The amazing 1920s dance craze that was The Charleston. Featuring a rare 1925 film of original Charleston dancer Bee Jackson. Silent film Colorized and enhanced to 4K with added sound. Who Invented the Charleston Dance ? The famous Cotton club dancer and choreographer Elida Webb devised the dance steps to the Charleston and it was first performed in the Broadway stage show Running Wild (1923). The song was composed by James P. Johnson. A young aspiring dancer Bee Jackson saw the show and reported

4.5K views · 198 reactions | The crazy dance marathon of the 1920s and 1930s were deadly. People actually died because they dance nonstop for hours. Eventually they created more rules but this is the story of the wild dance parties and dance contests during prohibition and beyond. #DanceMarathons #prohibition #flappers #1920s #historylesson | Deanna Falchook | Facebook