(The Original) Charleston. With The Gatsby Girls

This was the finale of a concert for Newbury Spring Festival, featuring the wonderful Gatsby Girls.

[anonagain]

Help me! I've fallen into the YouTube Charleston rabbit hole and can't get out!!!

[IrisAnnButler]

My grandmother told me in the sixtiesthat we were not the first to dance apart. She listened to my rock n roll, so I listened to her music. She showed me the Charleston, She said, Grand mas only going to go down once, cause I'm not young anymore. I loved it. She was one of the first to vote in 1020 in California. I came here ro recall those days. Thank you!😎😎

[lelandfranklin]

It's happy and optimistic music....we need that these days!

[GabeCoolwater]

I swear, this gotta be the happiest dance in the world. Anyone dancing the Charleston seem to be having the best time of their lives. It couldn't be any other way with fun steps like these!

[donaldhelton]

Beautiful.Bringing back some great history.Im 88 so love this

[neptunemorales]

I am a Filipino. I enjoyed watching the classic Charleston dance. Keep this art alive coz it transported me back to your Golden era

[markjroberts]

Picture it. The Carrier Dome. Syracuse University in Syracuse New York 1992. My then girlfriend and now wife had just graduated from college. Graduation dinner and dancing held in the Dome. The Joey Thomas Big Band plays The Charleston and EVERYONE got up to dance. As my girl and I were dancing the couple next to us said to us "Look! It's Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart" (See Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".)

[natekeyes]

I've watched this over and over. The girls' energy and enthusiasm, the live band playing behind them, and the actual lyrics being sung, make this something special.

[thomashogan]

The last golden breath of Ragtime. I used to pound this out on my granny's grand piano, and she could do a good buck and wing at 80! Then off to noon Mass. Terrific.

[Bluejeans]

I love everything about the Charleston. These flapper girls look amazing. Thanks for posting this clip.

[pushbikeman]

Yes, Amazing And I Am Exhausted Just Watching!

[dylan-kerry]

Oh I do love a good Charleston dance. Every time I see a video I think I should get round to trying to learn and just forget… great performance of the piece too. Sounded just like the Savoy Ortheans

[gaius_enceladus]

Wonderful performance by these girls!
Man, this dance would be *super-tough* to do!
You'd really need to have a good fitness level and good memory for the moves!
Very good coordination too!

[andrewh]

Yea flapper girls, great job and video!!

[blaisen.]

When you do the Charleston in this way, it never gets old!

[PacoOtis]

Whew! How could anyone learn all these steps, and they were perfect! Thanks for sharing and the very best to all these talented folks!

[PhoebeLove-be]

Wish this music would come back in fashion, also the 50's 60's and disco

[roncohen]

Nice legs, great movement, stirring music. Who needs more.

[sudcciv]

Dance moves are perfect synched, and period perfect!

[慈爱]

I do love this show, it brings me back to my childhood:)