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STREETSWINGS DANCER HISTORY ARCHIVES: INDEX [ D ]
LEGEND: aka = Also Known As / m: = Married/ n/a = Not Available / ( ) = Note / c.= Circa.

Last

First

Location

Perf / Notes

Partners

Dances

Dates

d' Antonio

Carmen

n/a

Salome, Kismet

n/a

Salome?, Jazz?

b.2/9/1886?

d' Arcy

Andre

n/a

Ma & Pa Kettle Vacation

Rosario Imperio. aka Andre & Rosario

Apache,

c.1940s

D' Arnell

Nydia

n/a

Topsey and Eva [1924]

n/a

Ballet, Singer

c.1924

d' Arville

Madelene

Brooklyn

(also see D'Harville)

Maurice Mouvet (1910)

Apache, Tango

1888-5/19/1927

d' Arvine

n/a

NY?

Proctor's Theater

Magic, Mirth

Blackface song and dance team

c.1902

d' Ary

Armand

France

Edison Kinetoscope Film

real name: Marthe Armandary

Dancer

c.1895

d' Auban

Mr. J

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dance Teacher

c.1880s

d' Avalos

n/a

NY

Let's Rhumba (TV)

Aleida?

Mambo, Rumba

1950s

D' egville

James Harvey

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dancer Choreography

1770-1837

d' Orleans

Sieur Issack

France?

French Court

n/a

Dance Master, Rigadoon, Court

c.1700

Da Pron

Louis

Herman, IN.

Big Broadcast of 1936, Follow the Band. Hideway Girl [1936]. No. Carolina Girl

n/a

Choreographer, Tap

2/3/1913-7/13/1987

Dafora

Asadata

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Choreographer and dancer, formed: Shogola Oloba troupe. African Dance Festival (1943)

Real Name: Austin Asadata Dafora Horton

African Dance dramas

8/4/189-3/4/1965

Dailey

Dan

NY, NY

My Blue Heaven

Betty Grable,Gene Kelly

Ballroom,

12/14/1913-10/16/1978

Dalhias

Mr.

France?

La Dace Renversee

Mlle. Angele Heraud

Ballroom,

c.1900s

Daleo

Frances

n/a

1956 Harvest Moon Ball

John Oleskowicz

Polka

c.1956

Dame (Genée)

Adeline

Denmark

Empire Theatre

m: Isitt?

Ballet, Court, Mime

1878-1970

Damron

Roy

Los Angeles

Blondie meets the Boss, Look Mag dancer of the year 1938

aka: Roy & Choppy Seed? , Barbara Kent, Snookie Bishop, Lola Cogan

Jitterbug, Alligator's dance club

c.1938

Damita

Lilly

Bordeaux, FR.

Scandal In Paris

m: Errol Flynn

n/a

7/19/1901-3/21/1994

Dance Educators of America USA Dance Orginization - Ballroom Dances, etc 1932-?

Dancing

Red Caps

New York?

Runnin' Wild

Troupe

Charleston

c.1924

Daniels

BeBe

Dallas, TX

Hi Gang

Valentino, Harold Lloyd. m: Ben Lyon

Flapper, Dancer, Chorus Line, Actress

1/14/1901-3/16/1971

Daniels

Billy

Jacksonville, FL.

Dickie Wells, Sepia Cinderella, Billly Daniels Show,

Dorothy Dayton

Can Can, Swing, Singer, Actor

9/12/1915-10/7/1988

Daniels

Billy

Fort Worth, TX

Brazil, Footlight Rhythm, Sweet and Low, Three Caballeros, Samba-Mania

n/a

Dancer, Choreographer

7/4/1912-5/15/1962

Daniels

Harold

n/a

aka: Slap & Happy

Leslie Irwin

Tap

n/a

Danilova

Alexandra

Petrohof, Russia

Asturian Fandango

n/a

Ballet, Operetta Waltzes

1903-1997

Dario

& Diane

NY?

