Dancing Halls 1930s And 40s

Notes: Mainly foxtrot and the waltz.

They Met And Wed In Dance Hall (1949)

A Scottish couple get married in the ballroom where they met and fell in love.

Viennese Ball (1938)

Couples waltzing at the Vienna Ball in Austria.

"Waltzes From Chicago!" (1931)

Elderly German immigrants in Chicago enjoy dancing to the tunes of their youth.

All Ireland Ballroom Dancing Championships (1939)

Footage of the Ballroom Dance Championships in the Republic of Ireland.

Morecambe AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

Doreen Freeman and Victor Barrett win a professional dancing competition.

Old Time Dancing (1951)

"Old Time Dancing" at Prestatyn Holiday Camp in Wales.

1950's Dance Hall (1950)

People dancing in a dance hall.

New York Midnight Follies (1933)

Very good footage of the New York Midnight Follies club where Jack Jackson and his band are playing, London.

Carnival! (1935)

Great footage of a cabaret ball at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Come To The Ball (1933)

Great footage of the entertainment at the Film Ball held at the Royal Albert Hall.

Here's To The Memory Part 6 (1940)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel features the Second World War.

Midnight Revel Greets New Year (1949)

People get boisterous at the annual Chelsea Arts Ball.

Russia Billiard Saloon - Dance Hallaka Billard Saloon

Russians dancing and playing billiards - they are all looking happy.