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aquacade

[ ak-wuh-keyd, ah-kwuh- ]

noun

  1. an elaborate aquatic performance or exhibition consisting of swimming, diving, etc., usually accompanied by music


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aquacade1

First recorded in 1935–40; aqua- + -cade
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She developed dancing, modeling and other skills as well; in 1940 she was a bit player in an extravaganza called Aquacade at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco.

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The Show Boat was out again the following weekend, blaring aquacade music to eager formations of swimmers.

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The most ambitious of these was the Billy Rose Aquacade, held in 1940 as part of San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition.

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The Hippodrome had closed for good that August but the fair had its own giant spectacle in “Billy Rose’s Aquacade,†with Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm.

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Later it was where the performers trained for Billy Rose’s Aquacade, a water carnival that featured Johnny Weissmuller, a competition swimmer better known these days for playing Tarzan in the movies.

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