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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 |
| Pablito and Dolores |
n/a |
Cuba |
Tropicana Night Club & Casino,the Sans Souci
,The National Hotel, Montmartre |
Pablito killed Dolores in the 1950s, later killed
himself (they were married) |
Latin, Rumba |
1940s/50s |
| Page |
Ann |
USA |
Dansants, Clubs |
John Janis |
Fan Waltz, Whirlwind, Novelty Foxtrot, Tango |
c.1910's |
| Page |
Anita |
n/a |
Broadway Melody |
Charles King,
Bessie Love |
n/a |
n/a |
| Page |
Angela |
n/a |
Follies Bergeré |
n/a |
Chorus? |
c.1950s |
| Page |
Betty |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Risqué Movies / Vargas type pictures / Cult
/ ETC. |
36"-23"36.5" 128lbs, 5'5" |
Hat Dance, Veil Dance, Pinups |
4/22/1923-12/11/2008 |
| Page |
Ruth |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Music Box Revue [1921], grand dame of
dance in Chicago from the 1920s, Chicago Grand Opera |
Anna
Pavlova, Harald Kreutzberg, Bentley Stone |
Ballet, Ballroom,
Modern Dance, Choreographer |
1899-1991 |
| Palmer |
Aaron |
n/a |
Father of Albert Palmer, Plantation Revue [1922] |
m: Alice Whitman (Whitman
Sisters) aka: Kelly and Palmer |
Tap,
(Kelly did the Russian and Acrobatics) |
c.1919 |
| Palmer |
Albert "Pops" |
n/a |
mascots for NBC Kiddie Hour, Change of
Heart film, Son of Aaron Palmer and Alice
Whitman |
Billy Adams, Louis Williams, Groundhog,
aka: "Pops and Louis" |
Acrobatic
Tap, Charleston |
1919-1950 |
| Palmer |
Bea (bee) |
New York |
Ziegfeld Follies [1918]. I've found a new baby - sheet music
[1926] |
n/a |
Shimmy |
c.1918 |
| Palmer |
Elaine |
n/a |
Topsy and Eva [1925] |
Dan Brennan |
n/a |
c.1925 |
| Palucca |
Greta |
London? |
n/a |
n/a |
Cabaret? |
c.1920s? |
| Pan |
Hermes |
Memphis, TN |
Choreographer |
n/a |
Pan-Americana |
12/10/1909 - 9/19/1990 |
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| Papanti |
Lorenzo |
Boston |
Dance Master at West Point in 1823. (Introduced The
American waltz in 1834.) |
n/a |
Boston, Waltz |
c.1823 |
| Paramount Astoria Girls |
n/a |
England? |
"Looking In" (1st TV Revue) |
n/a |
Can-Can Type? |
c.1933 |
| Parker |
Flora |
New York? |
Weber & Fields |
Carter DeHaven |
Ballroom |
c.1912-15 |
| Parker |
Gail |
Chicago? |
L&L Cafe Chicago |
n/a |
Devil Dance |
c.1946 |
| Parker |
Jimmy |
Chicago, Il |
Derby Show Marathon
Dancer |
Edna Nowell |
Marathon |
c.1935 |
| Parks |
Louise "Mama Lu" |
Raleigh, NC |
Savoy
Ballroom, TV, Southbank, Mama Lu's Traditional Jazz
Dancers, 1983+ Harvest Moon Ball owner |
Richard Harris, David Butts, C;yde Wilder, Darlene
Gist, |
Lindy
Hop, Jazz, Square
Dance. |
d.10/23/1990 |
| Parrish |
Elsie |
California |
1946 Junior Prom (1st girl) w/ Dean. Baby Boogie w/ Bob Ash |
Dean Collins, Bob Ash |
Lindy
Hop, WCS |
c. 1946 |
| Parry |
Barbara |
USA |
Olsen and Johnson TV Show 1949 (Fireball, Fun For All) |
?? |
Tap Dancer |
1940's |
| Passapae |
Edna |
Newark, NJ |
Instructor, DMA, Orig. Kinkajou |
n/a |
Kinkajou, Ballroom |
c.1927 |
| Patricola |
Tom |
New Orleans, LA |
George White Varieties [1932], also played a Ukelele
while he danced |
Ann
Pennington |
Black
Bottom, Eccentric |
1/22/1891 - 1/1/9150 |
| Patriczic |
n/a |
Italy |
n/a |
aka: Ammy Fernandes & Patriczic |
Ballroom |
c.1920s |
| Paul |
Antoine |
France |
Zephire, Pas Gracieux, Moise |
Legalloise |
Ballet |
c.1850s? |
| Paul |
Barbara |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Flapper |
c.1928 |
| Pauley |
Cyril |
New York |
Bustonoby's Cafe |
Blanche Young |
Tango |
c.1916? |
| Pavlova |
Anna |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Theater/ Ballets |
Mikhal Mordkin, |
Ballet Supreme |
1/31/1881-1/31/1931 |
| Payne |
Ivy |
California |
aka Mr.& Mrs. Douglas Crane. Mowbry Hall |
Douglas
Crane, Wilson |
Ballroom,
Tango |
c.1910s |
| Peggy |
& Cortez |
New York |
n/a |
?-Cortez |
Arg.
