Looking Back: A 1950s Dance Floor at Brigham Young University

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Looking Back: Dancing the Night Away

Winter 2020 Issue

A crowd of students in a 1950s-era picture dance in an assembly hall. The words "Innovations in Construction" hang above their heads in the background. — Courtesy L. Tom Perry Special Collections, UA 842 B-6 F-2 909.

Students, some having a better time than others, pack the dance floor at the Sophomore Loan Fund Ball (circa 1950). The Associated Students of Brigham Young University used the annual dance to raise money to support the Loan Fund, which provided need-based scholarships for students.

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