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LEGEND: aka = Also Known As / m: = Married/ n/a = Not Available / ( ) = Note / c.= Circa. |
Last |
First |
Location |
Perform / Notes |
Partners |
Dances |
Dates |
| Mabley |
"Moms" |
Brevard,
N. Carolina |
Killer Diller |
n/a |
Swing, Comedy |
3/19/1894-5/23/1975 |
| Mablin |
Harold |
USA |
n/a |
n/a |
Tap Dancer, |
c.1930's |
| 'Macarrona |
La' |
Spain |
n/a |
aka: Juana Vargas |
Spanish, Flamenco, |
1860-1947 |
| MacLaine |
Shirley |
Richmond, VA |
1960 Can-Can.
1955 Artists & Models |
m: Steve Parker. Fosse, Verdon |
Can-Can, Jazz, Apache |
4/24/1934- |
| MacDonald |
Donald |
Denison, TX. |
Tea Dances |
Anna Wheaton |
n/a |
3/13/1898-12/9/1959 |
| MacDonald |
Jeanette |
Philadelphia, PA |
Actress /Dancer /Singer, The Merry Widow |
Fred
Astaire |
Ballroom |
6/18/1903-1/14/1965 |
| MacDonalds |
Roy & Grace |
n/a |
Babes In Arms |
n/a |
Ballroom |
c.1937 |
| Machaira |
"Professor" |
New York? |
Dance Instructor/Studio |
n/a |
Ballroom |
c.1917 |
| Mack |
Lavinia |
n/a |
Runnin' Wild [1924] |
n/a |
Tap |
c.1924 |
| Mackaill |
Dorothy |
n/a |
The Dancer Of Paris, 1929 His Captive Women |
Conway Tearle |
Ballroom |
c.1926 |
| Madia |
??? |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Belly |
c.1904 |
| Madison |
Louise |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
TapDancer, 5-tap wings |
1920s? |
| Madrid |
Roy |
Phoenix, AZ |
Asistant Choreo: Saturday Night Fever. Clubs
& Contests |
Donna Hyatt,
aka: Roy Campanelli |
Disco Swing, Hustle |
c.1971-1979 |
| Maglay |
Irene |
n/a |
Danced in Seymour Hicks musical "The Catch of the Season to the Faust Rag. |
Fred Farren |
Foxtrot |
c.1917 |
| Mahrer |
Georgie |
n/a |
aka: The Boy of Maxim's . Said to have invented the Merry Widow Waltz. |
n/a |
Stage Dance |
c.1900's |
| Mahoney |
William |
n/a |
(Song and DANCE - Vaudeville) |
coached by Buddy Bradley |
Xylophone Tap Dance |
c.1920s? |
| Mahoney |
Arthur |
n/a |
n/a |
Thalia Mara |
Ballroom |
c.1940s |
| Mahler |
Jacob |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
The Ostende |
c.1890s |
| Maison |
Gil |
n/a |
Paradise Restaurant, Star and Garter (animal acts.) |
Mrs. Maison |
Ballroom, (later animal comedy) |
c.1930s |
| 'Malena |
La' |
Spain? |
Las Calles de Cádiz (1933) |
La Argentinita |
Spanish, Flamenco, |
1870-1953 |
| Maley |
Peggy |
n/a |
1946 Thrill of Brazil |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1940s |
| Mallady |
Rose Marie |
Texas |
?? |
?? |
West Coast Swing, Push |
c.1980s |
| Mallory |
Ben |
New York |
Christy Minstrels |
n/a |
Jig |
1829-11/2/1859 |
| Malone |
Jimmy |
n/a |
2nd Contest In Old Kentucky |
Harland Dixon, George White |
Buck and Wing |
c.1903 |
| Manelly |
Cita |
France? |
n/a |
Lyner |
Tango |
c.1920s |
| Mangano |
Silvana |
n/a |
Mambo |
n/a |
Mambo |
c.1950s |
| Mann |
Alan |
n/a |
Palace Theater |
Miss O'Shey |
steppers |
c.1932 |
| Mann |
Barto |
n/a |
Slide so many times into orchestra pit was fined repeatedly. |
n/a |
Comedy, Acrobatic, Tumbling, Tap |
1930s |
| Manning |
Frankie |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Whitey's Lindy Hopper |
Freida Washington |
Lindy Hop |
5/26/1914- |
| Mannion |
Frank |
San Francisco |
Instructor |
Marie Younger |
West Coast Swing |
n/a |
| Manolete |
n/a |
Granada, Spain |
n/a |
aka: Manolete from Granada |
Flamenco, Spanish |
c.1945 |
| Manor |
Nicky |
Cuba? |
Montmarte Club |
aka: Mignon & Manor (There were two Mignons.
