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“[The industrialist Henry Ford] believed that Jews invented jazz as a plot to corrupt society. […] As a result, he used his wealth to promote square dancing, through books and square dancing events. Ford also promoted square dance classes in public school, which were present in half of all American schools in 1928 as part of the standard physical education curriculum.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Western_square_dance#History_of_modern_western_square_dance

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  • Alien_Sunset@dice.camp
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    28 days ago

    @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

    Still going, I sprained my ankle in hs during a square dance class (not mentioning the year because I am old)