Back in New York, he started attending the dances at the Renaissance Ballroom in 1927 after his mother invited him to help her decorate the ballroom for a Halloween dance and promised to take him to the 9:00 dance that night.
ニューヨークに戻ると母親がハロウィンのダンスのためにダンス会場を飾り付けるのを手伝うように彼を誘い、その日の夜9時から行われるダンスパーティーに連れて行くことを約束した。