1 Letitia Breng-Rose) |
Ballroom |
c.1940 |
| Mansell |
John |
n/a |
1956 - Harvest Moon Ball |
Barbara Branca |
Foxtrot |
c.1950s |
| Mara |
Thalia |
n/a |
n/a |
Arthur Mahoney |
Ballroom |
c.1940s |
| Marando |
Madeline |
Turin, Italy |
(Eddie Foy and the 7 little Foys) |
M: Eddie Foy (in 1895) |
Ballet, Texas Tommy, Tango |
1871-6/15/1919 |
| Marbury |
Elisabeth |
New York, NY |
Mgr. of famous dancers like Mouvet, Castlesetc. |
n/a |
Literary Agent, Socialite |
6/19/1856-1/22/1933 |
| Marco |
& Fanchon (Franchon) |
New York |
1928 Three Weekends |
(Bro. /Sis team.) Fanchon, Valentino |
Tango |
c.1920's |
| Marco |
Ines |
n/a |
1962 Diferente |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1960s |
| Margaret (Olsson) |
Ann |
Valsjobyn, Sweden |
Bye Bye Birdie. Viva Las Vegas, |
Dick Van Dyke, Elvis Presley, m: Roger Smith |
Vegas Dancer, Twist, Nightclub, Fad |
b.4/28/1941 |
| Margo |
Rodriguez |
Marceilla, NY |
1956
Harvest Moon Ball, Crime w/o Passion |
Augie, George Raft, R=Margo Bartolonei |
Latin, Mambo, Ballet, Adagio, Modern,Spanish, Tango, Rumba |
c.1956 |
| Marilyn |
Elfin |
n/a |
Ziegfeld Follies |
Ziegfeld Girl |
Ballet |
c.1920s |
| Mario & Floria Pappas |
n/a |
n/a |
Toast of the Town, Arthur Godfrey |
married |
Latindancers, Ballroom dances |
c.1930s |
| Markert |
Russell |
New Jersey |
Earl Carroll. Radio City Hall. King Of Jazz. Moulin Rouge. 1928 George White Scandals |
Rockettes, Roxettes |
Ballet, Manager, Choreographer |
1899-12/1/1990 |
| Markham |
Dewey "Pigmeat" |
Durham, N.C. |
Gonzell White Minstrels, Apollo Theatre, Swanee Showboat, Burlesque in Harlem |
partner: Enoch Baker. aka: Black Rock, Judge Pigmeat Markham and Shorty |
Buck, Sand Dance, Eccentric, Comedy Dancer, Actor |
4/18/1904-12/13/1981 |
| Markova |
Alicia |
London |
Giselle. Seven Lively Arts. Haunted Ballroom |
aka: Lilian Alice Marks |
Ballet |
b.1910- |
| Marlowe |
Selma |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1930s |
| Marmalis |
Dolly |
n/a |
1944 Harvest Moon Ball, 1946 All Around State Champ at Roseland, NY |
Mickey Mass |
Rumba |
c.1944 |
| Marque |
& Marquette |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballroom, Adagio, Dancers |
c.1920s |
| Marsh |
Joan |
Porteville, CA. |
1931- Dance, Fools Dance |
m: Merrial Belden |
n/a |
7/10/1913-8/10/2000 |
| Marsh |
Lucille |
NYC? |
Dir. of Nat'l Dance League. Disney |
n/a |
Doin' The Dopey creator. |
c.1938 |
| Martez |
n/a |
n/a |
"Rhumba Equalibrists Supreme" |
aka: Martez & Delita |
Rhumba |
c.1950s |
| Martin |
Florence |
USA? |
Topsy and Eva [1926], Mlle. Modiste [1913], Modest Suzanne [1912], Fluffy Ruffles [1908] |
Davis Goodman |
Dancers |
c.1910's |
| Martin |
Jean |
USA |
Nightclub Dancer |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1950s |
| Martin |
Jules |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Redowa-Waltz |
c.1850s? |
| Martin |
Julian |
n/a |
The boys with
Musical Feet |
George Devore |
Tap, Jazz |
c.1910s? |
| Martin |
Tony |
San Francisco, |
Ciro's Nightclub, |
Alice Faye, Lana Turner |
Jitterbug |
B.12/25/1912 |
| Martinez |
Alberto (Resortes) |
n/a |
Al Son Del Mambo |
n/a |
Mambo |
c.1950s |
| Masconi's |
The |
n/a |
Palace Theater.