Clubs

n/a

Ballroom?

c.1937

Darion M. USA Creator od the Gigaloo Dance. Mlle. Nadine Ballroom, Gigaloo 1926

Darros

Ada & Eddie

n/a

Folies Bergere [1932]

n/a

Acrobatic

c.1932

Daton

Dorothy

n/a

Too Much Honey [1933]

n/a

Dancer, Actress

c.1930s

Davidson

Eduardo

n/a

said to be creator of La Pachanga, La Bimbi, Le Frisson dances

n/a

dancer, singer, composer

c.1960s

Davis

Charley

NY

Chocolate Dandies, Shuffle Along [1933], George White Scandals, Owned own studio

Tommy Woods, Josephine Baker aka: Carey and Davis

Choreographer, Tap- Chorus, Buck and Wing, Flash

c.1923

Davis

Eddie

n/a

1937 Harvest Moon Ball

Gladys Crowder

Lindy Hop

c.1937

Davis

Harry

New York?

n/a

Bonnie Glass

Ballroom

c.1914

Davis

Jim

Los Angeles

Far East [1947],

1st: Frank DeVal Show, (contests) 1st: Al Jarvis Show

Swing, Jitterbug, West Coast Swing

c.1947-59

Davis, Jr.

Sammy

Harlem, N.Y.

1933 Rufus Jones for President. Porgy & Bess [1959]. Will Mastin Trio, Ciro's, Copacabana

Solo, (Elevera Sanchez was Sammy's Mother).aka: Dancing Midget, Silent Sam.

Tap, Singer, Actor,

12/8/1925-5/16/1990

Davis

Toots

USA

Darktown Follies

Popularized the "Flash" Air Step Act for stage. -- Over The Top,

Tap

c.1910s

Davis

Uriel

Washington

Palm Gardens

n/a

London Taps. Creator of the Horse Trot, Fish Walk, Grape Juice Wallow

c.1912

Dawson

Garfield George

NY?

Broadway

aka: The Strutter, M: Elida Webb

Ballroom, Charleston

c.1940s

Day

Doris

Cincinnati, OH

Singer, Actress

m: Al Jorden. George Weidler, Marty Melcher, Barry Comden, Jerry Doherty

Ballet, Ballroom, Taxi Dancer

b.4/3/1924

Day

Dorothy

n/a

Having Wonderful Time. Vogues of 1938

n/a

The Toddle

1898-7/24/1975

Day Mildred USA Hollywood Revue at the Castle Farm n/a Fast Rhumba (Cha) c.1935

Day

Sunny

NY

aka: Butterfly Goddess

Lady Godiva Stunt-10/4 /1975

Burlesque,

c.1970s

Dayton

Dorothy

n/a

1934 Stand up & Cheer. Zaza

Billy Daniels

Toe, Chorus, Swing-Can Can

c.1938

Dayton

Sisters

n/a

Bell Theater

George Devoy

Song & Dance

c.1910s

Dazie

Mademoiselle

N.Y.

Follies of 1907/1908., 2/27/1914 Photoplay. Real Name: Daisy Peterkin

Auber, M. Deveuille, Prince of Tokyo

Ju-Jitsu Waltz, Salome, 7 veils

1884-1952

De Ambrose (Ahearn)

Jacques (Joseph)

Deadham, MA.

Seven Brides, Carousel

m: Carolyn George

Ballet, Court

b.7/28/1934?

De Beryl Simone France Sitca Emil Agoust N/A C.1915

De Brow

Anne

n/a

n/a

(daughter of Jessie Reed)

n/a

c.1940s

De Carlo (Middleton)

Yvonne (Peggy)  

Point Gray, Canada

Film: Salome, Where she Danced. Danced at Florentine Gardens. became "Lily" of the Munsters TV Show

m: Robert Morgan

Salome, Belly, Oriental

9/1/1922-

De Cordoba

Maria

?Spain?

7/8/1957 Pathe Newsreel: Spanish Dancing

Pietro Torres, Maya

Spanish

c.1957

De Forest

Francis

n/a

(La Belle Tango Music)

Joseph C. Smith, Ward

Tango, Apache

c.1900s

De Garmo

William B.

NY?

(Dance Instructor)

n/a

Ballroom, Cotillions, Quadrilles etc.

c.1860s

De Ghilany

Anthony

Manhattan, NY

Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray

n/a

c.1930s?

De Haven

Carter

Chicago, IL.

Weber & Fields

Flora Parker, Gloria DeHaven

Ballroom, the Masher

10/5/1886-7/20/1977

De Korponoy

Gabrielle

Boston?

n/a

Pauline Desjardins

Polka

c.1840s

De Larosa

Andy

Los Angeles?

Rag Doll. Tailspin

Nicki Faustino

West Coast Swing, Jitterbug

c.1950's

De Leka

n/a

France

(Stage Dance Star)

n/a

n/a

b.1904

De Lour

Pamela

Chicago, IL

Rectors. Vaudeville

Percy Oakes

Adagio

c.1914

De Marco

Tony

Buffalo, N.Y.

