Last
Name |
First |
Location |
Perform
/ Notes |
Partners
|
Dances
|
Dates |
| Cahusac |
Louis de |
France? |
La Danse Ancienne et Moderne Manual |
n/a |
Author, Dance Master |
1706-1759 |
| Cagney |
James |
Brooklyn, NY. |
1933 Footlight Parade. Yankee Doodle Dandee |
n/a |
Tap,
Jazz |
7/17/1899-3/30/1986 |
| Calderón |
Carmencita |
Argentina? |
2004 - Blue Tango in Buenos Aires |
- |
Argentine
Tango |
b.1905 |
| Caldwell |
Edward |
n/a |
1946 Deadline at Dawn |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1946 |
| Calloway |
Blanche |
Baltimore |
Pearl Theater-Philly. (Related to Cab - Sis) |
Bill Bailey |
n/a |
2/9/1902-12/16/1978 |
| Calloway |
Cab |
Rochester, NY |
Cotton
Club Singer.(Related to Blanche) |
n/a |
Eccentric,
Jazz,
Tap,
Shim-Sham |
12/25/1907-11/18/1994 |
| Camargo |
Anita |
n/a |
1936 Ramona, Valley of the Lawless |
n/a |
Chorus dancer |
c.1930s |
| Camargo |
Marie Anna De |
Brussles |
Swan Lake, First danseuse to wear the ballet dress |
n/a |
Ballet |
1710-1770 |
| Cameron Sisters |
??? |
n/a |
Ned
Wayburn Shows, The Cameron Sisters [1915] |
Sister |
Tandem Dance |
1920's? |
| Campbell |
Curt |
Los Angeles |
n/a |
Freda
Wyckoff |
West
Coast Jitterbug |
c.1953 |
| Campbell |
Elaine |
n/a |
Moonlight in Vermont |
Jivin'
Jacks |
Swing |
c.1942 |
| Campbo |
George |
?England? |
6/27/1932 Pathe Newsreel: Clubs and Cabarets |
aka: the Continental Eccentric dancer |
Acrobatic,
Comedy, Eccentric |
c.1932 |
| Camprubi |
- |
France? |
- |
Serral |
Ballet |
c.1840s |
| Camra |
Petra |
- |
- |
- |
Dancer, Spanish, |
c.1800s |
| Canales |
Antonio |
Sevilla |
- |
- |
Flamenco |
c.1960s |
| Candelin |
Kate |
Luton |
aka: Kate Vaughan |
Edward Terry, Susie Vaughan |
Ballet,
Skirt |
1852?-1903 |
| Candelin |
Susie |
n/a |
aka: Susie Vaughan |
Kate
Vaughn |
Ballet |
1880's |
| 'Candy |
and Pepper' |
- |
Real Names: Mildred Thorpe and Jewel Welch |
- |
Tap, |
1930s |
| Cansino |
Angel |
Spain |
1926 Anna Case, aka: Dancing Cansino's, (Eduardo's
Brother?) |
Pauline Koner, Elsa Cansino |
Spanish,
Ballet |
c.1920's |
| Cansino |
Carmen |
n/a |
1941 The Masked Rider |
maybe related |
n/a |
c.1941 |
| Cansino |
Eduardo |
Spain |
Anna Case [1926],
aka: Dancing Cansino's,
(Rita
Hayworth's father) |
Elsa, Volga |
Spanish
Dancer |
c.1920's |
| Cansino |
Elsa |
Spain |
Anna Case [1926], aka: Dancing Cansino's,(Eduardo's
Sister) |
Eduardo, Angel |
Spanish,
Ballet |
c.1920's |
| Cansino |
Gabriel |
n/a |
Related |
Marie Bollinger |
Flamenco |
c.1940 |
| Cansino |
Jose |
n/a |
Too Many Blondes [1941].Loves Of Carmen [1948] |
(maybe related) |
Gypsy, Spanish |
c.1940s |
| Cansino |
Pilar |
n/a |
Maria de La O, Carmen [1959], |
Rita's Cousin |
Spanish |
c.1950s |
| Cansino |
Rita |
Brooklyn N.Y. |
aka: Dancing Cansino's, aka:Rita
Hayworth |
danced w/ Family & solo. |
Spanish,
Ballroom,
Tap |
c.1940s |
| Cansino
(Hayworth) |
Volga |
Spain |
Anna Case [1926],
aka: Dancing Cansino's, (Rita
Hayworth's mother) |
Angel, Eduardo |
Spanish,
Ballroom,
Ballet |
c.1920s |
| Capla |
n/a |
Europe |
Murder at the Cabaret
[1936] |
Nina Alvis |
Dancers |
c.1936 |
| Capp |
Anthony |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Instructor |
c.1950s |
| Carey |
Addison |
- |
Chocolate Dandies [1924], Shuffle Along [1933], Hi-De-Ho
[1947] |
aka: Carey and Davis (Charles) , |
Chorographer |
c.1930s |
| Carey |
