| LEGEND: aka = Also Known As / m: = Married/ n/a = Not Available / ( ) = Note / c.= Circa. | Last | 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 (Tex Tommy) | 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. Chicago, Chicago | 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 | | Barto | Dewey | USA | Did cartoon characters such as Mutt and Jeff, Spark Plug, Hans and Fritz, Jiggs and Maggie - circa 1926. | aka: Barto and Mann. Bevery Mann, George Mann | Comedy dancers | c.1930s | | 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 | Real Name: Antonia Christina Basilotta . Formed break dance group "The Lockers." Sang Song "Mickey." | 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 | | Beasley | 'Snookie' | | Savoy Ballroom. Danced with The Whiteys Lindy Hoppers, 8 Big Apple Dancers. | Real= Pettis Dotson. | Lindy Hop | 7/7/1918-8/1970 | | 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 | | Bergeron | Henry | USA | 1929 Hollywood Revue, Fanchon and Marco | ?? | Chorus dancer, studio Owner | c.1930's | | 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 | | Berle | Milton | NY, NY | Milton Berle Shwo, It's a Mad, Mad World, Bellboy | Georgia Gibbs, Ricki Fields and more | All dances of the time, Actor, Singer, Host, Comedian | 7/12/1908 - 3/27/2002 | Berry
(Brothers) | Ananias,
(Nyas/Nias) | NY | Apollo. Lady Be Good, You are My Everything, Panama Haiti.
Cotton Club etc., | rivaled Nicholas Brothers. | Tap, Acrobatics, Strut, Cane Work | 1912-
10/6/1951 | Berry
(Brothers) | Jimmy | NY | Apollo. Lady Be Good, You are My Everything, Panama Haiti.
Cotton Club etc., | rivaled Nicholas Brothers. | Tap, Comedian, Vocalist, Acrobatics | 1914-1969 | Berry
(Brothers) | Warren | Denver, CO. | Apollo. Lady Be Good, You are My Everything, Panama Haiti.
Cotton Club etc., | rivaled Nicholas Brothers. | Tap, Acrobatics, Gyrations | 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 | | Blankenborn | Ruth | Englewood, New Jersey | Int'l Newsreel | Adolph Newberger | the U.S. Swing | c.1928 | | 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 | | Blanks | Osceola | Iowa | Plantation Days [1923] | Harper and Blanks. Married Leonard Harper | Tap | b.9/5/1897 | | 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 | | Blue | Ben | Montreal-Quebec Canada | 1938 - $ Big Broadcast, 1950 - The Ben Blue Show | aka: Benjamin Bernstein | Charleston | 9/12/1901-3/7/1975 | | Blythe | Betty | Los Angeles, CA | Chu Chin Chow, Sarong Girl Honky Tonk, Over the Top | aka: Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter | Actress, Stage, ? | 9/1/1893-4/7/1972 | | Bohée | Brothers | London? | Her Majesty's Theater, Georgia Minstrels | ?Hammond ? | Clog , Soft Shoe | 1880s? | | Bojangles | Bill Robinson | Richmond, VA. | Little Colonel.
aka: Mayor of Harlem | Shirley Temple | Tap, Stair Dance | 1878-1949 | | Bolender | Todd | Canton,
Ohio | Ballets, Musicals | Chester Hale,
Catherine Littlefield | Ballet | c.1940s | | Bolger | Ray | Dorchester, MA. | On Your Toes, 1939 Wizard Of Oz (the Scarecrow) | Tamara Geva, Powell, McDonald | Tap, Jazz | 1/10/1904-1/15/1987 | | Bollinger | Marie | Spain? | n/a | Gabriel Cansino | Ballet, Jota, Spanish, Flamenco | c.1940s | | Bononomo | Joe | Brooklyn,
NY. | Silent Actor, Dance Instructor | (Wrote dance manuals) | Lindy, Shag, Ballroom | 12/25/1901-3/28/1978 | | Bontemple | Jimmy | California | Dancer, Instructor, Judge | Ca. Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee | West Coast Swing | c.70/1980s | | Booker | Beulah | n/a | 'My lady's ankle'' | interesting leg art (tattooed) in photo | Dancer | c.1910s | | Booth | Robert | USA | n/a | M: Dorothy Lee | Adagio Dancer | c.1930s? | | Booth | Lally | n/a | Greenwich Village | n/a | Rhumba | c.1940s | | Boots | Tom | California | lion D' Or | ?? | West Coast Swing | c.1980's | | Boots | Vicki | California | Various Night Clubs | aka: Boots & Vicki | West Coast Swing | c.1940s? | | Borrull | Trini | n/a | 1928 Dance Mag | n/a | Spanish | c.1928 | | Bottolo | Jose | n/a | 1936 Ramona | n/a | dancer | c1930s | | Bougnotti | Mademoiselle | n/a | n/a | Carlo Blasis | Ballet | c.1800s | | Bournonville | Antonius
Augustus | Copenhagen | Academy of Copenhagen | n/a | Ballet | b.1805- | | Boris | Ruthanna | Brooklyn,
NY | Frankie & Johnny. Les Sylphides.