Tango |
c.1920s/30s |
| Peabody |
William Frank |
Brooklyn, NY |
(Police Lieutenant, Dancer, Peabody danced named
after him.) |
?Katherine Clemmons? |
Peabody, Foxtrot |
1873-8/5/1939 |
| Peacock |
Francis |
Europe? |
(Teacher and Author) |
n/a |
Reels, Country
Dances |
1723-1807 |
| Pécourt |
Louis Guillaume |
France? |
Dance Master, Author |
Louis
XIV |
Minuet, Ballet |
1653-1729 |
| Peel |
Matt |
USA |
Christy Minstrels |
n/a |
Jig |
d.5/4/`859 |
| Pelham |
Dick |
England? |
(Introduced the Jig dance in England 1845) |
n/a |
Jig |
c.1845 |
| Pelham |
Peter |
Boston |
Dance Master |
n/a |
Court
Dances |
c.1730s |
| Pennington |
Ann |
Wilmington, DE. |
Scandals 1919/26 |
White, Johns |
Tap, Black
Bottom |
1893 -1971 |
| Penatello |
Charles |
n/a |
Harvest Moon Ball Winners |
Jean Arco |
Ballroom |
c.1968 |
| People |
Pan's |
London |
Top Of The Pops Dancers, Legs & Co., Ruby Slipper, Zoo, Go-Jos. 6 girl group |
Flick, DeeDee, Ruth, Cherrie, Babs, Jo |
Disco, Jaz, Tap |
1968-1976 |
| Pepita |
Ortega |
n/a |
Pleasure Bound [1929] |
Goyo Reyes |
Spanish |
c.1940s |
| Peppe |
and Roccio |
USA |
Teaserama (Clip) & Varietease |
Roccio is a male crossdresser, most likely Vicki Lynn. |
Spanish |
c.1950's |
| Pepper |
Barbara |
n/a |
My Fair Lady. Bachelor Mother |
Dr. Dollittle, Reed Hadley |
n/a |
c.1940-60s |
| Pepper |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Real Name: Jewel Welch, aka: Candy and Pepper |
Tap, |
1930s |
| Pepper |
Florence |
n/a |
Deadline at Dawn |
George Tyne |
Dancing Girl, Jitterbug |
c.1946 |
| Peppy & Peanuts |
n/a |
n/a |
Hollywood on Parade [1945] |
n/a |
Ballroom |
c.1940s |
| Perea |
Nina |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Spanish, Burlesque |
c.1870 |
| Perlowa |
La |
n/a |
(Not sure if a dancer?) |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1890s |
| Perón |
Isabelita (Maria Estela) |
La Rioja, Argentina |
(Originally a dancer, until marriage.) |
Real Name: Maria Estela Martinez Cartas. m: Juan Domingo Perón |
dancer, Political |
b.1931- |
| Perpoint |
Samuel |
New York |
Dance Master |
n/a |
Minuet, Hornpipe, Court, Country |
c.1770s |
| Perrazza |
Armando |
San Francisco |
Afro-Cuban Revue |
Slim Gaillard, Prez Prado, Machito |
Dancer/ Musician |
5/30/1924 |
| Perez |
Rosario |
Seville, Spain |
1941 Ziegfeld Girl. Son's Of Fun |
aka: Antonio & Roasrio.Real Name Rosario Perez |
Spanish |
b.1920 (R) |
| Perrone |
Paul |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
(Handicapped - One Legged) 1939 1st. Harvest Moon Ball, 1952 Havana. Roxy , Apollo Theatre, Ed Sullivan Show aka: Jimmy Valentine |
Mary Valentine (sis,) Edith, Vivian Larkin, Henry LeTang M: Marion |
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, Swing, Lindy |
9/5/1915-2/1/1999 |
| Perrot |
Jules Joseph |
France |
Giselle |
Grahn, Taglioni
M: Carlotta Grisi. |
Ballet, Cachucha,
Cracovienne, Mime |
1810-1892 |
| Perry |
Catherine |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Dancer |
