JSYK: Paying Women For Their Time At 20th Century Taxi Dance Halls (Patreon)

One of those fine examples from American History that demonstrates literally nothing we do in the 21st century is new. Everything we do is just different because of technology and cultural changes. But our core desires seem to stay the same. 

For more dance history, check out this video. To see how dancing plays a larger role in the history of American sexuality, be sure to check out Lets Talk About Sex History, particularly episode three!. 

Sources

Taxi Dance Hall As Institution Studied (Charleston Daily Mail, 1932)

The Women Who Danced for a Living: Exploring Taxi Dancers' Childhood in Chicago's Polish American Communities, 1920–1926 (Angela I. Fritz)

Why Men in the 1920s Paid Women for Spins Around the Dance Hall (Urvija Banerji)

TAXI DANCERS : It's No Longer 10 Cents a Dance, But Lonely Men Can Still Hire Partners by the Minute in Dim Downtown Clubs (Martin Booe)