The Varsity Drag
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The Varsity Drag is a popular 1920s foxtrot-style dance song from the musical "Good News," known for epitomizing the exuberant collegiate jazz age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Varsity Drag canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foxtrot-style dance song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American college culture
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Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
collegiate jazz age song
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popular 1920s foxtrot-style dance song ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Good News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance music
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foxtrot ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasForm | dance song ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
college life
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dancing ⓘ youthful exuberance ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition |
American popular song
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Broadway musical repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
voice and dance band
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voice and piano ⓘ |
| notableFor | epitomizing the exuberant collegiate jazz age ⓘ |
| partOf | Good News NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
ensemble performance
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foxtrot dance ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
dance band
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jazz orchestra ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
musical theatre
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social dancing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Good News (1947 film)