Before and during the Great War, ballroom dancing was all the rage. Professional dancers Irene Castle and her husband Vernon brought ballroom dancing or ragtime dancing to the masses. And suddenly the fox trot, waltz, tango, one-step, and two-step were being danced everywhere.
Isn’t she beautiful?
Public dance halls were also popular, where young people could get together and dance these ragtime dances. Livy and Friedrick share a love of dancing in HOPE AT DAWN. In fact, their first meeting is at a public dance hall! Later, when they go dancing again, they end up dancing a very romantic waltz.
Would you have enjoyed ragtime dancing in its heyday?
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I think I would have liked ragtime. I like all kinds of music, and all kinds of dance music.
Elizabeth – I think I would have liked ragtime dancing, too! I did a little ballroom dancing back in high school and college and really enjoyed it.