Dancer Index [ B ]

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First

Location

Performed

Partners

Dances

Dates

Babb

Dorothy

Amarillo TX.

Get Hep To Love

Jivin' Jacks and Jills

Swing Dance

1926-
5/13/1998

Babette

n/a

n/a

n/a

part of the Paramount Parisians: the Red Heads Orchestra

Specialty, Ballet , Black Bottom

c.1920's

Baccelli

"Signora"

n/a

Stage

n/a

Ballet?

c.1890s?

Bache

Violet

 USA

n/a

n/a

Collegiate Dances, Alabamy Stomp

c.1920s

Baclanova

Olga

Moscovo, Russia

1933 Murder at the Vanities. Freaks

aka: Baklanova

Actress,
Ballet?

8/19/1899-9/6/1974

Bacon

Faith

USA

8th Earl Carrol Vanities. 1931 Ziegfeld Follies.

(Committed Suicide)

Fan Dance

1909-
9/26/1956

Bacon

Virginia

Cincinnati, Oh.

1927 Cameo Revue

Frank Bacon & Ned Wayburn

Ballet, Comedy & Vaudeville

b.1911

Bage

Joseph

n/a

Joeseph Sisters were known as the Castleton Sisters

aka: Jan and Arlene, Arlene-Miles Johnson

Ballet?

c.1930s

Bailey

Pearl Mae

Newport News, VA.

Apollo. Carmen Jones. Cabin In The Sky.

Singer, Started as a dancer. (BrotherBill Bailey). m: Louis Bellson

Eccentric, Jitterbug

3/29/1918-8/17/1990

Bailey

Bill

Philadelphia or Virginia

Bill Bailey Dancers ( Apollo 1954). Beale St. Revue. 1901 Ain't Dat A Shame

Blanche Calloway, Darden.
(Pearl's Brother)

Ballroom, Tap

12/8/1912-12/12/1978

Baker

Enoch

USA

Florida Cotton Blossoms

Dewy 'Pigmeat' Markham

Sand Dance

c.1910s

Baker

Josephine

St. Louis, MI

The Savoy,
The Revue Nègre

m: Pepito de Albertino, Jean Lyon

Banana Dance, Chorus, Exotic, Modern, Lindy Hop

6/3/1906-4/12/1975

Balanchine

George

St. Petersburg, Russia

1929 Dark Red Rose

m: Vera Zorina & Tamara Geva

Dancer, Choreographer

1/22/1904-4/30/1983

Balden

Elaine

n/a

TV Dancer

Bobby Burgess

Ballroom

c.1950s

Bales

William

USA

Choreographed the "Furlough" for Astaire & Rogers

Jayne Dudley & Sophie Maslow

Ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Furlough

c.1930s

Ball

Bill

NY

D.B.T.A.

Louise Kline

Instructors

c.1937

Ball

Lucille
Desiree

(Jamestown), Celeron, NY

Goldwyn Girl. Ziegfeld Follies. Dance Girl Dance. Stage Door. Swing It .

m: Desi Arnaz, Gary Morton

Actress, Ballroom, Latin, Chorus

8/6/1911-4/26/1989

Ball

Marguerite

n/a

Topsy and Eva [1926]

n/a

Specialty dancer

c.1926

Balliol

???

France?

Empire Room, Riviera & Picadilly Hotels

aka: Balliol & Merton

Ballet, Adagio

c.1928

Balon
(Ballon)

Jean

France?

