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Dancers Index: A
Streetswings Dancer History Archives index lists A. This page lists legendary/ famous dancers from the past that start with the Letter A. There are thousands of dance information pages on this site ... If not on this list try using the search feature above, It may not be listed here yet.
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| Last Name | First Name | Location | Notes, Performed etc. | Dance Partners, Misc. | Dances Done | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdill | Joie | n/a | Dance Marathons | Buster Craw | Marathon dancer | 1930's |
| Abezetian | Martin | n/a | 1948 Harvest Moon Ball Champions | Elaine Shepro | Jitterbug dancer | 1948's |
| Ackerman | Jack | n/a | Buck Clayton Jam Session: 'Rock-a-Bye Basie' | Master Tap Dancer | Jimmy Slyde | Tap dancer | 1940's |
| Acuna | Maria | Cuba | n/a | n/a | Spanish dancer | 1940's? |
| Adams | Billy | n/a | Danced with Aaron Palmer | Married: Victoria Spivey | Tap dancer | 1920's |
| Adams | Diana | Staunton, VA. | 1943 Oklahoma! | Helen of Troy | 1956 Invitation To Dance | Danny Kaye | Married: Hugh Laing | Ballet dancer | 3/29/1926-1/10/1993 |
| Adams | "Miss" | New Orleans, La.? | Married: Florida Creole Girls | n/a | Cakewalk dancer | 1903's |
| Adams | Jill (Mrs.) | n/a | Tap Sandals ? | n/a | Tap dancer | 1950's? |
| Adams Sisters | n/a | Europe | Fan Dance [pathe 1932] | n/a | Fan Dance | 1932's |
| Adelaide | and Hughes | n/a | 1912 The Passing Show | Johnny J.J. Hughes | Ballroom | Hoop | 1920's? |
| Adger | Jules | New York | Cotton Club | Hot Mikado: ( Broadhurst Theatre) | Cotton Club Boy | Eccentric | Tap dancer | 8/19/1913 - 5/27/1991 |
| Adler | Faye | n/a | 1940 The Bank Dick | Ted Bradford | n/a | 1930's? |
| Adorée (La Fonte) | Renée (Jeanne) | Lille, France | Four Horsemen | 1928 The Cossacks | 10/1926 Motion Pic Mag. | Rudolph Valentino | John Gilbert | Married: Tom Moore |
Tango | Actress | Circus | 9/30/1898-10/5/1933 |
| Adrian | Iris | USA | Married: Road To Zannzibar | n/a | Rumba | Broadway | 1930's |
| Agoust | Emil | France | Sitca | Simone De Beryl | n/a | 1915's |
| Aguilar | Pedro | New York? | 1954 El Duende de Jerea | 1951 Que Rico el Mambo | aka: Cuban Pete | Mr. Mambo | Mambo | Salsa | Latin | 6/14/1927 – 1/13/2009 |
| Ahlberg | Irene | n/a | 1931 Erroll Carroll Vanities | Beryl Wallace? | n/a | 1930's |
| Aicha | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Belly dancer | 1915's |
| Ailey | Alvin | Rogers, TX | Alvin Ailey Troupe | n/a | Jazz| Modern etc. | 1/5/1931-12/1/1989 |
| Aland | ? | New York | Cotton Club Express | Anise | ? | Waltz | 1937's |
| Alba | Florina | Spain? | A Night in Spain | Julio Toledo | Cabalgata Co. | Spanish | Ballet | 1949's |
| Albertieri | Luigi | n/a | Instructor | Anna Pavlova | Mime| Ballet| Stage | 1920's |
| Alberto | ??? | n/a | n/a | Clara | Rumba | 1920's |
| Albright | Helen ("Mousie") | California? | Groovie Movie | Jr. Prom (1946) | Twice Blessed (1945) | Hollywood Cafe (1953) | Dean Collins | Waxey | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | 1940's |
| Albright | Wally | n/a | Twice Blessed (in sweater in Jitterbug Finals Tonight scene) | ?? | Lindy | 1940's |
| Alcorn | William | USA | I'll Remember April | Hollywood Canteen | Irene Thomas | Jitterbug | 1944's |
| Alderson | Ethel | n/a | Le Parardi's Restaurant | Headlined with Bob Hope | Acrobatic Dancer | 1920's |
