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Francois and Giselle Szony

Stage Name

Birth Name

Francois Szony n/a
aka: The Dancing Szonys  

   Francois Szony was born in Budapest, Hungary, but migrated to the U.S. He has performed the world over from the nightclub scene to the Stage. Performed at the Latin Quarter and Bimbos 365 Club as well as Las Vegas. Szony was known as "A Gentlemen's Dancer."

   His Special appearances on televisions programs like "Your Show of Shows," "Hollywood Palace" and the "The Ed Sullivan Show" were always well recieved. Many times Szony would do guest performances with: Dean Martin, Edith Piaff, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Judy Garland, Liberace and Liza Minnelli, Noel Coward and others and even entertained audiences at the famous Harvest Moon Ball in 1980.

   Francois was noted for his "Adagio Lifts" that were spectacular, elegant in style, masculine and flowed with fluidity. He always had very talented and attractive Dance Partners and once even partnered with Kathryn Grayson. Was winner of International Dance Competition, "La Classique Du Quebec" with adagio partner Cate Caplin in 1981.

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring

Budapest, Hungary

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Giselle

n/a
                       
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles

Adagio

Cate Caplin

n/a

Ballroom

Giselle

     

Hustle

Lois Englund

     

Latin

Toni Ann Gardella

     

Theater Arts

           

Waltz

           
 

Night Clubs

Theaters

Stage

Bimbos 365 (San Francisco)

 

1951 Harvest Moon Ball (Contest)

Latin Quarter

     

1959 - French Follies (Bimbos)

       

1980 - Harvest Moon Ball (Entertainment)

       

1980 - Steps In Time

       

1981 - La Classique Du Quebec (Contest)

 

Films

Television

Other

So This is Love (w/ Tony)

Ed Sullivan Show

n/a
     

Hollywood Palace

     
     

Toast of the Town (8/6/1950)

     
     

Toast of the Town (11/2/1952)

     
     

Toast of the Town (4/5/1953)

     
     

Toast of the Town (4/11/1954)

     
     

Toast of the Town (6/27/1954)

     
     

Toast of the Town (8/1/1954)

     
     

Toast of the Town (1/27/1957)

     
     

Your Show of Shows

     

NOTE: Contact Link for Francois

April 28, 2006

http://www.Streetswing.com/histmain/d5index.htm

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