Popular Dances and Dancers At The Palladium
The Palladium was known not only for its music but for the exceptionally high quality and innovation of its dancers, fueled by weekly dance competitions and Pie Contest along with a Female Best Leg Contest. Ability to dance, not class or color, was the social currency inside the club. Palladium's top star-performers, {Dancers], took the Mambo (dance) to unimaginable heights.
The Palladium also became a showcase for many new dance rhythms such as the The group called the Mambo and Cha-Cha-Aces Andy, Mike, & Tina. The Merengue and The Pachanga. They became just as popular with the masses as the mambo.
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