Dressed in a matching Western shirt and prairie skirt, they use their daily practice to move lightly through the calls. "We go out and dance five nights a week a whole lot," Carol said.

In tiaras, cowboy boots and thrifted T-shirts, festivalgoers used style to celebrate identity, joy and community.

When he was 5, Clint Holley loved to dress like a li'l cowpoke. He had a toy gun and holster, a cowboy shirt and a 10-gallon, er, a 10-pint hat. Three decades later, he dresses the same way. Well ...