Dancing in Fort Worth Schools

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20040936

Description

Students in Fort Worth, Texas public schools are no longer dragging their feet when it comes to dancing in physical education classes. Students from Riverside High School are performing the Ten Pretty Girls Step. The are left to right, Onieta Ore, Ben O. Keeton, Billie Hodges, Jack James, Glydeen Butterfield, Lorayne Griffin, Frankie Bess Williams, and Ben Reeves. The group is standing in a line with their arms linked and their right legs raised. The boys are dressed in suits and the girls are wearing gowns. They are dancing outdoors. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, February 4, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1101

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Dancing; Ore, Onieta; Keeton, Ben O.; Hodges, Billie; James, Jack; Butterfield, Glydeen; Griffin, Lorayne; Williams, Frankie Bess; Reeves, Ben; Riverside High schools; Evening gowns; Physical education; Public schools; Fort Worth Public Schools; Ten Pretty Girls; Folk dancing