The BBC Dance Orchestra

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The BBC Dance Orchestra was a popular British radio dance band of the 1920s–1930s, led for many years by Henry Hall and known for its lively, polished performances and hit recordings.

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The BBC Dance Orchestra canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British dance band
radio orchestra
activePeriodEnd 1930s
activePeriodStart 1920s
associatedWith Henry Hall and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
audience radio listeners in the United Kingdom
bandleader Henry Hall NERFINISHED
basedIn London NERFINISHED
broadcaster BBC Radio NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
distributionFormat gramophone records
radio broadcasts
genre dance band
light music
popular music
hasLeader Henry Hall NERFINISHED
influenced later British dance bands
knownFor hit recordings
lively performances
polished performances
medium radio
musicStyle orchestrated dance arrangements
notableConductor Henry Hall NERFINISHED
notableEra interwar period
notableFor setting standards for British radio dance bands
operatedBy British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED
partOf BBC music ensembles NERFINISHED
performanceType live studio broadcasts
performerOf dance music of the 1920s
dance music of the 1930s
primaryLanguage English
recordLabel various British record labels of the 1930s
shortName BBC Dance Orchestra NERFINISHED

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Goody Goody hasNotableRecording The BBC Dance Orchestra
Let's Misbehave hasNotablePerformer The BBC Dance Orchestra