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Broadway dance as we know it today began in the 1900s, where it was just beginning to make an impact in New York City culture. It was flippantly disregarded by critics and more "serious" theatre goers, as its themes were far from reality with a whimsical feel. These early productions were targeted at middle class New Yorkers itching for some entertainment Even before the turn of the century, Black Crook - regarded as the very first Broadway musical, opened to a curious crowd just Dance discovering the interesting fusion of ballet with dramatic acting.

The Foxtrot originated in the summer of 1914 by Vaudeville actor Harry Fox. Born Arthur Carringford in Pomona, California, in 1882, he adopted the stage name of "Fox" after his grandfather. Harry was thrown on his own resources at the age of fifteen. He joined a circus for a brief tour and he also played professional baseball for a short while. A music publisher liked his voice and hired him to sing songs from the boxes of vaudeville theaters in San Francisco. In 1904 he appeared in a Belvedere Theatre in a comedy entitled "Mr. Frisky of Frisco." After the San Francisco earthquake and the fire of 1906, Harry Fox migrated east and finally stopped in New York.

The Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) is a professional organization for dance historians in the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1978, it became a non-profit organization in 1983.SDHS has been a member of the American Council of Learned Societies since 1996, and hosts an annual conference, publishes conference proceedings and a book series, and presents awards to new and established scholars. The society also contains several working groups, which meet at the annual conference. SDHS has close ties with its peer organizations such as the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD).

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