African-American quadrille, 1914 (#1)
(1914)
SIlent movie footage from 1914 showing African-American dancers in square formation.
Referring to the couple dance later in the footage, a comment on a YouTube posting of the same clip says, "They are doing the dance called the Texas Tommy. That band in the background was possibly Sid LeProtti's band from the Barbary Coast. This dance had open sections that look like what we call square dancing. The closed sections of the dance were often danced with great verve and had acrobatic elements thrown in. The Texas Tommy paved the way for the Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug."
Subjects: General - Dance and Culture
Tags: African-American
Tags: African-American
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Citation
“African-American quadrille, 1914 (#1),” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1691.
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African-American quadrille, 1914 (#1)
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Description
SIlent movie footage from 1914 showing African-American dancers in square formation.
Referring to the couple dance later in the footage, a comment on a YouTube posting of the same clip says, "They are doing the dance called the Texas Tommy. That band in the background was possibly Sid LeProtti's band from the Barbary Coast. This dance had open sections that look like what we call square dancing. The closed sections of the dance were often danced with great verve and had acrobatic elements thrown in. The Texas Tommy paved the way for the Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug."
Referring to the couple dance later in the footage, a comment on a YouTube posting of the same clip says, "They are doing the dance called the Texas Tommy. That band in the background was possibly Sid LeProtti's band from the Barbary Coast. This dance had open sections that look like what we call square dancing. The closed sections of the dance were often danced with great verve and had acrobatic elements thrown in. The Texas Tommy paved the way for the Lindy Hop and the Jitterbug."
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1914