Story: Dancing

Dancing the night away, 1957

Dancing the night away, 1957

Rock ’n’ roll jamborees attracted thousands of people to the Wellington Town Hall. This 1957 photograph shows people in the balcony above the dance floor watching the dancers; reports at the time described dancing in the aisles and seating areas. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
Reference: EP/1957/0643-F

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Megan Cook, 'Dancing - Jazz to rock ’n’ roll', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/40945/dancing-the-night-away-1957 (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Megan Cook, published 5 Sep 2013