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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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Youth on View.....Dancing

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: Teenagers Carol Ball and Tom Gately dance the Cha-Cha-Cha.
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Youth on View.....Dancing

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: Teenagers Rick Frederick and Judy Thayer dance the Jitterbug.
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Youth on View.....Dancing

Date: 04 13 1959
Description: Teenagers Kay Beyer and Jerry Kinder practice ballroom dancing.
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University of Wisconsin Dames Club Variety Show

Date: 04 07 1959
Description: Dancers in three German folk dances given by the the Badgerettes unit include, left to right: Caroline Doersch, Mrs. Dean Hoppmann, Marlene Smedema, and Ar...
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Square Dancing At The YMCA

Date: 07 20 1959
Description: Four square dancing youngsters learn the "star" movement under the guidance of Mrs John (Ruth) White, 118 Shepard Terrace. Left to right are James Reilly, ...
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Square Dancing at the YMCA

Date: 07 20 1959
Description: Learning the steps to the "Mexican Hat Rack" dance are, left to right: Michael Kiley, 529 West Mifflin Street; Linda Edds, 116 North Broom Street and her b...
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Square Dancing at the YMCA

Date: 07 20 1959
Description: A dance called "The Green Sleeves" is being learned by four girls. Left to right are Mary Gjertson, 518 Maple Avenue; Mary Jane Frish, 2422 Coolidge Street...
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Square Dancing at the YMCA

Date: 07 26 1959
Description: Three couple are learning the "promenade" at their square dance lesson. Front to rear are: Dick Fischer, 1209 Elizabeth Street and Kathy Arnold, 910 Swarth...
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Square Dancers Aid Empty Stocking Fund

Date: 11 28 1959
Description: Members of the Boots and Slip-ers Square Dance Club sponsor the annual Empty Stocking Club doll dance in the gymnasium of Monona Grove High School. Shown i...
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West Side Kiwanis Dance

Date: 01 16 1960
Description: Couples Eva and Arthur Peterson (left) and Lucille and Robert Torkelson (right) take to the floor during the West Side Kiwanis Dance.
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We Saw You at YWCA Garden Tea

Date: 06 14 1960
Description: Four members of the Madison Folk Dancers, part of the YWCA dance program, perform at the YWCA garden tea in an annual benefit for the World Fellowship Fund...
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Montgomery Ward Open House Square Dance

Date: 09 13 1960
Description: John and Mary Bierlein participate in the square dance at the Westgate Shopping Center as part of a Montgomery Ward open house.
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Madison Theater Guild Presents Carousel

Date: 03 22 1961
Description: Three dancers rehearse for their roles in the Madison Theater Guild's production of "Carousel". On the left is Yvette Birs, who plays the lead dance role o...
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University of Wisconsin Haresfoot Club Show

Date: 03 30 1961
Description: University of Wisconsin Haresfoot Club Show returns to Madison from a six-day tour with its 1961 production, "Wonderful Show No.2." Haresfoot features in i...
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Annual "Doll Dance" Held by the Madison Area Square Dance Council

Date: 11 24 1961
Description: Members of the Madison Area Square Dance Council practice for the 11th annual "Doll Dance" held at Monona Grove School to gather dolls and stuffed toys for...
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Choreographer Rehearsing U.W. Dancers

Date: 07 24 1962
Description: A candid portrait of New York City choreographer William Burdick with a pencil in his hand.
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Empty Stocking Fund Television Benefit Show

Date: 11 30 1963
Description: Sandra Lea rehearsing for her ballerina performance on the long television benefit for the Empty Stocking Fund on WISC-TV, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin St...
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Dancing Canepas Family

Date: 12 29 1964
Description: Posing in a line are the "Dancing Canepas, composed of Tony and Alberta Canepas and their eleven children. They are planning to open a Madison branch of th...
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Members of Virginiua Johnson's Creative Dance Class

Date: 04 27 1965
Description: Members of Virginia Johnson's creative dance class practice their dance moves on the gymnasium of Midvale School, 502 Caromar Drive. They will give a demon...

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