aka: "The Dancing Fools" |
Gay Nell, Dorothy Van Alst |
Adagio, Comedy Ballroom |
c.1927? |
| Mass |
Mickey |
n/a |
1944 Harvest Moon Ball, 1946 All Around State Champ at Roseland, NY |
Dolly Marmalis |
Rumba |
c.1944 |
| Massine |
Leonide |
Moscow |
The Legend of Joseph, Roxy Theater |
n/a |
Ballet |
1895-1979 |
| Mason |
Jack |
n/a |
1914 - Palace Theatre - Folies Marigny - New York |
Lois Whitney |
Silver Fox, the. Choreographer |
c.1910-20s |
| Master |
Juba |
Mississippi |
aka: William Henry Lane |
n/a |
Juba, Jig, Reel |
b.1825-1852 |
| Mata Hari |
Margaretha Zelle |
Germany |
(Dancer turned Spy.
Executed by Firing Line!) |
n/a |
Risqué , Belly,
7 Veils, Salome |
B.1876-10/15/1917 |
| Mata & Hari |
Eugene Hari & Ruth Mata |
Switzerland |
1957 Pinocchio.
1950s Your Show Of Shows |
Bambi Linn,
Rod Alexander |
Mime, Eccentric |
c.1950s |
| Matanza's, the |
?? |
Glascow ? |
Moss's Empire Theatre |
?? |
Acrobatic |
c.1960s ? |
| Mathews |
Edith |
|
Added Twisting Motuin to Lindy Hop. HMB Winner |
'Twistmouth George'., Leon James (HMB) |
Lindy Hop, Charleston |
c.1935 |
| Mathews |
John Thomas |
n/a |
was a clown |
n/a |
La Cachucha |
1805-1889 |
| Mattox |
Robert, Tom |
|
Dancer, Promoter, Competitor, Instructor, Studio Owner. Dance
on TV's "Le Disco and Am. Bandstand" |
m: Julie Weiskircher, Lynn Vogen |
West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Latin Country |
d.12/2002 |
| Maurice |
Eleanor Ambrose |
n/a |
Had Legs insured for $250K. |
n/a |
Ballroom Dancer |
1930s? |
| May & Ace |
??? |
New York |
Juke
Joint |
aka:Jitterbug
Johnnies" (Kit & Kat, May & Ace) |
Jitterbug |
c.1930s? |
| Maye |
Billy |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Jazz Dancer |
c.1920s |
| Mayfair |
Mitzi |
n/a |
Ziegfeld Follies 1931 |
n/a |
Dancer |
c.1931 |
| Mayhand |
Ernest |
n/a |
aka: Pot, Pan & Skillet |
James Jackson & Gene Ware |
Acrobatic & Comedy |
1930s |
| Mayne & Rowe |
?? |
?? |
Grainville Theatre |
"Personalities In Dance" |
Dancers |
c.1950s ? |
| Mayon |
Ruth |
Springfield, MA |
Good News,
Sky High |
Donald
Tomkins |
Tap, Varsity
Drag, Toe |
c.1927 |
| Maywood (Williams) |
Augusta |
USA |
America's first "Prima Ballerina." Faust |
Fanny Elssler (Faust) m: Mabille, Gargini |
Ballet, Lamoureux Galop |
1825-1876 |
| Mazillier |
Joseph |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1801-1862 |
| Mazzone |
Frank |
NY? |
|
Les Mazzone Apaches, Abbott Dancers |
See Photo's in Apache Dance, Ballroom |
c.1930's+ |
| McAndrews & Mills |
?? |
?? |
Moss Empire Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre |
?? |
Dancers |
c.1955 |
| McCann |
Jack |
Los Angeles |
n/a |
Veloz/Yolanda |
Swing |
c.1939 |
| McCastlin |
Mary |
Los Angeles? |
Ray
Rand Swingers |
Maxie Dorf |
Jitterbug |
c.1930s |
| McCommas |
Carol |
USA? |
The Marriage Market |
Donald Brian |
Futuristic Twirl, Turkey
Trot |
c.1916 |
| McCormick |
Graham |
New York? |
n/a |
Grace Moore |
Samba |
c.1942 |
| McCormack |
Wilbur |
Rotterdamn Junction, NY |
Ted
Shawn and his Men Dancers |
n/a |
Ballet,
Jazz , Modern etc. |
c.1933 |
| McCoy |
Bessie |
Mid West |
The Yama Yama Girl! |
Ziegfeld
Follies |
Chorus |
c.1909 |
| McCracken |
Joan |
Philadelphia, PA. |
Oklahoma, Bloomer Girl. Billion Dollar Baby.
