Dance Crazes - British Pathé

Dance Crazes

: Old Time Grace (1927); Open air display of country dancing.

: Will The Tango Come Back?; Demonstration of the fox-trot by Barbara Miles and Maxwell Stewart.

: "When We Were Young" (1930); Very young girl is taught to dance, two young dancers do a Charleston and a formal dance is shown.

: Cancan At Le Bal Tabarin (1949); Excellent footage of cancan, acrobatic and topless dancers at famous Parisian nightclub.

: Dancing Time (1933); A line of 36 chorus girls entertain a Parisian crowd with a Busby Berkley-style cancan.

: Gaiety Bar Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1968); Fantastic little film showing cancan dancers entertaining pensioners in Fulham pub.

: Paris Dances (1939); Great shots of showgirls as we join them on the stage of the Bal Tabourin nightclub in Paris.

: 1950's Dance Hall (1950); People dancing in a dance hall.

: Beatnik Party (1960); What the crazy young things of 1960's London did and wore in their spare time.

: Dancing (1950); Lots of styles of dancing - young and old - old time dancing and jive.

: The Underwater Charleston!; Good shots of a couple doing the Charleston underwater in a swimming pool.

: The Stickney Charleston (1926); Robert Stickney and partner perform a Charleston - he wears very tall stilts. Very cute film.

: The Snow Girls (1927); Snow scenes including a glamour girl with very little on posing in the cold and doing a Charleston.

: Rag For Charity AKA Exeter Students' Rag (1962); Charleston marathons, pyjama breakfasts and drinking competitions for Exeter Uni. Rag.

: Steps! From "Good News" At The Carlton Theatre, London (1928); Chorus girls do some crazy Charleston dancing in the show "Good News" starring Michael Tripp

: Table Top Toes (1928); Good dance item featuring Barrie Oliver and Betty Bolton who Charleston on a table top.

: The Charleston (1926); Demonstration of the right and wrong way to Charleston - Phyllis Haylor and Alec Millar teach.

: The Flat Charleston Made Easy (1927); A Charleston lesson for the cinema audience.

: The Harvest Moon Ball (1950); Good footage of people doing the Charleston and Jitterbug at the Harvest Moon Ball.

: The Latest In Dances - The Charleston (1925); A new variation on Charleston steps is demonstrated by Barbara Miles and Maxwell Stewart.

: The Real "Black Bottom" Dance (1927); Mildred Melrose shakes her money maker in an excellent rendition of the Black Bottom - fabulous!

: The Rising Generation (1929); Funny item from America - group dance on stilts in a nightclub.

: Dancing 1950's - Dance Hall (1950); People dancing, drinking and having fun in a dance hall.

: Dancing 1950's - Jiving (1950); Young men and women jiving in a crowded dancing hall.

: News In Flashes - Munich - German Rock 'n' Roll (1959); Bavarian Rock 'n' Roll Championships in Munich - good shots teenagers jiving.

: Red Ballet Goes "Rock" (1962); Soviet dancers show they can jive and jitterbug as well as do ballet.

: Rock And Roll Hits Sydney (1956); The Rock and Roll craze arrives to Australia with a bang!

: So-Ho! (1958); Great story about Soho's Fair, lots of dancing girls and arty types. Good jiving scenes.

: Teddy Boys Help Church (1959); Teenagers clean local church, in return vicar gives them room for a rock and roll club.

: "The Earl Baron Five" Rock Group (1962); Youngsters jiving to 'The Earl Baron Five' Rock group at 'The Castle' Public House, Tooting.

: The Mersey Sound AKA Liverpool - Home Of The Mersey Sound (1964); An item about youth culture in Liverpool, including a look at new bands performing in The Cavern.

: Pop Goes The Fashion (1965); Girls dance around to pop music whilst modelling the latest fashions. Manchester.

: On Set Of 'ready Steady Go' - 1960's (1960); Groovy youngsters dancing on set of 'Ready Steady Go'.

: Jiving At The Palais - 1950 (1950); Youngsters jiving in 'Palais' dance hall.

: Jiving At The Cote D'azur Club (1960); Teenagers jiving in Londons Cote D'Azur Club

: Jiving 1950's - Holiday Camp (1950); Youngsters jiving in a holiday camp.

: Dancing 1950's - Youth Club (1950); Young men and women jiving in a youth club.

: Dancing 1963 Teenagers (1963); Girls learning to jive.

: Dancing 1963 - Teenagers (1963); Teenagers dancing, chatting and kissing.

: Dancing At Sea; Festival of Youth - 600 teenagers jiving aboard ferryboat at sea off Portsmouth.

: French Club (1954); Good footage of young people jiving at the Club Faubourg in London.

: Jitterbug Jamboree (1940); People dancing in a Jitterbug / Jive competition on a large stage

: Jitterbug Mania ! (1939); Footage of couples performing the Jitterbug dance in Cincinnati in the United States of America.

: Jitterbugs AKA Jitterbugs And Jives (1944); A jitterbug contest takes place in Australia.

: Jiving; Young men and women jiving.

: Vj-Day Celebrations At 'charlie Brown's Pub' (1945); Celebration of the VJ-Day in 'Charlie Brown's Limehouse Pub' in London.

: London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets No 9 - The Cosmo Club (1927); Great peek into the evening's entertainment at the Cosmo Club - good dancing and performers.

