Photograph was edited for publication purposes. In a dance they term the "Fly Away Step," Hal Chavoor and Betty Poesser, Pacific Coast jitterbug champions, are shown as they prepare for the International Jitterbug Championship contest to be staged in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Thousands of "hep cats" from all over the nation were slated to compete. Photo dated: 1939.
Chavoor, Hal Poesser, Betty Dancers--California--Los Angeles Swing (Music)--California--Los Angeles Jitterbug (Dance)--California--Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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