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Harvest Moon Ball Ticket Stub
1938 Harvest Moon Ball

Madison Square Gardens, New York ->Wednesday, August 31st.

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 US from 1935 to 1984.

Harvest Moon Ball Award

 

Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Locations

New York 1932 N.Y. Times Madison Sqaure Garden - NY
 
COLLEGIATE SHAG DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #26 -
"Aqua">Edith Meyer
"Aqua"> Teddy Ottobrie
"Yellow">Couple #29 -
"Aqua">Grayce Murray
"Aqua"> Nick Haas
"Yellow">Couple #32 -
"Aqua">Rita Twohig
John Sharkey
"Yellow">Couple #35 - "Aqua">
Grace Bonsall
Michael Motto
"Yellow">Couple #27 -
"Aqua">Theresa Berg
"Aqua"> Jack McElroy
"Yellow">Couple #30 -
"Aqua">Dorothy Claire
"Aqua"> George E. Freas
"Yellow">Couple #33 -
"Aqua">Mae Gallagher
Anthony Basil
"Yellow">Couple #36 -
"Aqua">Lenore Madden
Fred Neighbors
"Yellow">Couple #28 -
"Aqua">Helen Kober
"Aqua"> Charles F. King
"Yellow">Couple #31 -
"Aqua">Anne Olivari
John Rudnick
"Yellow">Couple #34 -
"Aqua">Ann King
"Aqua"> Max King Jr.
"Yellow">Couple #37 -
"Aqua">Bobby Roberts
Harry Douglas
"Yellow">Couple #38 - "Aqua">
Lillian Lynch
George Williams
"Yellow">Couple #39 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Joseph Keating
"Yellow">Couple #40 -
"Aqua">Bebe Milne
Ray Colbert
"Yellow">Couple #41 -
"Aqua">Hope Norton Ford
"Aqua"> Edward A. Laugen
"#6666FF">WINNERS: "#6666FF">FIRST "#6666FF">SECOND "#6666FF">THIRD
Grayce Murray and Nick Haas Mae Gallagher and Anthony Basil Grace Bonsall and Michael Motto
FOXTROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #1 -
"Aqua">Margo Sage
"Aqua"> Matty Matthews
"Yellow">Couple #4 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Charles Smith
"Yellow">Couple #7 -
"Aqua">Peggy Ducey
"Aqua"> William Roberts "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #10 -
"Aqua">Eileen Mimms
George Austin
"Yellow">Couple #2 - "Aqua">
Dorothy Campisi
"Aqua"> John Saka
"Yellow">Couple #5 -"Aqua">
Rose Kuhn
Anthony Yacovino
"Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Elsebeth Schroeder
William Conway
"Yellow">Couple #11 -
"Aqua">Josephine Braccino
John Costello
"Yellow">Couple #3 -
"Aqua">Sylvia Teitelman
"Aqua"> Walter Bourie
"Aqua">"Yellow">Couple #6 -
Hazel Boyer
Lee R. Adams"Yellow">
"Yellow">Couple #9 -
"Aqua">Betty Carson
"Aqua"> Sal Dico
"Yellow">Couple #12 -
"Aqua">Claire Dale
Joseph Bagley
"Yellow">Couple #13 -
"Aqua">John Bartley
Robert Kent
"Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Ann Matthews
Samuel Costello
"Yellow">Couple #15 - "Aqua">
Adeline Femenella
Joseph Sordini
"Yellow">Couple #16 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
Tony Valentine
"#6666FF">WINNERS: "#6666FF">FIRST "#6666FF">SECOND "#6666FF">THIRD
Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino  Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith  Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie  
 
LINDY HOP DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #54 -
"Aqua">Angela La Destro
"Aqua"> Frank Giordano
"Yellow">Couple #58 -
"Aqua">May Meyerowitz
Anthony Case
"Aqua">"Yellow">Couple #62 -
Joyce James
Joe Daniels
"Yellow">Couple #66 -
"Aqua">Ilene Devine
Nickolas Sciacca
"Yellow">Couple #55 -
"Aqua"> "Aqua">Jerry Savard
"Aqua"> Tony Genovese
"Yellow">Couple #59 -
"Aqua">Bunny Miller
"Aqua"> George Ricker
"Yellow">Couple #63 -
"Aqua">Wilda Crawford
Ernest Harrison
"Yellow">Couple #67 -
"Aqua">Patsy Lenoir
Mickey Lee
"Yellow">Couple #56 - "Aqua">
"Aqua">Jean Roody
"Aqua"> Paul Bolonese
"Yellow">Couple #60 -
"Aqua">Sarah Ward
"Aqua"> William Downes
"Yellow">Couple #64 -
"Aqua">Cornelia Hill
Russell Williams
"Yellow">Couple #68 -
"Aqua">Josephine Insinga
James Riccardi
"Yellow">Couple #57 -
"Aqua">Tiny Harris
"Aqua"> Buster Swing
"Yellow">Couple #61 -
"Aqua">Mildred Pollard
Albert Minns
"Yellow">Couple #65 -
"Aqua">May Miller
"Aqua"> Walter Johnson
"Yellow">Couple #69 -
"Aqua">Anne Mahoney
Eddie Flynn
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
"Lime" "Lime" Albert Minns - Mildred Pollard
(AKA Sandra Gibson)
Said to be Manning but not listed "#6666FF">n/a
 
RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #1 -
"Aqua">Margo Sage
"Aqua"> Matty Matthews
"Yellow">Couple #5 -
"Aqua">Rose Kuhn
"Aqua"> Anthony Yacovino
"Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Ann Matthews
"Aqua"> Samuel Costello
"Yellow">Couple #48 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
Hector Perez
"Yellow">Couple #2 -
"Aqua"> Dorothy Campisi
"Aqua"> John Saka
"Yellow">Couple #11 -
"Aqua">Josephine Braccino
John Costello
"Yellow">Couple #16 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
Tony Valentine
"Yellow">Couple #49 -
"Aqua">Betty Bowman
James Verdi
"Yellow">Couple #3 - "Aqua">
Sylvia Teitelman
"Aqua"> Walter Bourie
"Yellow">Couple #13 -
"Aqua">John Bartley
Robert Kent
"Yellow">Couple #17 -
"Aqua">Lillian Warga
Luciano De Lucia
"Yellow">Couple #50 -
"Aqua">Olga Perez
Joseph R. Perez
"Yellow">Couple #51 -
"Aqua">Josephine Consola
Albert Solari
"Yellow">Couple #52 -
"Aqua">Elsie M. Cole
Anthony Dorval
"Yellow">Couple #53 -
"Aqua">Ann Ringi
"Aqua"> Steve Ruccia
"Yellow">Couple #47 -
"Aqua">Evelyn De Camillo
John Sibilio
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
Sylvia Teitelman and Walter Bourie Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino "#6666FF">n/a
 
TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #2 -"Aqua">
Dorothy Campisi
"Aqua"> John Saka
"Yellow">Couple #9 -"Aqua">
Betty Carson
Sal Dico
"Yellow">Couple #18 -
"Aqua">Nina A. Berman
Ernest Graunas
"Yellow">Couple #22 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Victor M. Lowenthal
"Yellow">Couple #3 -
"Aqua">Sylvia Teitelman
"Aqua"> Walter Bourie "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #13 -
"Aqua">John Bartley
Robert Kent
"Yellow">Couple #19 -
"Aqua">Dolores Campisi
John Sakas
"Yellow">Couple #23 - "Aqua">
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Gunther Stich "Yellow">"Aqua">
"Yellow">Couple #4 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Charles Smith
"Yellow">Couple #16 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Tony Valentine
"Yellow">Couple #20 -
"Aqua">Evelyn Fox
"Aqua"> Donald Farry "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #24 -
"Aqua">Elsie Cunningham Rudolph Crisofi
"Yellow">Couple #5 -
"Aqua">Rose Kuhn
"Aqua"> Anthony Yacovino
"Yellow">Couple #17 -
"Aqua">Lillian Warga
Luciano De Lucia
"Yellow">Couple #21 -
"Aqua">Rita Hoban
"Aqua"> Andrew McDonald
"Yellow">Couple #25 -
"Aqua">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:    
"Yellow">Couple #2 -
"Aqua">Dorothy Campisi
"Aqua"> John Saka "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Elsebeth Schroeder
"Aqua"> William Conway "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #17 -
"Aqua">Lillian Warga
"Aqua"> Luciano De Lucia
"Yellow">Couple #43 -
"Aqua">Margaret Brown
"Aqua"> Joseph Daley "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #3-
"Aqua">Sylvia Teitelman
"Aqua"> Walter Bourie "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #10 - "Aqua">
Eileen Mimms
George Austin
"Yellow">Couple #24 -
"Aqua">Elsie Cunningham
"Aqua"> Rudolph Crisofi
"Yellow">Couple #44 -
"Aqua">Helen Marx
"Aqua"> Harry Bozzi
"Yellow">Couple #4 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> Charles Smith "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #13 -
"Aqua">John Bartley
"Aqua"> Robert Kent "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #25 -
"Aqua">Helena Lantwicki
John Lucchese, Jr.
"Yellow">Couple #45 -
"Aqua">Edith Marie Hull
"Aqua"> Aquiles Cerdan "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #6 -
"Aqua">Hazel Boyer
"Aqua"> Lee R. Adams
"Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Ann Matthews
"Aqua"> Samuel Costello
"Yellow">Couple #42 -
"Aqua">Mildred E. Forsman
"Aqua"> Harry F. Cooke
"Yellow">Couple #46 -
"Aqua">Mr. & Mrs.
"Aqua"> 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
Rose Kuhn and Anthony Yacovino Albert Butler Louis J. Becker "#FFFFFF">Savoy Ballroom
Bernie Sager Thomas A. Riley Roseland Ballroom
Donald Sawyer -  
 
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   -
Lindy Hop New York Times News Welfare Association    
Other Years of the Harvest Moon Ball
1927
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984   Los Angeles >: 1948  1949      Back Home E-Mail

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