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Harvest Moon Ball Ticket Stub
1965 Harvest Moon Ball

Madison Square Gardens, New York ->Tuesday, September ??

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
 
FOXROT DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Jean &
Don Lee
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
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WINNERS: FIRST SECOND THIRD
"Aqua">Jean &
Don Lee
   
JITTERBUG JIVE DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? -   "Aqua">
Gwen Seaward &
Rudy Nelson
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Ruth &
George Sullivan
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Rhonda Hodge &
Calvin Duke
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
"Aqua">Gwen Seaward "Aqua">&"Aqua">
Rudy Nelson
   
 
POLKA DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? -   "Aqua">
Ursula Bestecka &
Jan Kostrobala
"Yellow">Couple #? -"Aqua">
Diane Karczewski "Aqua" &"Aqua">
Henry Skrzek
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Carole Buchalska &
Robert Krolin
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Mary &
John Anderson
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
"Aqua">Ursula Bestecka "Aqua">&"Aqua">
Jan Kostrobala 
   
 
RUMBA DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? -   "Aqua">
Lynn Marlatt &
Brent Spengler
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
"Aqua">Lynn Marlatt "Aqua">&"Aqua">
Brent Spengler
   
 
TANGO DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
Dolores &
Joe Avaltroni
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? - "Aqua">
JoAnn Valeriani &
Dave Innis
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #? -   "Aqua">
Dorothy Serban &
Glenn Pizzulo
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
"Aqua">Dolores &
Joe Avaltroni
   
 
VIENNESE WALTZ DIVISION - FINALISTS:    
"Yellow">Couple #?-
"Aqua"Eve &
"Aqua"Tom Landolf
Couple # n/a Couple # n/a Couple # n/a
"Yellow">Couple #?-   "Aqua">
Jean Wernau &
Leo Mezzina
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
"Aqua">Eve &
"Aqua">Tom Landolf
   
 
ALL AROUND CHAMPION The Professional Judges   Pre-Lim Locations
"Aqua">Jean and Don Lee     Savoy Manor - N.Y.
    Roseland Dance City - N.Y.,
    Restland Farm - Northford, Conn.
    Irvington Polish Home - N.J.
 
Musicians / Bands / Singers Announcer Emcee Entertainers
    John Tillman Killer Joe Piro & Company
      Bobby Vinton
       
       
 

Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

Various Sheet Music Covers Films / Videos
n/a All Gods Chillin' Got Rhythm  
      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
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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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