The Texas Twostep is the most important Country and Western dance. It is easy to learn and fun to use. From George Strait's "Fool Hearted Memory" to Shania Twain's "Holding onto Love", the Twostep is used to a wide variety of C&W music. When you live in Houston, Texas, you should get plenty of opportunities where a little knowledge of the Twostep will come in pretty handy 

This is an intermediate course for students who have already had our Beginner Twostep/Polka course. This course covers the tricks behind multiple clockwise and counter clockwise Circle Turns. It is great way to get girls dizzy when you run out of wine. 

Dance Time in Texas is a song sung by George Strait.  The song is a Western Polka with some Waltz in it as well. The song lends itself nicely to a choreographed couples dance based on Same Foot Synchronized Polka as well as Same Foot Western Waltz.

Think of the dance as an advanced form of the Cotton Eyed Joe.

The Dance Time in Texas routine is not difficult, but it is too complicated to teach out on the dance floor.  So we will learn the dance in this crash course and perform it together at the dance party later on. 

If we finish early, we will learn more Synchronized Polka patterns.

As for the 'couples only' requirement, this is not a hard and fast rule.   What we need is an even number of men and women.  So if you want to sign up as a 'Single' and take your chances, that's fine as long as the class balances out.  But if we have five extra men or five extra women 10 minutes into the class, we will ask the "Extras" to go find another Crash Course to take instead. 

Danced to slow, romantic songs, Night Club is an unusual dance that is best described as an "active" form of Slow Dancing.  Combining a special blend of Ballroom patterns taken from Rumba, Bolero, Foxtrot, and Waltz, Night club is a pretty dance to watch and fun to use. Nor is it difficult to learn.

A unique feature of Night Club is that it is danced apart. This allows people without romantic partners to dance to Slow Music in a very stylish manner.  You would be surprised at the number of songs that would normally be considered "Slow Music" that suddenly become exciting to dance to once you master this unique dance. 

In recent years, Night Club has become a fixture on the Country-Western competition dance circuit. It works perfectly to Western ballads such as "Breathe" by Faith Hill.

BEG WESTERN WALTZ - tba
Prerequisite: None

Western Waltz is considered the "Romantic" Western dance. The stakes being what they are, no sensible man should ignore this important dance!  The moves are quite graceful and the music is very pretty.

Western Waltz patterns are taken from Ballroom Waltz. Some Waltz patterns travel and others such as the Box Step are danced in one area.  Western Waltz moves include the Ballroom Waltz patterns that automatically "travel" around the floor just as a Twostep or Polka would.  At the party later on expect plenty of Western Waltzes like “You Look So Good in Love” and “Open Arms” to practice to at the dance party.

SLOW DANCING - Marla
Prerequisite: Couples only, No Switching partners

Slow Dancing is a derivative of Foxtrot. Most people can shuffle from foot to foot, but when it comes to Slow Dancing well, the majority of people are clueless. 

This course covers ways to Slow Dance gracefully with several footwork combinations. We explain how different songs may require different timing and footwork.

There are moments when the ability to slow dance gracefully can be the most important skill in the world and if you don't have that skill, you're out of luck. 

This is the perfect chance to learn more about the Lost Art of Formal Dancing.

Jack Benard has many patterns the current generation of SSQQ Whip dancers have never seen before.  Come and see what he has to offer!

RICK ARCHER'S NOTE: THIS COURSE WAS CANCELED FOR A VERY GOOD REASON - JACK AND HIS FIANCÉE JACKIE HAVE LEFT THE COUNTRY TO VISIT MALAYSIA FOR A MONTH.  HE IS GOING TO MALAYSIA TO 'GET PERMISSION' SO TO SPEAK.

DURING MUCH OF JULY I WAS IN GREECE AND JACK DID NOT LINE UP A SUBSTITUTE WHILE I WAS GONE.  I WOULD GUESS THAT HE WAS PREOCCUPIED.  SO THE SIMPLE THING TO DO IS SAY GOODBYE TO THIS CLASS FOR JULY.