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The Charleston
The Charleston was a popular dance craze in the 1920s. It got its name from a song of the same name in a Broadway show called Runnin' Wild. The composer said he was inspired by the music of the dockworkers in Charleston.
The Big Apple in Columbia, SC. Image courtesy of Historic Columbia Foundation.
The Big Apple dance is a circle dance that was created at the Big Apple Night Club in Columbia, SC in the 1930s. It then became a dance sensation in New York and nationally.
Peg Leg Bates was a tap dancer from Fountain Inn, SC who lost his left leg in an accident at age twelve. He taught himself how to dance with a wooden leg and became a world-famous dancer and celebrity.
Artopia - Dance
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