Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show



Dixie's main entrance. Ya get ya's ticket right here, then ya have ya's pictue taken, just beyond the hall. Ya enter the far side of the gift shop, & enter "The Carriage Room" for the 40 minute Pre-show. After the Pre-show, ya's enter to the north side, into the 35,000 square feet arena & ready for the 'Main Performance'.

Dixie Gift Shop

The gift shop has lots of souveneirs for 'kids of all ages'. They've everythin' ya'd want to remember ya's visit to Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show.

Dixie Stampede Stables

Here's where the *32 Stars of Dixie* stable. As ya lookin' at this photo, the buildin' winds 'round to the left.They are beautiful and very talented horses!

Patriotic Riders & Dolly

Our Dixie Riders are showin' their pride with the *American Flags* in the background. Dolly is promotin' their patriotic ride.

Dolly Pardon & Dixie Family

Our Dixie Family in Branson, has had Dolly herself, visit a few times. Here's part of the 'Dixie Family' with Dolly, ten seasons ago (spring of 2000). She was in Branson, promotin' a series of books, from 'birth to kindergarten' age kids, in Taney & Stone counties of Missouri. Of course, she dropped by Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show, to say 'Howdy' to the gang. She even sung a few songs in the pre-show. That evenin' performance was not open to the public. Ya got invited by 'invitation only'. Ya guessed it, Buffalo Jim & I were on the list!

Martha Josey Visits Dixie

World Champion barrel racer and instructor, Martha Josey and her husband R. E., visited Dixie. Some of 'Our Dixie Family' had the opportunity to visit and ask her questions. Afterwards they posed for a photo with Martha and R. E.

Angelo Iodice, "AJ Silver

Angelo Iodice is also known as AJ Silver. Angelo is a former Dixie Stampede Trickrider and Roman Rider. We still consider AJ a member our 'Dixie Family'. That will never change!! He is considered one of the finest western acts in the business today. His performance is highly influenced by the 'European' circus and variety stage. He has studied dance/movement and character development, which has allowed him to approach the western arts (trick roping, bullwhip artistry and bolas) in a style, all his own. He gave TrickRider Larry lots of helpful instructions while appearin' at the Branson, MO's Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show.

He has gained much recognition for his skill at passing under the belly of a galloping horse. Angelo's outstanding technical skills and incredible showmanship truly makes him a world class entertainer.

He has performed ALL OVER THE WORLD! He likes appearin' at 'Madison Square Garden', in New York City (that's where his parents often took the family to Madison Square Garden) to see the circus and other special events; and little Angelo never wanted to leave. He knew he belonged in the colorful and exciting world of show business. Angelo then saw his first rodeo during another family outing to the 'Garden'. This performance featured a trick-riding exhibition, which amazed him. He could not believe the skill, speed and danger of this act. That day, he decided he would be a trick rider. Now, AJ Silver is a New Star of the Old West

Thanks AJ, for your part in teachin' TrickRider Larry the art, of trickridin!! Checkout his website at http://www.angeloajsilver.com

Meet Annie & Vince*

Vince Bruce and Annie Dubats are part of Our Dixie Stampede Family.


Annie Dubats
Annie was born in New Berlin, Wisconsin. The youngest of six children her family ran a summer camp with a string of riding ponies. Throughout her youth she worked for a nearby horse farm gaining experience in breeding judging, showing and training. After attending the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater, where she majored in theater and appeared in various productions and touring shows, Annie moved to Colorado where she helped start the first Dinner theater in Steamboat Springs. Later she worked at a horse and cattle operation out of Loveland and sang at a local bar. The death of her beloved stallion gave her the impetus to move to New York City to pursue the dream of a singing career. In New York she performed her own original material as well as singing back up for several bands. On a blind date she met her husband, Cowboy Vince Bruce and before she new it she was doing a western show with him. Since their marriage in 1992 Annie has been able to combine her two loves: Singing and Horses.


Vince Bruce
From the start it seemed that Vince Bruce was careening up life’s one-way street the wrong way, blazing a trail of contradictions. Cowboys come from America, Vince comes from England. Cowboys are Sturdy, if Vince was to turn sideways, you’d miss him. It was a chance meeting of Wild West rodeo star Tex McLeod, that first put a lasso in Vince’s hands and Vince’s typically British father first taught him how to use it.
That chance meeting with Tex spawned Vince’s love for cowboys, horses, ropes and the Vaqueros of the Old West that has consumed his whole life. He began doing rope tricks when he was six years old. At twelve he already had a regular spot at a local country club and by the time he was sixteen he was an established performer in the traveling circuses of England and France.

At nineteen he left the circus life for what he saw as the sophistication of cabaret and embarked on an eight year tour of the world’s night clubs. A list of the countries where Vince has performed, reads like the index of a World atlas. Since those early years he’s performed in a diversity of venues from half-time act for the "Harlem Globetrotters" to the Broadway stage - where he was "The Roper" for two and a half years in "WILL ROGERS’ FOLLIES". Vince is now considered to be the foremost western act in the world.

