The De Marco's were actually one of eight different partners. Tony De Marco started dancing in Burlesque and moved into Vaudeville. This would eventually lead him to musicals and later movies. The most famous three were actually really married to Tony. Antonio first married Nina Kroner, then Renée, then Sally.

   Renée and Tony were seperated with Renée fileing for divorce in 1939 and divorced in 1941. Tony and Renée was the most famous of all Tony's partners before his teaming with Sally (a ballet dancer.) Renée had a son named Kevin Coates. Sally started dancing with Tony in 1941 and married him in 1944. Tony and Sally would become the most famous of all the teaming's. Sally DeMarco danced in the movie "Gone with the Wind," portraying

Vivian Leigh in all the non close up shots of Vivian dancing, as Vivian couldn't dance.

   All three De Marco's were one of the most successful exhibition Ballroom dance teams along with Veloz and Yolanda and Marge and Gower Champion. They appeared with Ginger Rogers in the Broadway play "Girl Crazy" in 1930.