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The Sport Of The Charleston In The 1920's

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The Charleston was originated in an island near Charleston, South Carolina by black people. According to Harry T. Sampson in 1922, the Charleston was performed in the New Amsterdam Theater in New York during the "Ziegfeld Follies" show. This was the first time the Charleston was danced at a show by white people. The Charleston became popular the next year in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild. After this show the Charleston because the most popular dance of the 1920's. Most people danced it in clubs at night and community centers. The Charleston wasn't taught in schools, people just learned it by watching and from their friends. At that time, many jobs such as waiters and maids required them to dance, in fact according to www.examiner.com

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