VIDEO
1949 Harvest Moon Ball Amateur Dance Championships
Olympic
Auditorium, Los
Angeles, California.
September (over 10'000 people watched this contest )
The New York 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. This page deals with Los Angeles.
Birth Place
Creation Date
Creator
Locations
New York
1932
Daily News
Madison Square 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 Jack
& Lorraine Carey
Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a
Couple # n/a
Couple
Hal & Betty Takier
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
Jack
& Lorraine Carey
Hal & Betty Takier
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
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