Disco And Breakdancing

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Images from the heyday of disco dancing and breakdancing from the 1970s and 1980s.

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Image: Participants in dancing competition

Participants in dancing competition

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Image: Sir Paul Reeves at the Blue Light Disco, Newlands, Wellington - Photograph taken by Greg King

Sir Paul Reeves at the Blue Light Disco, Newlands, Wellington - Photograph taken by Greg King

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Image: Sir Paul Reeves at the Blue Light Disco, Newlands, Wellington - Photograph taken by Greg King

Sir Paul Reeves at the Blue Light Disco, Newlands, Wellington - Photograph taken by Greg King

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Image: Vicki Stroud and Peter Heperi participating in a dance marathon, Wellington

Vicki Stroud and Peter Heperi participating in a dance marathon, Wellington

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Image: Doing the dolphin Manners Mall, Wellington - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

Doing the dolphin Manners Mall, Wellington - Photograph taken by John Nicholson

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Image: Jason Bell breakdancing in The Dell during Summer City

Jason Bell breakdancing in The Dell during Summer City

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Image: Dance marathon organised by the Ngaio Revue Club - Photographed by Ian Mackley

Dance marathon organised by the Ngaio Revue Club - Photographed by Ian Mackley

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Image: Sydney: Eastern Suburbs League Club, disco night

Sydney: Eastern Suburbs League Club, disco night

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Image: Sydney: Eastern Suburbs League Club, disco and dance

Sydney: Eastern Suburbs League Club, disco and dance

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa