02483cam a2200349 4500 91634546 TxAuBib 20081028120000.0 061030s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006033644 9780896726031 hbk. : alk. paper 0896726037 hbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)74940803 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Folkins, Gail Louise, 1963- Texas dance halls : a two-step circuit / Gail Folkins ; photographs by J. Marcus Weekley. Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, 2007. xvii, 193 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Voice in the American West Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index. Dance hall heritage : Twin Sisters Hall -- 'Til the cows come home : Swiss Alp Dance Hall -- War stories and a wedding : Hilltop Hacienda -- Deer, friends, and jars of fish : London Hall -- Where Europe talks Texan : KJT, Dubina, and Freyburg Halls -- Dancing, boozing, and horses : Roundup Hall -- Still burning bright : Star Hall -- Spirits of Coupland : Coupland Dance Hall -- Weekend nights, city lights : Broken Spoke -- Behind the beer garden : Saengerrunde Hall -- Making Texas music : Gruene Hall -- Dancing in the park with Little Joe y la Familia : Indian Springs Park -- If Alice isn't happy, nobody's happy : Sefcik Hall -- Today's dance hall family : Saengerhalle Dance Hall -- Sunday lunch in La Grange : Round-Up Hall -- The 57th Juneteenth celebration : Wright's Park -- Uhland secrets : Club 21 -- The fun everybody wants to have Luckenbach Dance Hall. "Blending literary and photo-journalism, history, and storytelling, essays examine eighteen Texas dance halls in terms of their music, culture, and community. Also considers the predominantly Czech and German heritage from which these halls evolved, as well as the cultural dynamics that enable them to continue as centers of community"--Provided by publisher. 20081028. Dance halls Texas. Dance Social aspects Texas. Music and dance Texas. Czech Americans Texas. German Americans Texas. Voice in the American West. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip073/2006033644.html Table of contents only TXTLL