Girl Crazy

Belcher, Kosloff aka: The De Marcos

Tango, Mambo, Adagio

1898-1965

De Marco (Kroner)

Nina

n/a

n/a

Tony DeMarco, aka: The De Marcos Real Name: Nina Kroner

Waltz, Tango

c.1920s

De Marco (Le Blanc)

Renée

Montreal, Quebec, CAN

Persian Room

Tony DeMarco. aka: The De Marcos, Real Name: Renee LeBlanc

Waltz, Tango, Rumba

c.1930s

De Marco (Craven)

Sally

n/a

Music Box Revue [1929]

Tony DeMarco. aka: De Marcos, Real Name: Ora Lee Allen

Waltz, Tango, Rumba

c.1940s

De Mattiazzi

Carlo

n/a

The Lullaby of Broadway

Constance De Mattiazzi

Ballroom,

c.1950s

De Medici

Catherine (Queen)

France

Comique de la Reyne [1581]

King Henry II

Stately, Court, Ballet, Landler, Galliard, Pavane

1518-1589

de Merode

Cleopatre, diane

Paris, FR.

Choryhee [1886]

aka: Cleopatre Diane de Merode and Cleopold

Ballet,

1873-1966

De Mille

Agnes George

NY City?

The Black Crook [1929]

aka: Mrs. Walter Prude

Ballet, Modern,

1906-1993

De Takacs

The

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bunny Hug

c.1912

De Vere

Elsie

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dancer

c.1910's?

De Wolf

Billy

n/a

Vaudeville

n/a

Dancer, Comic

1907-1974

Deas

Lawrence

n/a

Shuffle Along

n/a

Choreographer

c.1920s

Dean

Dora

Covington, KY.

The Creole Show

M: Charles Johnson

Cakewalk, Swing

1872-1/1950

Dean

Jo Ann

n/a

3/1955 TV Guide

n/a

dancer

c.1950s

Deaton

Anita

n/a

Glenn Miller Story

n/a

Lindy, Whip West Coast Swing,

c.1940s

Deck

Arna

n/a

n/a

Leon Van Dell

LuLu Fado

c.1915

Dee

Dale

n/a

Dancing Lady [1933]

n/a

Chorus

c.1930s

Deering

Jane

n/a

n/a

Harold Lang

dancer

c.1946

Del Rio

Lois

n/a

n/a

n/a

Latin, Conga

c.1930s?

Delibes

Leo

n/a

Sylvia (Paris Opera)

n/a

Ballet

2/21/1836-1/16/1891

Delirio

Luis

n/a

n/a

n/a

Maxixe

c.1910s

Delita

???

n/a

n/a

aka: Martez & Delita

"Rumba Equalibrists Supreme"

c.1950s

Dell

Dorothy

n/a

1933 Tattle Tales, Ziegfeld Folies (1931)

Georges Fontana

Latin

c.1936

Dell

Leon Van

n/a

n/a

Arna Deck

LuLu Fado

c.1915

Dempster

Carol

Duluth, MN.

Intolerence [1916], The Sarrows of Satan [1926], Broken Blossoms

Trained with Ruth St. Denis School. Denishwan dancer, m: Edwin Larsen

dancer, actress

12/9/1901-1991

Derby

n/a

n/a

Bamboola [1929]

see Derby Wilson

Tap,

c.1929

Derminy

Mme.

Paris?

n/a

Paule Morley

La Mattichiche, Maxixe

c.1905

Desatoff

Willie

E. Los Angeles, CA.

California Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee

M: Lila Gavin

Balboa Master/ Legend, Lindy Swing

1922-10/1/2005

Desha

Mlle.

USA

Rose of Stamboul-1922. Vanderbuilt Thtr. Capitol Theater

Tony Sansone, aka: Desha and Sansone

Adagio, Belly

c.1930

Deshayes

Andre Jean-Jacques

France

n/a

n/a

Dancer

1777-1846

Desjardins

Pauline

Boston, MA?

n/a

Gabrile De Korponay

Polka

c.1850s?

Deslys

Gaby

NY

1914 Rosy Rapture

Joseph Stanley, Ned Wayburn

Gaby Glide

1881-1920

Despreaux

Marie

France

Corps de Ballet

Real Name: Marie-Madeleine Guimard .aka: La Guimard, le squelette des graces

Ballet

1743-1816

Desrat

"Master"

England?