Jack |
Watts, CA. |
Living It Up!. Orpheum Theater. Harvest
Moon Ball (with Edwards). Bob Hope Comedy Hour (TV) |
Invented Jack & Jill Contest, Annie
Hirsch m: Lorraine Edwards. Real Name: Jack Dossey |
West
Coast, Balboa,
Tap,
Jitterbug |
b.1/23/? |
| Carey |
Mary Jane |
n/a |
Stand Up and Cheer [1934] |
"Goldwyn
Girl" |
Chorus |
d.1/11/1990 |
| Carioca |
Joe |
"Cartoon" |
Saludos Amigos [1942] |
aka: The Brazilian Jitterbird |
Animated |
c.1942 |
| Cariocca (Carioca) |
Taheya (Tahia) |
Cairo, Egypt |
aka: Abla Mohammed Karim |
n/a |
Legendary
Belly
Dancer |
1920-9/20/1999 |
| Carise |
Erma |
n/a |
Follies Bergeré Star |
n/a |
Continental
|
c.1920s |
| Carlos |
n/a |
n/a |
The Magic Ring |
aka: Carlos and Inez |
Oriental,
Egyptian, Ballroom |
c.1924 |
| Carlos |
n/a |
n/a |
Shake, Rattle and Roll, Dont Knock the Rock |
aka: Carlos and Rosie |
Swing, Jitterbug
|
c.1950s |
| Carlyle |
Crissie |
- |
- |
- |
dancer |
c.1897 |
| Carmela |
??? |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish |
c.1910s |
| Carmencita |
??? |
Spain? |
1st Edison dance Film: Carmencita [1894]. Koster &
Bial's Music Hall -1890 |
n/a |
Spanish,
Flamenco,
El Jaleo |
c.1890s |
| Carr |
Lorena |
n/a |
1933 Dancing Lady |
Chorus |
Chorus |
c.1930s |
| Caron |
Leslie |
Paris |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Caroso |
Fabrito |
Semoneta, Italy |
Renaissance Dance. Author |
n/a |
Dance Master |
1526?-1605? |
| Carringford |
Arthur |
Pomona, CA. |
aka: Harry
Fox |
Dolly
Sisters, |
Fox
Trot |
1882-1959 |
| Carroll |
Della |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Fan
Dancer |
c.1937 |
| Carroll |
June Sorenson |
Chicago? |
Chicago Theater |
n/a |
Rumba |
c.1930 |
| Carroll |
Nancy |
N.Y, N.Y. |
1929 Dance Of Life, 1935 After The Dance |
Ann Veronica LaHiff |
Ballet,
Ballroom |
b.7/1/1931 |
| Carter |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Bambi
Lynn |
Ballroom |
c.1950's |
| Carter |
Irene |
St. Petersbg. FL. |
Derbyshow Marathon
Dancer |
"Tex" Smith |
Marathon,
Waltz |
c.1935 |
| Carter |
Katie |
- |
- |
aka: Carter and Muriel Ringold |
Tap |
1920's |
| Carter |
Nell |
n/a |
mother to Mickey Rooney |
m: Joe Yule Sr |
Chorus |
c.1920s |
| Carter |
Roy |
New York? |
Cotton
Club |
Cotton
Club Boys |
Eccentric,
Tap |
c.1933 |
| Cartier |
Jacques |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Voodoo Congo Dance, Vermilion Shadow |
c.1930s |
| Cartier (McCarthy) |
Walter |
Bronx, NY |
Patrick The Great, Fiddler on the Roof |
Jivin'
Jacks, Prizefighter |
Swing Dance |
3/22/1929-8/16/1995 |
| Casazza |
Yolanda |
New York |
M Frank Veloz -1929, aka: Veloz & Yolanda |
Frank
Veloz |
Merry-go-round, Cobra Tango, Yolanda Tango |
3/21/1908-3/24/1995 |
| Cassie |
Clifford |
n/a |
Vaudeville |
Billy Coden |
Singer/Dancers |
c.1920s |
| Casson |
Brothers |
n/a |
Albee Theater |
Marie |
Dance A-LA-Graphonola |
c.1924 |
| Castle |
Irene |
New Rochelle |
Nightclubs, Actress. Dance Teacher. 1915 Whirl of Life |
Vernon
Castle |
Castle
Walk, Half
& Half |
4/17/1893-1/25/1969 |
| Castle |
Nick |
Brooklyn, NY. |
Choreographer...Hellzapoppin'
and many more. |
n/a |
Ballroom,
Swing, Tap,
Jazz |
3/21/1910-8/18/1968 |
| Castle |
Roy |
Britain |
TV-Record Breakers |
Guinness Record holder |
Tap,
Actor/Singer |
1932-1994 |
| Castle |
Vernon |
Norwich, England |
Night Clubs. Dance Teacher.
