In a January 27,1980 article about the Aragon Ballroom, the Plain Dealer reprinted the above circa 1925 official list of Cleveland dance hall rules and regulations. The rules were supposed to be enforced by the dance inspectors, but by the 1950s they were archaic though still on the books. Frank Menger, the Aragon Ballroom's long-time dance inspector, viewed his job as simply one of making sure that everyone who walked through the doors of the building and onto the ballroom floor was there simply to dance.
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"Dancing according to the Rules" appears in: Aragon Ballroom