1944 Hollywood Canteen |
James Mitchell |
Ballet,
Swing Dance |
12/31/1922-11/1/1961 |
| McCree |
Maxie |
n/a |
Lafayette Theatre, Cozy Smith Troupe, Put and Take [1922] |
a Pioneer of dance |
Legomania, Tap,
Singer, Russian, Acrobatic |
d.1922 |
| McCutcheon |
Wallace |
New York? |
Kalem Pictures |
Joan
Sawyer, Vera Maxwell |
Ballroom? |
c.1914 |
| McGarry's |
Mickey & Elise |
USA |
Husband and Wife dance team, Parents of Burlesque star Mitzi.
The Mason Dixon Dancers. In Book=Girl Shows |
each other |
Ballroom,
Vaudeville, studio |
c.1930s |
| McGee |
Jean |
USA |
Helena State Fair |
Mr and Mrs Jean McGee |
Ballet, Apache Dance |
c.1926 |
| McGee (Jordan) |
Fibber
(Jim) |
Peoria, Ill. |
aka: Fibber McGee & Molly |
Marion Driscoll (Molly) d.1961 |
(Song and Dance Team) |
1897-1988 |
| McGowen |
Jewel |
Los Angeles? |
Chool Song. Buck Privates. Junior Prom |
Dean
Collins |
West
Coast, Lindy, Jitterbug |
c.1920s?-1960s? |
| McGraw |
n/a |
n/a |
Husband and Wife Team |
aka: Brown and McGraw |
Shake
Dance, Acrobatic, Flash, Legomania, Tap |
c.1910s |
| McHarris |
Dave |
n/a |
n/a |
aka: Delores and Dave McHarris, The Multon Steppers |
Tap,
Rhythm Tap, Patter, Skaters |
c.1940s |
| McIntosh |
Tom |
n/a |
one of the Original Georgia Minstrel's |
n/a |
Dancer-Comedian, Exhibition drummer |
c.1910s |
| McIntyre |
James |
Kenosha, WI |
Tony Pastor & Percy Williams (1910) Theater.
(said to have created syncopated Buck and Wing) |
aka: McIntyre and Heath. Thomas Heath |
Tap , Buck
and Wing |
b.8/8/1857 |
| McKay |
Neil |
Scotland? |
Tivoli Theater - Melbourne |
n/a |
Comedian & Dancer |
c.1935 |
| McKinney |
Nina Mae |
Lancaster, SC |
Ziegfeld
Follies |
Ziegfeld
Girl |
Chorus, Tap? |
b.1912 |
| McNabb |
Jane |
n/a |
Get
Hep To Love |
Jivin'
Jills |
Swing Dance |
c.1942 |
| McNabb |
Jean |
n/a |
Get
Hep To Love |
Jivin'
Jills |
Swing Dance |
c.1942 |
| McNeil |
Joe |
n/a |
(in Newspaper Article) |
Shirley Austin |
Jitterbug |
c.1940s |
| McNish |
Frank |
Brooklyn? |
Minstrel Shows |
Minstrel Dancer |
(Minstrel Dancer) |
c.1885? |
| Meade |
Charley |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Buddy
Bradley Shows. Cleopatra |
n/a |
Tap , Jazz, Calypso, Lindy Hop, Twist |
b.1932 |
| Meade |
Mary |
n/a |
Wonder Man,
1946- Goldwyn Girls |
Goldwyn
Girl |
Chorus |
c.1946 |
| Meazza |
Andrea |
n/a |
Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century in British Cinema |
Constance Seymour |
n/a |
n/a |
| Medley |
Charles Robert Owen |
n/a |
n/a
|
n/a |
Dancer and Choreographer |
12/19/1905-10/20/1994 |
| Meehan |
Aileen |
n/a |
Dance Lovers Magazine |
Arthur
Murray |
Foxtrot |
c.1924 |
| 'Mejorana |
La' |
Spain? |
café cantantes |
n/a |
Spanish, Flamenco, |
1862-1922 |
| Melcoll |
Agnes |
n/a |
1938 All Around
Harvest Moon Ball Champion |
Walter
R. Cosden |
Ballroom |
c.1937 |
| Melrose |
Mildred |
?England? |
1927 Pathe Newsreel: The Real Black Bottom Dance |
n/a |
Dancer, Black
Bottom |
c.1927 |
| Menard |
Yvonne |
n/a |
1957 Nuits de Paris. Follies Bergere |
n/a |
Showgirl |
