Castle House dance studio, New York City
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Castle House dance studio in New York City was a prominent early 20th-century ballroom and dance school co-run by famed dancer Irene Castle, influential in popularizing social dance in America.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballroom
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dance school ⓘ dance studio ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York City high society
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Vernon and Irene Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ rise of modern ballroom etiquette in America ⓘ |
| coRunBy |
Irene Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vernon Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | important venue in the dance craze of the 1910s ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
ballroom dance
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social dance ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
Irene Castle
NERFINISHED
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Vernon Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | social dancing among middle and upper classes in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
American social dance
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ballroom dancing in the United States ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered in early 20th-century American newspapers and magazines ⓘ |
| notableCoOwner |
Irene Castle
GENERATED
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Vernon Castle GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Irene Castle
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popularizing social dance in America ⓘ teaching modern ballroom dances ⓘ |
| taughtStyle |
foxtrot
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hesitation waltz ⓘ one-step ⓘ tango ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1910s ⓘ |
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