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Dancing the night away, 1957

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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, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1957/0643-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Megan Cook, Dancing – Jazz to rock ’n’ roll, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40945/dancing-the-night-away-1957 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 27 February 2013.