The Garden Valley Flappers from Tyler Senior Center take the floor for a performance Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Wesley House Assisted Living Center in Tyler. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph ...

At the height of the Roaring Twenties, flappers took to the floor, arms flailing and feet kicking to a new beat: the Charleston. A century later, the dance still captivates—especially for performer, ...

Melissa Joan Hart impressed judges and viewers on Dancing With The Stars when she took on a new dance for the show, the 1920s Charleston. Hart, 33, and her partner Mark Ballas were awarded two scores ...

They danced, they drank smuggled booze, and they rewrote the rules of womanhood. The flappers of the Roaring Twenties weren’t just following a fashion trend — they were the OG rule-breakers. With ...

The 1920s were a period of significant social transformation. After WWI, society was ready for something new, and young women began pushing back against the strict expectations that had long defined ...

The flapper, with her fringed skirts, bobbed hair and loose stockings, epitomized the “flaming youth” of the 1920s. And she added some nifty expressions to our slang, too: “hotsy-totsy,” “pipe down,” ...

Fashion has come a long way in the last 100 years, beginning with the liberated clothing choices of 1920s flapper girls who could newly vote, loved to dance and were entering a booming post-war ...