Dancing Across Texas by Jimmy D. Swearengen is a captivating journey through the heart of the Lone Star State. This book is a rich tapestry of life, love, and t

"Blending literary and photo-journalism, history, and storytelling, essays examine eighteen Texas dance halls in terms of their music, culture, and community. A

Generations of Texans have believed that “to dance is to live.” At rustic “play parties” and elegant cotillions, in tiny family dance halls and expansiv

One of the first anthologies to focus on Mexican dance practices on both sides of the border

A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things a