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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 |
Philadephia, Pennsylvania |
Salome, Kismet, Destry Rides Again, Coney Island, Cobra Girl, Sins of Jezebel & more |
aka: Carmen De Antonio, Carmen d'Antonio |
Salome?, Jazz? |
11/28/1911-2/9/1986 |
| 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 |
| Dagmar |
?? |
USA |
Jerry Lester's Broadways Open House in 1951. Milton Bearle show (10/13/1953) |
r=Virginia Ruth Egnor |
Singer, dancer |
c.1950's |
| Dailey |
Dan |
NY, NY |
My Blue Heaven |
BettyGrable,GeneKelly |
Ballroom, |
12/14/1913-10/16/1978 |
| Dalhias |
Mr. |
France? |
La Dace Renversee |
Mlle. Angele Heraud |
Ballroom, |
c.1900s |
| Daleo |
Frances |
n/a |
1956Harvest Moon Ball |
John Oleskowicz |
Polka |
c.1956 |
| Dame(Genée) |
Adeline |
Denmark |
Empire Theatre |
m: Isitt? |
Ballet,Court,Mime |
1878-1970 |
| Damron |
Roy |
Los Angeles |
Blondiemeets the Boss, Look Mag dancer of the year 1938 |
aka: Roy & Choppy Seed?, BarbaraKent, 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-? |
| Dancers |
Gandy |
USA |
Rairoad Section Workers |
?? |
?? |
1900's |
| Dancing |
Red Caps |
New York? |
Runnin' Wild |
Troupe |
Charleston |
c.1924 |
| Dandridge |
Dorothy |
Cleaveland, Ohio |
Sun Valley Serenade, Carmen |
m: Harold Nicholas |
Shimmy, Mambo, Charleston, Jitterbug, Snake Hips |
11/9/1922 - 9/8/1965 |
| 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, BilllyDaniels Show, |
Dorothy Dayton |
CanCan, 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 |
Dracut, Massachusetts |
Too Much Honey [1933], Great Gatsby, Man About Town,Zaza, George White Scandals |
n/a |
Dancer, Actress, Hula |
9/10/1908-1/12/1997 |
| Davidson |
Eduardo |
n/a |
said to be creator of La Pachanga, La Bimbi, LeFrisson dances |
n/a |
dancer, singer, composer |
c.1960s |
| Davis |
Charley |
NY |
Chocolate Dandies, Shuffle Along [1933],George White Scandals, Owned own studio |
Tommy Woods, JosephineBaker aka: Carey and Davis |
Choreographer,Tap- Chorus, Buckand Wing, Flash |
c.1923 |
| Davis |
Eddie |
n/a |
1937Harvest Moon Ball |
Gladys Crowder |
LindyHop |
c.1937 |
| Davis |
Harry |
New York? |
n/a |
BonnieGlass |
Ballroom |
c.1914 |
| Davis |
Jim |
Los Angeles |
Far East [1947], Contests |
1st: Frank DeVal Show, (contests) 1st:Al Jarvis Show |
Swing,Jitterbug,WestCoast Swing |
c.1947-59 |
| Davis |
Michael & Shirley |
Australia ? |
Moss Empire Theatre |
?? |
Adagio dancers |
c.1950s? |
| 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 forstage. -- 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,TaxiDancer |
b.4/3/1924 |
| Day |
Dorothy |
n/a |
Having Wonderful Time. Vogues of 1938 |
n/a |
TheToddle |
1898-7/24/1975 |
| Day |
Miss May |
USA |
Song & Dance Artiste |
~ |
Buck and Wing, Fancy dance |
c.1909 |
| 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 |
Dracut, Mass. |
1934 Stand up & Cheer. Zaza, GeorgeWhite Scandals, Rumba, Great Gatsby. |
Billy Daniels |
Toe, Chorus, Swing-CanCan |
9/10/1908-1/12/1997 |
| Dayton |
Sisters |
n/a |
Bell Theater |
George Devoy |
Song & Dance |
c.1910s |
| Dazie |
Mademoiselle |
N.Y. |
Follies of 1907/1908.,Maid in America (1915). 2/27/1914 Photoplay. Real Name:Daisy Peterkin |
Auber, M. Deveuille, Prince of Tokyo |
Ju-Jitsu Waltz,Salome, 7veils |
1884-1952 |
| De Ambrose (Ahearn) |
Jacques (Joseph) |
Deadham, MA. |
SevenBrides, Carousel |
m: Carolyn George |
Ballet,Court |
b.7/28/1934? |
| De Beryl |
Simone |
France |
Sitca |
Emil Agoust |
N/A |
C.1915 |
| DeBrow |
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 FlorentineGardens. became "Lily" of the Munsters TVShow |
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 |
| DeForest |
Francis |
n/a |
(La Belle Tango Music) |
JosephC. Smith, Ward |
Tango,Apache |
c.1900s |
| De Garmo |
William B. |
NY? |
(Dance Instructor) |
n/a |
Ballroom,Cotillions,Quadrillesetc. |
