Texie Jane Waterman was an American choreographer, dancer, and dance teacher.
14 Facts About Texie Waterman
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Texie Waterman was the first choreographer for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
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Texie Waterman's mother was a dance instructor who co-founded the Dallas Civic Ballet.
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Texie Waterman performed in summer musicals and, by the time she was twenty years old, she was performing on Broadway in New York City.
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Texie Waterman danced on Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows.
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Texie Waterman eventually moved back to Dallas and took up teaching in the two dance studios owned by her mother.
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Texie Waterman owned her own dance studio in Casa View, Dallas, where she taught jazz dance and musical theatre.
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Texie Waterman choreographed for the cheerleaders from 1972 to 1983.
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Texie Waterman made appearances with members of the team on The Love Boat in 1977 and the 1979 film Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and the 1989 film Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II.
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Texie Waterman retired in 1983 and was succeeded as choreographer by Shannon Baker Werthmann, a former squad member.
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Texie Waterman married a second time, but that marriage ended in divorce.
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Texie Waterman married a third time to Hugh Howard, an advertising executive.
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Texie Waterman died of lung cancer in Dallas in 1996.
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Texie Waterman is buried at Restland Memorial Park outside Dallas.