Paris Opera Ballet

Francois Prevost, Marie Camargo, Louis XIV

Dance Master,
Ballet, Minuet

1676-1739

Banjo

Jo

n/a

Paradise Club

n/a

Tap

c.1930s

Bankhead

Tallulah
Brockman

Huntsville, Alabama

1923 The Dancers

m: John Emery

Actress, Broadway, Ballroom

1/31/1902-12/12/1968

Bankoff

Ivan

n/a

Palace Theatre, Alhambra Theatre 11/1913

aka: Bankoff and Girlie

Texas Tommy, Russian, Hesitation Waltz, Tango, Turkey Trot, Acrobatic

c.1913

Banks

Margaret

Vancouver

West Side Story,
Les Sylphides

n/a

Ballet, Choreographer

b.1924

Banks

Restina

NY

Apollo Theater

n/a

Chorus / Tap

c.1930s

Banky

Vilma

Nagyrodog, Hungary

Four Horsemen

Valentino, m: Rod LaRocque

Actress, Tango

1/9/1903-3/16/1991

Bara

Theda (Theodosia)

Cincinnati, OH

Salome, Camille

aka: The Vamp

Salome

7/29/1885-4/7/1955

Baraban

Sonia

n/a

Rueben Foxtrot

Charles C. Grohs

Foxtrot

c.1914

Bari
(Fisher)

Lynn (Marjorie)

Roanoke, VA

1933 Dancing Lady.
King Of Burlesque

n/a

Dancer, Actress

12/18/1913-11/20/1989

Barkis

Nina (Lina)

n/a

Salome

n/a

Belly, Salome

c.1929s

Barnes

Deslys

USA

1934 Stand Up & Cheer

n/a

Chorus Dancer

c.1930s

Barnes

Mae

NY, NY

1924 Runnin' Wild. 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow, Shuffle Along

aka: Edith Mae Stith

Tap, Charleston?, Singer

1/23/1907-12/13/1996

Baro

?

n/a

n/a

Rulson-Dorsha & Baro

Ballroom

n/a

Baron

& Blair

n/a

n/a

n/a

Ballroom

n/a

Barrow

Clyde

Telice, TX

(Criminal-Bank Robber)

Bonnie Parker

Jitterbug

5/24/1909-5/23/1934

Barrett

Grace

San Francisco

1941 Sunny

aka: The Hartmans

Charleston, Bolero, Tango,

1/7/1907-
8/8/1955

Barrett

Janet

n/a

1936 Ramona

n/a

dancer

c.1930s

Barrett

Muriel

n/a

1936 Ramona

n/a

dancer

c.1930s

Barrett

Thomas

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tap

n/a

Barringer

"Miss"

NY?

n/a

Hardee

Swing, Peelin' The Peach

c.1930s

Barron

Charles

n/a

Follies?

Frances Nevins

Ballroom

c.1928

Barry

Billy

n/a

n/a

n/a

Tap

c.1920s?

Barry

Lilliane

n/a

n/a

n/a

Chorus

c.1940s

Barry

Fred &
Elaine

n/a

1941 Empire Rm.
1953 Tit Coq.

aka: Mr. & Mrs. Barry

Vaudeville song
and dance team

c.1920s?

Bartalo

Lou

n/a

1931 - Cuban Love Song, 1933 - Peanut Vendor

aka: Bart Bartalo

Swing

c.1940s

Bartho

Cathrina

n/a

1900 Edison Films

n/a

Ballet, Variety, Skirt

c.1900

Bartola

Bart

Dean Collins group

Swing

c.1960's

Barton

James

Glousester City, NJ

Tobacco Road

(Black Face comedian)

Tap

11/1/1890-2/19/1962

Baryshnikov

Mikhail

Latvia, Russia

White Knights.
Turning Point

Kirov Ballet

Ballet

b.1/27/1948

Basil

Tony

Philadelphia, PA.

T.A.M.I. Show [1964], Hullabaloo, American Graffitti, Easy Rider. Rockula, Gap Commerical, Legally Blonde

Dancer, Choreographer, Singer, Swing, Latin, Rock, Twist, Go-Go, WCS

b. 9/22/1943

Basquette
(Baskette)

Lina
(Lena)

San Mateo, CA.

Louis XIV. Ebb Tide. Ziegfeld Girl. Follies.

M: Sam Warner.
Marge Champion (sis)

Ballroom,
Ballet

4/19/1907-9/30/1994

Bate

Janette

n/a

Instructor to Child Stars

n/a

Various

c.1930s?

