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West Texans Do It Differently
In this 1949 article, caller Jimmy Clossin describes some of the distinguishing characteristics of west Texas square dance:
"Many people think when Western Square Dancing is mentioned that we have only one type in the West. That is not true. While…
"Many people think when Western Square Dancing is mentioned that we have only one type in the West. That is not true. While…
Tags: article, Jimmy Clossin, Spanish, swing, Texas
Bill Litchman - Rocky Mountain Square Dancing
(To open the PDF document, click on the underlined link to the right.)This overview of square dance history focuses on two major groups of square dance. One group (northern, Eastern, Maritime, etc.) relies on quadrille-style figures, with couples…