{"id":1311,"date":"2018-03-17T20:20:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T20:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dances.callerlab.org\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2019-03-26T19:21:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:21:18","slug":"texas-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dances.callerlab.org\/?p=1311","title":{"rendered":"Texas Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formation:<\/span> Square of four couples<\/p>\n

Download RTF file: Texas Star<\/a><\/p>\n

TEXAS STAR<\/h3>\n

From the Community Dance Program Handbook<\/span><\/p>\n

Ladies to the center and back to the bar
\nGents to the center, right hand star
\nBack by the left and don’t get lost
\nMeet your partner pass her by<\/p>\n

Pick up the next with an arm around
\nStar promenade go round the town
\nGents back out and the ladies go in
\nForm that Texas star again<\/p>\n

Now the gents go in and the ladies back out
\nAnd you turn that Texas star about
\nGents back out with a full turn around
\nLike a jaybird walking on frozen ground<\/p>\n

Now the ladies back out, full turn around
\nLike a scared old rabbit, chased by a hound
\nBreak in the center, everybody swing
\nPromenade around the ring<\/p>\n

The dance is repeated three more times; each time the gent gets a new partner. After a total of four times through, the gent will end with his original partner.<\/p>\n

Description:<\/span>
\n— Ladies walk in four steps, turn to their left and walk back out to home.
\n— Gents form right hand star in centre of the set. Use a wrist grasp, grasping the wrist of the gent in front.
\n— Gents reverse direction. Form a left hand star.<\/p>\n

— Gents pass their partner and pick up the next lady with an arm around her waist or shoulder to Star Promenade.
\n— Men break their left hand star but keep their partner on their right arm, back out of the star one half turn and the ladies form a right hand star.<\/p>\n

— The ladies back out and let the men go forward into a left hand star again, still keeping their ladies on their right.
\n— Men back out and turn once and a half and the ladies star as before.<\/p>\n

— Ladies break the star and back out once and a half and the men star as before.
\n— Men break in the center and everybody Swings with the one they were holding.
\n— All Promenade back to the gent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home spot. After the first time, all gents should have their right-hand lady as their new partner. <\/p>\n

THE TEXAS STAR<\/h3>\n

From CALLERLAB, Dallas, Texas, 1999, Jon Jones<\/p>\n

LADIES TO THE CENTRE AND BACK TO THE BAR
\nGENTS TO THE CENTRE WITH A RIGHT-HAND STAR
\nRight hands crossed and how-de-do
\nBACK TO THE LEFT and how are you<\/p>\n

MEET YOUR pretty GIRL and PASS HER BY
\nPICK UP THE NEXT girl on the fly
\nSTAR PROMENADE and around you go
\nINSIDE OUT AND THE OUTSIDE IN<\/p>\n

GO ONCE AND A HALF put the pretty points in
\nAnd you STAR PROMENADE go the other way \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcround
\nGIRLS ROLLAWAY that’s what I say
\nSTAR PROMENADE in the same old way<\/p>\n

SPREAD THAT STAR way out wide
\nGIRLS DUCK UNDER THE GENT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S RIGHT SIDE
\nALLEMANDE LEFT that old left hand
\nHere we go in a RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND<\/p>\n

Hand over hand till you meet your maid
\nTake her by the hand and all PROMENADE
\nHome you go and you SWING and whirl
\nRound and around with the pretty little girl<\/p>\n

Repeat three more times<\/p>\n

Description:<\/span>
\n— Holding onto joined hands, gents lead the ladies into the center. Then ladies turn left to face their partner and twirl under the arch made by the joined hands to return to home.
\n— Then the gents go to the center and make a right-hand star using a wrist grip. (Each gent holds the wrist of the gent ahead).
\n— The gents turn around changing hands to make a left-hand star.
\n— The gent goes past his original partner and picks up the next lady with an arm around her waist or shoulder to Star Promenade.<\/p>\n

— The gents swing out backwards with a one and a half turn and the ladies swing in making a right-hand star.
\n— The star is now moving clockwise with the gents on the outside.
\n— The ladies release their inside handhold and rollaway turning to their left across in front of the gent. The gents move sideways inward joining their right hands in the Star Promenade.<\/p>\n

— The gents spread out their star handhold as much as possible to make space in the center. The ladies duck under the gent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right side and then give their left to the gent coming behind for an Allemande Left and Grand Right and Left.
\n— When the same dancers meet again they Promenade to the gent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home and Swing. <\/p>\n

TEXAS STAR<\/h3>\n

From Herb Greggerson, Herb’s Blue Bonnet Calls<\/span>, Copyright 1937, Sixth Edition 1949<\/p>\n

LADIES TO THE CENTER AND BACK TO THE BAR
\nGENTS TO THE CENTER AND FORM A STAR
\nRIGHT HANDS CROSSED AND HOW DO YOU DO
\nBACK WITH THE LEFT AND DON’T GET LOST<\/p>\n

MEET YOUR PRETTY GIRL, PASS HER BY
\nAND HOOK THE NEXT GAL ON THE FLY
\nTHE GENTS SWING OUT, LADIES SWING IN
\nFORM THAT TEXAS STAR AGAIN<\/p>\n

BREAK THAT STAR WITH A DO PASO
\nNEW PARTNER LEFT AND CORNER RIGHT
\nGRAB THAT GIRL, DON’T LET HER FALL
\nPROMENADE YOUR PARTNERS ALL<\/p>\n

Repeat call three times until ladies are returned to original Partner. <\/p>\n

Description:<\/span>
\n— Holding onto joined hands, gents lead the ladies into the center. Then ladies turn left to face their partner and twirl under the arch made by the joined hands to return to home.
\n— Then the gents go to the center and join right hands with the opposite gent forming an X moving clockwise.
\n— Gents turn around changing hands and reversing the turning direction of the star.<\/p>\n

— The gent goes past his original partner and takes the next lady by the arm and carries her around the circle. Ladies hook their left into the gent\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right elbow. The star continues counter-clockwise.
\n— The gent swings out backwards and the lady swings in and they form an X with right hands crossed.
\n— The star is now moving clockwise with the gents on the outside.<\/p>\n

— Each dancer now has a new partner. For the Do Paso dancers do a left turn with their new partner, a right turn with their new corner, and a left turn with their partner. In this case hold on to partner and the men turn an extra half to face the same way as the lady for the promenade.<\/p>\n

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