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Build For Tomorrow

Every New Dance Used To Be Scandalous

Build For Tomorrow

Jason Feifer

Business, History, Technology, Entrepreneurship

4.7573 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Why are new dances always so scandalous? Grinding, freak dancing, swing dancing, rock-n-roll -- each had their opponents. But at the beginning of it all was the waltz. We may think of the waltz as classy and performative today, but as it gained popularity in the early 1800s, the dance was called disgusting, dangerous, an “obscene display … confined to prostitutes and adulteresses”, and worse. Why? In this episode, we explore how the waltz got people so riled up, how everyone finally got over it, and what the whole sweaty tale can teach us about the future of scandalous dances. Get in touch! Web: jasonfeifer.com Email. jasonfeifer@gmail.com Twitter / Instagram: @heyfeifer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is Pessimists Archive, a history show about why people resist new things.

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I'm Jason Pfeiffer.

1:13.6

The year is 1812, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson are hosting a social gathering at their home in

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a posh area of London.

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It was to be a lovely occasion of eating, performative manners, and passing judgment on each

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other. But what came next went beyond the usual nonsense.

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Instead, it became the weirdest act of violence I've ever encountered.

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Multiple London newspapers reported on it.

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