Turkey Trot, The Agony of Terpsichore
Page from The Bystander showing Oscar and Suzette demonstrating various steps from the new ragtime dance, the Turkey Trot, which they were performing at the London Hippodrome in 1912. The background of a very distressed Terpsichore, muse of dance, reflects how this provocative dance divided public opinion at the time
Picture No
12907386
Media ID
46126034
Size
4023px x 6474px
(3.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Page from The Bystander', 21 March 1912, page 395
Date
1912
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