It was in New York that he met his wife Annie, whose own love for horses had been put aside for a singing career. Together, they decided to pool their talents, buy a couple of horses and head out west!

Over the last seven years, audiences from the San Francisco Cow Palace to Jackson, Mississippi the Fort Worth Stock Show to the Calgary Stampede have been held spellbound by this tall lanky Englishman. Charging out into the arena atop two galloping horses in silver mounted saddles while spinning an enormous loop of rope around them, Vince is the Consummate Showman. In one of their routines, Annie rides out singing and Vince spins fancy loops around his horse culminating with Annie riding past him and Vince roping her. What a sight!

Whether in the Rodeo Arena, on Stage, Corporate Functions or Dinner Shows, their performance is a mixture of dazzling rope tricks, dangerous feats of whip cracking and an offbeat British humor.

Vince has done some of his famous rope tricks durin' the pre-show at Dixie. Vince makes a bull whip crack mighty fine and does unusual tricks with them. He's taken a gentleman out of the audience and cut a newspaper to shreds, while the gentleman holds it in front of him. It COULD HAVE BEEN dangerous, if ya did't hold the newspaper, just right!! He got on this here unicycle and did some amazin' stunts. To learn more of Bruce and Annie, please go to Annie & Bruce .

Rice & Renee

Joyce Rice and Rhonda Renee have toured the world with their variety act. Daughter Renee sings, plays the country fiddle and juggles, while Rice performs a trick-roping and whip-cracking routine. The mother/daughter team, whose dynamic brand of comedy, music, and variety arts have kept fans like Johnny Cash, Kenny Loggins, Dom Leluise, and Jay Leno applauding. Dixie Stampede have had the pleasure of havin' this 'mother/daughter duo' performin' in the pre-show, in "The Carriage Room".

Victoria Edwards

Miss Victoria is part of our 'Dixie Family'. Ever since the age of two-and-a-half, Victoria and her grandparents make many trips each year to Dixie. Since that first time visitin' Dixie, Miss Victoria's gotten to know most of the crew and performers personally.

She and her family travel from Emporia, KS to Branson, just to see the "Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show" and visit with 'the family' there. Miss Victoria has loved horses all her life, and she fell inlove with the Dixie Horses from the very beginnin'.

At age six for her birthday, she was onstage durin' the pre-show to receive a book on trickridin', autographed by all the performers in the show and the audience sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. At age seven, she was the millionth person to walk through the doors of Dixie. The summer of 2005, Victoria's dance and musical group from Emporia, performed on-stage at Dixie and other shows in Branson. As ya can tell, Victoria's an entertainer herself and she's become a member of the elete "Dixie Family" .

Her plans are to attend college at "College of the Qzarks", in Point Lookout, MO, near the entertainment capital. I know it's a very good college, 'cause that's where Trick Rider Larry went!

Victoria & Trick Rider Larry

Here's a photo of Victoria and Trick Rider Larry at one of her recent visits to Dixie.

TrickRider Larry

This is my son Trick Rider Larry, doin' one of his many breathtakin' tricks, on his prior trick horse 'Peppy'.

Here's Anna

Here's Anna!! She was a member of the Dixie Stampede Family in Branson, MO. As the trooper she is, she went down to Orlando, FL to the Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show. She and dear Joe were there for two seasons.

Update on Anna and Joe!!
Anna is back at Branson's Dixie. She performs great equestrian skills. Joe is FINALLY BACK home! Ms Anna is sure glad to have him home with her. Papa Jim and I are glad to have him back also. When I gave him a 'GREAT BIG HUG' he said it had been almost five years since he left. Papa Jim & I are "SO TICKLED you both are back home where ya belong!!

*Miss Tina & Scout*

Tina use to work and perform at Dixie Stampede with TrickRider Larry from 2001-2003.

The Dixie Wranglers

Here's Mike Gavin & The Dixie Wranglers, as they sing & perform at the KY3 Family Fair, in Springfeld, MO. on February 23rd, 2002.

The Dixie Wranglers -II

Hugh Warren's there on the left, Mike Gavin's in the middle with his 'American Pride' shirt. Lenny "Fussy" Davis, is on the right. He's "the comedian" of the group.

Mike Gavin

Her's one of our former Dixie Stampede Family members performin' a "live recordin' concert" at the "Outback Oyster Bar" in Branson, MO - May 2005.

Skeeter & Freddy

Here's Garreth (Skeeter) & 'his pal' Freddy. Skeeter was the commedian in the 'Dixie Stampede' show for several years. He was just wonderful in the show! Skeeter was such 'a natural'!! Now Freddy, he was always wantin' to be in the 3^rd Heat race with the other ostriches, but there were only two in the show. Poor thing! 'Skeeter & Freddy'; they were a very special pair, indeed!




Our Dixie Family members Matt Livingston & Garreth Sever are also street performin' down at the brand new "Branson Landin". Last Saturday evenin' (July 22, 2006) they had a real large crowd. Mama Skids and Papa Jim were in Branson, so we waited in town to see them perform. We mosied on down to the landin' and watched them perform by the big fountain. You made us real proud of our Dixie Stampede Family.!!