| Aldrich | "Miss Frances" | USA? | n/a | n/a | Moth dance | Lariat dance | Oriental | Spanish | Step | Clog | 1940's? |
| Aleda | ??? | n/a | Instructors | D'avalos | Mambo | 1950's? |
| Alejo | Wlliam De | Cuba | Instructor | n/a | Rumba | 1950's |
| Alexander | Louise | New York | Circle Theater - Queen of the Moulon Rouge | Joseph Smith| John Jarrott | Apache | 1905-10's |
| Alexander | Rod | Los Angeles, CA. | Your Show Of Shows (TV) | Bambi Lynn | Ballroom | 1940-70's |
| Alexis | ? | European Dancers | Danse Apache [B Pathe 1934] | You are my Song Divibe [B Pathe 1936] | aka: Alexis and Dorrano | Alexis and Isolde | Adagio | Apache | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Ali | Princess | n/a | Barnum and Bailey Circus | Midway Plaisance | Edison Films | n/a | Oriental | Belly dancer | 1895's |
| Allan | Maude | Toronto, Canada | 1903 Debut in Vienna | Vision of Salome | Great Salome Dance [1908] | Correct aka: Maude Allen | Ballet | Greek | Salome | 4/23/1887-11/7/1956 |
| Allard | Marie | n/a | Dance Instructor | Author | n/a | Contre Danses | 1738-1802 |
| Allen | Amelia | Europe | Eve's Film Revue [1925] | n/a | Ballet | 1920's |
| Allen | Billy | New York | n/a | n/a | Ballroom | 1914's |
| Allen | Debbie | Houston, TX. | n/a | Dancer | Actress | Singer | n/a | B.1/16/1950 |
| Allen | Gracie | San Francisco | Originally a dancer with Burns | became actress | Bob Hope | Married: George Burns | Ballroom | 7/26/1906-8/27/1964 |
| Allen | Hortense | St. Louis, Missouri | Known for her act dressed as half snake and half woman. | aka: 'the Body' Allen | Hortense Allen Jordan | Tap | 1950's |
| Allen | Jane | Washington? | Created the Mule Walk dance | n/a | Mule Walk | Turkey Trot | Horsetrot | Tango | 1913's |
| Allen | Jean | Minneapolis, MN | 1932 Kid From Spain | 1934 Stand Up and Cheer | Goldwyn Girl | Chorus | 1930's |
| Allen | Phyllis | Staten Is. NY | Caught in the Cabaret | Charlie Chaplin | Dancer | Actress | 11/25/1861-3/26/1938 |
| Allewelt | Norma | USA | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1920's |
| Allyson | June | n/a | n/a | aka: Ella Geisman | Dick Powell | Ballroom | Jazz | B.1917 |
| Alonso | n/a | n/a | n/a | aka: Alonso and Pepita | Apache | 1910's |
| Alonso | Alicia | Havana Cuba | Ballet Theater | Fernando Alonso | Flamenco | Ballet | 1950's |
| Alstock | Al | New York | Cotton Club | a Cotton Club Boy | Eccentric | Tap | 1935's |
| Alston | and Young | USA | 1941 Murder with Music | Young | Dance Team? | 1941's |
| Altide | D. | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | 1910's |
| Alvarez | ? | n/a | Student Tour [1934] | aka: Florence and Alvarez | Dancers | 1930's |
| Alvarez | ? | Montreal, Canada | n/a | Carlotta | Ballroom | 1940's |
| Alvarez | Anita | Tyrone, PA. | Something for the Boys | Tars and Spars | Married: George Jacobsen | Various | B.10/13/1920 |
| Alvarez | Vicky | n/a | n/a | n/a | Cabaret Dancer? | 1950's |
| Alvis | Nina | Europe | Murder at the Cabaret [1936] | Capla | Dancers | 1936's |
| Amaya | Carmen | Barcelona Spain | 1945 See My Lawyer | Follow The Boys | n/a | Flamenco and Spanish | 11/2/1913-11/19/1963 |
| Ambrose | Jacques | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballet | 1950's |
| Americus | Quartet | USA | Edison Films [1903] | n/a | Cakewalk | 1902's |
| Ames | Charles | n/a | n/a | Amy Revere | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Ames | Florenz | n/a | Of Thee I Sing [1931] | Let 'Em Eat Cake [1933] | Mainly an Actor | n/a | 1930's |
| Ameta | n/a | ?USA? | 1903: Edison Films | n/a | Mirror Dance | Fire Dancer | 1903's |