Ballet Russe | Michael Fokine | Spanish,
Flamenco | b.1918- | | Bornstein | "Miss" | Ohio? | 1893 Kirmess Opera House | n/a | Rag Doll Dance | c.1893 | | Bow | Clara Gordon | Brooklyn,
NY. | silent Films, It Cafe, | aka: It Girl | Flapper, Charleston | 7/29/1905-9/27/1965 | | Bowden | Barbara | n/a | Ergotti Studios | n/a | Baby Ballet? | c.1900s | | Bowens | Clarence | n/a | n/a | n/a | Legendary Tap Dancer | n/a | | Bowman | Patricia | Washington DC | Roxy Theater, Radio City Music Hall. Musicals | Massine, Haakon, Eglevsky, Dolin, Mordkin, Zoritch | Contemporary Ballet | c.1930s | | Bowers | Kenny | Jersey City, NJ | Best Foot Forward.
New Moon. | Mary Ganley | Ballroom | b.3/10/1923 | | Boyce | Deighton | Panama | Part of the Crackerjacks | n/a | Acrobtaics, Gymnastics, Flyweight Boxing Champion | b.1913 | | Boyd | Betty | Kansas City, MO. | Borston's Nightclub (L.A.) | n/a | West Coast, Jitterbug | 5/11/1908-9/16/1971 | | Boyd | Maxene | California Dancer | Ca. Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee | Daughter: Linda Cook, Brother Dennis Boyd | West Coast, Jitterbug, Balboa | c.1960s | | Boylans | The (Rose & Arthur) | n/a | The Silver Tip Rag (Sheet Music Cover) | Isham Jones and His Orchestra [1933-Vitaphone] Blue Fountain Room- Hotel LaSalle | Tango, Hesitation, Maxixe | c.1914 | | Boyle | Johnny | n/a | Taught James Cagney the Yankee Doodle routine | Dance Instructor, Performer | n/a | c.1920s | | Bowen | David H. | Ogdensburg, (IL?) | oldest Dance Masters of America member | n/a | n/a | c.1910 | | Brascia | John | ?? | 5/26/1957 Ed Sullivan Show, 1953 Hazel Flagg, White Christmas, Meet Me in St. Louis | Tybee Arfa and John Brascia. Vera Ellen, Cyd Charisse | Jazz, Ballet, Adagio | 1950's | | Bradford | Perry | USA | Originally a song and dance man for years, Later became a successful Composer | Bradford and Jeannette, Stringbeans and Sweetie May | All the dances of the 1900's-20's | 1893-1970 | | Bradford | Theodore 'Ted' | USA | Realname: Elmo Newton Wells. Top dancers of the time. | Faye Adler | Ballroom, Adagio, Ballet | 1930s | | Bradley | Buddy | Harrisburg, PA. | Billy Pierce Studio, Florence Mills Revue, Evergreen-London, Connie’s Inn | Ada May, Marie Saxon | Ballin' The Jack, Breakdown, Black Bottom, Baltimore Buzz | 7/24/1905-7/17/1972 | | Bradley | Doryce | n/a | Swing City | n/a | n/a | c.1930s | | Bradley | Eileen | NY? | Headliners at Peppermint Lounge in NY. | partner & m: Frankie O'Rourke | Twist etc. | c.1960s | | Bradley | Josephine | Dublin (London) | (ISTD), Introduced the Jive to UK. aka: "The First Lady of the Ballroom" Had a Orchestra as well. | G.K. Anderson (1924), Frank Ford. M: Douglas Wellesley-Smith. | Ballroom, Jive (danced in the movie Let’s Make a Night of It (1937) | 3/24/1893 – 1985 | | Bradna | Beate | England? | 1936 British Pathe Newsreel | | Dancer | c.1936 | | Brady | Gil | Los Angeles? | Movies. TV. Clubs.