1915 Whirl of Life. Chez Paree |
Irene
Castle |
Castle
Walk, Half&Half |
5/2/1887-2/15/1918 |
| Casey |
Mary |
Fresno, Ca. |
Marathon
Dancer |
Phill Rainey, Curts |
Marathon |
c.1930s |
| Catier |
Jacques |
n/a |
1933 Ziegfeld
Follies |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1930s |
| Catron |
Stanley |
d. Myrtle Beach, SC |
1943 Life Mag. (Lindy Hop). Something For The Boys.
Shaggers Hall Of Fame. |
Kay Popp, M: Betty |
Lindy
Hop |
d.4/27/1995 |
| Ceballos |
Hilarion |
Mexico/ N.Y. |
Passing Show of 1912 |
Rosilia Ceballos |
Whirlwind
Waltz, Adagio, |
c.1907 |
| Cellarius |
Henri |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballroom,
La
Cellarius, Quadrilles |
c.1840s |
| Celeste |
Celine |
France |
1851 Green Bushes. Adelphi Theater (London) |
n/a |
Cachucha,
Greek Romaika,
Actress |
1814-1882 |
| Cerrito |
Fanny |
Naples, Italy |
Alma, Le Lac des Fees |
Mons. St. Leon. |
Ballet,
Redowa,
Polka, |
1817-1909 |
| Ceccheti |
Enrico |
Italy |
(son of Cesare Ceccheti & Seafina Casagli) |
Private teacher to Anna
Pavlova |
Imperial, Maryinsky Theatres |
1850-1928 |
| Chadimová (Slezak) |
Anna |
Kostelec, Bohemia |
(is said she created the Polka) |
Joseph Neruba, m: Slezak |
Polka,
Redowa |
c.1830s |
| Chalif |
Louis H. |
Odessa, Russia |
Chalif School of Dance (1905) |
1st Russian to teach in USA |
Ballet,
Folk |
1876-1948 |
| Chamie |
Tatiana |
Odessa, RU |
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Diaghlev Co. Serge Denhams
Co. |
N/A |
Ballet |
d.11/18/1953 |
| Champion |
Gower |
Geneva, IL. |
Lovely To Look At. TV-Broadway Rhythms |
Jeannie Tyler,
m:Marge
Belcher |
Choreographer,
Ballroom |
6/21/1919-8/25/1980 |
| Champion
(Belcher) |
Margret (Marge) |
Calif. |
aka: Marjorie Bell/Belcher. Lovely To Look At |
m: Gower Champion |
Ballroom |
b.8/2/1919-8/25/1980 |
| Champion? (Tyler) |
Jeanne |
New York |
Sert Room-Waldorf Astoria (See Gower Page) |
Gower
Champion |
Ballroom |
c.1930s |
| Chaney |
Mayris |
Washington |
(The White House) |
Edward Fox |
Windsor Waltz |
c.1940s |
| Chaplin |
Charlie |
Lambeth, England |
Caught in the Cabaret.Tango Tangles |
Phyllis Allen |
Actor, Comedy- Dance |
4/16/1889-12/25/1977 |
| Charisse |
Cyd |
Amarillo, TX |
Bandwagon. Silk Stockings. Singing In The Rain |
Fred
Astaire, Gene
Kelly, m: Nico Charisse |
Ballet,
Tap,
Ballroom,
|
b.3/8/1921 |
| Charisse |
Nico |
France? |
Havana |
m:
Cyd Charisse |
Dancer |
c.1942 |
| Chatelaine |
Stella |
New York |
1913 - Ziegfeld
Follies |
Leon Errol |
Turkey
Trot |
c.1913 |
| Chauvire |
Yvette |
n/a |
n/a |
Oleg Tupine |
Ballet |
c.1910s? |
| Chavanne |
n/a |
France? |
n/a |
n/a |
a Dancing Master |
c.1760s |
| Chavita |
n/a |
Paris, France? |
Reutlinger |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1906 |
| Cheat |
Charles |
Virginia |
n/a |
Clarence Wheeler (fiddler) |
a Dancing Master |
c.1670s |