| Anderson | Charles | USA | Uncle Remus Visit to New York [1914] | aka: Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Anderson | Society Dances | 1914's |
| Anderson | Evelyn | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | 1907-10/29/1994 |
| Anderson | Jose | Europe | 1935 Pathetone #253 | London Hippodrome (1943) | Heather Anderson | Dancers | 1935 |
| Anderson | Ivie | n/a | Doin The Chocolate Shake | Savoy Ballroom | n/a | Shimmy | Singer | 1930s |
| Anderson | John Murray | Newfoundland, Canada | Author | Teachers | Performers | 1930 King Of Jazz | Mrs. Anderson | Genevieve Lyon | Turkey Trot | Ballet | One Step | Gavotte | Tango | Maxixe | 9/20/1886-1/30/1954 |
| Anderson | Lottie | n/a | Bowery Theater | James Riles | Song and Dance | 1883's |
| Anderson | Maceo E. | Charleston, SC | aka: one of "Four Step Brothers" | Walker | Robertson | McDonald | Spencer | Williams | Tap dance | 9/3/1909-7/4/2001 |
| Andre | Jules | n/a | Eve's Film Review [333-1927 | 440-1929 | 474-1930] | Mountains O' Mourne [1938] | aka: Andre and Curtis | Andre and Felicity Garratt | European Dancers | 1930's |
| Andre | n/a | n/a | FilMarried: Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | aka: Andre and Rosario (Rosario Imperio) | Apache | Spanish | 1940's |
| Andre | Dot | n/a | 1934 Stand Up & Cheer | n/a | Dancer | 1930's |
| Andre' | Gilbert | n/a | n/a | aka: Denise or Rudac Andre' | Adagio | Ballroom | 1940's |
| Andre (Gilbert) | Lola | n/a | 1929 "Show of Shows" | 1933 Lal-e-Yamin | aka: Andre and Lola. Alberto Galo |
Ballroom | Adagio | Flamenco | Spanish | 1930's |
| Andrejewa | n/a | Russia | n/a | aka: Andreeva | Ballet | 1910's |
| Andrews | Laverne Sophie | Minneapolis, Minn. | Hlywd Canteen | Road to Rio | Follow The Boys | aka: Andrews Sisters | Singer | Swing | 7/6/1911- 5/8/1967 |
| Andrews | Maxene Angelyn | Minneapolis, Minn. | Hlywd Canteen | Road to Rio | Follow The Boys | aka: Andrews Sisters | Singer | Swing | 1/3/1916-10/21/1995 |
| Andrews | Patty | Mound, Minn. | Hlywd Canteen | Road to Rio | Follow The Boys" | aka: Andrews Sisters | Singer | Swing | B.2/16/1920 |
| Andrews | Ron | California | CA. Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee | Cousin of Andrews Sisters. Married: Lorna Martin | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | Competitor | 1950's and up |
| Andrews | Julie | Surrey, England | Mary Poppins | Sound of Music | My Fair Lady | aka: Julie Elizabeth Wells | Actress | B.10/1/1935 |
| Anise | Boyer | New York | Cotton Club Express | 1932 Harlem Is Heaven | aka: Anise and Aland | Aland Dixon | Waltz | 1930's |
| Anita | n/a | n/a | A Ray of Sunshine [1950] | Entertainers in Britsih Films: a Century in British Cinema | aka: Anita and Armand | Dancers | 1950's |
| Anita | n/a | European Dancers | British Lion Varities 2:5 | Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century in British Cinema. | aka: Anita | Charles and Jack | Apache | 1936's |
| Anita | Little | USA? | 1903: Edison Films | n/a | Betsy Ross Dance | 1903's |
| Antonio | n/a | Europe | Climb Up The Wall [1960] | n/a | Spanish | 1960's |
| Antonio | Clotilde | n/a | Comedy type Ballet dancer | Solo | Ballet | Eccentric | 1895's |
| Antonio | and Rosario | Seville | Ziegfeld Girl | Hollywood Canteen | Son's Of Fun | Rosario Perez. | aka: Antonio Lopez | Spanish | 1940's |
| Appletons | Charles & Mitzi | n/a | n/a | Husband and Wife team | Apache Dancers | 1930's |
