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- Program, "First Annual Concert and Ball," with Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra," 1926 - Henry Ford's revival of early American dancing encouraged others to join in. In January 1926, members of Detroit's Twentieth Century Club held a ball featuring the old-fashioned dances. Most everyone came in period costume. Henry and Clara Ford looked elegant in their "old fashioned" garb--Henry in a waistcoat and vest, and Clara with a pink silk gown and her hair dressed in side curls.
- January 30, 1926
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Program, "First Annual Concert and Ball," with Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra," 1926
Henry Ford's revival of early American dancing encouraged others to join in. In January 1926, members of Detroit's Twentieth Century Club held a ball featuring the old-fashioned dances. Most everyone came in period costume. Henry and Clara Ford looked elegant in their "old fashioned" garb--Henry in a waistcoat and vest, and Clara with a pink silk gown and her hair dressed in side curls.
- Charlotte and Benjamin Lovett Dancing, circa 1925 - Benjamin Lovett was a well-known New England dance instructor. In 1923, Henry Ford invited Lovett to teach old-fashioned dances at Sudbury, Massachusetts, where Ford was restoring the historic Wayside Inn. The following year, Ford moved Lovett and his wife Charlotte to Dearborn, Michigan. Lovett would serve as Ford's dancing master for the next twenty years--helping teach traditional American dancing to adults and children alike.
- circa 1925
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Charlotte and Benjamin Lovett Dancing, circa 1925
Benjamin Lovett was a well-known New England dance instructor. In 1923, Henry Ford invited Lovett to teach old-fashioned dances at Sudbury, Massachusetts, where Ford was restoring the historic Wayside Inn. The following year, Ford moved Lovett and his wife Charlotte to Dearborn, Michigan. Lovett would serve as Ford's dancing master for the next twenty years--helping teach traditional American dancing to adults and children alike.
- Letter from Benjamin Lovett to J. B. Cranfill, November 8, 1927 - Beginning in the mid-1920s, Henry Ford was on a crusade to revive the old-fashioned dances of his youth. Ford's dancing master, Benjamin Lovett, helped teach these traditional American dances to adults and children alike. Beginning with Dearborn schoolchildren, this dance instruction spread throughout the United States. Lovett often traveled to community centers and educational institutions to teach.
- November 08, 1927
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Letter from Benjamin Lovett to J. B. Cranfill, November 8, 1927
Beginning in the mid-1920s, Henry Ford was on a crusade to revive the old-fashioned dances of his youth. Ford's dancing master, Benjamin Lovett, helped teach these traditional American dances to adults and children alike. Beginning with Dearborn schoolchildren, this dance instruction spread throughout the United States. Lovett often traveled to community centers and educational institutions to teach.
- Program, "The Fifth Annual Quadrille," Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Orchestra, 1939 - Henry Ford sent his Old Time Orchestra to out-of-state parties, including the all-male Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Benjamin Lovett, Ford's dancing master, gave the young men instruction in the basic steps for the traditional American dances like the quadrille and the schottische. Then, young women from Pennsylvania State College joined them for a formal dance.
- April 26, 1939
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Program, "The Fifth Annual Quadrille," Music by Henry Ford's Old-Time Orchestra, 1939
Henry Ford sent his Old Time Orchestra to out-of-state parties, including the all-male Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Benjamin Lovett, Ford's dancing master, gave the young men instruction in the basic steps for the traditional American dances like the quadrille and the schottische. Then, young women from Pennsylvania State College joined them for a formal dance.