Swing Contests | Nicki Faustino, | West Coast Swing | c.1940-50s | | Branca | Barbara | n/a | 1956 Harvest Moon Ball | John Mansell | Foxtrot, | c.1950s | | Branda | Beate | ?England? | 10/12/1931 Pathe Newsreel | (name also spelt as Bradlia on pathe) | Acrobatic dance | c.1931 | | Brandt | Bobby | n/a | RKO Vaudeville Palace Theater (NY) | n/a | Tap-robatics | c.7/7/1949 | | Brant | Peggy | n/a | Patrick The Great. | Jivin' Jacks | Swing Dance, | c.1945 | | Bray | ??? | n/a | n/a | Woods | Apache, | c.1940s | | Brecker | Louis J. | n/a | Dance Promoter | International Contests | Ballroom, | c.1930s | | Bremer | Lucille | Amsterdam, NY. | Ziegfeld Follies.
Barkleys of Broadway. | Fred Astaire | Rhumba, | 2/21/1917-4/16/1996 | | Breng | Letitia K. | New York City | 1st marriage sister in law to movie and Stage actress Mitzi Green | 1st Mignon partner to Nicky Manor aka: Mignon and Manor, Letitia 'Tish' Breng Rose | Ballroom, Hesitation Waltz | 12/6/1918-10/16/2005 | | Brennan | Dan | n/a | Topsy and Eva [1925] | Elaine Palmer | dancers | c.1925 | | Brian | Donald | n/a | 1914 - Girl From Utah | Carol McCommas (the Marriage Market) | Ballin The Jack, Futeristic Twirl creator, also singer | c.1914's | | Bridges | Jack | n/a | U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships (Founder/owner.) | M: Mary Ann Rogers | West Coast, Jitterbug, Lindy | 3/24/????-10/2003 | | Brier | Audrene | n/a | 1934 Stand Up & Cheer. | "Gold Digger" | Chorus | 1930s | | Briggs | Bunny | NY, NY | Tap [1989], No Maps On My Taps [1979], Kelly's Stables, Ubangi Club, | occasionally with Baby Lawrence, Charles Luckey Roberts, Lucky Millander Band, | Tap, Buck and Wing, Paddle & Roll, Singer | b.2/26/1923 | | Brianza | Carlotta | Milan | Created role of Aurora | n/a | Ballet | 1867-1930 | | Brittny | (Dancers) | France? | c.1900s? | n/a | n/a | Folk, Gavotte | | Brodel | Betty | USA | 1944 Cover Girl. 1944 Swing Host.
1944 Hlywd. Canteen. | (Sister to Joan Leslie) | Jitterbug, Ballroom | c.1940-50's | | Brooks | Louise | Cherryvale, KA. | n/a | Studied with Ruth St. Denis | Ballet, Modern | 11/4/1906-8/8/1985 | | Brooks | Walter | | Shuffle Along | | Dance Director | c.1920s | | Brown | ??? | Kentucky | n/a | ?-Collins, | No Clasp Dance | b.4/1912- | | Brown | Alice | n/a | Derbyshow Marathon | Buddy Doucette | Tango | c.1938 | | Brown | Clyde 'Brownie' | ?? | Danced with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. Lucky Millinder Revue (1936) | | Lindy Hop, Cahrleston | c.1930's | | Brown | James Richard "Buster" | Baltimore, Maryland | aka: Three Aces, Speed Kings, Brown & Beige, Harlem All-Stars, Choclateers, The Copasetic's. Daughter Lolita Price. | Sam Campbel, John Orange, Snakehips Tucker, Pops Whitman, Ernest 'Pippy' Cathy | Tap, Charleston, Soft Shoe, Flash, Rhythm Tap. | 5/17/1913-.5/7/2002 | | Brown | Eleanor | n/a | 1950-Annie Get Your Gun | Walton Biggerstaff | Lambeth Walk | c.1938 | | Brown | Ernest 'Brownie' | Chicago, Il. | Chicago's College Inn [1930], Cotton Club [1934], Kiss Me Kate-Brdwy [1948], Loews State, Roxy, | aka: Cook and Brown, Tiny Brown (4'10",) Brownie, Charles Brown. member of the Copasetic's | Comedy, Tap, Eccentric, Acrobatic, Tumbling | 1916-8/21/2009 | | Brown | Fred | San Francisco | n/a | Jimmy Byler | Dancer Duo | c.1920s? | | Brown (Hayes) | Helen | n/a | Ziegfeld Girl. | Albertina Rasch | Chorus, Ballet | c.1927 | | Brown | Johnny
"Mack" | Dothan, Al. | Fair Coed.