| Apollo | Picon | n/a | n/a | Yolanda Latash | Modern | 1950's? |
| Apollon | Dave | Kiev, RU | World's greatest mandolin virtuoso | but also a dancer. (Hot From Petrograd | etc) | Married: Miss Danzi Goodell and eccentric dancer | Russian dances | 2/23/1897-5/30/1972 |
| Appleyard | Beatrice | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | 1914-1994 |
| Arbeau | Thoinot | Dijon, France | Renaissance dance | Author | aka: Jehan Tabourot | Dance Master | 3/17/1520-7/21/1595 |
| Arbuckle | Roscoe "Fatty" | Smith Center, KS. | Fatty's Magic Pants [1914] | Keysone Film Corp. | Married: Minta Durfee | alias: William Gordon | Texas Tommy | Actor | 3/24/1887-6/29/1933 |
| Archer | John | California Dancer | 1945: I'll Remember April | aka: John Bowman. Venna & Anne Archer | Married: Leddy | Marjorie Lord | Venna | Jitterbug| WCS | California Hall Of Fame Inductee | 5/8/1915-12/3/1999 |
| Archer | Venna | California | Ray Rand dancer | San Francisco Worlds Fair | Gil Hernandez | Hal Takier | Married: John Archer | Maiden Name: Venna Gascon | Charleston | Jazz | Jitterbug| WCS | 1940's |
| Arco | Jean | n/a | Harvest Moon Ball Winners | Charles Penatello | Ballroom | 1968 |
| Arden | ??? | n/a | n/a | aka: Arden and Reynard. Reynard | Ballet | 1930's |
| Arfa | Tybee | Monticello, NY. | 5/26/1957 Ed Sullivan Show | Silk Stockings | Lost Horizon | The Godfather | featured in Monte Proser's Tropicana Revue in Las Vegas | Tropicana in Havana | Joe Vega | Tybee Arfa and John Brascia| Fred Astaire | Lecouna Cuban Boys (Tito Puente) | Mambo | Jazz | Ballet | Adagio | B.4/1932-1982 |
| Argentina | La | Buenos Aires, Arg. | n/a | aka: Antonia Mercè | Spanish | Flamenco | Tango | 1888-1936 |
| Argentinita | La | Buenos Aires, Arg. | n/a | aka: Encarnación López | Spanish | Flamenco | 1898-1945 |
| Argyle | Pearl | European Dancers | Chu Chin Chow [1934] | Adventure LTD [1934] | Royal Cavalcade [1935] | Things to Come [1936] | n/a | Dancer | 1935's |
| Arkin | Jack | Los Angeles | 1939 Intrntl Jitterbug Championships (Brother to Nate Atkin) | n/a | Jitterbug | Lindy | 1930's |
| Arkin | Nate | Los Angeles | 1939 Intrntl Jitterbug Championships (Brother to Jack Arkin) | Marion Gouldy | Jitterbug | Lindy | 1930's |
| Armand | Brothers, the | n/a | Billed as the Armand Brothers | William M. & Edward Meyers | Dance Act | 1930's |
| Armida | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Spanish Dancer | n/a |
| Armand | n/a | Europe | A Ray of Sunshine [1950] | Entertainers in British Films: a century in British Cinema | aka: Anita and Armand | Dancers | 1950's |
| Armstrong | Audrey | USA | 1947 Harlem Rhythm | n/a | Choreographer? | 1940's |
| Armstrong | Maxie | New York | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boy. | Eccentric | Tap | 1933's |
| Arnaud | n/a | European Dancers | Let's Make a Night of It [1937] | aka: Arnaud | Peggy and Ready | Acrobatic Dancers | n/a |
| Arnaz, III | Desi | Santiago, Cuba | 1947: Jitterumba | Cuban Pete | Too Many Girls | Married: Lucille Ball | Singer | Latin | Conga | 3/2/1917-12/2/1986 |
| Arnley | n/a | European Dancers | Home Sweet Home [1945] | Randle and All That [1946] | Top of the Bill [1971] | aka: Arnley and Gloria | Dancers | 1946 |
| Arnold | Louis | Mexico | Teacher | Choreographer | Mitzi Mee | Nena Samaniego | Ballroom | Flamenco | 3/5/1909-12/4/1983 |
| Ascot | Duggie | London | Love Mirth Melody [1934] | Stepping Toes [1938] | Petite Ascots | Choreographer | Father to Hazel | Tap | 1930's |