c.1940s? |
| Mendez |
Mario |
n/a |
n/a |
Olga Ley |
Ballroom, Adagio |
c.1930's |
| Mercè |
Antonia |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
n/a |
aka: La Argentina |
Spanish, Flamenco, Argentine
Tango |
1888-1936 |
| Meri |
La |
Louisville, KY |
Real Name: Russel Meriweather Hughes. Sister Lilian
Hughes |
n/a |
Spanish,
Ethnic, Ballet |
5/13/1899 - 1/7/1988 |
| Merit |
Jack |
Los Angeles? |
Clubs, Contests,
Exhibitions |
Ronny Merit |
West
Coast Swing, Jitterbug |
c.1950s |
| Merova |
??? |
n/a |
Five O'Clock Girl |
Berinoff |
Ballet, Adagio |
c.1928 |
| Merton |
??? |
France? |
Empire, Riviera& Picadilly Hotels |
aka: Balliol & Merton |
Ballet, Adagio |
c.1928 |
| Meyers |
Sheila |
n/a |
Royal Wedding, Road to Hong Kong |
n/a |
Dancer, Choreogrpher |
c.1950s |
| Michael |
Gertrude |
Harlem? |
Ebony Rhapsody |
n/a |
Jitterbug |
1930s |
| Michau |
Madame Louise |
London? |
created the La
Madrilaine dance |
n/a |
La
Madrilaine, Polka Quadrilles,
Gladiator dance, |
c.1850s? |
| Middleton Jr. |
Ray |
Chicago,
IL |
1958 Panama Hattie (TV) |
n/a |
Ballroom? |
2/8/1907-4/10/1984 |
| Middleton |
Velma |
n/a |
Louis Armstrong dancer |
(Famous for her Splits) |
Eccentric, Jazz,
Splits |
c.1940s |
| Midnight |
and Daybreak |
n/a |
Copied Jack Wiggins |
n/a |
Tap |
c.1920s |
| Mignon |
??? |
Cuba |
Montmarte Club |
aka: Manon & Mignon |
Ballroom |
c.1950 |
| Miguel |
Fernandez Mila |
n/a |
1936 Ramona |
n/a |
dancer |
c1930s |
| Miller |
Alec |
London |
1925 World Ballroom Champions (1925). Pathe Newsreel. |
Phyllis Haylor |
Ballroom |
c.1925 |
| Miller |
Ann |
Houston, TX |
Movies |
1936 Scandals |
Tap, |
b.4/12/1919 |
| Miller Bros. |
The |
n/a |
Hi-De-Ho [1947] |
aka: Miller Brothers and Lois |
Tap, |
c.1947 |
| Miller |
Buzz
(Vernal) |
Snowflake,
AZ. |
Pajama Game. On The Riviera. Anything Goes |
Verna Miller, Jack
Cole Dancers |
n/a |
12/23/1923-2/13-1999 |
| Miller |
Dot |
Harlem, NY |
Day at the Races, Whitey's
Lindy Hoppers, |
(Norma's sister) |
Lindy
Hop, Charleston |
c.1930s |
| Miller |
Duke |
n/a |
see Pete
Nugent |
aka: Pete, Peaches and Duke |
Tap, Class Act Trio |
d.1937 |
| Miller |
Florence |
California? |
1940 Let's Make Music |
Dean
Collins |
Jitterbug |
c.1940s |
| Miller |
Flournoy |
Nashville, TN |
1929 Harlem Nights. Harlem Mania. 1940 Mystery
in Swing, |
Aubrey Lyles,
aka: Miller & Lyles |
Ballroom |
4/14/1887-6/6/1971 |
| Miller |
Frank |
Washington |
Marathon Dancer |
Ruth Smith |
Marathon
Dancer |
c.1931 |
| Miller |
John |
n/a |
1947 Road to Rio.
1947 Hit Parade |
Albert Ruiz? |
dancer |
b?-1968 |
| Miller (Reynolds) |
Marilyn |
Evansville, IN |
1929 Sally. 1930 Sunny. Ziegfeld Follies |
Ziegfeld
Girl |
Ballet, Tap,
Jazz |
9/1/1898-4/7/1936 |
| Miller |
Mlle. |
Europe? |
aka: Venus de Medicis de la danse" |
m: Pierre Gardel |
Ballet, Court |
c.1790 |
| Miller |
Muriel - King |
USA |
Palace Theater. Strand. Latin
Quarter. Ritz Bros. |
n/a |
Dancer, Singer |
c.1940s |
| Miller |
Norma |
Harlem, N.Y. |
Hellzapoppin'. Day
at the Races. Malcolm-X.
