The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by
Frank Farnum coaching Pauline Starke to dance the Charleston
Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston, in the silent film La Folie du jour (1927), one of the acts in the revue of the same name at the Folies Bergère, Paris
Charleston dancing in California (2025)
Franklyn Farnum was an American character actor and Hollywood extra who appeared in at least 1,100 films. Farnum appeared in eight films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Charleston (dance)
…Frank Farnum coaching Pauline Starke to dance the Charleston The Charleston is a dance named after the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was…
Farnum in the fan magazine Photoplay, 1917
A Stormy Knight ad in 1917
The Winged Mystery (1917)