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"In Dahomey" Stars

Date: 1902
Description: George Walker, Adah Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African...
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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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Leo Kehl and Granddaughter

Date: 1959
Description: Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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Dancing in Henry Thomas' Yard

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Description: Dancing in Henry Thomas' yard led by Tefferteller. Next to the fiddler is Uncle Willy Marlowe, a neighbor. Henry Thomas is sitting on the porch.
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Soul Roots Festival Dance Interpretation

Date: 04 1968
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.

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