c.1860s |
| De Ghilany |
Anthony |
Manhattan, NY |
ArthurMurray |
ArthurMurray |
n/a |
c.1930s? |
| DeHaven |
Carter |
Chicago, IL. |
Weber & Fields |
M:Flora Parker, Gloria DeHaven's Father |
Ballroom,the Masher |
10/5/1886-7/20/1977 |
| DeKorponoy |
Gabrielle |
Boston? |
n/a |
PaulineDesjardins |
Polka |
c.1840s |
| DeLarosa |
Andy |
Los Angeles? |
Rag Doll. Tailspin |
NickiFaustino |
WestCoast Swing, Jitterbug |
c.1950's |
| DeLeka |
n/a |
France |
(Stage Dance Star) |
n/a |
n/a |
b.1904 |
| DeLour |
Pamela |
Chicago, IL |
Rectors. Vaudeville |
Percy Oakes |
Adagio |
c.1914 |
| DeMarco |
Tony |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
Girl Crazy |
Belcher,Kosloffaka: The De Marcos |
Tango,Mambo, Adagio |
1898-1965 |
| DeMarco (Kroner) |
Nina |
n/a |
n/a |
TonyDeMarco, aka: The De Marcos Real Name: Nina Kroner |
Waltz,Tango |
c.1920s |
| DeMarco (Le Blanc) |
Renée |
Montreal, Quebec, CAN |
Persian Room |
TonyDeMarco. aka: The De Marcos, Real Name: Renee LeBlanc |
Waltz,Tango,Rumba |
c.1930s |
| DeMarco (Craven) |
Sally |
n/a |
Music Box Revue [1929] |
TonyDeMarco. 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 |
| DeMedici |
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 |
| DeMille |
Agnes George |
NY City? |
The Black Crook [1929] |
aka: Mrs. Walter Prude |
Ballet,Modern, |
1906-1993 |
| De Remer |
Rubye |
Denver, CO. |
Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic, The Eye |
?? |
American Dancer, Silent Film Actress |
1/9/1892-3/18/1984 |
| De Takacs |
The |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
BunnyHug |
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 |
GlennMiller Story |
n/a |
Lindy,WhipWest Coast Swing, |
c.1940s |
| Debonairs |
the |
USA |
London Palladium |
n/a |
Dancers |
c.1951 |
| Deck |
Arna |
n/a |
n/a |
Leon Van Dell |
LuLuFado |
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 |
| Dehn |
Mura |
Odessa, RU. |
1932: ''The Wise and Foolish Virgins.'' Jazz troupe performed Olympic Games in Mexico. Film: The Spirit Moves. 1/14/1987 NY Times Obit article. |
m: 1st Adolphe Dehn, 2nd Herman Thomas |
dancer, choreographer, Film Maker |
1903-.2/14/1987 |
| Del Carlo |
Louise |
San Francisco, CA. |
?? |
?? |
West Coast Swing, |
c.1980s |
| Del Rio |
Dolores |
Durango, MX |
1935-In Caliente |
m: Jaime Martínez del Río |
Dancer, Actress |
8/5/1905 - 4/11/1983 |
| 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 and |
USA |
n/a |
n/a |
Maxixe |
c.1910s |
| Delrina |
Neil & Pat |
London? |
Palace Blackpool Theatre |
|
Dancers |
c.1961 |
| Delita |
??? |
n/a |
n/a |
aka: Martez & Delita |
"RumbaEqualibrists Supreme" |
c.1950s |
| Dell |
Dorothy |
n/a |
1933 Tattle Tales, Ziegfeld Folies (1931) |
GeorgesFontana |
Latin |
c.1936 |
| Dell |
Leon Van |
n/a |
n/a |
Arna Deck |
LuLuFado |
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 |
LaMattichiche, 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 |
GabrileDe Korponay |
Polka |
c.1850s? |
| Deslys |
Gaby |
NY |
1914 Rosy Rapture |
JosephStanley, Ned Wayburn |
GabyGlide |
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 centuryin British Cinema |
aka: Alice and Jimmy Dey |
Tap |
n/a |
| Di Gitano |
Adam |
n/a |
n/a |
Jane Di Gitano |
Ballroom |
c.1930s? |
| Diamond |
?? |
Caifornia |
Star Seach clip, Street Life |
Wayne "Crescendo" Ward & T.C. Diamond |
Tap, Hip-Hop |
1980's |
| 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, AfricanAmerican |
Top JigDancer, PT Barnum, Vauxhall Gardens |
Jig,Competed AgainstJuba |
1823-10/29/1857 |
| Dickey |
Mary (Adelaide) |
CoHoes, NY |
Bensonhurst by the Sea. Jardinde danse |
Johnny Hughes, aka: Adelaide & Hughes |
Ballroom? |
1884-1960 |
| Dickson |
Dorothy |
Kansas City, MO |
ZiegfeldFollies of 1917, Sally, Girl o' Mine [1918], TheRoyal Vagabond [1919] |
m: Carl Heisen (father of Dorthy Hyson) |
Ballroom,DorothyWaltz |
7/25/1893-9/25/1995 |
