Young girls dancing the Charleston in Harlem, 1923. Although the dance existed prior to the 1920s, it shot to popularity after appearing in the Broadway show Running Wild in 1923
Dance Party USA
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dance
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Colleen Moore’s toes twinkle in 1926′s Twinkletoes
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The Dolly Sisters in the revue Paris sans Voiles at the Café des Ambassadeurs, Paris, 1923 photo by James Abbe
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shall we dance?
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Betty Field flaps it up as Daisy Buchanan in 1949’s The Great Gatsby
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all work and no play for Constance Bennett in 1930′s Common Clay
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spin, class
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Mistinguett in La Revue Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge, 1925 photo by James Abbe
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french actress Andrée Spinelly can be seen in 1927 performing in Paris in a sparkly costume and headdress photo by James Abbe
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pupils from the International Institute of Margaret Morris Movement practice on the beach at Sandwich on the Kent coast. August 17, 1935