Dancing Outlaw

Dancing Outlaw. This documentary short, produced for West Virginia public TV's
"Different Drummer" series, introduces us to Jesco White, a hard-living, tap-dancing
Boone County resident whose repeated run-ins with the law have interfered with his
dream of becoming as renowned a "mountain dancer" as his late father, D. Ray
White. We meet Jesco's three distinct personalities; the gentle and loving
Jesse, the violent and dangerous Jesco, and the extremely strange Elvis. We also
encounter various members of Jesco's family, all nearly as eccentric as Jesco
himself. You will ask, "Are these people for real?" Yes, they are. Written by
Marty Cassady <martyc@bev.net>

The wild and wonderful whites of West Virginia. A year in the life of the White
family, well known for Jesco White, the star of the "Dancing Outlaw" documentary.
Director: Julien Nitzberg