| Digges |
Mae |
n/a |
1936 San Francisco, |
NicholasBrothers. CottonClub |
Swing/Peckin' |
c.1937 |
| Diniz |
Antônio Lopes de Amorim |
|
Café de Paris, Alhambra, Olympia, Alcazar d’Été, Chantecler, Théâtre des Capucins |
aka: Duque. Partner: Maria Lina |
Tango, Maxixe |
1884-1953 |
| 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- SeeClog |
1/6/1859-2/25/1943 |
| Dixon |
Aland |
n/a |
CottonClub Express |
Anise Boyer |
Waltz |
1930s |
| Dixon |
Harland |
Toronto, Canada |
Manhattan Mary, Tip Top, Kid Boots, GeorgeWhite Scandals |
James P. Doyle, Mae Clark, Doris Dixon,Jimmy Malone |
Tap,FiveStep, Ballroom |
b.1885 |
| Dixon |
Bennie |
NY |
The Palace Theater |
aka: Dixon & SawyerJoanSawyer |
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 |
RubyKeeler |
Tap |
1/22/1914-1/8/1953 |
| Dixon |
Mildred |
NY |
CottonClub Girl |
aka: Mildred & Henri (Henri Wessells,)M: Duke Ellington |
Tap |
c.1929? |
| Dixon |
Will |
n/a |
Danced out his conducting> |
CabCalloway 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.1900's |
| 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.1940's |
| Dolly(sisters) |
Yancsi (Jenny) |
Hungary |
1913 - The Merry Countess |
HarryFox (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 |
RudolphValentino |
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 |
| Donay |
Millie |
|
|
|
|
2/23/1936-7/15/2007 |
| 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 |
Spanishdancer |
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, RayRand Swingers |
WestCoast 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 |
| Dot and Dash |
n/a |
Chicago? |
Budland Club |
|
Dance Team |
c.1956 |
| Dot, Donna & Teddy |
n/a |
USA |
Vitaphone: Little Jack Little. |
Sisters |
Tap, Synchcronised Dance Trio |
c.1950's |
| 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 |
BettyGrable, Lana Turner? |
Ballroom |
10/10/1913-6/6/1994 |
| Doyle |
Jimmy (James) P. |
n/a |
Hitchy-Koo, Dancing Around 1915. |
HarlandDixon, 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 |
| Dubarry Twinns |
?? |
London |
Theatre Royal |
?? |
Dancers |
c. |
| Dubois |
Blanche |
n/a |
n/a |
Real Name: Blanche Houghtaling . married name Malin. |
Dancer |
c.1900's |
| Dudley |
Bessie |
England |
Bundle of Blues [1933].
CottonClub dancer |
SnakeHips Tucker, Florence Hill |
Eccentric?,Tap, Acrobatic |
b.3/16/1904-1/16/1999 |
| Dudley |
Sherman H. |
n/a |
Comic Skit with a Mule, Millionaire from HonoluluSkit, |
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] |
JohnnyDowns, aka: Christine King, m: Gene Snyder |
TapDancer, Actress, |
1/19/1919-8/21/1991 |
| Duncan |
Anna |
n/a |
Dinner At Eight [1933], The Black Cat [1934], ScarletEmpress [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,) (Hada 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 Sistersm: Nils Asther |
Tap!,Actress |
6/17/1902-9/19/1986 |
| Dunham |
Katherine |
Chicago IL. |
CabinIn 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 |
| Duque |
L. |
n/a |
Café de Paris, Alhambra, Olympia, Alcazar d’Été, Chantecler, Théâtre des Capucins |
realname: Antônio Lopes de Amorim Diniz (originally a dentist.) Partner: Maria Lina |
Tango, Maxixe |
1884-1953 |
| 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 HornPipe, Clog,Jig,Reels |
1768-1822 |
| Durand |
Basil, N. |
New York |
Plaza Hotel |
Basil Dooly, Margurette Hawkesworth |
LaRumba, Blackface |
c.1918 |
| Durfee |
Minta (Ariminta) |
Los Angeles |
1914 Fatty's Magical Pants |
m: Fatty Arbuckle |
TexasTommy |
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 ballroomDances 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 LouiseDuvernay |
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 DeLisaChoreographer |
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 HornPipe, Clog,Jig,Reels |
1768-1822 |
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