Bates

Barbara

n/a

Model, Actress, Ballerina

Ballet,

8/6/1925-1968

Bates

Clayton P.

Fountain Inn, SC

Vaudeville

aka Peg-Leg Bates. one legged Tap dancer (Handicapped)

Tap,

10/11/1907-12/6/1998

Bathyllos

n/a

Rome

Roman Dancer

n/a

Roman Dancer

n/a

Batie

n/a

n/a

n/a

aka: Batie and Foster, Real Name: Walter Batie

Acrobatic Tap,

c.1930s

Bauersfield

Bill

Plula

1939 Worlds Jitterbug Champions.

Dorothy Sacco

Jitterbug

b.1918-

Bausch

Mae

Australia

The Devils Passkey. 1946 Ziegfeld Girls

n/a

Spanish,
Actress

c.1915

Bausch

Pina

 Solingen, Germany

Choreographer, The Planet of the Empress 1990

n/a

Ballet, Ethnic, Bacchanal

b.7/27/1940

Bayadères

n/a

India

Indian Dancers

n/a

n/a

ancient

Baye, de

Mademoiselle

France?

Moulin Rouge

n/a

Chorus, Ballet,

c.1910s

Bayrooty

Mary

n/a

hailed as Queen of all Oriental and Dervish

Bayrooty & her exotic dance troupe

Oriental, Dervish

c.1890s

Beatty

Tally

USA

Show Boat.

Blackface

Ballet, Negro!

c.1940s

Beauchamps

Pierre

France

Originated 5 basic Foot Positions

Lully, Louis XIV,

Ballet Dance master & Musician

1639-1705/
1631-1719?

Beavers

Susie

Atlanta, GA.

Rabbit Foot Minstrels, Funny Foot, Florida Blossoms

m: Paul Howard.

Buck Dance, Time Step, Singer

B.1888-

Becker

Lee

n/a

n/a

n/a

Jazz, Ballet

c.1950s?

Beckis

?Nina?

n/a

Salome

n/a

Salome

c.1910

Beckwith

Charles F.
(Mrs.)

NY?

Created the "Trocadero Dance"

Charles F. Beckwith

Trocadero, Boston, Rumba, Tango

c.1937

Béjart

Maurice

France

Firebird. Kabuki.

n/a

Ballet,

b.1927

Belcher

Ernest

CA?

1939 Little Princess

Marge Champion & Lina Basquette's Father

Ballet, Apache Dance, Instructor

6/8/1882-2/24/1973

Belcher

Marge

Los Angeles

aka: Marge Champion. Ernest Belcher (father)

Champion, Hightower, Belcher

Ballroom,
Swing

b.9/2/1923-

Belden

Lillian

n/a

n/a

n/a

dancer

c.1912

Bennett

Barbara

Montreal Quebec

Sisters Joan &
Constance Bennett

Maurice Mouvet.
m: Morton Downey Sr.

Ballroom

8/13/1906-8/8/1958

Bennett

Joe

USA?

George Primrose Minstrels

n/a

Comedy Dancer, Tap,

1900s

Bennett

Michael

n/a

Subways are for sleeping

n/a

Chorus work

c.1961

Bennett
(Benjamin)

Sue

Oakland, Ca.

1949 Teen Tune Times,
1950s Your Hit Parade

Sweets Ballroom (Contests)

Jitterbug

c.1943

Bent

Marion

n/a

n/a

Pat Rooney II

n/a

c.1920s

Bently

Dorothy

NY

Jardin de Danse

Carlos Sebastian

Waltz, Tango, Maxixe, Flirtation

c.1913

Bentley

Muriel

NYC

Fancy Free. Tally Ho,

Ruth St. Denis,
José Greco,

Modern, Ballet, Spanish, Contemporary dance,

c.1930s

Bergh

Happy

n/a

Hellzapoppin Play [1938]

aka: Bergh and Moore (Stormy Moore)

n/a

c.1938

Berk

n/a

USA

1950-Dancing in the Dark

aka: berk and Hallow

Ballroom

c.1950

Berkley

Busby

Los Angeles

Director / Choreographer

n/a

Musicals

11/29/1895-3/14/1976

Berry
(Brothers)

Ananias,
(Nyas)

NY

Apollo. Panama Haiti.
Cotton Club etc.,

rivaled Nicholas Brothers.

