same dance is "reinlender", which seems to indicate an origin from the Rhine region. United States The schottische arrived in the United States from Europe and there are countless variations of the dance. After 1848, a number of old ballroom variants of schottische were danced in California. The "Five-Step Schottische" and a Highland Schottische with modifications were included on lists of ballroom dances of the period. In Texas there have been schottische-like dances with names such as Drunk, Blue Bonnett, MgGinty, and Douglas. Schottische variations include a straight leg kick, a kick-hop and a standing hop. Both include the traditional hop that is part of the schottische. In the southern United States at the start of the 20th century the schottische was combined with ragtime; the most popular "ragtime schottische" of the era was "Any Rags" by Thomas S. Allen in 1902. In New Orleans, Buddy Bolden's band and other proto-jazz groups were known for playing hot schottisches. It is also danced as a Western promenade dance in country-western dance venues, often after the Cotton-Eyed Joe. Australia Australian composers of Schottische music include Christian Helleman and Henry Marsh See also Strathspey (dance) and Scotch snap Écossaise References External links Schottische within traditional dances of the County of Nice (France) How to Dance the Schottische including a short history Description and Pictures from the 1939 book "Cowboy Dances" by Lloyd Shaw Beadle's Dime Ball-Room Companion and Guide to Dancing. New York, Beadle and Company 1839, on-line copy at Library of Congress Social dance European dances Folk music genres Polka derivatives