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Dance Marathons

Let’s come back to the historical events, to be exactly-to the times when America was going enough the great Depression. It was in the 30es years of the last century just after the stock market crash of 1929 in the U.S. Only after the United States had entered World War II, the wartime economy brought the country out of Depression.

At that time, many American people were out of work and they were ready for different madness to get, at least, food for themselves and their families. People danced for days and weeks without stopping. Whoever could dance the longest won the contest.

After forty-five minutes of dancing the bell rang. The dancers left the dance floor and slowly headed for the beds in the next room. Fifteen minutes later, the bell rang again and the weary dancers struggled back to the dance floor. All day and all night, the same dancers continued to dance. Weeks passed and they kept on dancing. They were called dance marathons and people were crazy about them in the 1930s. The longest marathon was when the dancing went on for 5.148 hours or nearly 215 days.

It was just after the stock market crash of 1929 in the United States. The Great Depression that followed affected everyone, and thousands of people were out of jobs. For some young people, entering a dance marathon was simply a way to earn money for food. As long as they continued to dance, they got food to eat.

The first 500 hours of a dance marathon were the most difficult. Dancers had to get used to sleeping while leaning on their partners. Feet got sore and swollen, and tempers flared as dancers got tired. Three times a day, tables were pulled out onto the dance floor and the dancers ate while dancing.

For many people, watching a dance marathon was a cheap form of entertainment. At any time of a day or night they could go and watch the dancers in the marathon. They yelled and threw money at their favourite dancers to encourage them to keep on dancing. Some made bets on who would quit or fall down next.

Dancers in a marathon were pushed to their limits. Without proper sleep, many of them got sick. When several dancers died from overexertion in 1929 dance marathon, the government officials tried unsuccessfully to outlaw marathons. Instead, marathons continued to be popular until the United States entered World War II. The wartime economy brought the country out of the Depression and people finally began to lose interest in dance marathons.

 

weary                втомлений

to struggle          боротися

to lean               притулитися, прихилитися

sore                   хворий, запалений

swollen              опухлий

to pull out          витягувати

entertainment     розвага

to yell               кричати

encourage           підбадьорювати

bet                     парі, ставка

to outlaw            заборонити

Answer the questions:

1) What was the economic situation in the United States when dance

     marathons became popular?

2) What made people take part in dance marathons?

3) Were dance marathons dangerous?

4) Why were they so popular?

5) How did the dancers in marathon rest?

6) How did the dancers make money?

7) Why did officials try to outlaw dance marathons?

8) When did people stop going to dance marathons?

9) Would you participate in a dance marathon? Why or why not?

Fill in the blanks with the correct words or expressions. Make any necessary changes in the form and tense of the verbs. Use each item only once: limit, partner, yell, sore, earn, struggle, lean, weary, overexert, cheap                                                         

1. After dancing for 2 month, she was extremely______________.

2. Dancers in a marathon ________________enough money to pay

    for their food.

3. Dancers ________________on their partners when they wanted

    to sleep.

4. If you walk or dance for a long time, your feet get ____________.

5. It didn't cost much to watch a dance marathon. The tickets were

_______________________.

6. She reached her _____________after 300 hours of dancing. She

couldn't dance anymore after that.

7. Be careful not to ________________yourself in this hot weather.

Working too hard in this heat can make you sick.

8. In a dance marathon, a dancer kept the same _______________for

the entire contest.

9. There's a lot of noise. He might hear you if you ______________.

10. It's not easy to stay awake all night. You really have to ___________to keep your eyes open.

 

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Англійська мова (10-й рік навчання, рівень стандарту) 11 клас (Карпюк О.Д.)
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24 грудня 2018
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