The Rondeliers Dance Club; Big Band Beat Is Back

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Page 1 - Meet and Greet | Page 2 - Who Was Here?
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Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Announcements... Too much bad news...

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
The centerpieces were from the country club so the Cuda's
had a great idea Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era for centerpiece substitutes!

 

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Moving to the music of the Big Bands is easy...

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Movin' and goovin'

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Perhaps a little cha cha?

 

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Gentlemen... It is time for a mixer!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Receiving instructions for the mixer from our mixologist... Dr. Haupt!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Here we go!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Circling the ladies... They cannot escape!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Looking pretty good!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Enjoying the great and brave dancers!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Visiting continues on the sidelines

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
No dust settles on this floor!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Elegance in motion

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"I feel like we are being watched!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
That come hither smile

Did You Know? - Here is some of the popular slang of the 1930s. Keep in mind that much of the slang may be widely recognizable words that are used today; however, some of the words have since taken on a different meaning.

  • Abyssinia - This means "I'll be seeing you" and if you say it really fast you will be able to actually hear it as you say the word.
  • Horn – This means telephone.
  • Apple – Everyone has heard of "the big apple" (being New York) however did you know that the word "apple" referred to any big city in the 1930s?
  • Broad/dame/doll – These words were all slang for the fairer sex; they simply referred to women.
  • Gat/rod/heater/convincer – A couple of these words are still used today when referring to a gun.
  • Big House – Nothing has changed with this one as it still refers to a prison.
  • Hooch/Booze – This was a term for whiskey.
  • Trigger Men – This was (and sometimes still is used) a term for hired gunmen.
  • Hot mama/looker/ tomato/dish/sweet patootie – These were all terms to describe good looking women.
  • Cadillac – While now this word simply refers to a car, in the 1930s it referred to an ounce of cocaine or heroin.
  • Canary – No it's not a bird – at least not in the 1930s; a canary in the 1930s referred to a female singer.
  • Cats/alligators – These words were used to describe people who were fans of swing music.
  • Chicago typewriter/chopper – These words referred to the Thompson machine gun also known as "Tommy Gun."
  • City Juice/Dog Soup – These terms referred to a cup of water.
  • Copper – Look closely and you will notice that we still use part of this word when referring to a police officer. Instead of a "cop" in the 1930s a police officer was called a "copper."
  • Chicago overcoat – This refers to a coffin. There was a ton of gang violence in Chicago during the 1930s so it was not uncommon for the word "Chicago" to be used as a lead word for a slang term relative to violence.

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Time to relax and catch up on the latest!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Meanwhile on the dance floor

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Romance on the dance floor... It's a wonderful thing!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"It's simple... Just follow my step!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Must be a samba!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Wow! They make it look so easy!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Dotti looks like she is floating

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Just excellent music!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Wyatt is hard at work making the evening special!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
The room was beautiful

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Saying goodbye until May

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Gary... You are not going to spin me around are you?"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Yup!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Nice recovery!

1930's Slang

Above my pay grade—Don’t ask me

Armored heifer—canned milk

Bandit—enemy fighter

Bathtub—motorcycle sidecar

Cook with gas—to do something right

Dead hoofer—poor dancer

Flap your lips—talk

Flip your wig—to lose control of yourself

Gammin’—showing off

GI—Government Issue, an American service member

Gone—knowledgeable

Hairy—old, outdated

Hen fruit—eggs

Hep cat/kitten or cool cat/kitten—hip person

Hi sugar, are you rationed?—Are you going steady?
Hi-de-ho—hello

Hit the silk—to bail out, use a parachute

I’m going fishin’—I’m looking for a date

Killer-diller—good stuff

Licorice stick—clarinet

Motorized freckles—insects

Mud—coffee

North Dakota rice—hot cereal

One striper—private first class

Popsicle—motorcycle

Snap your cap—get angry

Stompers—shoes

Threads—clothing

What’s buzzin’, cousin?—How’s it going?

Whistle Dixie—to be wrong or mistaken

Yuck—a foolish person

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Kathy watches the floor carefully!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Tom watches Kathy carefully

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Too cute!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"OK Gentlemen... Let's speed it up a bit!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
OK... Who yelled "Fetch"?

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
Dangerous business... There are thorns!

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Hey! It can double as an eye patch!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era
"Nope.... It was not me!"

Dancing the night away with the Rondelier's Dance Club 3/3/2017 to the sounds of the Big Band Era

Theme: Big Band Beat Is Back

Page 1 - Meet and Greet | Page 2 - Who Was Here?
Page 3 - Serious Dancing | Page 4 Comic View