46th Welland Steam Rally 2010 . Dancing Girls .The Charleston .

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The Penny Rigden Dancers from London with The Charleston ,at the 46th Welland Steam and Country Rally http://www.wellandsteamrally.co.uk/ On the stage in front of the 96 key Gavioli Organ and Showmans Engines from the Saunders steam Collection.
The rally is organised by the Ross-on-Wye Steam Engine Society Ltd. The Rally first started in 1964 by a handful of Steam Engine enthusiasts in Ross-on-Wye and it has grown and developed since then. It is now one of the largest and most respected events of its type in the country. For many years the Rally was held in Ross, from there it moved to Much Marcle, then Upton, and in 1993 it finally settled on its own 100 acre site in Welland, Worcestershire .
The Charleston is a dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called The Charleston by composer/pianist James P. Johnson which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild[1] and became one of the most popular hits of the decade. Runnin' Wild ran from 29/10/1923 through 28/06/1924
the Charleston is most frequently associated with white flappers and the speakeasy. Here, these young women would dance alone or together as a way of mocking the "drys," or citizens who supported the Prohibition amendment, as the Charleston was then considered quite immoral and provocative
Today Charleston is an important dance in Lindy Hop dance culture, danced in many permutations: alone (solo), with a partner or in groups of couples or solo dancers. The basic step allows for a vast range of variations and improvisation. Both the 1920s and Swinging Charleston styles are popular today, though swinging Charleston is more commonly integrated into Lindy Hop dancing
source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(dance)

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  • terrible dancers. what aload of old shit

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