Dancer Index [ M ]

Last Name

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

Tap Dancer, 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

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

Marbury

Elisabeth

New York, NY

Mgr. of famous dancers like Mouvet, Castles etc.

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

?

New York?

1956 Harvest Moon Ball.
Crime w/o Passion

Augie, George Raft

Spanish, Tango, Rumba

c.1956

Marilyn

Elfin

n/a

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Girl

Ballet

c.1920s

Mario & Floria

n/a

n/a

need info on these dancers

n/a

Latin dancers

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

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?

Massine

Leonide

Moscow

The Legend of Joseph, Roxy Theater

n/a

Ballet

1895-1979

Mason

Jack

n/a

Choreographer

Lois Whitney

Silver Fox

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

Mathews

John Thomas

n/a

was a clown

n/a

La Cachucha

1805-1889

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

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?

1951 Latin Quarter-NY

Abbott Dancers

See Photo's in Apache Dance, Ballroom

c.1950s

McCann

Jack

Los Angeles

n/a

Veloz/Yolanda

Swing

c.1939

McCastlin

Mary

Los Angeles?

Ray Rand Swingers

Maxie Dorf

Jitterbug

c.1930s

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

the

USA

Husband and Wife dance team, Parents of Burlesque star Mitzi

 each other

Ballroom , Vaudeville, studio

c.1930s

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 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

n/a

n/a

Spanish,
Ethnic, Ballet

c.1930s

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

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

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]

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, George Grenidge, Twistmouth George

Lindy Hop, Charleston

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?

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

c.1930s

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)

n/a

Choreographer, Instructor

c.1910-20s

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

Montero

María

Spain

1927 Pin Wheel

n/a

Flamenco

c.1927

Montessu

n/a