Sparkle. Apollo. Savoy
Ballroom. Club Alabam, Blackbirds [1939], Swingin' the
Dream [1939] , Capitol Women |
Whitey's
Lindy Hoppers, Billy Rickter, George Grenidge, Twistmouth
George (sister Dot Miller) |
Lindy
Hop, Charleston |
b. 1919 (c.1930s) |
| Miller |
Taps |
n/a |
1943 Song and Dance Man. Shuffle Along, Stormy
Weather |
n/a |
Tap |
c.1930-40s |
| Millers |
Marvelous, The |
n/a |
Creators of the Tango Torreador |
(Ethel Miller) |
"Tango,"
Miller Whirl (1914,) Waltz |
c.1912 |
| Milles |
William J. |
n/a |
Bowery Theater |
John J. Burke |
(Song and Dance) |
b.1883? |
| Militello |
Sam |
CA? |
?? |
?? |
Balboa, Swing, Lindy |
d.2/27/2007 |
| Millman |
Bird |
New York? |
1920 The Deep Purple. Midnight Frolic |
Tipe Rope |
Tight Rope Wire Walker |
1895-8/5/1940 |
| Mills |
Billy |
n/a |
Dixie to Broadway [1923] |
n/a |
Dancers |
c.1923 |
| Mills |
Florence |
Wshington, D.C. |
1921 Shufflin' Along., Leslie's Plantation
Revue, Blackbirds of 1926 |
Mills Trio, Maude Mills, Johnny Nitt, m: Johnny Nitt, U.S. Thompson |
Tap duet, Baltimore
Buzz, Charleston, Tap, Buck |
1/25/1895-11/1927 |
| Mills |
Johnny |
n/a |
The
Gangs All Here |
m: Ann |
Tap, Swing |
b.1912 |
| Mills |
Maude |
n/a |
n/a |
aka: Hardfoot Maude, Sister of Florence Mills |
Tap |
1920s |
| Mills |
Shirley |
Tacoma, WA. |
Always
a Bridesmaid, Betty Co-Ed, Patrick the Great [Web-site] |
Jivin'
Jacks and Jills, Louis DaPron, Donald O'Connor |
Swing Dancer |
b. 4/8/1926 |
Millsap
(Lee) |
Marjorie (Dorothy) |
Los Angeles |
Wheeler, Woosley and Lee |
Robert Booth |
Eccentric,
Comedian |
b.5/23/1911- |
| Mims |
J. T. |
USA |
Elmore Theatre |
n/a |
Tap |
C.1930 |
| Minelli |
Liza May |
Los Angeles |
1965 Flora. The Red Menace |
Judy Garland Daughter |
Singer, Dancer, Actress |
3/12/1946 |
| Minerva |
Vera |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ethnic, Burmese |
c.1930s? |
| Minns |
Al |
Harlem |
Hellzapoppin', Day
at the Races |
Whitey's
Lindy Hoppers |
Lindy
Hop |
1/1/1920-4/24/1985 |
| Minstrel |
?? |
Boston, MA |
Othello |
Blackface |
Jump Jim Crow, Juba dance |
1603 |
Miranda
(Da Cunha) |
Carmen |
Lisbon, Portugal |
1942 Springtime
in the Rockies. 1947 Copacabana.
1940 Down
Argentine Way |
Dean
Collins, Caesar
Romero, Groucho Marx |
Latin, Samba, Jitterbug |
2/9/1909-8/5/1955 |
| Mirova |
Vera |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ethnic, Javanese, Lotus, Belly |
c.1950s |
| Mistnquett |
(Jeanne) |
Enghien Les Baines, France |
Moulin
Rouge. Casino de Paris. 1914 La Valse renversante, Follies
Bergère |
Maurice Chevalier, Max Dearly. Real Name: Jeanne-Marie
Bourgeois |
Music Hall Dancer, Comedian |
4/5/1875-1/5/1956 |
| Mitchell |
Billy |
n/a |
Song and dance, marched with toes pointing backwards |
n/a |
March, Eccentric, Comedy |
c.1920s |
| Mitchell |
Dolores |
n/a |
Give
Out Sister |
Jivin'
Jills |
Swing Dancer |
c.1942 |
| Mitchell |
James |
Hollywood, CA. |
Bloomer Girl. Billion Dollar Baby. Brigadoon |
Joan Mc Cracken |
Ballroom, Ballet |
c.1940s |
| Mitchell |
Julian |
n/a |
Chocolate Dandies (1924). Ziegfeld Follies.
