THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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arm fat that hangs when you wave to your friend.
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gangsters such as Al Capone.
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birds that migrated North after winter.
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stylish women that wore short skirts, had short hair, danced, and sometimes hung out with gangsters.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Flappers wore their skirts shorter so they could show off their legs and ankles-but also so they could dance. They particularly loved the Charleston, a 1920s dance craze involving waving arms and fast-moving feet that had been pioneered by African Americans, first in the South and later in Harlem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flappers were a “new breed” of young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed (cut short) their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because women dressed for their leisurely activity, they also found interest in dressing for the nightlife during the Jazz Age. Formally known as “Flappers“, these women would dress to dance the night away with their stylish and relaxed-fit dresses.
Detailed explanation-4: -Early in the decade, flappers appropriated the “Charleston, ” a previously popular African-American dance. Other new dance styles emerged that soon had everyone copying them. In addition to the “Charleston, ” these styles included “Black Bottom, ” “Raccoon, ” “Varsity Drag, ” “Collegiate, ” and “Tango”.