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| Date: | 09 21 1967 |
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| Description: | Cover of "The Free Statesman," an underground newspaper, depicting a clown figure dancing with a woman, and standing on top of a dove. |
| Date: | 04 1968 |
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| Description: | Dance interpretation of "Down on Me," a spiritual, as part of the Soul Roots Festival, April 26-27. Silhouettes of dancers with their arms raised. |
| Date: | 04 1968 |
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| Description: | Clown Mathis, dancing to the song "Steal Away" during a performance at the Soul Roots Festival, April 26-27. |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Nelson dances outside with an older Ojibwa woman wearing a traditional beaded dress and headband. Nelson is dressed in a suit and wears a beaded sash; othe... |
| Date: | 04 22 1963 |
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| Description: | Group of four boys in Bavarian costume performing a Bavarian folk dance. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with three couples of animals dancing; two bears, a seal and a beaver, a fox and a rabbit. They are on a snowbank overlooking the sea with the... |
| Date: | 01 16 1960 |
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| Description: | Couples Eva and Arthur Peterson (left) and Lucille and Robert Torkelson (right) take to the floor during the West Side Kiwanis Dance. |
| Date: | 06 14 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 13 1960 |
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| Description: | John and Mary Bierlein participate in the square dance at the Westgate Shopping Center as part of a Montgomery Ward open house. |
| Date: | 03 22 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 03 30 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Argentine film poster. Large, illustrated image of a man's head floating at the top with other smaller figures surrounding him. A band is playing on the le... |
| Date: | 11 24 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 24 1962 |
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| Description: | A candid portrait of New York City choreographer William Burdick with a pencil in his hand. |
| Date: | 11 30 1963 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 12 29 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 27 1965 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 29 1962 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman are dancing, with other people dancing in the background. Caption reads: "Charles Denny showed his delight as he waltzed with a guest, Mr... |
| Date: | 10 24 1966 |
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| Description: | Two couples are dancing in a ballroom with full-length curtains in the background. Caption reads: "The dance music appealed to (from left) Mr. and Mrs. Jos... |
| Date: | 07 22 1965 |
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| Description: | Several actors, all of whom are white and are wearing "yellowface" makeup to caricature Asians, are either dancing or looking on. Caption reads: "The Chine... |
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