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Dancing at the Zanzibar (3:54)

Sidney Jordan

Sidney and Kazuko were great partners at the Zanzibar in Yokohama, a club where black GIs bought tickets to dance. Sidney bought a whole roll of tickets every night, so that no one else could dance with her.

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