Usually dancers are leered at or looked down on whenever they mention their job, so why are Tiller Girls different?

How many women can claim to have been a Tiller Girl?

They were the first of thousands of Tiller Girls who would feel like crawling home after rehearsals.

The earliest photo of any group of Tiller Girls.

Ethel ran out of the door with the frightening single-mindedness that later made her the most successful Tiller Girl.

The whole country seemed to be full of Tiller Girls kicking in their little check outfits.

To be a Tiller Girl was a golden vision.

And what Tiller Girls did was precision dancing.

Possibly most famous for their high-kicking routines, the Tiller Girls were highly trained and precise.

It is said it would have taken about three months to turn an experienced dancer into a Tiller Girl.