| Checker |
"Chubby" |
n/a |
Made the Twist Famous |
n/a |
Twist,
Limbo |
1960s |
| Checkers |
"Kid" |
n/a |
'In Old Kentucky' contest dancer |
- |
Tap,
Time Steps etc. |
c.1915 |
| Cheraux |
Margaret |
New York |
Cotton
Club |
Cotton
Club Girl |
Tap? |
c.1935? |
| Cheselka |
Anna |
New York City |
1947 Helen of Troy. 1949 Ballet de Monte Carlo |
m: Alexander Rodzianko |
Ballet |
b.1929- |
| Chester |
Eddie |
n/a |
Parody Club |
aka: "The
Struttin' Fool" |
n/a |
c.1925 |
| Chester |
Helen |
W.Va. |
Marathon
Dancer |
Frank Costello |
Tango |
c.1935 |
| Chevalier |
Maurice |
France? |
1920s - Follies Bergeré |
Mistinguett |
Actor Dancer |
1888-1972 |
| Childress |
Joel |
Los Angeles |
Jitterbug & Flying Lindy Dancer |
n/a |
Flying
Lindy, Jitterbug,
WCS |
c.1940s |
| Chiles |
George |
n/a |
Biltmore Hotel |
Madeline Northway |
Novelette,
Ballroom |
c.1927 |
| Chilton |
- |
- |
aka: Chilton and Thomas |
- |
Charleston |
c.1920s |
| Chiquita |
?? |
n/a |
aka: "The Mexican Madcap". 7/1959 Scamp Magazine |
possibly 'Chiquita and Johnson dance team' |
Conga,
Rumba,
Samba,
Mex. Hat Dance |
c.1950s |
| Chocolateers |
The |
California |
Eddie West, Paul Black and Albert Gibson |
|
Pecking,
Jitterbug, |
c.1930s |
| Chourinoff |
mlle. |
- |
The Tatler Mag: 2/11/1925 |
- |
Russian
Dancer |
c.1925 |
| Christiansen |
Lew |
n/a |
Ballet Dancer |
Ruby Asquith |
Ballet |
n/a |
| Christine |
Matilyn |
USA |
Ziegfeld
Girl |
Dorothy Gilmore |
n/a |
n/a |
| Christopherson |
George |
Los Angeles? |
Swing Dance Contests.
Movies. Swing Exhibitions |
Freda
Wyckoff |
Jitterbug,
West
Coast Swing |
c.1940s |
| Christy |
Caroline |
California |
Swing Dance Contests |
n/a |
West
Coast Swing |
c.1950s |
| Christy |
George |
n/a |
Christy Minstrels |
n/a |
Jig |
1828-5/12/1868 |
| Chuck |
(& Chuckles) |
|
No Maps on My Taps (1979), Putney Swope (1969), Pound
(1970), Learned from Bubbles
Sublett |
aka: Slim and Shorty: Chuck and Chuckles. Real Name:
Charles Green and James Walker. |
Tap,
Legomania, Rhythm TAP |
c.1930s |
| Chuckles |
(& Chuck) |
|
Something to Shout About (1943) , Midnight Menace (1946)
|
Chuck Green, Real Name: James 'Chuckles' Walker. |
Tap,
Legomania |
c.1930s |
| Chung |
Alfred |
n/a |
Dance Club Exhibitions |
Jardin Wong |
Chinese Ballroom
Dance Team |
c.1950s |
| Cieri |
Lan |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| Clara |
??? |
n/a |
aka: Alberto & Clara |
Alberto ? |
Rumba |
c.1920s |
| Cirio |
Ed |
San Francisco, CA |
Dancer, Instructor, Historian, Judge, Competitor |
|
West Coast Swing, Jitterbug |
c.1970 |
| Clark |
Helen |
San Francisco? |
Ballroom Dance Contests. Nobody Home. Princess Theater |
Quentin Tod |
Ballroom |
b.1897-? |
| Clark |
Mae |
n/a |
Manhattan Mary |
Harland Dixon |
Five
Step, Ballroom |
c.1928 |
| Clark Brothers, The |
- |
- |
1948 Killer Diller |
- |
Tap,
Dancers - Duo |
c.1940s |
