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American Experience  Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons

Henry Ford hosted dance lessons in Dearborn twice a week to teach the old ways of dancing. Details

 

Program: American Experience

Episode: Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons

In the 1920s, many Americans were listening to Jazz and learning the Charleston. Henry Ford preferred the country dances he learned as a boy - quadrilles, gavottes, the schottische, the polka and the chorus jig were his favorites. Later in life he hosted dance lessons in Dearborn twice a week to teach what he believed was the correct, old way of dancing.

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Duration: (1:21)
Premiere Date: 01/29/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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