(Dance Teacher)

n/a

Polka-Mazurka

c.1800s?

Devere

George

n/a

n/a

Julian Martin

Tap, Jazz

c.1910s?

Devine

Lauri

n/a

n/a

n/a

dancer

c.1929

Devoy

George

n/a

at the Bell Theater

Dayton Sisters

Song & Dance

c.1910s

Dey

Jimmy

n/a

on Video: Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century in British Cinema

aka: Alice and Jimmy Dey

Tap

n/a

Di Gitano

Adam

n/a

n/a

Jane Di Gitano

Ballroom

c.1930s?

Diamond

Jack

New York City

Minstrel Shows, Dance Contests. Considered best white Jig dancer of all time

Lost to Juba numerous times

Jig, Competed AgainstJuba

1823-18??

Diamond

John

?Boston, MA.?

Minstrel Shows, Dance Contests, African American

Top Jig Dancer, PT Barnum, Vauxhall Gardens

Jig, Competed AgainstJuba

1823-10/29/1857

Dickey

Mary (Adelaide)

CoHoes, NY

Bensonhurst by the Sea. Jardin de danse

Johnny Hughes, aka: Adelaide & Hughes

Ballroom?

1884-1960

Dickson

Dorothy

Kansas City, MO

Ziegfeld Follies of 1917, Sally, Girl o' Mine [1918], The Royal Vagabond [1919]

m: Carl Heisen (father of Dorthy Hyson)

Ballroom, Dorothy Waltz

7/25/1893-9/25/1995

Digges

Mae

n/a

1936 San Francisco,

Nicholas Brothers. Cotton Club

Swing/Peckin'

c.1937

Dix Christine France ? n/a Did dance movements imitating Bugs Scarab Crawl, Cicada Twist, Bee Sweep, c.1912

Dixey

Henry E.

Boston, MA.

1913 Chelsea.1916 Father & Son

Minstrel Shows

Pedestal Dancer- See Clog

1/6/1859-2/25/1943

Dixon

Aland

n/a

Cotton Club Express

Anise Boyer

Waltz

1930s

Dixon

Harland

Toronto, Canada

Manhattan Mary, Tip Top, Kid Boots, George White Scandals

James P. Doyle, Mae Clark, Doris Dixon, Jimmy Malone

Tap, Five Step, Ballroom

b.1885

Dixon

Bennie

NY

The Palace Theater

aka: Dixon & SawyerJoan Sawyer

Polka, Tango

c.1914

Dixon

Harry

n/a

1931 Scandals

Dorothy Dixon

Acrobatic Dance

c.1930s

Dixon

Lee

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Gold Diggers of 1937

Ruby Keeler

Tap

1/22/1914-1/8/1953

Dixon

Mildred

NY

Cotton Club Girl

aka: Mildred & Henri (Henri Wessells), M: Duke Ellington

Tap

c.1929?

Dixon

Will

n/a

Danced out his conducting>

Cab Calloway would later copy.

Tap/ Conductor

c.1905

Djita

n/a

Egypt

aka: Oriental Tattooed Lady

n/a

Salome

c.1900?

Dodge

Sisters

USA

n/a

n/a

n/a

c.1929

Dodsworth's

The

n/a

n/a

Allen Dodsworth

Ballroom

c.1900s

Dolfina

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bimbo's 365

n/a

c.1950's

Dollar

William

E. St. Louis, MI.

Musicals,

n/a

Ballet, Tap, Ballroom, Folk

c.1940s

Dolly (sisters)

Yancsi (Jenny)

Hungary

1913 - The Merry Countess

Harry Fox (divorced 10/26/1921)

Habanera, Galop, Fox-trot, Mambo,

10/25/1892-6/1/1941

Dolly (sisters)

Roszika (Rosy)

Hungary

1913 - The Maid & The Millionaire

Martin Brown

Habanera, Galop, Mambo,

10/25/1892-1/1/1970

Domenichino

???

Piacenza

aka: Domenico

Domenichino Treatise

Danse Master

c.1400s

Dominguez

Beatrice

San Bernardino, Ca.