| Clayton |
Bessie |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1878-1948 |
| Clendenen |
Leslie, Frank |
St. Louis |
(Male Dance Instructor & Author) |
n/a |
Ballroom |
b.1864 |
| Cleo |
??? |
n/a |
Grecian Knights Band |
n/a |
Belly
|
c.1950s |
| Clifford
(Montani) |
Jack (Virgil) |
Italy |
Ziegfeld,
Dimples, Salome,
Shanley's Restaurant |
Murray,
Weston,
M:
Evelyn Nesbit |
Whirlwind
Waltz, Tango |
1884-11/10/1956 |
| Coates |
Lulu |
- |
Watermelon Trust, Organized Lulu
Coates and her Crackerjacks. retired 1922 |
Grundy, M: Sherman Coates |
Acrobatic, Tap
, Singer |
c.1910s |
| Coates |
Sherman |
n/a |
Cotton
Club, Watermelon Trust (Grundy and Coates broke up
in 1914) |
Grundy, Crackerjacks, M: Lu Lu Coates, |
Acrobatic, Tap |
c.1910s |
| Cobb |
Jerry |
Los Angeles |
Dance Contests |
Jackie Cobb |
Swing, Acrobatics |
1940's? |
| Coccia |
Aurelio |
- |
Top Musical Acrobatic, Ballroom,
Flash dance Instructor of the day. Taught Fred and Adele
their first show stopper routine. Danced Apache with
Swanson in The Hummingbirds. |
Gloria Swanson. aka: The Coccoa's |
Ballroom,
Tango,
Waltz,
Flash Acts, Apache, Acrobatics,
Adagio |
c.1913 |
| Coden |
Billy |
n/a |
Vaudeville |
Clifford Cassie |
Singer/Dancers |
c.1920s |
| Cody |
Grace |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballet |
c.1940s? |
| Coffey |
Jack |
USA |
Hollywood
Canteen |
Jivin'
Jacks |
Swing |
c.1944 |
| Cohan |
George Michael |
Providence, RI |
Gov. Son. [1901] I'd Rather Be Right. [1932], Phantom
President [1932] |
1899 The Four Cohans. m: Ethel Levey, Agnes Nolan |
Tap,
Cakewalk
|
7/3/1878-
11/5/1942 |
| Cole |
Bob |
Athens, GA. |
n/a |
Johnson Bros. |
Tap,
Soft
Shoe |
7/1/1868-
8/2/1911 |
| Cole |
Clay |
Hubbard, Ohio |
Twist Around the Clock [1961]. Host for TV Show 'Rate
the Record' and 'The Clay Cole Show'. |
Vicki Spencer. Real Name: Albert Rucker |
Twist |
b.1937 |
| Cole |
Dorothy |
n/a |
1925 World Tango Champion |
Scott Atkinson |
Tango,
Black
Bottom |
c.1925 |
| Cole
|
Jack |
New Brunswick, NJ |
Choreographer,
Chez Paree |
Florence Lessing, Jack Cole Dancers |
Ballroom,
Choreographer |
4/27/1914-2/17/1974 |
| Cole |
Tommy |
- |
1950s Mickey Mouse Club.
10/1957 - Disney Mag Cover |
Cheryl Holdridge |
Ballroom,
Swing |
b.1942 |
| Coles |
Charles "Honi" |
Philadelphia, PA. |
Shoot Me While I am Happy.
Kiss Me Kate. Rock & Roll Revue. Paree-Pare. Swing
Hostess. Dancing Pirate. 1978-The Wiz. Cotton
Club, His Majesty's Theatre-Canada [1946] |
"Cholly"
Atkins, Jane Goldberg, Lucky Seven Trio |
Tap,
Charleston,
Ballet, Modern, Swing |
1/7/1904-6/26/1999 |
| Coles |
Joyce |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballet,
Jazz? |
c.1920s |
| Coleman |
Bob |
USA |
Patrick The Great |
Jivin'
Jacks |
Swing Dance |
c.1945 |
| Coleman |
Edward |
USA |
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Dance Contest
Winner.
