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 We
are pleased to offer our dancers the 19th year of the “Texas
Hoe-Down.” The “Texas Hoe-Down”
is a part of the AMERICAN
COUNTRY DANCE ASSOCIATION. We are dedicated to providing
dancers with the most affordable, fun, and fair competitions
that we can offer. It is the goal of the “Texas Hoe-Down”
to provide a pleasant, competitive atmosphere, and pleasurable
event to attend and dance. The “Texas Hoe-Down”
is proud to kick off the “2008" dance season for
the A.C.D.A. dance circuit.
History of the "Texas Hoe-Down"
The “Texas Hoe-Down” was born in 1990 (gosh...19
long years ago...) with Jerry & Virginia Rainey wanting
to offer a Country-Western Dance competition in the State
of Texas. The Rainey’s had been visiting and competing
in several dance competitions in surrounding states and wanted
TEXAS to have the distinction of playing host to such an event.
To their knowledge, no such event had ever been held in the
State of Texas. This was prior to UCWDC being formed and prior
to Fun Country and the A.C.D.A.
That very first year, the Rainey’s were astounded with
their response from the Dance Community. Dancers from all
over flocked to Ft. Worth to participate in this “first”
for Texas. Dancers were also in attendance from Canada, with
a Canadian couple taking the “Texas Hoe-Down”
jackets and belt buckles home with them to Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. Later, Jerry and Virginia would see them
wearing their belt buckles as they danced at the “White
Horse Saloon” on television.
We learn something new every year. We feel as if we have
learned from our problems and ALWAYS try to correct them.
Our main goal is to make sure that EVERYONE has a good time,
is treated fairly, leaves happy, and puts the next year’s
“Texas Hoe-Down” date on their calendars. We are
placed in the “TOP 10" in the Nation. Our “Wealth
of Workshops” which has always been held on the
Friday of the competition week-end, has always been a tremendous
success. These workshops are free with registration and are
available on video/DVD and have been an excellent teaching and
learning tool for instructors and dancers for many years.
Paid workshops on various dances will be offered on Saturday
and Sunday by some of the Nation’s top instructors.
Private lessons can also be booked. We intend for the “Texas
Hoe-Down” 2008 to be the best one ever. If you have
any suggestions, recommendations, ideas, or complaints about
the “Texas Hoe-Down,” please make it a point to
look up Jerry, Virginia, Missy, or Judi and they will take
care of any problem you might have. Have a good time...keep
on dancin’...and THANKS to all of our wonderful dancers!!!
The “Texas Hoe-Down’s” dedication to promote
Country-Western Dance is certainly obvious to the Dance Community.
What's Being Offered
Couples Divisions are as follows: IV - III - II - I, SuperStars,
and Royal SuperStars, Novice/ Intermediate/ Advanced Bronze,
Novice/ Intermediate/ Advanced Silver, and Novice/ Intermediate
/Advanced Gold. Youth Couples: Junior Youth - Junior Teen.
(See Rules for category & age requirements.) Dances
offered in all Couples Divisions are: 2-Step - Waltz - Rhythm
Category (Triple-2/ Polka/Ft. Worth Shuffle/Cha-Cha/Night
Club 2-Step) - East Coast/West Coast Swing. Line Dance Competition
will be offered: Newcomer, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced,
SuperStars, Junior, and Silver. Teams: Open Line, Open Partner,
Silver Open Line, Silver Open Partner, and Cabaret. (Small
Team: 3-6 members; Large Team: 7 or more; Cabaret: at least
3 members.) A Jack & Jill Contest will be held if there
is enough interest. Also... the line dance area will again
be covered up with line dance lessons and open line dancing
all week-end. Pro-Am will be as follows: Pro-Am Male/Female
with Divisions: Newcomer / Novice / Intermediate / Advanced
/ Spot-Light / & Pro-Pro. Dances offered for Pro-Am
are the same as offered in the regular Couples Competition.
Any questions at all about any rules, guidelines, requirements,
etc.,
contact Jerry or Virginia
Rainey.
Invited Staff
Barbara Albright, David Appel,
Raye Avery, Shannon Gammill-Berry, Terri Bordeaux, Bob Clanton, Sondra Crank,
Terry/Colleen Cummings, Ben/Mary Kay DePuew, Red Draper, Rowdy Dufrene,
Shawna Dysart, Beth Emerson, Huey/Sharon Fontenot, Brian Franks, Chad Graber, Irene Griffin, Sheryl Guidry, Jeanie
Hall, Sloane Hansen, Ruth Hardy, Maryann Harvey, Fred/Carolyn High, Robert/Margaret Hines,
Gretchen Lutz, Don McCarty, Karen Miller, Nancy Morgan, Gerald/Pat Morris, Ken Murray, Annette
Peltier, Donya Poole, Bobby Pritchard, Mona Puente, Dave Ragan,
Kevin/Sherry Reynolds, Richard/Bonnie Robertson,
Monique Rouleau, Tom Schipper, David Thornton, Trailblazers Scoring System, Mike Wagner, Jim
Woeber, Bob Wheatley, and Cindi Wiggins. I know I’ve probably
missed some one...we’re certainly going to be overly blessed
with great talent!!!
Line Dancing
As for our Line Dancers, a line dance will be taught every
hour on Friday, from 9:00 a.m. with the last one being scheduled
at 4:00 p.m. Then on Saturday and Sunday, we’ll have
on-going lessons in the line dance area interleaved with open
line dancing. The line dance area is always filled from early
morning till late night with these high-energy folks. Mona
Puente will be over-seeing this part of our event again this
year. The
Line Dance Competition will be held on Sunday.
For Our Competition Couples
This
is an "Overall" Contest. Contestants must dance Five
dances in Four
categories to qualify for Overall, but individuals
dancing just a minimum of dances will be scored. Pro-Am dances
will be scored individually, therefore, the amateur can dance
just one or as many dances as they want, however, to be eligible
for Overall, the amateur would, also, need to dance Five
dances in Four categories.
(2-Step, Waltz, Best 2 Non-Swings, Best Swing)
The Swing and Hustle Competition will once again be offered
on Friday night - rules
& registration are available here!
Anyone competing in any of the competitions will
be required to purchase a week-end pass...no exceptions...
Thanks for Your Support!
Most of you know that producing an event of this size would
be impossible without the help and support of many, many people.
The “Texas Hoe-Down” wishes to
thank the following folks for their loyal support over the
past 18 years: The “Big D” C-W Dance Club; the
T.C.W.D.A. Structure; the T.C.W.D.A.-Denton Chapter; the “Real
Tex Appeal” Dance Team (ret.); Ben-Mary Kay DePuew;
Foster’s Western Wear, Denton, TX; Denton Trophy House,
Denton, TX; Denton Hearing Health (Drs. Chris-Judi Caudle); Richard-Bonnie
Robertson; Brian Franks; Gerald-Pat Morris;
Rowdy Dufrene; Kevin-Sherry Reynolds; Ray Michiels; Rody-Mona
Broussard; Classic Concepts; Dance Connection;Trailblazers Scoring System (Ed &
Liz von Adelung); Dave Ragan; Terry-Colleen Cummings; Barbara’s
Dance Fashions; and to all of our Judges and Instructors;
all of our Volunteers; all of our wonderful C-W Dancers...and
the list goes on and on... I’m certain to have forgotten
someone...THANKS to all of you for helping make the “Texas
Hoe-Down” the success it has always been.
--Jerry, Virginia, Missy & Judi |
