Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Contestants in the all-Minnesota dance marathon at the Coliseum

Dance halls were a popular gathering spot for teenagers and young adults in the 1920s and 1930s, a reflection of the jazz and swing dance crazes that swept the country. The couples in this photograph were participating in a dance marathon at the Coliseum ballroom in 1928.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1928
Identifer: location GV1.3 p65

Contestants in the all-Minnesota dance marathon at the Coliseum