The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 23, 1997, Image 5

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He now helps the Spurs as their
choreographer and coach. He re
ceived his training from University
Plus classes, being on the Sam Hous
ton dance team, competitions, work
shops and private lessons he took in
Houston and Huntsville.
“We do the two-step, polka,
waltz, East Coast swing, jitterbug
and the West Coast swing,” Bigam
said. “We try to do diverse dances.”
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The club allows
Aggies to meet
people with common
dancing interests. It
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else on the weekend
than drink.”
Jennifer Froehlich
junior psychology major
people wanted to learn,” he said. “It
goes in cycles from very high to now
where the numbers have gone
down. We are trying to build it up
with the west coast swing. It is a cool
cool dance. It incorporates quick
turn, spins with footwork, and
quick patterns.”
“The Silver Spurs provide an op
portunity to learn something new,”
Bigam said.
There are eight locations that
teach dancing, but only the Spurs
teach this style. “When we go to
clubs we stand out a lot more and
are in the spodight because the style
is different,” he said.
There are many forms of the
two-step, but the Spurs use more
footwork in the spins and turns.
Jennifer Froehlich, president of
the Spurs and a junior psychology
major, has been dancing since she
could walk, and joined the club for
sheer enjoyment.
“The club allows Aggies to meet
people with common dancing in
terests,” Froehlich said “It gives a
chance for people to do something
else on the weekend than drink.”
Terry Fraza, a junior English ma
jor, recendy joined the club with her
friends.
She started to take the classes
because she wanted to perfect her
dancing, and the Spurs do not re
quire participants to sign up with
partners.
“A girl is supposed to follow the
guy,” Fraza said. “When the guy
does not know the steps it makes
it hard to dance and follow the
music. So many people are afraid
of dancing because they never
learned the footwork. If people
want to dance and they like to
dance, they should get over their
fears and take the classes to get
where they want to be.”
The Spurs are not limited to the
club scene, they also have parties in
conjunction with the dance studio.
The Spurs also participate in
dance competitions. While the
team is young, last year the Spurs
placed second out of 17 groups in
their first competition.
Many of their competing mem
bers have graduated, except for
three, so they are in the process of
making routines and teaching
dances. They hope to take part in
dinner shows, events on campus
and in a friendly competition with
the Sam Houston State University
dance team. With the Silver Spurs of
Aggieland looking towards the fu
ture, and one victory tucked in their
belt, they look forward to their next
competition in April.
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Aggie Wranglers teach dance
lessons twice each semester. Class
es range from introductory country
and western to advanced jitterbug.
Kristin Davis, a sophomore bio
medical science major, is current
ly taking the introductory country
and western class.
“It is fun, but it is frustrating
sometimes,” Davis said. “It’s hard
er than it looks."
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Davis also said it is fun to go to
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what they learned.
Gayle said the Aggie Wranglers
will be the best thing she takes with
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“The feeling I get is awesome,”
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there representing Texas A&M is a
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September 24th
Booths and Reception
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Tuesday, September 23 Wednesday, September 24 Thursday, September 25
Andersen Consulting
Arthur Andersen
Associates First Capital
Bank One Texas
Career Center
Cintas
Coopers & Lybrand
Dell Computer Corporation
Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte & Touche Consulting
EDS
Edward Jones
Enterprise Rent-a'Car
Ethos Group
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
First Commerce Corporation
FirstPlus Financial
Foley’s
Grant Thornton LLP
Halliburton
Hastings Entertainment
Home Depot
IBM
JC Penny
JPI
Keane, Inc.
Koch Industries, Inc.
Kurt Salmon Associates
Luby’s Cafeteria
Mervyn’s California
NationsBank
Northwestern Mutual Life
Page Net
Price Waterhouse Exec. Svcs.
Prudential Preferred Fine. Svcs.
Randalls
Rexton Interactive
Royce Homes
Ryan & Company, P.C.
Sewell Motor Company
Smith and Associates
Toys ‘R’ Us
Universal Computing
Systems, Inc.
USAA
WabMart
Walgreen
White Petrov McHone
Zale Corporation
Aerotek, Inc.
Andersen Consulting
Arthur Andersen
Ashland Chemical
AT&T
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Career Center
CarMax
Cintas
Circuit City
Compaq Computers
Comptroller of Public Accounts
CompuCom
Conoco
Consolidated Graphics
Coopers & Lybrand
EDS
Ernst & Young LLP
Consulting
Exxon Corporation
Grant Thornton LLP
Hastings Entertainment
IBM
International Paper
Keane, Inc.
KPMG Peat Marwick
Lens Grafters
MBNA
Mervyn’s California
Motorola-Finance Division
National Instruments
Neiman Marcus
Northwestern Mutual Life
OLDE Discount Corporation
Page Net
Perot Systems
Price Waterhouse Consulting
Radio Shack
Ryan & Company, P.C.
Shell
Smith and Associates
Stage Stores, Inc.
Texaco
Union Pacific Resources
United States Gypsum
Universal Computing
Systems, Inc.
USAA
VPI Communications
Walgreen
Aerotek, Inc.
AIM Management Group, Inc.
ARAMARK
Barnett Banks
BDO Seidman, LLP
Blockbuster Entertainment
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Career Center
Chevron
CompuCom
Con visor Duffy
EDS
Enron
Ernst & Young LLP
Consulting
Exxon Corporation
Federal Express Corporation
HEB
Hewitt
Houston Dept, of Public Works
Jason’s Deli
Kroger Corporation
Lowe’s Home Impr.
Warehouse
Mervyn’s Distribution
National Instruments
Northwestern Mutual Life
OLDE Discount Corporation
Payless Shoesource
Perot Systems
Philip Morris USA
Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse Consulting
Sears Roebuck & Company
Shell
Sherwin-Williams Co.
Smith and Associates
Tactica Technology Group
Target
TTI, Inc.
U.S. Air Force Officer
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United States Gypsum
Universal Computing
Systems, Inc.
Vail Resorts, Inc.
Walgreen