The depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The
marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for
people to earn extra money - dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a
time. But the underside of that craze was filled with a competition and
violence unknown to most ballrooms.
The depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The
marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for
people to earn extra money - dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a
time. But the underside of that craze was filled with a competition and
violence unknown to most ballrooms.
