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A few of the words
- CHARLESTON
- The Charleston exploded onto the national stage via the 1923 Broadway show 'Runnin' Wild', spreading from Harlem to every dancehall in America within months.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LINDY
- The Lindy Hop — named for Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight — grew out of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom and became one of the most joyful social dances the world has ever seen.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SHIMMY
- The Shimmy — a rapid shoulder-shaking vibration — scandalised moral guardians and delighted everyone else; Gilda Gray made it her signature and became a star on the strength of it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SYNCOPATE
- Syncopation — placing accents on the offbeat — is the heartbeat of jazz, and it's precisely what made 1920s dance music feel so thrillingly, bodily impossible to resist.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Charleston: a free large-print word search
Free large-print 1920s dance word search — kick up your heels with the Charleston, the Shimmy, jazz-soaked ballrooms, and the glittering decade that never stopped moving.
About Nostalgia & Eras
The 1920s dancefloor was a revolution you could wear on your feet. Flappers in fringed dresses and feathered headbands flung themselves into the Charleston's crossed knees and flailing heels, while brass bands drove the rhythm from bandstands wreathed in cigarette smoke and laughter. Ballrooms from Harlem to London became the cathedrals of a restless age — every syncopated beat a small, joyous act of defiance.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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