1940-1959DANCE
BLACK MEN AND WOMEN DANCING IN A CLUB IN HARLEM. BOOGIE WOOGIE.DANCING THE LINDY HOP. INTENSE HIGH ENERGY DANCING. MAN TRIES TO FLIP WOMAN. DOES A BAD JOB. MEN DO SPLITS. SWING DANCING. JITTERBUG.
SEGREGATION. BLACK NIGHTCLUB. AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCERS.
SEGREGATION. BLACK NIGHTCLUB. AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCERS.
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REEL BEGINS: (NO AUDIO) BLACK MEN AND WOMEN DANCING IN A CLUB IN HARLEM 1940s - 1950s
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| 00:14:13 4.71 |
BLACK COUPLE IN HARLEM NIGHTCLUB DANCING THE "LINDY HOP" QUITE VIGOROUSLY AS PEOPLE SURROUND THEM ON THE DANCE FLOOR
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| 00:14:23 14.53 |
TWO BLACK MEN FASHIONABLY DRESSED IN 50'S SUITS, DANCING JITTERBUG ON DANCE FLOOR AT HARLEM NIGHTCLUB. PEOPLE WATCHING.
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| 00:14:34 26.38 |
PAN DOWN ON LEGS AND FEET PERFORMING INTENSE INTRICATE DANCING STEPS, SAME TWO BLACK MEN
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| 00:14:46 38.14 |
MAN THROWS DANCING PARTNER (ANOTHER MAN) UP IN THE AIR
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| 00:14:58 50.11 |
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE DRESSED IN HIS 50'S FINEST, DANCING SOLO, SHOWING OFF SOME FANCY FOOTWORK, SPINS AROUND AND BACKS UP INTO THE CROWD. PEOPLE SURROUNDING DANCE FLOOR WATCHING
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| 00:15:13 64.64 |
CROWD SHOT - WOMAN STANDING, HANDS ON HIPS WATCHING DANCING COUPLE
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| 00:15:18 70.17 |
HANDSOME BLACK COUPLE SWING DANCING VIGOROUSLY, SMILING MAN SPINS HIS PARTNER HIS FEET FLAILING IN THE AIR.
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| 00:15:35 87.4 |
ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE, WOMAN WEARING FASHIONABLE 50'S STYLE BLACK DRESS, MALE IN BLACK SUIT, SHOW OFF THEIR DANCING PROWESS AT NIGHTCLUB, AS AUDIENCE SURROUNDING THEM WATCH
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| 00:15:57 108.9 |
BLACK MAN, 1950S, SLICKED BACK HAIR, FANCY SUIT, SNAPS HIS FINGERS AND HEADS OUT ONTO DANCE FLOOR SOLO. ZOOT SUIT?
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| 00:15:58 110.17 |
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| 00:16:11 122.5 |
CLOSE UP ON BLACK COUPLE DANCING SPINNING AROUND, AUDIENCE WATCHING CLAPPING AND SNAPPING FINGERS
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| 00:16:18 130.2 |
COUPLE VERY INTENSLY DANCING, MALE DOWN ON HIS KNEES (LIKE A LIMBO MOVE) AS WOMAN BOOGIE WOOGIES SHAKING HER SHOULDERS
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| 00:16:33 144.63 |
COUPLES TAKING TURNS ON DANCE FLOOR AT HARLEM NIGHT CLUB, AUDIENCE WATCHES INTENTLY AS COUPLES ARE SWINGING AND JITTERBUGGING
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| 00:17:33 205.07 |
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| 00:17:40 211.62 |
AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE DANCING, CHANGES PARTNERS IN MIDDLE OF ROUTINE. PEOPLE WATCHING CLAPPING IN TUNE
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| 00:18:06 237.97 |
1940s - 1950s AUDIENCE SHOT, AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE STANDING, WATCHING SWING DANCERS
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| 00:18:14 245.79 |
TWO BLACK MALE DANCERS SHOWING OFF SOME FIERCE FOOTWORK, ONE GETS DOWN ON HIS KNEES, POPS RIGHT BACK UP, SLIDES ACROSS DANCE FLOOR.
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| 00:18:27 259.26 |
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| 00:18:30 261.63 |
SIGN: SAVOY CHAMPIONS, LINE ROUTINE - LEADER - LEON JAMES; CHARLESTON SOLO - AL MINNS. LINDY HOP CHALLENGE - BALLROOM TO BLUES - GENERAL PUBLIC. CONTEST OF AERIAL LINDY (REHEARSAL FOR HARVEST MOON BALL CHAMPIONSHIP)
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| 00:18:33 264.67 |
THREE BLACK MEN IN FINE BLACK SUITS PERFORM HIGH ENERGY CHARLESTON DANCE MOVES CROWD WATCHING INTENTLY
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| 00:18:39 270.61 |
MAN PERFORMS POPULAR CHARLESTON DANCE MOVE "BEES KNEES"
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| 00:18:51 283.03 |
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| 00:19:04 295.89 |
COUPLE DANCING, MAN FLIPS WOMAN - A BIT SLOPPY
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| 00:19:17 308.96 |
TWO BLACK MEN DANCING TOGETHER PERFORMING INTRICATE DANCE STEPS AND FLIPS OVER HEAD AND THROUGH THE LEGS
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| 00:19:48 339.9 |
MEN DANCING SOLO DEMONSTRATING INTENSE HIGH ENERGY DANCE MOVES
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| 00:20:30 382.28 |
VAR COUPLES DANCING LINDY HOP, SWING DANCING, BOOGIE WOOGIE - NIGHT CLUB IN HARLEM AS CROWD WATCHES
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| 00:22:14 486.39 |
REEL ENDS: BLACK MEN AND WOMEN DANCING IN A CLUB IN HARLEM 40s-50s
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