In the 1950's a dance would be called a sockhop. A sockhop is when they take off their shoes and dance in there socks. usually the women (or girls) would wear poodle skirts and button down cardigans with saddle shoes. some women would wear preppy plaid skirts, or dresses. men would wear flannel suits in gray or any color of there choice, but usually very dull and not bright.
on the other hand if your asking about there hair women would wear it in either ponytails with a bump in the back. Usually either for short hair flipped in with curled bangs or with medium length (middle of the shoulder you could say) flipped up with straightened bangs, and hair above it pulled back into a bump. with long hair it would be pulled half up bump or not ( with the little girls and tweens its usually no bump, bumps were most common with female adults in the 50's) the rest of the hair was either wavy, crimped lightly , or straightened. men would wear their hair combed to the side and typically they ALWAYS USED A LOT of grease and comb all of there hair back giving it a shiny look. (for a demonstration of this look Google pictures of James Dean;) also known as the "ladies man" actor etc.
The Harlem Renaissance was during 1919 all the way up until the 1940's. During the 20's ladies wore flapper outfits. I'm not sure about the rest of the years after, though.
The Twist!
leotards and legins
Black People clothes.
flapper dresses
what attire do you wear for kwela dance
No, they were worn mostly in the 1950s.
The Twist!
Same reason people wear fashionable clothing today. To look good, to impress, to blend in.
leotards and legins
Black People clothes.
Yes.
in 1950 people wore skirts and diffre t clothes made out of an itchy material
flapper dresses
what attire do you wear for kwela dance
Skirts and dresses
By the early 1900s, sneakers were being produced by small rubber companies who specialized in the production of bike tires but it wasn't until the 1950s that people began to wear them as daily foot wear.
In Switzerland in the 1950s.