THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1979
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DALLAS — Bruce Rackler’s
disco career, which is only a year
old, started with an interest in
cheerleading, resulted in his being
dismissed as president of his Sunday
[school class and now brings him as
Luch as $900 for an hour’s worth of
stepping, swirling and jerking on
the dance floor.
Rackler no longer runs himself
lagged as a full-time student, stu
dent body president, cheerleader
and computer operator on the
graveyard shift at a Dallas bank.
||ow he runs himself ragged as na
tional disco king.
Last summer Rackler, 20, put on
a red satin, gold lame jump suit (or
dered from the National
Aeronautics and Space Administra
tion), enlivened his prepared
routine with some impromptu steps
land won the National Disco Associa-
Ition championship in Indianapolis.
[He’s built that into a solo act and
[two recently organized dance com-
[panies. '
I It may be a world filled with John
[Travolta clones and without cure for
[Saturday Night Fever, but Rackler
[is approaching disco from a busi
nesslike — but artistic — angle with
the intent of making it a career.
“I’m going back to college to take
ballet and jazz,” he said. “I’d like to
be a full-time teacher. I’d like to
stick with my company and we’ve
checked with joining some other
jazz and ballet companies.
“I’d like to stay with the field of
disco. I don’t know how long it will
last, but I think it will last a good
while.
From a carefree for-the-fun-of-it
disco patron who had women lining
up for a chance with him, Rackler
has been forced to take the attitude
that dance is business. He estimated
he earned $60,000 last year.
But not everyone thought a disco
dance floor was a great place to earn
a living, especially the powers at his
church in Duncanville. He was
asked to leave his Sunday school
class.
I guess if a little girl won a tap-
dancing trophy they would kick her
out, too,” Rackler said.
Before winning the cham
pionship, Rackler had never taken a
dance lesson but always had an
interest. He didn’t take it seriously
until after winning the Texas disco
championship.
“I was really surprised when I
won the first competition but really
still wasn’t very serious about it.
After I won the Texas championship
I began to get serious and would
practice eight, 10 hours a day.
“I was rated No. 2 going into the
nationals. I saw the No. 1 guy and
he was great and I said I don’t have a
chance. But I made some changes in
my routine — like a back handspr
ing, which I’d never done before —
and won.”
Then came notoriety. After win
ning the Texas championship he had
his first professional performance at
a skating rink in his hometown of
Duncanville. It paid $20. Now Rack
ler brings in between $500 and $900
for a one-hour show.
Pint-size thief
uses booty
to buy gum
United Press Internationa]
AUSTIN — A 9-year-old boy’s
request for $160 worth of bubble
gum surprised grocery clerk Ann
Scott and made her a little sus
picious, too.
The boy plunked down a fistful
of $20 bills at the neighborhood
grocery where Scott worked.
She counted out $160 and
asked the boy where he got the
money. He told her, “just keep
the money and don’t tell any
body.”
But Scott called police, who
later learned the money came
from a home that had been
burglarized about an hour ear
lier
500 expected
to run Saturday
Five hundred persons are expected to attend a marathon sponsored
by Phi Epsilon Kappa, an organization for Health and PE majors, at 8
a.m. Saturday.
This is the third of the annual marathons, and Phi Epsilon Kappa
President Emma Gibbons says there may be as many as 700 partici
pants. Five hundred people had entered by Thursday afternoon.
Although the race is a full marathon, there will also be a half
marathon (13.1 miles) and a quarter marathon (6.6 miles).
There are men’s and women’s divisions, with age groups ranging
from 14 to 60 and over in each.
After the marathon there will be a barbecue banquet at Texas Hall
of Fame and the first three finishers in each age group will be recog
nized. The price of the banquet ticket is included in the $7 registra
tion fee. Additional tickets may be purchased for $3 each.
The registration fees are to cover expenses. Gibbon said.
There’s still time to sign up to run. Gibbons said they would like to
have all entrants registered by 9 p.m. today, but will begin register
ing participants at 6 a.m. Saturday.
Moses Hall’s
talent show
‘study break’
Blues Brothers — watch out.
Moses Hall is having its third an
nual talent show Sunday.
The show will feature a blues
band, singers, skits and a “celeb
rity” roast.
Cash prizes will be awarded in
two catagories: music and miscel
laneous. The 16 contestants will
have a chance of winning a first
prize which is $20, a second prize of
$10 and a third prize of $5.
The whole idea behind the talent
show is just a break from studying,”
John Eppright, chairman of the tal
ent show said. “It’s a free and really
informal show.”
The audience is a very important
factor in the show because it will
judge the contestants by applause
and cheers.
Moses Hall will also roast its head
resident, John White.
The show will be Sunday from
2:30-5 p.m. in the quad between
Moses Hall and Keathley Hall.
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