1921 - Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Rudolph Valentino

Tango, Apache

1897-1921

Donahue

Jack

New York

Ziegfeld. Rosalie. Canterville Ghost

m: Tuta Rolf

Tap, Shadow , Eccentric, (similar to Harland Dixon)

11/3/1908-3/27/1984

Doner

Ted

n/a

Mazie King Midnight Trot

Mazie King

Maxixe

c.1915

Donna

?

n/a

n/a

n/a

Flamenco

n/a

Doo

Shabba

N/A

1990 Deadly Dancer

N/A

Break Dancer

c.1990s

Dooley

John

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

c.1940s?

Dora

Josefine

n/a

n/a

n/a

Spanish dancer

c.1898

Doran

Nancy

Chicago?

Rio Cabana

n/a

Featured Dancer?

c.1946

Doreen

Peggy

England

London Palladium, Dubarry was a Lady

Sherman Fisher Girl

Tiller/ line

b.4/22/1913

Dorf

Maxie

Los Angeles

Movies, Clubs

Mary McCastlin, Ray Rand Swingers

West Coast Swing, Balboa

d.2000

Doring Henry Troy, NY created the Motto Gavotte (DMOA) n/a Motto Gavotte c.1910

Dorn

Geneve

Chicago?

Blackhawk

n/a

Song & Dance

c.1946

Dorsha

???

n/a

n/a

Rulson-Dorsha & Baro

Ballroom

n/a

Dotson

Clarence

n/a

Danced Kieth Circut. Created the Throwing A Fit Dance

aka: One-Eyed Dotson, Clarence ' Dancing' Dotson. Retired in 1943

Vernacular dances, Itch, Quiver, Eccentric Tap

1881-1954

Doucette

Buddy

n/a

Derbyshow Marathon

Alice Brown

Tango

c.1938

Douglas Bros

n/a

n/a

Vaudeville, USO, Canteens $ Vaudeville video's Vol7

n/a

Acrobatic, Tap,

c.1940s

Dowling

Thomas

n/a

Down Argentine Way

Catherine Dowling

Specialty Dancers

1940s

Downes

Johnny

Brooklyn, NY.

Rhapsody in Blue

Betty Grable, Lana Turner?

Ballroom

10/10/1913-6/6/1994

Doyle

Jimmy

n/a

Hitchy-Koo

Harland Dixon, aka: Doyle & Dixon

Tap

c.1919

Drake

Michael

USA

1/1955 Focus Mag

Margot Myers

Ballroom, Kinsey Waltz

c.1955

Draper

Paul

Florence, IT.

1936 Colleen

n/a

Tap

10/25/1909-9/20/1996

Drayton

Thaddeus

NY

Liza [1922]

Rufus Greenlee. M: Ethel Johnson

Ballroom, Tap, Virginia Essence

b.1893-1964

Drewe

Sisters

London?

n/a

n/a

Cabaret

c.1932

Dubois

Blanche

n/a

n/a

Real Name: Blanche Houghtaling . married name Malin.

Dancer

c.1900's

Dudley

Bessie

England

Bundle of Blues [1933].
Cotton Club

Snake Hips Tucker, Florence Hill

Eccentric?, Tap, Acrobatic

b.3/16/1904

Dudley

Sherman H.

n/a

Comic Skit with a Mule, Millionaire from Honolulu Skit,

Later bought theatres and helped form T.O.B.A.

Dancer-Comedian

c.1900s

Duffins

The

n/a

n/a

n/a

Comedy Ballroom

c.1930s

Dukes

Jim

n/a

n/a

n/a

Legendary Tap! Dancer

c.1910s?

Dumilatre

Adele

France

Giselle

Henri Desplaces. Sister to Sophie Dumilatre

Ballet,

1821-1909

Dunbar

Dixie

Montgomery, AL.

George White's Scandals [1934], The First Baby [1936], King of Burlesque [1936], Alexander's Ragtime Band [1938]

Johnny Downs, aka: Christine King, m: Gene Snyder

Tap Dancer, Actress,

1/19/1919-8/21/1991

Duncan

Anna

n/a 

Dinner At Eight [1933], The Black Cat [1934], Scarlet Empress [1932]. Electra [1934], John [1927]

Adopted daughter of Isadora. an Isadorable

Dancer

12/21/1894-3/7/1980

Duncan

Brothers, The (2)

n/a

Vaudeville

n/a

Clog,

c.1800s

Duncan

Irma

n/a

Adopted daughter of Isadora. an Isadorable

n/a

dancer

c.1916

Duncan

Isadora

San Francisco

That's Dancing [1985]. Isadorables

M: Sergi A. (Y)esenin-1922 (Poet), (Had a Child by Gordon Craig)

