The Dancing lesson / produced by Carlos Hagen.

Hagen explores the music and dances of the Big Band era--the 1920's-1940's. he uses selections from dance instruction records to show the music, as well as the dances which went with the various musical styles. Hagen points to the social importance of dancing in that era, which spawned dance academies and home practice recordings.|THE DANCING LESSON / produced by Carlos Hagen. - Hagen explores the music and dance of the Big Band era--the 1920's-40's. He uses selections from dance instruction records to show the music, as well as the dances which went with the various musical styles. Hagen points to the social importance of dancing in that era which spawned dance acadamies and home practice recordings.