ENDURANCE DANCE.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5183, 26 September 1927, Page 3

ENDURANCE DANCE.

A FORCIBLE STOPPAGE.

EFFORT TO BREAK RECORD. Almost delirious, Mr James Alexander, who claims to be an American, was pulled off a dancing floor at the Green Mill, Melbourne, last week, after he had danced continuously for 69 hours. -jfc Mr Alexander was out to break the ’ record by keeping on his feet for 100 hours. He was a pitiful sight after he had danced for 50 hours, and ft was surprising that action was not taken earlier to make him stop. Once h's collapsed, and for a time was partly unconscious Doses of brandy restored him, and even while he was lying on the floor being massaged, he Kept up a spasmodic movement with his feet, thus avoiding disqualification. Huge crowds attended the endurance test. Alexander had six girls acting as dancing partners, and throughout the last day they were practically carrying him around the floor. They jvore slings over their shoulder in which he rested in Jiis arms. On the day on which he was stopped he was not dancing, but merely shuffling his feet in carpet slippers, because they had become to swollen for Shoes.