Our Dancing Daughters | Gwen Lee | Bowery-Tap, Ballroom | 9/1/1904-11/14/1974 | | Brown | Joseph B. | Studio in Boston | Tremont Hall (Dance Studio) | (Dance Teacher) | Fancy Dances | c. 1861 | | Brown | Lonzo | n/a | n/a | n/a | Sand Dancer | c.1800's | | Brown | Louis | NY | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric, Tap | c.1933 | | Brown | (Dorothy)
Louise | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer & Instructor | 1906-1996 | | Brown | Martin | n/a | 1913 The Merry Countess. Ziegfeld Follies of 1913, Kiss Waltz, Motor Girl | m: Roszika Dolly | Ballroom, Comedy | c.1913 | | Brown | Ralph | Indianapolis | Harlem After Midnight [1934], Jivin' Bebop [1946]. Ee Baba Leba [1947] | The Original Hoofers | Tap | 1914-11/19/1990 | | Brown | Rastus
("King") | Louisville, KY. | 1895 Black Patti's Troubadors, 1910 Madison Square Gardens. | (Born in either Louisville Kentucky or Boston Mass.) | Tap, Buck, Cakewalk, Jig, Sand Dance, Cane, Stair Dance | d.1940's | | Brown | Reuben | n/a | Plantation Club, Georgia Minstrels? | Russell Brown, Joe Peterson, aka: The Three Borwns | Tap | c.1920's | | Brown | Russell | ? | Plantation Club, Runnin Wild [1923] | Reuben Brown, Joe Peterson, 'Champ', aka: Russell 'Charleston" Brown, The Three Borwns | Charleston, Camel Walk, Challenge dancing, Acrobatic - knee drop | c.1923 | | Brown | Vida | Oak Park, IL | Rodeo, Coquette. Nightclubs | n/a | Ballet, Tap, Spanish | b.1922 | | Brown | Walter &
Jean | USA | 1921 Porcelain Lamp | (Brother and Sister) | Ballroom | c.1930's | | Browne | Gloria | n/a | You Can't Take it With You. Marihuana | n/a | Dancer | c.1938 | | Brownell | George | Boston | Dance Master | Benjamin Franklin | Court | c.1712to
1740s | | Browning | Ed B. | NY? | Did Exhibition with President Cooley's Daughter at Commodore | Ethelinda Cooley | Charleston | c.1926 | | Browning | "Peaches" | n/a | 1917 - Ziegfeld | m: Edward "Daddy" Browning | n/a | n/a | | Bruce | Betty | NY, NY | 1937 Featured nightclub dancer. 1962 Gypsy | Cansino, M. Fokine,
Carlos | Ballet-Tap,
Ballet, Spanish, Tap | 5/2/1920-7/18/1974 | | Bruce | Mary | Chicago, IL. | Teacher-Starbuds | (Noble Sissle) | Taught underprivileged kids | 8/25/1900 - 12/12/ 1995 | | Bryant | Dan | USA | n/a | Minstrel dancer, Famous for his Essence dance | Virginia Essence, Buck and Wing | 1833-1875 | | Bryant | Jerry | n/a | Christy's Minstrels | n/a | Jig | 1829-
4/8/1861 | | Bryant | Marie | New Orleans | Duke Is Tops. Jammin' The Blues [1944]. Bli-Blip [1942], Gang War, Mr. Bee-Bee, Carolina Blues [1944] | Willie Covan, Paul White, Archie Savage, Harold Nicholas | Swing, Jive, Tap, Jitterbug | 1919-
5/23/1978 | | Bryant | Willie | n/a | n/a | Whitman Sisters, Princess Wee-Wee | Tap, a Trio for awhile, also a band leader | c.1926 | Bryson
| Betty
| Los Angeles | 1942 Fiesta.
