Waltzing in the Dark - African American vaudeville and race politics in the swing era

The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era serves as a guide and barometer of the times on this excursion through the world of African American vaudeville, separate black and white Americas, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette

" ... [a] significant contribution ... This work points up the power of the black dancing body to influence American culture" ~ Philadelphia Dance Alliance