... tolerance and mutual respect," stated professor Stowe. 1860 - First close couple dancing begins. 1912 - Vernon and Irene Castle make closed couple dancing acceptable. 1920- Arthur Murray, a student of the Castle's, markets dance lessons by mail. The first Fox Trot lessons cost only a dime. 1927 - Charles Lindberg makes his ... after 1860, when America's youth began moving from the rural environments to the cities looking for employment. (Swingin" at the Savoy, Norma Miller) Dances of that time were the Waltz and Polka, that aloud close-than-usual spacing between partners, which at this ti...

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