Apple Tree. Last Sentence |
Kathryn Conklin |
Shag |
c.1937 |
| Coleman |
Warren |
New York |
Cotton
Club |
Cotton
Club Boys |
Eccentric,
Tap/Soft
Shoe |
c.1933 |
| Coles |
Charles "Honi" |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Apollo Theatre, Las Vegas, Dirty Dancing (1987), Cotton
Club (1984), Rock
and Roll Revue, Basin Street Revue (1956) |
Cholly
Atkins |
Choreo,
Swing, Charleston, Tap |
4/2/1911-12/11/1992 |
| Collins |
Charles "Chink" |
New York |
Paree-Paree. Swing Hostess. Dancing Pirate. 1978-The
Wiz. Cotton
Club |
Cotton
Club Boys |
Eccentric,
Tap |
1/7/1904-6/26/1999 |
| Collins |
Dean |
Columbus, Ohio |
Don't Knock The Rock. Living It Up. Hellzapoppin'. Buck
Privates. Stage Door Canteen. Savoy
Ballroom, |
Jewel
McGowen, Florence Miller |
West
Coast Swing, Lindy,
Shim-Sham,
Tap |
5/29/1917 - 6/1/1984 |
| Collins |
Janet |
n/a |
Thrill of Brazil |
n/a |
Dance Soloist |
c.1930s? |
| Compson |
Betty |
Beaver, UT |
1923 Hollywood. 1924 Miami. 1926 Belle of Broadway |
Theodore
Kosloff |
Apache,
Ballroom,
Tango |
3/19/1897-4/18/1074 |
| Compton |
Betty |
- |
The Legacy [1930] |
- |
Tap |
c.1930 |
| Compton |
Netty |
Iowa |
Ponsell Brothers Circus Cakewalk Contest, Black Patti
Troubadors |
Bobby Kemp |
Cakewalk |
B.1879- |
| Conde |
Zedre |
n/a |
Kismet. Havana |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1944 |
| Condos |
Nick |
Pittsburgh, PA. |
1936 Dancing Feet. Moon over Miami |
aka: Condos Brothers |
Tap |
10/12/11918-9/16/1990 |
| Condos |
Steve |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1936 Dancing Feet.Moon over Miami |
aka: Condos Brothers |
Tap |
1/26/1915-7/8/1988 |
| Conesa |
Maria |
Mexico? |
- |
aka: La Gatita Blanca |
Couples Dancer, Singer |
c.1900s |
| Conine |
Tommy |
- |
- |
Master Tap Dancer |
Tap |
c.1940s? |
| Conklin |
Kathryn |
n/a |
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Dance
Contest Winner |
Edward Coleman |
Shag |
c.1937 |
| Conley |
"Onset" |
n/a |
Thrill of Brazil |
aka: "Tom-Tom" Conley |
Specialty? |
c.1930s? |
| Conlin |
Jimmy |
Camden, NJ. |
1943 Jitterbugs. 1940 Let's Make Music |
Bonnie Glass |
?Turn Dance?, Jitterbug |
10/14/1884-5/7/1962 |
| Connor |
Tommy |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Chestnut Tree |
n/a |
| Cook |
Charles |
- |
Sarah Venable and her Picks, Chicago's College Inn
[1930], Cotton Club [1934], |
aka: Cook and Brown, Ernest Brown, member of the Copasetic's |
Comedy, Eccentric,
Acrobatic,
Tumbling |
c.1926 |
| Cook |
Crystal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Tap
, Toe,
Jump Rope |
c.1930s? |
| Cook |
Louise |
- |
Hot Chocolates [1929], Described as Little Egypt type
dancer |
aka: Louise 'Jota' Cook |
Shake, Shimmy |
c.1929 |
| Cook |
Millicent |
New York |
Cotton
Club,M: Sonny Greer |
Cotton
Club Girl, |
n/a |
c.1935? |
| Cooley |
Ethelinda H |
n/a |
(President Cooley's Daughter) Commodore Hotel Exhibition |
Ed. B. Browning |
Charleston |
c.1926 |
| Cooper |
Betty Jane |
n/a |
Star Reporter series (Broadway Highlights video) |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1930s |
