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Harvest Moon Ball Ticket Stub
1956 Harvest Moon Ball

Madison Square Gardens, New York ->Tuesday, September 11th.

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. This year introduced the Lindy / Jitterbug Divisions as Rock and Roll .

 Harvest Moon Ball Award

 

Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Locations
New York 1932 N.Y. Times Madison Sqaure Garden - NY
 
FOXROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #1 -
"Aqua">Marian De Lavalle
"Aqua">Leo Gavel 		"Yellow">Couple #7 - "Aqua">
Jean Fickert Ray
De Felice		 "Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Roma Vaitkus
John Gregory  		 "Yellow">Couple #10 -
"Aqua">Vicki &
Johnny Santoro 
"Yellow">Couple #2 -
"Aqua">Marcia Fuhrer
Richard Robertson		 "Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Louise Reily
Walter Schalk 		 "Yellow">Couple #9 - "Aqua">
Eleanor &
Arthur Harrison 		 "Yellow">Couple #11 - "Aqua">
Dorothy Nosek
Angelo Riggio 
"Yellow">Couple #6 -
"Aqua">Joy &
Tony Cancellara		 "Aqua">"Yellow">Couple #4 -
Ann Wogksch
John Lionetti		 "Yellow">Couple #5 - "Aqua">
Janet Dunn
Joseph Romano 		 "Yellow">Couple #12 - "Aqua">
Pearl Barbuzza
Vincent Zambardi 
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
POLKA DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #17? -"Aqua">
Stella Radlak
Edward Wojcik 		"Yellow">Couple #20 - "Aqua">Patricia &
Robert Kalitka		 "Yellow">Couple #23 - "Aqua">
Annabelle Lazicki
Arthur Dahl 		 "Yellow">Couple #26 - "Aqua">
Fran Kurdziel
Eugene Karczewski 
"Yellow">Couple #18 - "Aqua">
Frances Daleo
John Oleskowicz		 "Yellow">Couple #21 -
"Aqua">Marge &
Thomas Andry 		 "Yellow">Couple #24 - "Aqua">
Barbara Gutowski
William Hess 		 "Yellow">Couple #27 - "Aqua">
Arline Van Hooser
Edward Sabo 
"Yellow">Couple #19 - "Aqua">
Anne Koralasz
Harold Wanser		 "Yellow">Couple #22 - "Aqua">
Mary Tomon
Edward Kish		 "Yellow">Couple #25 - "Aqua">
Janice Dobkowski
Roman Sulinski 		 "Yellow">Couple #28 - "Aqua">
Georgina Phillips
Henry Kobasky 
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 
ROCK AND ROLL DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? -
"Aqua">Lottie Barosky &
Wilmont Brady 		"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Shirley Brown &
Frank Watkins "Yellow">  		"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Lee Schaberg &
Richard McGee		 "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Jovada &
Jimmy Ballard
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Phyllis Romano &
Edward Nagot		 "Yellow">Couple #? -
"Aqua">Gloria Thompson & Willie Posey		 "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Barbara Schnorr &
Frank Stanek		 "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Montoya &
Thomas King
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Mary Cataldi &
Dominick Grippo		 "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">Charlotte Thacker & William Brown "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Connie Holman &
Max King		 "Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Iva Tarver &
Nick Mosely
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
Jovada and Jimmy Ballard    
This year no Aerials or Air Steps were allowed in the Rock and Roll Divisions Rules.
RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #4 -
"Aqua">Ann Wogksch
John Lionetti "Yellow"> 		 "Yellow">Couple #9 -
"Aqua">Eleanor &
Arthur Harrison		 "Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Marilyn Fluegel
Vincent Fabrizio 		 "Yellow">Couple #31 - "Aqua">
Jackie Pia
Edward Yenco "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #7 -
"Aqua">Jean Fickertt
Ray De Felice		 "Yellow">Couple #11 - "Aqua">
Dorothy Nosek
Angelo Riggio 		 "Yellow">Couple #29 -
"Aqua">Bernice Vitti
Alfred Medeiros 		 "Yellow">Couple #32 - "Aqua">
Anne &
George Krekos "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Roma Vaitkus
John Gregory 		 "Yellow">Couple #12 -
"Aqua">Pearl Barbuzza
Vincent Zambardi		 "Yellow">Couple #30 - "Aqua">
Olivia Hardvall
Thomas Marron"Yellow"> "Yellow"> 		 "Yellow">Couple #33 -
"Aqua"> Betty Doherty
Edward Eddy  
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 
TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #4 -
"Aqua">Ann Wogksch
John Lionetti 		"Yellow">Couple #9 -
"Aqua">Eleanor &
Arthur Harrison		 "Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Roma Vaitkus
John Gregory		 "Yellow">Couple #2 - "Aqua">
Marcia Fuhrer
Richard Robertson
"Yellow">Couple #6 -
"Aqua">Joy &
Tony Cancllara		 "Yellow">Couple #16 -
"Aqua">Catherine Niccolini
Matty Margarita		 "Yellow">Couple #14 -
"Aqua">Marilyn Fluegel
Vincent Fabrizio		 "Yellow">Couple #13 - "Aqua">
Barbara Genovese
Robert Locke
"Yellow">Couple #15 - "Aqua">
Claire Almeida
Bill Musarra		 "Yellow">Couple #5 - "Aqua">
Janet Dunn
Joseph Romano		 "Yellow">Couple #12 -
"Aqua">Pearl Barbuzza
Vincent Zambardi		 "Yellow">Couple #7 -
"Aqua">Jean Fickertt
Ray De Felice
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
     
