dance marathon
...w off some of latest moves. The biggest and best dances in the 1920’s were the Charleston, Fox Trot, and the Shimmy. These expressive dances reflected the daring times in which they lived. In addition, these dance contests offered the unemployed a small fortune. This was important, especially during the Great Depression. Prizes ranged anywhere between $1000 to $5000. Those who didn’t participate for the money participated so that they could have food and shelter which the dance marathons provided. People were so into the dance marathons that they would dance for days and even weeks at a time. The dance contests were usually allowed a small 15 minutes for a break or rest for every hour of dancing, they did. The people who succeeded were the ones who did not stop moving, style to the judges did not matter. You may not believe this but the longest dance record ever recorded was a total of three weeks of dancing! Many times p...