ProbableNamed from the place
Texas dip
noun · first attested 20th century
A curtsy so extreme it takes a state's name and weeks of rehearsal.
A very deep curtsy in which a debutante lowers her head almost to the floor and rises without using her hands.
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Texas dip
The move belongs to Texas debutante balls and traveled with Texan debutantes to the International Debutante Ball in New York, where it became the house style. The hard part is coming back up in a full gown with no hand free for balance.
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