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At times, contestants who slept over the given time were put into a tub full of ice, and couples were tucked on dog chains together.

Professional performers began to join the dance marathons and competed against authentic amateurs.

The idea of a dance marathon changed for the contestants in the 1930s due to the great depression boom. The contest was poverty-driven, and the people were desperate to win the battle for the prize.

Dance marathons have occurred in most large cities, such as M.D Crandall’s at Madison Square Garden. Smaller cities didn’t have as many social issues compared to the contests in larger cities. Though promoters made less money in smaller towns, they looked for a place where a large crowd could fit in for the dance marathon, and the local community helped advertise.

Most promoters were known to have bad business practices, such as not paying for the event bills and ditching the contestants. On the other hand, a few promoters like Hal Ross, made efforts for the events, and paid off the bills.

The audience stayed for the contest as long as they desired after paying the 25 cents admission fee.

During the Great Depression, many Americans dealt with the issue of losing jobs and staying home by watching dance marathons that often lasted for weeks or months. Relatively, the tickets to the event were affordable, and entertaining for them due to it being staged and dramatized which they weren’t aware of.