17: 1930s Dance Marathons; Or, The First U.S. Reality Show (Classic)
Come and hear those dancin’ feet as we put on our flapper dresses and Charleston back in time to one of our classic episodes from Season 1: Dance Marathons. Enjoy!
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Get out your tap shoes, Francis, we are going dancing tonight....and tomorrow....and for the next five months!
This week we look at the swinging and sadistic world of 1930s Dance Marathons which were ways for Depression Era Americans to make some money dancing for hours on end....while other Americans watched and waited for injuries, blood, and violence!
Rob gives Ray a lesson in the history of dancing in America, how Vernon and Irene Castle made sinful partner dancing wholesome, the Endurance Crazes of the 1920s, the sadistic Emcees and promoters who manipulated dancers and audiences, how audiences could see more blood if they paid more, and how these marathons laid the ground for reality television!
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