joann everett, Feb 13,
2024
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents five YouTube video examples of groups from the United States performing line dances to Beyonce's 2024 song "Texas Hold "Em".
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These videos document how quickly people began publishing YouTube videos of the line dance routines that they choreographed for Beyonce's record "Texas Hold 'Em" between Feb. 13, 2024 and Feb 20,2024. Beyonce published an official lyric YouTube video of her song on Feb. 13, 2024.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural, historical, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Beyonce for her musical legacy. Thanks also to all those whose videos and links to videos are included in this post.
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DISCLAIMER
This pancocojams post doesn't purport to showcase all of the YouTube videos of groups performing a line dance to Beyonce's song "Texas Hold 'Em during that time period. Additional group videos from the United States and from a few other countries can be found on YouTube. In addition, during that time period, a number of videos of one person or two people performing their choreography of a line dance for that song were also published on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Instructional line dance records such as "The Cha Cha Slide" and "The Cupid Shuffle" have an official way of doing the line dances that is named after those specific records. The lyrics to instructional line dance records entirely or mostly consist of "calls" (instructions) that tell the dancers which steps/moves to make.
In contrast, "Texas Hold 'Em" is a non-instructional line dance record, i.e. a record that is used for line dancing but wasn't specifically created for that purposes. Consequently, the lyrics for that song don't include any instructions about how a line dance using that record should be performed. For that reason, people have made up and will continue to make up their own line dance routines for "Texas Hold 'Em" until (and probably after) one dance routine emerges as the favorite among the communities of line dancers.
I believe that the favorite line dance routine for a non-instructional line dance record such as Beyonce's "Texas Hold 'Em" is evidenced by the number of YouTube videos of different line dance groups (as well as videos of one or two people) performing that particular dance routine. Another way that the favorite line dance routine for a non-instructional line dance record can be determined is the number of online comments that declare that particular choreography as the "go to" way of doing the "Texas Hold 'Em" line dance. It's possible that there may be regional preferences for the way this line dance is performed. It's also possible that Beyonce could weigh in and crown a dance routine of this song as her favorite which could definitely influence which dance routine is preferred.
I also think it's likely that the Black American line dance community will have a different preferred line dance routine for "Texas Hold 'Em" than the non-Black American line dance community because of the different dance aesthetics and dance traditions that these communities have.
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ADDITIONAL VIDEOS FROM THE USA OF GROUPS LINE DANCING TO BEYONCE'S SONG 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM
These videos are given in chronological order based on their publishing date with the oldest dated videos given first. (Showcase #1 given above has the earliest publication dates for these group line dance videos that I have found online.)
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Texas Hold ‘Em Line Dance Choreographed by Wanda Thompson
(Feb 2023). @beyonce
BeUnique Bodyworks, Feb 15, 2024
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suitland-Silver_Hill,_Maryland
"Suitland is a suburb of Prince George's County, Maryland,
approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Washington, D.C., 10 miles from
Alexandria, Virginia and 8.3 miles from National Harbor, Maryland"....
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Another video of a group performing a line dance routine of "Texas Hold 'Em" that was choreographed by Wanda Thompson is found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Vyvqz5gR4 published by BeUnique Bodyworks, Feb 15, 2024
Wanda Thompson's choreography of "Texas Haul 'Em" is also featured in this video: .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaGDfTB4CfE published by Dancing with the Nordes | Rock the Block Studio Feb 19, 2024, Dance studio in the video: Rock the Block Studio in Lansing, Michigan.
Notice the way that Wanda Thompson calls out the steps in these line dance performances.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - This Ain't Texas
SD Talents, Feb 19, 2024
Count:64
Wall:2
Level:Intermediate line dance
Choreo:Sobrielo Philip Gene (SG) - February 2024
Music: TEXAS HOLD 'EM - Beyoncé
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - This Ain't Texas Hold 'Em (line dance)
Maggie Stevenson, Feb 19, 2024
high beginner level line dance to Beyonce's texas hold 'em
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Texas Hold 'Em Line Dance
Susan Fhaner, Feb 20, 2024 MICHIGAN
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