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Harvest Moon Ball Ticket Stub
1946 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:

Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     

FOXTROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 

JITTERBUG - JIVE DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple #
Meg Vecchearelli
& Jo Jo Gramo		 Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Lynch Jr.		 Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
Meg Vecchearelli
and Jo Jo Gramo		    
 

RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 

TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 

VIENNESE WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:

Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 

ALL AROUND CHAMPION

The Professional Judges  

Pre-Lim Locations

n/a     Savoy Ballroom
     
     
 

Musicians / Bands / Singers

Announcer

Emcee

Entertainers

Elliot Lawrence
      
       
       
       
 

Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

Various Sheet Music Covers

Films / Videos

n/a

All Gods Chillin' Got Rhythm

1946 - Movietone News[9/6/46]
     

Ballin' the Jack

1946 - News of The Day[MGM 9/11/46]
     

     

1946 - Universal Newsreel
       

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

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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

Notes:

 
September 10, 2006
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