765393565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
The final novels in the Texas Rangers series from seven-time Spur Award-winning, genre-defining Western writer Kelton are collected in this Tall Premium Edition. Original.
Honor Your Partner
Author: Ed DurlacherThe Fiddler's Almanac
Author: Ryan J. ThomsonPublisher: Captain Fiddle Publications
ISBN: 9780931877001
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes a wealth of fiddling lore and illustrations; a guide to buying a fiddle and bow; tips on learning and playing the fiddle; over 800 listings of books, records, fiddling and bluegrass organizations, fiddling schools and camps, violin making supplies, films, etc.; information about fiddle contests.
Folklife Center News
Author: Plain Folk of the South Revisited
Author: Samuel C. Hyde, Jr.Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807158593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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Folklife Center News
Author: American Folklife CenterPublisher:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description