| Cooper |
Irene |
USA |
(Irene Cooper either sang or danced at Elmore Theatre
- Hill District, Pittsburgh) |
- |
Down Home Glide |
c.1930s |
| Cooper (Cooperman) |
Jackie (John) |
Los Angeles? |
1929 Fox Movietone Follies |
Bonita Grainville |
Balboa |
b.9/5/1921 |
| Cooz |
Madame |
England |
1924, created the Coodena dance |
n/a |
Coodena |
c.1919 |
| Coralli |
Jean |
Paris? or Italy? |
Giselle Choreographer. 1807 The Incas |
Coralli & Teresa |
Ballet |
1/17/1779-5/1/1854 |
| Cordell |
Lola |
Britain |
on Video: Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century
in British Cinema |
aka: Al Gold and Lola Cordell |
British dancers |
- |
| Córdoba, de |
Margarita |
Argentina? |
La Honradez de la cerradura |
n/a |
Dancer |
c.1950s |
| Córdoba, de |
Luisa |
Spain? |
1960 Mi último tango.
1962 Abuelita Charlestón.
1938 Rainbow Room |
Maurice Ronet? |
Maxixe,
Tango,
etc. |
b.9/15/1921 |
| Córdoba, de |
Margarita |
n/a |
1950 La Honradez de la Cerradura |
n/a |
Spanish |
c.1950s |
| Cornning |
James |
n/a |
n/a |
Emma Corning |
Clog |
c.1910s |
| Corine |
??? |
n/a |
Follies Bergeré |
n/a |
Bubble |
1940s |
| Corrine |
Saw |
n/a |
Florentine Gardens |
Tito Valdez |
Ballroom |
c.1940s |
| Corio |
??? |
New York? |
L'Amour de l'Apache |
Molasso |
Apache |
c.1908 |
| Coroso |
Fabrito |
Venice? |
1581 Il Ballarino &
1605 Nonlita di dame Dance Manuals |
n/a |
Ballet,
Court,
Choreographer |
b.1531 |
Cort
(aka Court) |
Beverly |
Minnesota |
Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (Teen Dancer) |
m: Julius Quirouet |
Salome |
b.7/2/1929 |
| Cortez |
??? |
New York? |
BoomBoom [1929], Always You, Nifties of 1923, aka:
Peggy and Cortez |
Peggy ?, |
Arg.
Tango |
c.1920s |
| Corwin |
Ada |
n/a |
n/a |
Solo? |
Ballet |
c.1900s |
| Cosdon |
Walter R. |
n/n |
1938 All Around Harvest
Moon Ball Champion |
Agnes Melcole |
Ballroom |
c.1937 |
| Costanzo |
James |
Los Angeles? |
taught at Beverly Hills Hotel. Movie: Mary Lou-(as dancer)
became famous Musician. |
Marda Saxon- Costanzo |
Musician & Dancer |
c.1940s |
| Costello |
Frank |
New York City |
Derbyshow Marathon
Dancer |
Helen Chester |
Tango |
c.1935 |
| Cotton Club...
Boys / Girls |
n/a |
New York |
Cotton
Club's Dance Groups |
n/a |
Eccentric,
Tap,
Line |
c.1933 |
| Coulon |
Eugène |
Paris? |
Author - Coulons handbook. Dancing Master. Almacks
Dance Hall |
Mrs. Henderson |
Redowa,
Polka,
La
Cellarius, Mazurka,
Cotillion,
Quadrilles |
1787-1830 |
| Court |
Beverly |
NY? |
Billy Rose |
n/a |
Salome |
b.1929? |
| Courtney |
Inez |
N.Y N.Y. |
1933 Hold Your Horses., 1937 Hit Parade |
Tom
Patricola |
Ballroom |
3/12/1908-4/5/1975 |
| Covan |
"Willie" |
Savanahh, GA. |
In Old Kentucky, Palace Theatre, Duke Is Tops. Gang
War. Dixie to Broadway [1924]. Added a new style to the
Soft-Shoe |
Marie Bryant, Four Covans, Dewey Covan, Maxie
McCree. M: Florence |
Swing, Jitterbug,
Clog,
Soft-Shoe, Tap |
3/4/1897-5/7/1989 |
| Coverdale |
Minerva |
- |
The Red Widow [1913] |
George White |
Ballroom |
c.1913 |
| Cox |
Baby |
- |
Hot Chocolates [1929] |
- |
Snake
Hips |
c.1929 |
| Cox |
"Stretch" |
New York? |
Fire Down Below. aka: The Stretch Cox Troupe. Choreographer |
n/a |
Limbo |
c.1950s? |
| Coy |
Jonathan |
n/a |
1945 Duffy's Tavern. Bring On The Girls. That's The
Spirit |
Miriam Franklin, Mary Martin |
Tap |
b.1924 |
| Crabtree |
Lotta |
N.Y. |
Goldrush actress and dancer |
n/a |
Dancer/ Actress |
1880s? |
| Crackerjacks, The |
(Troupe) |
New York |
Sherman & Lu Lu Coates |
Coates, ware, Irons, Carter, Thomas |
n/a |
b.1914 & b.1922 |
| Crawfords |
Dancing, the |
- |
- |
- |
Dancers |
c.1930s |
| Crane |
Douglas |
New York |
aka: Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crane.
