Keywords: Dancing
Item 101443
John Martin Dancing Fraternity card, Bangor 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1868 Location: Bangor Media: Lithograph
Item 21614
Lucy Johnson's Dancing Class, Skowhegan, 1927
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1927 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 69047
915 Ocean Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Danish Park Association Use: Dance Hall
Item 73128
48 Riverside Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Dennis D. DeCormier Use: Dance Hall
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Community Music
"After founding two Maine-based dance troupes – La Plume de Ma Tante and Les Pieds Rigolants – which entertained audiences throughout the state from…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868
"The waltz and polka were more intimate dances – couples dancing as partners, the man's hand on the woman's waist, the two facing one another – and…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing, Bangor, ca. 1865
"He wrote under the illustration, "Of all the amusements in the world Dancing properly conducted is the most innocent, civil, cheapest, and…"
Story
Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Fond Memories of Westport Island
Story
Keeping Dance and Music Alive
by Cindy Larock
Cindy Larock's involvement in the traditional music and dance scene in Maine for over 40 years.