1944 Hlywd. Canteen. | aka: Elizabeth John | Jitterbug, Ballroom | c.1940s | "Bubbles"
(Sublett) | John W. | Kentucky | Cabin In The Sky.
Porgy & Bess | Ford Lee "Buck" Washington, Anna Marie Alberghette
| Eccentric, "Rhythm Tap," Sang | 1919-
5/18/1986 | "Buck"
(Washington) | Ford, Lee | Louisville, KT | Cabin In The Sky. Porgy & Bess | "Bubbles" Sublett | Eccentric, Tap, Played Piano | 10/16/1903-
2/?/1955 | | Buckley | G. Swaine | n/a | Sally Come Up | n/a | Minstrel | c.1800s | | Buddies | (Dancing Bon
Ton) | Harlem, NY | Sugar Cane Club | n/a | n/a | n/a | | Bunch | "Tiny" | Harlem, NY | Day At The Races | Danced with Dorothy 'Dot' (Moses) Johnson | Lindy Hop, (Comedy Swing Dancer) | c.1940s | | Buoy | Dailey | n/a | (Brothers) | aka: Ford Buoy and Dailey | Tap, Class Act | c.1930s | | Buoy | Ford | n/a | (Brothers) | aka: Ford Buoy and Dailey | Tap, Class Act | c.1930s | | Burgess | Bobby | n/a | 1959 *Grand Prix des Nations champion, TV Dancer, Lawrence Welk Show, Mickey Mouse Club. Learned from Willie Covan. 8/1960 - Ballroom Dance Mag. $ Video | *Doreen Freeman, Elaine Balden, Cissy King. m: Kriste Floren | Ballroom, Tap, Jitterbug, West Coast Swing | b.5/19/1941 | | Burke | John J. | n/a | 1923 Radio Mania, Bowery Theater | William J. Miles | Song & Dance | c.1883 | | Burks | n/a | n/a | Buena Vista Tango Cover | aka: Lorraine and Burks | Tango | c.1913 | | Burns | George N. | NY, NY | "La Paradise" - dancing stars w/ Hope | Bob Hope. Jose Hermosa. Gracie Allen. | Comedy, Ballroom | 1/20/1896-3/9/1996 | | Burrull | Trini | n/a | Trini the magnificent | n/a | Flamenco | c.1928 | | Burse | Charlie | Memphis, TN? | Handy Park, Beale St. | n/a | Acrobatic, Musician | c.1950's | | Burt | Billy | n/a | Soundie: A Jazz Etude | n/a | dancer, Jazz | 1940s | | Burton | Buzzin' | n/a | danced in Carnivals, Gillies, and Medicine and Minstrel shows | n/a | Eccentric, The Buzz, Truckin', Pantomime | c.1920 | | Butler | Albert | n/a | Teacher to the "400." Harvest Moon Judge | Josephine Butler | Rhumba, Tango | c.1930s | | Butler | John | Memphis, TN. | Oklahoma. On The Town.
Hollywood Pinafore. | Eugene Loring, Martha Graham, Hanya Holm | Ballet | b.1921 | | Butterbeans | n/a | n/a | Recording of: When My Mammy Shimmies | Stringbeans, aka: Butterbeans and Susie. Real Name: Mr. & Mrs Jodie Edwards | Black Bottom, Charleston, Tap | c.1920s | | Butts | David | | Mama Lu Parks Dancer, Albany Empire Deptford | Mama Lu Parks Dickie Harris | Charleston, Lindy Hop, Truckin', | c.1980s | | Byler | Jimmy | San Francisco | n/a | Fred Brown | Dance Duo | c.1920s? |
| Byrd | Betty | USA | n/a | Danny Hoctor |
Ballroom | c.1930s | | Byrd | Bill | n/a |
n/a | aka: Billy and Eleanor Byrd (Isabelle Fambro) | Tap | c.1940s | | Byrne |
Allie | n/a | Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century in British Cinema | n/a |
Tap | n/a |
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