: Bohemian Dancers (1960); Bizarre teenage craze of dressing in odd clothes to go jiving at Tollington Park Dance Club, London.

: Beat School (1961); A progressive school in Hertfordshire is featured - pupils smoke and listen to jazz in the classroom.

: Dance Compilation (1940); Lots of bits and pieces of dance footage - mostly 1940s and 1950s.

: Harlow Non-Stop Twist AKA Twist Marathon (1962); Teenagers take part in dance competition - winner does the Twist for over 32 hours!

: International "Twist" Championship (1964); Dancers hit full tilt as they dance in a Twist Competition from Holland.

: Old People's Party (1962); Chelsea Pensioners do The Twist at London party

: Two Tempo Restaurant (1965); Description of the new 'hip' place in London - real swinging sixties' treat, beware of the dancers!

: Greenwich Village (1929); Bohemian types of Greenwich Village are featured - artists, a band, night club antics.

: The Evolution Of A "Show Girl" (1926); Fantastic fun film showing how girls get to be one of "Cochran's Young Ladies".

: Bal Tabarin (1929); Nice footage of a Paris nightclub - a very cosmopolitan clientele.

: Beat School Neg Version (1961); A progressive school in Hertfordshire is featured - pupils smoke and listen to jazz in the classroom.

: This Was Yesterday - Reel 2 (1955); Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical entertainments, authors and artists.

: This Was Yesterday - Reel 2 (1955); Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical entertainments, authors and artists. c. 1955

: Dancing On The Rooftops In Chicago (1938); A couple do a very slow version of the Big Apple dance on a plank sticking out of high building.

: England Exports - The Chestnut Tree (1939); New Yorkers do the latest English dance craze to 'Underneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree'.

: Latest In Dancing (1962); Fantastic story where we see demonstrations of the latest dance crazes at a London studio.

: New French Dance Craze The Letkiss (1965); A bizarre French dance - the Letkiss. The jump and clap then collapse in a big heap!

: The Big Apple (1937); American dancing stars Earl and Josephine Leach do the Big Apple - the latest dance craze.

: The New Dance Craze - Paris (1965); The Monkiss demonstrated in a club to enthusiastic young people.

: Another New Dance Craze (1963); In tightly packed Paris club dancers perform some new dance crazes.

: London Jazz Club (1950); Excellent footage of teenager dancing to the music of Humphrey Lyttleton and his band.

: Underwater Twist (1963); Brilliant! Doing the twist underwater in the Butlin's swimming pool!

: Mixed Manners (1930); Old fashioned minuet contrasted with a wild Charleston - very funny!

: New Dance 'the Shake' At Brads (1963); People performing a new dance called 'The Snake'

: Dennis Family (1937); Three generations of the Dennis family tap dance their way through energetic routines.

: Tit-Bits From "The Summertime Frolics" Cafe De Paris London (1924); Extracts from "The Summertime Frolics" show including a funny chicken dance and juggling.

: Charleston Dancing (1930); Good shots of Charleston and quick shot of Rudy Vallee.

: Covent Garden Band (1929); Great 1920s jazz from the Covent Garden Band, plus Charlestoning flapper and small boy!

: Dance Dance Little Girls (1931); Excellent film showing young dancing girls including a 3 year old doing a Charleston.

: Dance Time (1926); Scenes from the Palais de Danse in Wimbledon - good Charleston footage, exhibition dancing etc.

: Dancing (1960); Montage of shots of people dancing in Black & White and Colour.

: High Steps; Young girl dressed as a flapper dances a Charleston on the wing of an aeroplane.

: Irish Inter-County Ballroom Dancing Competition AKA Irish Inter-County Ballroom Dancing (1958); Professional dancers Sammy Osburn and Peggy Dullaghan demonstrating and judging at an Irish ballroom dancing competition.

: Jive Dance (1943); Josephine Bradley teaches people to jive dance at the Hammersmith Palais, London.

: Dancing At The Palais (1973); Modern and ballroom dancing at Hammersmith, London.

: Champions Of The World (1961); Good footage of dancing competition in Hammersmith in London.

: Dance - Do's And Don'ts (1928); Great film demonstrating the right and wrong ways to dance - Santos Casani and Jose Lennard teach.

: The Finer Points Of Dancing (1931); Santos Casani and Jose Lennard demonstrate the right - and wrong - way of executing dance steps.

: The New Fox Trot Made Easy (1927); Santos Casani and Jose Lennard perform the new fox-trot - some unusual camera techniques.

: The New Midway Rhythm Dance (1930); Santos Casani and Jose Lennard demonstrate the new Midway Rhythm Dance.

: The New Tango (1931); The new Tango is demonstrated by Santos Casani and partner - unusual shots.

: The Quick Step (1932); The famous dancer Santo Casani demonstrates the Quick Step.

: The New Dance - "The 6/8" Made Easy (1929); Dance demonstration by Santos Casani, Jose Lennard and the "Charleston Babies".

: River Boat Knees Up (1970); Various shots of people having a party on a boat travelling along the River Thames.

: The Argentine Tango (1928); Maxwell Stewart, Pat Sykes, Victor & Mrs Silvester, Santos Casani & Jose Lennard and others dance.

: Jewish Wedding (1920); Great shots of exuberant wedding guests arriving, departing and at reception - fab fashions!