Tap,

1912-
10/6/1951

Berry
(Brothers)

Jimmy

NY

Apollo, Cotton Club etc.

rivaled Nicholas Brothers.

Tap

1914-1969

Berry
(Brothers)

Warren

Denver, CO.

Apollo, Cotton Club etc.

rivaled Nicholas Brothers.

Tap

12/25/1922-8/10/1996

Berry

Mimi

n/a

Panama Haiti. My Favorite Spy

(no relation to bros.?)

Chorus work

b.1924

*Bes

Egyptian Mythology, God of music and dance. Usually shown as a "Grotesque Dwarf".

Betz

Lenora

USA

Harvest Moon Ball (Winner 1942)

Killer Joe Piro

Lindy Hop

c.1942

Bethel

'Pepsi'

Greensboro, NC

Savoy Ballroom, Kwamina [1961], One Mo' Time [2002]

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, aka: Alfred Bethel

Lindy Hop

  1919-8/30/2002

Beulah

"Gypsy"

USA

Leon & Eddies

n/a

the Girdle Dance

c.1940s

Biggerstaff

Walton

n/a

n/a

Eleanor Brown

Lambeth Walk

c.1938

Bigotinni

Emilia

France

Nina ou la folle par amor

(Napoleon's Favorite dancer)

Ballet
(retired in 1823)

1784-1858

Billings

Essa Iola

USA (Iowa?)

 -Vaudeville, Medicine Shows

m: Gay Billings. Daughters Eva Iola Billings-Merriam (Flying Merriams) and Ethel

Serpentine dance

c.1904

Bird

Dorothy

Vancouver

Straw Hat Revue. Hooray for what. Kate Smith Hour

Harriet Hocter,
Jose Limon

n/a

debut:1922

Birgitta

n/a

n/a

n/a

aka: Birgitta & Dino

Dancers

c.1970s

Bishop

Snookie

Los Angeles?

Ray Damron

Jitterbug

c.1940s

Blair

and Dean

n/a

n/a

aka: Blair & Dean

Ballroom

1940s?

Blair

Janet

Altoona, PA.

Broadway & Movies

George Raft

Tango

b.4/23/1921

Blair

Marilyn

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dancer

c.1940s

Blair

Skippy

Pleasantville, NJ

Hayride [1944], Atlantic City (Tap), Book

Red Rex. m: Robert W. Armstrong

Tap, West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Instructor

b.3/15/1924

Blanca

Maria

Mexico?

(Maria Conessa
La Garita Blanca)

n/a

Mexican Dancer

c.1900s

Black

Paul

California

n/a

aka: The Chocolateers: Eddie West, Paul Black and Albert Gibson

Pecking, Jitterbug , Chinese Splits

c.1930s

Black Dots, the

n/a

n/a

Africana [1927]

aka: Johnson and Taylor

Tap, Black Bottom

c.1927

Blanquita

Unknown

Hungary?

n/a

n/a

n/a

c.1910s

Blasis

Carlo

Naples

Marseilles. Milan Imperial Academy.

mdmsl. Gosselin.
Le Gallois. Bougnotti , Vaguemoulin

Ballet,
(invented the Attitude Pose!)

1795-1878

Blo

n/a

n/a

n/a

aka: Blo and Asher

Eccentric comedy dance team

c.1900's

Bloch

Stella

n/a

dancer and artist

m: Edward Eliscu

Ethnic, Jazz, Artist

1897-1999

Blue

Angela

n/a

1944 Pinup Girl, Contact

Hermes Pan

Apache, Jazz

d.2/3/04