Jardin
de Danse |
Ivy Payne |
Ballroom |
c.1914 |
| Crane |
Ivy |
California |
aka: Ivy Payne |
m: Douglas Crane |
Ballroom, Tango |
c.1913 |
| Crane |
Jefferson |
Ohio? |
1893 Kirmess Opera House |
Leslie Temple, JD Platt Jr. |
Scotch
Highland |
c.1893 |
| Cranwell |
Peter & Gloria |
El Paso, Los Angeles |
1954 - KLAC Radio Charleston Champions. aka: Gloria
Cotchonis |
n/a |
Charleston,
Swing |
c.1950s |
| Craw |
Buster |
n/a |
Marathon Dance |
Joie Abdill |
Marathon
Dancers |
c.1930s |
| Crawford |
Joan |
San Antonio, TX |
1933 - Our Dancing Daughters |
Fred
Astaire, Boris Karloff, Allen
Jenkins |
Charleston,
Jitterbug,
Black
Bottom |
3/23/1904-5/10/1977 |
| Crawford |
Lew |
- |
- |
Leonard Harper |
Dancer |
c.1930s |
| Craske |
'Miss' |
n/a |
Stage Dancer |
Gabriella Ray |
Female
Acrobatic Dancers |
c.1905 |
| Crim |
Jerry |
Tulsa, OK |
Instructor, Judge, Competitor. President |
Jodi Bridges |
Supreme Swing, WCS |
1980s |
| "Crip" Heard |
"Crip" |
USA? |
Boarding
House Blues [1948] |
(Handicapped) |
One Legged Dancer |
c.1940s |
| Crisantema |
Bella |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dancer |
c.1910 |
| Crivellis |
n/a |
Italy |
n/a |
n/a |
Acrobatic |
c.1920s |
| Cross |
James |
New York, N.Y. |
aka: "Stump & Stumpy", Boarding
House Blues [1948] |
Harold Cromer, Eddie Hartman? |
Tap |
1870-1/25/1981 |
| Cross |
Michael |
Denver, CO |
1st U.S. Open winner in 1978 |
m: Amber |
West
Coast Swing |
1970s |
| Cromer |
Harold |
n/a |
aka: Stump & "Stumpy", Boarding
House Blues [1948], Cotton Club [1984] |
James Cross, Eddie Hartman |
Tap |
c.1940s |
| Crowder |
Gladys |
n/a |
1937 Harvest
Moon Ball |
Eddie Davis |
Lindy
Hop |
c.1930s |
| Crumbly |
Walter |
Ohio |
1901 - Smart Set Show |
- |
Buck
and Wing, Tap |
c.19o0s |
| Cummings |
Alma |
n/a |
Champion Marathon
Dancer |
n/a |
Marathon
Dancer |
c.1924 |
| Cummings |
Robert |
Joplin, Missouri |
Actor, Dancer, College Swing Film |
Eleanore Whitney |
Ballroom |
6/10/1908-12/2/1990 |
| Cunningham |
Merce |
USA |
Martha Graham Co., Solos |
n/a |
Ballet,
Modern |
b.1919 |
| Curts |
Billie & Billy |
Long Beach, CA. |
Marathon
Dancer |
1935 Derby Show |
Marathon
Dancer |
c.1935 |
| Curtis |
Hyacinth |
New York |
Cotton
Club |
Cotton
Club Girl. m: Clarence Robinson |
Toured with USO |
c.1935? |
| Cuthbertson |
Bobbie |
Scotland |
(Scotland's greatest dancer) |
London
Coliseum |
n/a |
c. 1929 |
| Cyrene |
n/a |
n/a |
Said to be first of the Circus Dancers |
n/a |
Circus Dancer, Spanish |
c.1887 |
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