c.1921 |
Pete
|
"Cuban"
|
Puerto Rico |
N.Y. Palladium. Dance Palace. Mambo Kings. Mambo Madness |
Real Name: Pedro Aquilar Millie, Link |
Mambo |
b.6/14/1927 |
| Peters |
Mark |
California |
Started LASDC |
M: Marge |
West Coast Swing, Jitterbug |
c.1950s |
| Peters |
Rodney |
St. Louis? |
Dreamland Dance Palace |
Mrs. Joseph Nathan |
La Mode Tango |
1890's? |
| Peters Sisters |
n/a |
New York |
Singing and Dancing, Movies, Clubs |
(300 lbs. Each) |
Posin' |
1930's |
| Peterson |
Joe |
n/a |
Plantation Club, |
Russell Brown, Rueben Brown, aka: The Three Borwns |
Tap, Coffee Grinder |
c.1920's |
| Peterson |
Kenny |
Los Angeles |
Founder of "LA Swing Dance Club" |
?? |
WCS |
C.1970s |
| Petipa |
Lucien |
Paris, FR. |
n/a |
Carlotta Grisi |
Ballet, Court |
1815-1898 |
| Petipa |
Marius |
Paris, FR |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballet |
3/11/1818-7/14/1910 |
| Petipa |
Maria Mariusovna |
n/a |
Originator of Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty |
Daughter of Marius |
Ballet |
1857-1930 |
| Pettiford |
Cliff |
n/a |
Excellent Eccentric dancer |
n/a |
Eccentric |
c.1920s |
| Peyton |
Lew |
n/a |
Shuffle Along [1924] |
n/a |
Dancer |
c.1924 |
| Phelan |
Pat |
n/a |
Moonlight in Vermont [1947] |
Jivin' Jacks |
Swing Dance |
c.1942 |
| Phillips |
Georgina |
n/a |
1956 Harvest Moon Ball |
Henry Kobasky |
Polka |
1950s |
| Phipps |
Sally |
Germany? |
German Dancer / Actress |
n/a |
n/a |
1920's |
| Piacenza, da |
Domenico |
Italy |
(first dance master of court) |
n/a |
Court |
c.1410s |
| Pickerts, The |
n/a |
San Francisco |
Follies Bergeré [1944] |
n/a |
Ballroom |
1940's |
| Pierce |
Bill |
New York? |
Harlem Dance Instructor |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1920s |
| Pierce |
Earl H. |
New York |
Christy Minstrels |
n/a |
Jig |
1833-6/5/1859 |
| Pierre |
& Lavelle |
England |
Frascatis (London) |
n/a |
Black Out Stroll |
c.1940s |
| Pietro |
n/a |
France |
n/a |
n/a |
Pantomime |
c.1910s |
| Pilcer |
Harry |
London |
L' Apres-midi d'un Faunne (in: Trouble at the Palace 1923 was arrested for doing the danse du venture) |
Mlle. Rahna |
danse du Venture |
C.1920'S |
| Pilser (?Pilcer?) |
Harry |
n/a |
Ran Up the wall while dancing, flipped over. Vaudeville |
n/a |
Tap, Comedy? |
c.1910s |
| Pinsoa |
Allen |
USA |
n/a |
Carol Haney |
n/a |
c.1940s |
| Piro |
"Killer Joe" |
N.Y. |
Suppossedly 1942 - Harvest Moon Ball Winner. (Also Dance Instructor
to the Mob!) |
Lenora Betz. M:Lucienne |
Jitterbug, Watusi,
Jerk, Mule
Ballroom, Latin |
3/2/1921-2/5/1989 |
| Placide |
Alexander |
n/a |
The Bird Catcher [1792] |
His Wife |
Ballet, Acrobatic,
Tight Rope |
c1790s |
| Plat(off) |
Marc |
Seattle, WA |
Oklahoma Musical |
n/a |
Ballet |
b.1915 |
| Platt |
J.D., Jr. |
Ohio? |
Kirmess Opera House [1893] |
Rebecca Young,
Leslie Temple |
Scotch Highland Dances |
c.1893 |
| Plato |
"Miss" |
Ohio? |
Kirmess Opera House |
n/a |
Spanish Dance |
