Costume, Dance
Object number95.30.9
Date1930
MediumSilk chiffon, crepe
Credit LineGift of Duquesne University Tamburitzans
DescriptionDress dance costume with green crepe V-neck top and dark green chiffon skirt. Pink floral trim at top of halter and along bottom of skirt; gold sequins outline the trim.Dimensions51 in. (129.5 cm)Historical NotesClothes worn by Latin Dance team Montez and Adele during the 1940s.Label TextAmerican popular culture embraced Latino culture even before the era of widespread immigration of Spanish-speaking immigrants to the United States. In the 1940s, Rudy Montez and Adele Paige traveled the United States, performing their own version of “Latin Dance.” These costumes, which Adele Paige designed, came from the couple’s extensive performance wardrobe. Montez was born in Barcelona; Paige in the United States. The couple, who performed under the name “Montez Adele,” eventually married and settled in Bellevue. Today, various forms of Latino dance are an important form of ethnic identity for the region’s Latinos
Previous owner
Adele Paige
Related person
Rudy Montez
Related institution
Montez and Adele
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On View
On viewCollections
1956
c. 1930
c. 1925
c. 1930
1985-2005
Gimbel Brothers
1985-2005
1941-1962
1985-2005