| Ascot | Hazel | London | Talking Feet [1937] | Stepping Toes [1938] | Child Tap Dancer | Daughter of Duggie | Tap | B.1928? |
| Ashton | n/a | n/a | Las Vegas Dancers | 1953 Focus Mag. | aka: Ashton and Allan | Ballroom | 1953's |
| Ashton | Frederick | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Sadler Wells | Tales of Hoffmann [1951] | Tales of Beatrix Potter [1971] | n/a | Ballet | 1906-1988 |
| Asoka | n/a | n/a | n/a | Sujata | Fire Dancer | 1940's |
| Aspasia | Aspasia | Greece? | taught Socrates | 1st dancing master | Pantomime | n/a |
| Asquith | Ruby | USA | Films: The Great Waltz | William Christiansen Married: Harold Christensen |
Ballet | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Astaire |
Adele | Omaha, NB | Films: Over The Top | Fred Astaire | Real Name: Adele Austerlitz | Married: Lord Cavendish | Ballroom | Hoop | Tap dancer | 9/10/1896-1/25/1981 |
| Astaire | Fred | Omaha, NB | Films: Swingtime | Rio Rita |
Ginger Rogers | Adele Astaire | Tilly Losch | Gene Kelly | Real Name: Fred Austerlitz. | Ballroom | Tap | Ballet | Carioca | Yam | the Astaire | 5/10/1899-6/22/1987 |
| Aston | Joe | European Dancer | The Weapon [1955] | aka: Joe Aston and Renee | n/a | 1955's |
| Astrid | ??? | n/a | Nightclubs | aka: Franklin and Astrid | Adagio | Rumba | Ballroom | Spanish | 1950's |
| Ates (Batir) | Nedjai or Nejla (Necla) | Romania | Son of Sinbad | King Richard and Crusaders | Fanny Musical | aka: Little Miss Firecracker | Exquisite Turkish Delight | Belly Dance | Moorish dancer | 5/7/1932-4/2005 |
| Athena | ? | Chicago? | Vine Gardens Club | n/a | Spanish Dancer | 1946's |
| Atkins | Charles "Cholly" | Pratt City, Alabama | Cotton Club | Apollo | Twist (1992) Rhythm Pals | Charles Honi Coles | Cotton Club Boy | Married: Dottie Saulters | Eccentric | Tap | Twist | Charleston | 9/30/1913-4/19/2003 |
| Atkins | David | Australia? | Starstruck | Dancin' Man | n/a | Choreo. | Dancer | B.1955 |
| Atkinson | Betty | n/a | Holiday on Ice (1947) | Youth on Parade (1942) | Mad Youth (1940) | Colorado Sunset (1939) | A Night in a Music Hall (1939). | Charles Hain | Tap | Baton Twirler | Champion Majorette | Ice Skater | 1930's |
| Atkinson | Scott | n/a | 1925 World Tango Champion Dancers | Dorothy Cole | Tango | Black Bottom | 1925's |
| Atlanta | Rita | Kansas | 1966 Bed Of Violence | n/a | Belly| Burlesque | Strip | 1940's |
| Auber | Odette | France? | Walery Girl | Ambasador Theater | Queen of the Moulin Rouge (1908) | n/a | Dancer | 1903's |
| Augie | Rodriguez | USA | Palladium | Roseland | Ed Sullivan Show | Steve Allen Show | 1956 Harvest Moon Ball | aka: Augie and Margo | Married: Margo Bartolonei | Latin | Mambo | Ballet | Adagio | Moder n| Tango | Spanish | 1956's |
| August | Mlle. | n/a | n/a | n/a | Quadrille | n/a |
| Austin | "Miss" | Ohio? | 1893 Kirmess Opera House. | n/a | La Caprice | English Navy | Black Crow | Irish Tilt | 1893's |
| Austin | Shirley | USA | Newspaper Article | Joe McNeil | Jitterbug | 1940's |
| Avaltroni | Joseph | n/a | Harvest Moon Ball Champions | Dolores Avaltroni | Tango dancer | 1940's? |
| Avril | Jane | Paris, France (Belleville) | Jardin de Paris | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec paintings | real name: Jeanne Beaudon | Married: Maurice Biais | Can Can dancer | 1868 – 1943 |
| Ayres | Lew | Carbondale, IL | n/a | Actor | Jitterbug | West Coast Swing | 12/28/1908-12/30/1996 |
| Azziz | Grescion | Ancona | Dance Teacher for the Pope | Jalomacis | aka: 'Two Jews from Ancona' | Court | Ballet | Saltarello | 1775's |