Invented the "production number for groups" |
M=Bessie Clayton. Mae
Murray: (Vampire dance). |
Choreographer, Instructor, Vampire Dance |
1854-6/24/1926 |
| Mladova |
Milada |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Gay Parisian. Merry Widow. Atlantis. Addio
Mimi. Waldorf - Wedgewood Room |
m: James Newell |
Ballroom, Ballet |
b.1922 |
| Moke (& Poke) |
Leon |
Harlem |
Ella Fitzgerald. Cootie Williams. travelled
with the Ink Spots, Cabin
in the Sky |
aka:
Leon 'Poke' James. Fletcher Moke, (Savoy
Ballroom) Moe Gale |
Comic Dancers, Acrobatic, Rhythm Tap |
c. late 1930s |
| Molasso |
??? |
New York? |
L'Amour de l'Apache |
Corio (Raphael?) |
Apache |
c.1908-09 |
| Molitteri |
Pat |
Philadelphia |
(Bandstand's Dance Queen.) 6/1958 Teen Mag |
Kenny |
Fad Dances |
c.1958 |
| Mollandin |
Henry & Georgene |
n/a |
General Crack Film |
aka: Georgene and di Henry . m: Georgene Von
Dettum |
Ballroom, |
c.1920s |
| Monahan |
Jimmy |
n/a |
Inman's: Coney Isl. |
n/a |
Jig |
c.1910s? |
| Moncion |
Francisco |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
dancer |
7/6/1922-4/1/1995 |
| Moneau |
Yvonne |
n/a |
Follies Bergère |
Federico Rey |
Ballet, |
c.1940s? |
| Monsplaisir |
Adele |
NYC? |
L' Almee - Broadway Theater |
Mr. Monsplaiser |
La Zinqarilla |
c.1847 |
| Monte |
& Nina |
USA |
n/a |
n/a |
Eccentric,
Rope |
c.1920s |
| Monte |
Sisters |
France? |
Follies Bergère - Andalusian |
n/a |
Spanish |
c.1900 |
| Monterito |
?? |
Spain? |
female |
n/a |
Spanish Dancer, Flamenco Dance |
c.1902 |
| Montero |
María |
Spain |
1927 Pin Wheel |
n/a |
Flamenco |
c.1927 |
| Montessu |
n/a |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1805-1877 |
| Montevecchi |
Liliane |
n/a |
MGM Moonfleet |
n/a |
Spanish |
c.1955 |
| Montez (2) |
Lola |
n/a |
(Actress/ Dancer) |
aka: Lola & Andre |
Spanish, Ballroom |
c.1930s |
| Montez,
(1) |
Lola |
Limeric, Ireland |
(Mistress-Ludwig I of Bavaria) |
aka: Marie Dolores Gilbert. |
Ballroom, Spanish,
Spider, Irish |
1818-1861 |
| Montez |
Maria |
n/a |
Arabian Nights |
n/a |
7
Veils, 1 Veil |
c.1950s |
| Montgomery |
Dave |
n/a |
n/a |
Fred Stone |
Stop-Time Dance |
c.1920s |
| Montjoie |
Louis Stanislas |
France |
La Tentation |
n/a |
n/a |
1789-1865 |
| Montoya |
Velma |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish |
c.1933 |
| Moon |
George |
n/a |
Musical Comedies |
Daniel Morris |
Tandem Dancers |
c.1900's |
Moore
(Whitford) |
Annabelle |
n/a |
1894 Annabelle's Serpentine Dance |
1894 Movies |
Serpentine,
Flag, Scarf dance |
7/6/1878-12/1/1961 |
| Moore |
Colleen |
Port Huron, Michigan |
1926 Twinkletoes |
n/a |
Charleston? |
8/19/1900-1/25/1988 |
| Moore |
Constance |
Sioux City, Iowa |
1940 La
Conga,
1940s Mexicana,
1945 E.
Carroll Vanities |
Tito Guizar |
Spanish
Dance |
b.1/18/1920 |
| Moore |
Grace |
Slabtown, TN |
1936 The King Steps Out. Ziegfeld
Girl
|
Graham McCormick.
