Dancing halls 1930s and 40s - British Pathé

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.