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Promoters and Soldiers Danced in Hendersonville 1917–1918
A 1918 French Broad Hustler report by Dr. Lucius Morse proposed Saturday night street dances in downtown Hendersonville with military bands to entertain 60,000 soldiers at nearby camps. The Hendersonville Street Dance later celebrated its 100th season, now billed by the Tourism Development Authority as the oldest street dance in America, though proof remains uncertain.
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Hendersonville
Lucius B. Morse
Chimney Rock
Lake Lure
Morse
R&r
Walt Puckett
Lucius Morse
Tourism Development Authority
America
TDA
Michael Arrowood