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Charleston dancing?

posted 15 years ago by frogca
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I'm wondering if the dancing at the second Gatsby party, starting around 29 minutes into the movie, is authentic Charleston style dancing. The music is Charleston. What's shown seems to be a very bouncy and rather risque dance for the times.

[–] BoomerMovieFan 14 years ago

"What's shown seems to be a very bouncy and rather risque dance for the times."

That's because it was. What else do you do after you put rouge on your knees?