Ballet, Mime, Ballroom, Modern, Rubiyat, Barefoot

5/26/1877-9/14/1927

Duncan

Maria Theresa

n/a

Adopted daughter of Isadora. an Isadorable

n/a

dancer

c.1916

Duncan

Mary

n/a

n/a

n/a

Spanish

c.1910s

Duncan

Evelyn

Los Angeles, CA

Peer Gynt [1915], Topsy & Eva [1927],

aka: Topsy & Eva, Duncan Sisters

Tap!, Actress

1/21/1893-6/8/1972

Duncan

Rosita

Los Angeles, CA

Two Flaming Youths [1927], Tip Top [1920], Topsy and Eva [1927], Surprise [1933]

aka: Topsy & Eva, Duncan Sisters

Tap!, Actress

11/23/1894-12/4/1959

Duncan

Vivian

Los Angeles, CA

Broadway Brevities [1935], Tip Top [1920], Topsy and Eva [1927], Surprise [1933]

aka: Topsy & Eva, Duncan Sisters m: Nils Asther

Tap!, Actress

6/17/1902-9/19/1986

Dunham

Katherine

Chicago IL.

Cabin In The Sky. Stormy Weather

John Pratt

Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Mambo, Ballroom

b.6/22/1914-

Dunhills, the

n/a

n/a

Coached by Pete Nugent

worked into the 1960's

Tap!, Class Act,

c.1930s

Dunn

James Howard

New York

Bad Girl [1931].Dance Team [1932]. Scandals [1935]

Sally Eilers, Alice Faye, Temple, m: Francis Gifford

Ballroom,

11/5/1905-9/3/1967

Dupré

Louis

France?

Les Fètes Vénitiennes

n/a

Ballet,

1697-1774

Dupree

Roland

n/a

Boogie Woogie

Jivin' Jacks

Swing Dance, Ballet,

c.1945

Duran

Gloria

n/a

1943 Iron Major

n/a

Chorus

c.1940s

Durang

Charles

USA

dance master

(Son to John)

Ballroom, Country, Folk

1796-1870

Durang (Dyrang)

John

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Dance Master (also see Dyrang)

(Father of Charles)

Ballroom, Ballet, Durang's Horn Pipe, Clog, Jig, Reels

1768-1822

Durand

Basil, N.

New York

Plaza Hotel

Margurette Hawkesworth

La Rumba

c.1918

Durfee

Minta (Ariminta)

Los Angeles

1914 Fatty's Magical Pants

m: Fatty Arbuckle

Texas Tommy

10/1/1889-9/9/1975

Durrant

Eli

Suffolk

n/a

n/a

Step Dancer, Apache

c.1920s?

Duryea

Dorothea

n/a

n/a

aka: Dorothea Duryea Ohl

Contest Judge

c.1950s

Duryea

Oscar

New York?

(International Teacher)

Mrs. Duryea, Dorothy Duncan

All ballroom Dances of the Time.

c.1888

Duschee

Tiny

Pittsburgh?

(Bavarian Society club house)

(Arrested for her dance)

Spring, Oriental, Fig Leaf

c.1913

Duthers

Lou

n/a

1935 Love Dept.

n/a

Tap!

c.1935

Duvernay

Pauline

France

Le Diable Boiteux. (retired in 1832)

Real Name: Pauline Yolande Marie Louise Duvernay

Cachucha

1813-1894

Dvorak

Ann

n/a

Hollywood Revue of 1929

n/a

Chorus Dancer, Actress

c.1930s

Dvorak John (Las Vegas, NV) - m: Liz West Coast Swing c.1960s
Dyer Florence C. Washington? Dance Instructor - Wilson Glide, Innovation, London Swish, Tango, Ballroom c.1912

Dyer

Sammy

n/a

Swing Mikado [1949], The Dyerettes

African-American Choreographer, Chcago's Club DeLisa Choreographer

Tap!

c.1947

Dyke

"Miss Winifred-Hart"

n/a

"Savoy Pieces"

n/a

Ballet, etc.

c.1900s

Dyrang (Durang)

John

Philadelphia?

Dance Master, Minstrel (also see Durang)

(Was Americas first pro Dancer)

Ballroom, Ballet, Durang's Horn Pipe, Clog, Jig, Reels

1768-1822

    

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