 
VIENNESE WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #2 -
"Aqua">Marcia Fuhrer
Richard Robertson		 "Yellow">Couple #9 -
"Aqua">Eleanor &
Arthur Harrison		 "Yellow">Couple #30 - "Aqua">
Olivia Hardvall
Thomas Marron "Yellow"> 		 "Yellow">Couple #47 - "Aqua">
Nancy Horton
Fred Gagliardi "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #7 -
"Aqua">Jean Fickertt
Ray De Felice		 "Yellow">Couple #11 - "Aqua">
Dorothy Nosek
Angelo Riggio 		 "Yellow">Couple #32 - "Aqua">
Anne &
George Krekos "Yellow"> 		 "Yellow">Couple #48 - "Aqua">
Nola &
Pat Vezzuto "Yellow"> 
"Yellow">Couple #8 -
"Aqua">Roma Vaitkus
John Gregory		 "Yellow">Couple #12 -
"Aqua">Pearl Barbuzza
Vincent Zambardi		 "Yellow">Couple #46 -
"Aqua">Doris &
Joseph McLean "Yellow"> 		 "Yellow">Couple #49 - "Aqua">
Ann Navia &
Charles Guigno "Yellow"> 
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 "Aqua">Adelaide Courtney "Aqua">P.J. Mastolia "#FFFFFF">Savoy Ballroom
"Aqua">Doris Weber Zea "Aqua">Ted Maksymowicz  
"Aqua">Jack Stukas "Aqua">Viginia Wheeler  
"Aqua">John Obrien "Aqua">Walter Dana  
"Aqua">Murray Sherman    
 
Musicians / Bands / Singers Announcer Emcee Entertainers
"Aqua">Noro Morales "Aqua">Pat Curan "Aqua">Bob Russell "Aqua">Augie & Margo
"#00FFFF">Ray Bloch     "Aqua">Eydie Gorme
      "Aqua">The Platters
       
 

Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

 Various Sheet Music Covers Films / Videos
n/a All Gods Chillin' Got Rhythm 9/11/1956 - Harvest Moon Ball[Paranount]
      Ballin' the Jack
     

 
       
       
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
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