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A series in which
Lionel Blair recalls the heyday of British ballroom dancing, from the thirties to the sixties, and which, at its peak, was the launching pad forthreeoutoffour marriages.
2: The Forties. With the Second World War approaching, the Government tried to shut down the ballrooms, but the urge to dance was too strong. The floor was alive with the foxtrot, waltz and jitterbug, which was the favourite of American servicemen.

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