| Show across the floor to the melodious strains ofbeautiful waltz orsnappy foxtrot The polka wasdelight because it was impossible for anyone to dance withoutsmile on their face lot of space was needed because they really moved in perfect time with favorites such as Roll Out The Barrel and Pennsylvania Polka Everyonememories differ Each person hasvariety of things which make lasting impressions want to relate what my parents Ewell and Mary Jensen Anderson remember about dancing in the late 1920s and through the 1930s Those were days of the great depression and times were hard but dancing helped them get through it In Sanpete County almost every town had its own dance hall but the 0ld Bungalow in Moroni seemed to be everyonefavorite and always drewlarge crowd Moroni Students Wales from Chester and Fountain Green Jerusalem all Freedom went to high school at Moroni High They took special interest in the town dance hall located on Main Street at the east end of the business district The school hosted dances after the ballgames but any special dance such asJunior Prom was held at the Bungalow Everyone looked forward to weekends There wasdance every single Saturday night and on every other occasion that could possibly be used as an excuse Any holiday or even an election day eve would findgoodly number of townspeople down at the dance Dancers shuffled through sprinkles of sawdust which made the whirling and twirling easier Often the hall was decorated with crepe paper streamers draped across the ceiling and twisted about the stage where the dance band was grouped Local talent always provided the music Most towns had their own dance band but one of Sanpetefavorites wasgroup who called themselves The Revelers meaning to take great pleasure or delight merrymaking or noisy festivity with dancing They made fantastic musical sounds and never seemed to tire music of performing claimed they Those were who every 79 danced bit as to good the as Revelers the |
