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1938
Harvest Moon Ball Amateur Dance Championships
Madison Square Gardens, New York - Wednesday, August 31st, 1938

   The Harvest Moon Ball was one of the biggest couple dance contests for amateur dancers ever held in the United States. The HMB was held in New York at Madison Square Gardens as well as other cites throughout the U.S from 1935 to 1984. Video Clip has no date.

 Harvest Moon Ball Award

Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Locations
New York 1932 N.Y. Times Madison Square Garden - NY
 

COLLEGIATE SHAG DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple #26 -
Edith Meyer & Teddy Ottobrie 		Couple #29 -
Grayce Murray & Nick Haas 		Couple #32 -
Rita Twohig & John Sharkey 		Couple #35 -
Grace Bonsall & Michael Motto
Couple #27 -
Theresa Berg & Jack McElroy 		Couple #30 -
Dorothy Claire & George E. Freas 		Couple #33 -
Mae Gallagher & Anthony Basil 		Couple #36 -
Lenore Madden & Fred Neighbors
Couple #28 -
Helen Kober & Charles F. King 		Couple #31 -
Anne Olivari & John Rudnick 		Couple #34 -
Ann King & Max King Jr. 		Couple #37 -
Bobby Roberts & Harry Douglas
Couple #38 -
Lillian Lynch & George Williams 		Couple #39 -
Mr. & Mrs. & Joseph Keating 		Couple #40 -
Bebe Milne & Ray Colbert 		Couple #41 -
Hope Norton Ford & Edward A. Laugen

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Grayce Murray and Nick Haas Mae Gallagher and Anthony Basil Grace Bonsall and Michael Motto
 

FOXTROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple #1 -
Margo Sage & Matty Matthews 		Couple #4 -
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith 		Couple #7 -
Peggy Ducey & William Roberts 		Couple #10 -
Eileen Mimms & George Austin
Couple #2 -
Dorothy Campisi & John Saka 		Couple #5 -
Rose Kuhn & Anthony Yacovino 		Couple #8 -
Elsebeth Schroeder & William Conway 		Couple #11 -
Josephine Braccino & John Costello
Couple #3 -
Sylvia Teitelman & Walter Bourie 		Couple #6 -
Hazel Boyer & Lee R. Adams 		Couple #9 -
Betty Carson & Sal Dico 		Couple #12 -
Claire Dale & Joseph Bagley
Couple #13 -
John Bartley & Robert Kent 		Couple #14 -
Ann Matthews & Samuel Costello 		Couple #15 -
Adeline Femenella & Joseph Sordini 		Couple #16 -
Mr. & Mrs. & Tony Valentine

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino  Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith  Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie  
 

LINDY HOP DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #54 -
Angela La Destro & Frank Giordano 		Couple #58 -
May Meyerowitz & Anthony Case 		Couple #62 -
Joyce James & Joe Daniels 		Couple #66 -
Ilene Devine & Nickolas Sciacca
Couple #55 -
Jerry Savard & Tony Genovese 		Couple #59 -
Bunny Miller & George Ricker 		Couple #63 -
Wilda Crawford & Ernest Harrison 		Couple #67 -
Patsy Lenoir & Mickey Lee
Couple #56 -
Jean Roody & Paul Bolonese 		Couple #60 -
Sarah Ward & William Downes 		Couple #64 -
Cornelia Hill & Russell Williams 		Couple #68 -
Josephine Insinga & James Riccardi
Couple #57 -
Tiny Harris & Buster Swing 		Couple #61 -
Mildred Pollard & Albert Minns 		Couple #65 -
May Miller & Walter Johnson 		Couple #69 -
Anne Mahoney & Eddie Flynn

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Albert Minns - Mildred Pollard
(AKA Sandra Gibson)		 Said to be Frankie Manning but not listed as dancing, some say he was a fill in but not writtin in program. n/a
 

RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #1 -
Margo Sage & Matty Matthews 		Couple #5 -
Rose Kuhn & Anthony Yacovino 		Couple #14 -
Ann Matthews & Samuel Costello 		Couple #48 -
Mr. & Mrs. & Hector Perez
Couple #2 -
Dorothy Campisi & John Saka 		Couple #11 -
Josephine Braccino & John Costello 		Couple #16 -
Mr. & Mrs. & Tony Valentine 		Couple #49 -
Betty Bowman & James Verdi
Couple #3 -
Sylvia Teitelman & Walter Bourie 		Couple #13 -
John Bartley & Robert Kent 		Couple #17 -
Lillian Warga & Luciano De Lucia 		Couple #50 -
Olga Perez & Joseph R. Perez
Couple #51 -
Josephine Consola & Albert Solari 		Couple #52 -
Elsie M. Cole & Anthony Dorval 		Couple #53 -
Ann Ringi & Steve Ruccia 		Couple #47 -
Evelyn De Camillo & John Sibilio

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino ? Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie ? n/a
 

TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #2 -
Dorothy Campisi & John Saka 		Couple #9 -
Betty Carson & Sal Dico 		Couple #18 -
Nina A. Berman & Ernest Graunas 		Couple #22 -
Mr. & Mrs. Victor M. Lowenthal
Couple #3 -
Sylvia Teitelman & Walter Bourie 		Couple #13 -
John Bartley & Robert Kent 		Couple #19 -
Dolores Campisi & John Sakas 		Couple #23 -
Mr. & Mrs. Gunther Stich
Couple #4 -
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith 		Couple #16 -
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Valentine 		Couple #20 -
Evelyn Fox & Donald Farry 		Couple #24 -
Elsie Cunningham Rudolph Crisofi
Couple #5 -
Rose Kuhn & Anthony Yacovino 		Couple #17 -
Lillian Warga & Luciano De Lucia 		Couple #21 -
Rita Hoban & Andrew McDonald 		Couple #25 -
Helena Lantwicki & John Lucchese Jr.

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Lillian Warga and Luciano De Lucia Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie
 

VIENNESE WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:
Couple #2 -
Dorothy Campisi & John Saka 		Couple #8 -
Elsebeth Schroeder & William Conway 		Couple #17 -
Lillian Warga & Luciano De Lucia 		Couple #43 -
Margaret Brown & Joseph Daley
Couple #3-
Sylvia Teitelman & Walter Bourie 		Couple #10 -
Eileen Mimms & George Austin 		Couple #24 -
Elsie Cunningham & Rudolph Crisofi 		Couple #44 -
Helen Marx & Harry Bozzi
Couple #4 -
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith 		Couple #13 -
John Bartley & Robert Kent 		Couple #25 -
Helena Lantwicki & John Lucchese, Jr. 		Couple #45 -
Edith Marie Hull & Aquiles Cerdan
Couple #6 -
Hazel Boyer & Lee R. Adams 		Couple #14 -
Ann Matthews & Samuel Costello 		Couple #42 -
Mildred E. Forsman & Harry F. Cooke 		Couple #46 -
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McCarthy

WINNERS:

 FIRST SECOND THIRD
Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie Elsie Cunningham and Rudolph Crisofi Ann Matthews and Samuel Costello
 

ALL-AROUND CHAMPION

The Professional Judges

Pre-Lim Locations
Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie Albert Butler Louis J. Becker Savoy Ballroom
  Thomas A. Riley Roseland Ballroom  
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Musicians / Bands / Singers

Announcer

Emcee

Entertainers
Artie Shaw Al Frazin Ed Sullivan Eleanor Brown
Billy Holiday     Rosita Ortega
Nano Rodrigo     Walter Biggerstaff
       
 

Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

Various Sheet Music Covers

Films / Videos
n/a All Gods Chillin' Got Rhythm 1938 - Jitterbug Jamboree
[Shag Winners, - Vitaphone]
      Ballin' the Jack
     

1938 - World Series Dance has NY Swinging [Lindy & Shag, Paramount]
     
       

Various Dance Posters

 
African Dance Makumbane  
Hellzapoppin'  
House Rent Party Charleston  
Last Waltz G.I. Jive  
Mystery in Swing Reuben Foxtrot  
Red Hot Martini (Pin Up) The Continental  
Saturday Night Fever    
The Duke Is Tops    
 

Books, Magazine Articles on the dance...

Title

Author

Date Published

Publisher

n/a      
       
       

Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches
Shorty George Madison Square Gardens Vintage Dance Contest Amateur Dance Championships
Lindy Hop NY Times News Welfare Association Historic Dance Contest Savoy Manor
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Mama Lu Parks   Savoy Ballroom

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