m: Valentin Parra. |
Samba |
12/5/1898-1/26/1949 |
| Moray & Maxine |
London? |
?? |
Palace Theatre (3/4/1946) |
?? |
Dancers |
c.1946 |
| Mordecial |
Jimmy |
n/a |
Cotton Club, St. Lous Blues [1929] |
aka: Wells, Mordecial and Taylor, Three Klassy Kids, the |
Tap , Class Act Dancers, Slow Drag? |
c.1930s |
| Morena |
"La" |
Spain? |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish
Dance |
c.1904 |
| Morgan |
Daisy |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1900's |
| Morgan |
Marion |
Los Angeles? |
Had Troupe: Marion Morgan Dancers (14 total) |
London Palladium, Reisenwebers. Mr. George Nelson, |
Modern dance, Ballet, Ballroom Society Dances |
c.1920s |
| Moris |
& Moris |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Eccentric |
c.1920s |
| Morlacchi |
Mlle. |
NYC? |
Moorlacchi's Ballet Troupe. De Polls Ballet Troupe. Theatre Comique |
Mlle. Baretta |
Ballet, Can-Can |
c. 1867 |
| Morley |
Paule |
n/a |
n/a |
Derminy |
La
Mattichiche |
c.1905 |
| Moro |
George |
n/a |
Vaudeville. Las Vegas. Warner Brothers. |
Ruth Landis,
aka: Moro Landis |
Tap |
c.1950s |
| Morris |
Daniel |
n/a |
Musical Comedies |
George Moon |
Tandem Dancers |
c.1900s |
| Morris |
Jean |
n/a |
n/a |
Albert H. Ludwig |
Varsity
Drag |
n/a |
| Morris |
Mildred |
n/a |
1934 Stand Up & Cheer |
n/a |
dancer |
c.1930s |
| Morrison |
Ernest |
New Orleans, LA. |
1943 Kid
Dynamite.
1929 Steppin' Along |
aka: Sunshine Sammy" |
Tap |
c.1920s |
| Morse |
Lee |
n/a |
Artists & Models |
n/a |
Hula |
c.1924 |
| Morton |
Charles |
Boston |
Harvard Dance Master |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1680s |
| "Mose" |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Legendary TapDancer |
1900s |
| Mosely |
Nick |
n/a |
1956
Harvest Moon Ball |
Iva Tarver |
Rock
& Roll, Jitterbug |
c.1950s |
| Moss |
???? |
n/a |
Sunny 1925 |
Georges Fontana |
Hesitation. Waltz,
"Tragacio Tango" |
c.1925 |
| Mosolova |
Vera |
Russia? |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1917 |
| Mountain Sisters |
Ruth & Rita |
Philadelphia, PA |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1920s |
| Mousie |
Helen Albright |
California? |
Groovie Movie, Jr. Prom, Twice Blessed, Hollywood Cafe |
Dean Collins, Waxey |
West
Coast Swing, Jitterbug |
c.1940s |
| Mouvet |
Maurice |
New York? |
1916 The Quest of Life. Night Clubs & Exhibitions |
Florence
Walton, Elenora Hughes, D'Harville |
Apache, Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Maxixe |
1888-5/19/1927 |
| Mozert |
Zoe |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Fan
Dancer |
c.1940s? |
| Muller |
Amy |
n/a |
Edison Films |
n/a |
Toe Dancer |
c.1896 |
| Mumaw |
Barton |
Pennsylvania |
Ted
Shawn and his Men Dancers, Denishawn |
n/a |
Ballet, Jazz, Modern etc. |
b.1912 |
| Murphy |
Colleen |
n/a |
Good News (Play) |
George
Murphy |
Charleston |
c.1920s |
| Murphy |
George |
n/a |
Good News (Play) |
Collen Murphy |
Charleston, Ballroom |
c.1920s |
| Murray |
Arthur |
Manhattan , New York |
1938 You Can't Take It With You. 1941 Cuban
Rhythm. 1950 Arthur Murray Party (TV) |
aka: Murray Teichman. m: Katherine. Louise
Glum |
Ballroom, Latin, Tango,
Swing, |
1895-3/3/1991 |
| Murray |
Kittie |
n/a |
Eddie 'Rochsester' Anderso Troupe |
n/a |
Excellent Comedy Dancer |
1920s? |
| Murray |
Mae
|
Portsmouth, Virginia |
The Merry Widow. There's a Crowd. Peacock Alley.
1920 On With the Dance. 1908 Ziegfeld |
John
Gilbert, Clifton
Webb, Amy Revere aka: Marie Koenig |
"Merry Widow Waltz" |
5/10/1889-3/23/1965 |
| Muris |
Enrico |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballroom |
c.1914 |
| Murice |
??? |
n/a |
The Rainbow Room |
aka: Murice & Cordoba |
Maxixe, Tango |
c.1938 |
| Musso |
Marion |
n/a |
1945 I'll Remember April |
Mike Musso |
Jitterbug |
c.1940s |
| Myers |
Margo |
n/a |
1/1955 Focus Mag. |
Michael Drake |
Kinsey Waltz |
c.1955 |
| Myron |
Myrna |
Los Angeles? |
(Owned Goldberg's Ballroom aka Colonial Ballroom, Myron's
Ballroom) |
m: Vernon Myron, son named Jan Myron |
Dance Teacher, Studio Owner, Ballroom Owner |
d.2001 |
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