Item A-5772 - Student Activities – Snake Dance

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Student Activities – Snake Dance

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  • [between 1955 and 1960] (Creation)

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Students doing the "Snake Dance" hold hands and wind their way through traffic on a street, likely in downtown Saskatoon. Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria car with two passengers inside are surrounded by the dancers.

Bio/Historical Note: Originating in the early 1920s, the snake dance consisted of a lengthy chain of students that would wind down College Drive and the University (25th) Bridge, stalling traffic and attracting onlookers as it proceeded toward downtown. The snake dance was a raucous event associated with an annual parade of college floats, and was held on Hallowe'en. The custom was terminated by the Students' Representative Council following a near-fatal accident involving a student and a car in 1929. The snake dance became a relatively tame part of Frosh Week. The annual chain would enter and exit businesses, theatres and pubs, and after a few hours would wind down either downtown or on campus. By 1960, the snake dance again had youthful rowdies causing considerable damage to cars and private property. The last dance was held in 1962.

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Photographer: Unknown

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Other terms: Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.

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