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From the Streets to the Stage - the Story of the Black Bottom
This month’s blog tells the story of the other hugely influential 1920s dance - the Black Bottom! Despite overtaking the Charleston as one of the most popular social dances of the late 1920s, it hasn’t quite stood the test of time in the same way...
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Apr 102 min read
Permission, not perfection- why people danced the Charleston, and why you probably should too
The Charleston was never about getting every step right. It wasn’t polished or precise, neat and tidy. It was loose, wild, a bit messy. As Craig Revel-Horwood is so fond of saying, with the Charleston, “There is no top you can go over!” And yes, the Charleston can absolutely be ‘too perfect.’
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Feb 183 min read
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