German Dance/Jazz Bands

Introduction

After World War 1 Germany suffered from hyperinflation, political extremism and food shortages, with the economy having tanked.

 However, there was a recovery of the German economy from 1924 to 1929, which became known as the “Golden Age”, and there was a flowering of arts and culture in the German Republic, especially in the cities.

 Why only the cities? Despite this recovery two thirds of the German population was still rural and insular. The folk culture of the German nation was still largely alive and kicking, and with it, innate conservatism.