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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Fan dancer Rosita Carmen performing at the Orpheum Theatre, while offstage she is accompanied by the organist Mac Bridwell.
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Fan Dancer

Date: 09 28 1933
Description: Rosita Carmen, burlesque dancer, performing with feather fans on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre.
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Vagabonds Shimmy

Date: 03 03 1963
Description: Skiers dance and twist in the Northland hotel dining room.
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Virginia Lee Kehl Mackesey

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Description: Virginia Lee Kehl Mackesey of the Kehl School of Dance, poses in a ballet move.
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Women Dancing

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Two sets of twins dance at the recreation center for school pupils at the Cottage Grove Town Hall. Included on the left are Jean and Joan Hanson of Cottage...
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Drum Majorette

Date: 06 26 1948
Description: Mrs. Schafer (?) in a drum majorette costume in a marching position with a baton and wearing boots, posing outdoors near a house.
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First Costume Ball

Date: 02 18 1949
Description: Members of Ethlyn Jefferds' dancing class, fifth and sixth grade students from Shorewood, Randall, and Lakewood schools, attending their first costume ball...
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Military Dance

Date: 1942
Description: Uniformed Corp. J.L. Slack, a former International Harvester Company employee, dances with a woman wearing a dress and high heeled shoes at Port Clinton. O...
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Maypole Dancers

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Description: A group of women in white skirts and wearing caps are dancing around a tall maypole. A crowd is watching in the background, and a dog is running in front o...
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Dancing Boys

Date: 04 22 1963
Description: Group of four boys in Bavarian costume performing a Bavarian folk dance.
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The Sidell Sisters in a Dance Pose

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Description: The Sidell sisters create a dramatic, elegant dance pose as Billie (Violet), who is standing, holds Pierre upside-down across her shoulders.
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Line Dancers

Date: 01 10 1993
Description: "On a Sunday evening at G & Z's Hall, country and western line dancers step out smartly to the music."
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Line Dancers

Date: 01 10 1993
Description: "Young country and western dancers - Laura Weymeir and Lisa Schultz."
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Folk Dancing

Date: 1932
Description: Four students of the Fontana State Graded School strike a pose while folk dancing outdoors. The boys are wearing knickers; the girls wear dresses and patte...
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Mother and Son Dance

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: Mrs. Kondrad, a dancer, and her son, dancing in a studio.
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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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Captain McGushin Dancing with School Girl

Date: 06 1965
Description: Paratroop Captain E.F. McGushin, Commander of Co. C, dancing with a 4th grade girl at recess in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Creativity

Date: 08 21 1989
Description: Four young men are performing a dance routine outdoors (two are leaping in the air), while a group of people is watching them. Caption reads: "The dance gr...
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Norwegian Dance Troupe

Date: 1967
Description: A troupe of dancers are performing a Norwegian dance in pairs at the Song of Norway Festival. The men are wearing red hats, red vests over a white shirt, a...
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Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors

Date: 01 15 1954
Description: Rose Shell and George Theiss demonstrating the motions of the rumba at the Arthur Murray dance studio. Shadows and reflections accompany their instruction ...

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