c.1893 |
| Plunkett |
Adeline |
Belgium |
Les Amazons |
Petipa |
Ballet |
1824-1910 |
| Playford |
John |
England |
(wrote Book: English Dancing Master) |
aka: "Honest John" |
Folk, Author, English Country Dance, Anglaise |
1623-1687 |
| Polin |
n/a |
France? |
n/a |
Mons. Gasperini |
Ballet |
c.1845 |
| Pollard |
Mildred |
New York. |
See Sandra " Boogie" Gibson |
see: Albert Gibson |
Lindy Hop |
c.1930s? |
| Polson |
Marion |
Chicago? |
member of the ‘Merriel Abbott dancers’ that regularly performed the “Tiger Cage” dance in ‘Empire Room of the Palmer House |
Merriel Abbott dancers |
Apache, Burlesque |
1940s |
| Pomare |
n/a |
?England? |
English Nightclub & Theatres |
solo Danseuse |
Polka |
c.1845 |
| Poncho |
& Dolores |
n/a |
Jivin In Bebop [1946] |
n/a |
n/a |
c.1940s |
| Popp |
Kaye |
n/a |
Something For The Boys |
Stanley Catron |
Lindy Hop |
c.1943 |
| "Pork Chops" |
??? |
n/a |
1935 Harlem Bound |
n/a |
Comedy Tap |
c.1935 |
| Porten |
Henny |
Germany? |
n/a |
Walter Slezak |
Ballroom, Apache Dance |
c.1906 |
| Porter |
Catherine |
?? |
died in Pathe Fire, age 16 |
?? |
Chorus dancer |
d.12/10/1929 |
| Porter |
Roy "Chink" |
New York |
Cotton Club |
Cotton Club Boys |
Eccentric/Tap |
c.1933 |
| Porter |
Tommy |
New York |
Cotton Club |
Cotton Club Boys |
Eccentric,
Tap |
c.1933 |
| Pot, Pan & Skillet |
n/a |
New York? |
n/a |
James Jackson, Gene Ware, & Ernest Mayhand |
Acrobatic, Comedy |
1930s |
| Potts |
Maggie |
Europe? |
early Ziegfeld shows |
n/a |
Eccentric |
c.1892 |
| Powell |
Eleanor |
n/a |
n/a |
Fred
Astaire |
Tap |
1913-1982 |
| Prado |
Carlo |
England? |
n/a |
Miss Howard |
Ballroom |
c.1928 |
| Pratesi Sisters |
??? |
NYC? |
n/a |
n/a |
Ballet |
c.1857 |
| Price |
Samuel B. |
n/a |
Piano /Leader/ Dancer |
Alphonso Trents Orch. |
Charleston |
c.1923 |
| Primrose |
George |
London, Canada |
McFralands Minstrels, Cotton Coons Minstrel Company. Primrose and West Minstrels |
partnered with William H. West aka: "Mr. Soft Shoe" |
Tap, Soft Shoe, Clog, VA. Essence |
1852-1919 |
| Primus |
Pearl |
Trinadad,
New York |
Dance Group
(Ethnic, Modern, Jazz & Lindy) |
m: Percival Borde |
Lindy Hop, Jazz, Ballet |
11/29/1919-10/29/1994 |
| Pritchard |
Annie |
n/a |
A Night In Paris. Century Theater. NY |
Tarasoff |
Tap, Jazz, |
c.1927 |
| Prosen |
Sidney |
n/a |
(introduced Tennessee Wig Walk-1953) |
Mrs. Prosen |
Ballroom, Wig Walk |
c.1953 |
| Puck |
Harry & Eva |
USA |
Juvenile Vaudeville Dance Team |
?? |
n/a |
c.1905 |
| Purnell |
Mattie |
NY? |
Savoy Ballroom |
Shorty George |
Lindy Hop, Breakaway |
c.1920s |
| Purvis |
Billy |
England? |
Northumbrian Showmen |
n/a |
Folk, Country |
c.19th cent. |
| Pylades |
??? |
Cilicia |
(Banished Roman dancer, During Augustus Caesar's reign.) |
Bathyllus of Alexandria |
Mime, Comic, Roman Dancer |
c.30 B.C. |
| Pyroll |
Mademoiselle. |
France? |
Casino de Paris |
n/a |
Chorus |
c.1920s |
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