Today in history class we watched a video about the Great Depression and a lot of it was about how many people during that time period would go to dances to get away from all the horrible things that they had to face. For entertainment and for escape, hundreds of people would have things called marathon dances. There was a big competition to see which couple could dance for the longest time, the winner received 1000 dollars. and since it was during the depression, people were so desperate for money that these dances didn't just last for hours, they sometimes lasted for months. the longest marathon dance lasted 9 months. The clips from the dances were really funny because one partner would be dancing, and he or she would also be holding up their sleeping (or passed out) partner.
I found this really interesting and I thought I should share it with everyone to give another idea as to why dancing was so important to so many people.
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