Cowboy Square Dances of West Texas
Creator: Carl Hertzog (1940 (this is the third edition; the first was 1938))
This booklet provides an introduction to West Texas square dances. After a detailed glossary, complete with diagrams, the author provides a sample of dances as they might be called. The patter is marked in italics to separate it from the crucial dance figures, and the author notes that he has attempted to include a wide variety of patter. Each dance is also carefully explained.
The author notes, in an introduction, "Square-dance experts in other parts of the county will disagree on our explanations of the terms used in the calls. Even in East Texas "do si do" means something different than our West Texas explanation. But this is the way we do it and we like it."
Collection: Traditional western
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940)
Tags: Carl Hertzog, cowboy, Texas, West Texas
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940)
Tags: Carl Hertzog, cowboy, Texas, West Texas
Item Relations
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Citation
Carl Hertzog, “Cowboy Square Dances of West Texas,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1634.
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Cowboy Square Dances of West Texas
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Description
This booklet provides an introduction to West Texas square dances. After a detailed glossary, complete with diagrams, the author provides a sample of dances as they might be called. The patter is marked in italics to separate it from the crucial dance figures, and the author notes that he has attempted to include a wide variety of patter. Each dance is also carefully explained.
The author notes, in an introduction, "Square-dance experts in other parts of the county will disagree on our explanations of the terms used in the calls. Even in East Texas "do si do" means something different than our West Texas explanation. But this is the way we do it and we like it."
The author notes, in an introduction, "Square-dance experts in other parts of the county will disagree on our explanations of the terms used in the calls. Even in East Texas "do si do" means something different than our West Texas explanation. But this is the way we do it and we like it."
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Date Created
1940 (this is the third edition; the first was 1938)