#dancesfrom1920s

Peabody: A Simple Introduction to a Jazzy Dance

What do we know about the Peabody?

The dance called the Peabody is a throwback to a really jazzy period in America. It started in the 1910s and held on strong through the 1920s and far beyond.

It’s essentially a fast (really fast) Foxtrot.

The Peabody is danced to Ragtime music at a tempo of 60-62 measures per minute (mpm) or 240-248 beats per minute (bpm). In fact, the Polka is the…