Marathon dancing

Marathon dancing

Marathon dancing is a dance activity that became popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Many unemployed people competed in the contests in order to achieve fame or win monetary prizes. [ [http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Renee/DanceMarathons.html "Dance Marathons"] by Renee Camus, in: "U.S.A. Twenties", "Grolier", 2004 hardcover ISBN 0717260194, 2005 paperback ISBN 0-7172-6013-5]

ee also

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