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| Last Name | First Name | Location | Notes, Performed etc. | Dance Partners, Misc. | Dances Done | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacciatore | Frank | n/a | 1971 Harvest Moon Ball | Barbara Ferre | Waltz | Ballroom | 1971's |
| Cahusac | Louis de | France? | La Danse Ancienne et Moderne Manual | n/a | Author | Dance Master | 1706-1759 |
| Cagney | James | Brooklyn, NY. | 1933 Footlight Parade | Yankee Doodle Dandee | n/a | Tap | Jazz | 7/17/1899-3/30/1986 |
| Calderón | Carmencita | Argentina? | 2004 - Blue Tango in Buenos Aires | n/a | Argentine Tango | b.1905 |
| Caldwell | Edward | n/a | 1946 Deadline at Dawn | n/a | n/a | 1946's |
| Calloway | Blanche | Baltimore, MD. | Pearl Theater-Philly (Related to Cab - Sis) | Bill Bailey | n/a | 2/9/1902-12/16/1978 |
| Calloway | Cab | Rochester, NY | Cotton ClubSinger. (Related to Blanche) | n/a | Eccentric | Jazz | Tap | Shim-Sham | 12/25/1907-11/18/1994 |
| Camargo | Anita | n/a | 1936 Ramona | Valley of the Lawless | n/a | Chorus dancer | 1930's |
| Camargo | Marie Anna De | Brussels | Swan Lake | First danseuse to wear the ballet dress | n/a | Ballet | 1710-1770 |
| Cameron Sisters | -? | n/a | Ned WayburnShows | The Cameron Sisters [1915] | Sister | Tandem Dance | 1920's? |
| Campbell | Curt | Los Angeles, CA. | n/a | Freda Wyckoff | West Coast | Jitterbug | 1953's |
| Campbell | Elaine | n/a | Moonlight in Vermont | Jivin' Jacks | Swing | 1942's |
| Campbo | George | England? | 6/27/1932 Pathe Newsreel: Clubs and Cabarets | aka: the Continental Eccentric dancer | Acrobatic | Comedy | Eccentric | 1932's |
| Camprubi | n/a | France? | n/a | Serral | Ballet | 1840's |
| Camra | Petra | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | Spanish | 1800's |
| Canales | Antonio | Sevilla | n/a | n/a | Flamenco | 1960's |
| Candelin | Kate | Luton | aka: Kate Vaughan | Edward Terry | Susie Vaughan | Ballet | Skirt | 1852?-1903 |
| Candelin | Susie | n/a | aka: Susie Vaughan | Kate Vaughn | Ballet | 1880's |
| Candy | and Pepper | n/a | Real Names: Mildred Thorpe and Jewel Welch | n/a | Tap | 1930's |
| Cansino | Angel | Spain | aka: Dancing Cansino's | (Eduardo's Brother?) | 1926 Anna Case | Pauline Koner, Elsa Cansino | Spanish | Ballet | 1920's |
| Cansino | Carmen | n/a | 1941 The Masked Rider | maybe related | n/a | 1941 |
| Cansino | Eduardo | Spain | aka: Dancing Cansino's,(Rita Hayworth's father) | Anna Case [1926] |
Elsa, Volga | SpanishDancer | 1920's |
| Cansino | Elsa | Spain | aka: Dancing Cansino's, (Eduardo's Sister) | Anna Case [1926] | Eduardo, Angel | Spanish | Ballet | 1920's |
| Cansino | Gabriel | n/a | Related | Marie Bollinger | Flamenco | 1940's |
| Cansino | Jose | n/a | Too Many Blondes 1941 | Loves Of Carmen 1948 | maybe related | Gypsy | Spanish | 1940's |
| Cansino | Pilar | n/a | Maria de La O | Carmen [1959], | Rita's Cousin | Spanish | 1950's |
| Cansino | Rita | Brooklyn N.Y. | aka: Dancing Cansino's | aka:Rita Hayworth | Danced w/ Family and solo. | Spanish | Ballroom | Tap | 1940's |
| Cansino(Hayworth) | Volga | Spain | aka: Dancing Cansino's (Rita Hayworth's mother) | Anna Case [1926] |
Angel | Eduardo | Spanish | Ballroom | Ballet | d.1/25/1945 |
| Cantinflas | n/a | Distrito Federal, Mexico | Real= Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes. M=Valentina Ivanova | In over 55 films | many he danced various dances. | Comedy dances | 8/12/1911-4/20/1993 |
| Capla | n/a | Europe | Murder at the Cabaret [1936] | Nina Alvis | Dancers | 1936's |
| Capp | Anthony | n/a | n/a | n/a | Instructor | 1950's |
| Carey | Addison | n/a | Chocolate Dandies [1924] | Shuffle Along [1933] | Hi-De-Ho [1947] | aka: Carey and Davis (Charles) | Choreographer | 1930's |
| Carey | Jack | Watts, CA. | Living It Up!. Orpheum Theater | Harvest Moon Ball(with Edwards.) | Bob Hope Comedy Hour (TV) | Invented Jack & Jill Contest | Annie Hirsch | Married: Lorraine Edwards | Real Name: Jack Dossey | West Coast | Balboa | Tap | Jitterbug | B.1/23/1927-9/24/2013 |
| Carey | Mary Jane | n/a | Stand Up and Cheer[1934] | Goldwyn Girl | Chorus | d.1/11/1990 |
| Carioca | Joe | n/a | Cartoon: Saludos Amigos [1942] | aka: The Brazilian Jitterbird | Animated | 1942's |
| Cariooca (Carioca) | Taheya (Tahia) | Cairo, Egypt | aka: Abla Mohammed Karim | n/a | Legendary Belly Dancer | 1920-9/20/1999 |
| Carise | Erma | n/a | Follies Bergere Star | n/a | Continental | 1920's |
| Carlos | n/a | n/a | The Magic Ring | aka: Carlos and Inez | Oriental | Egyptian | Ballroom | 1924's |
| Carlos | n/a | n/a | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Don't Knock the Rock | aka: Carlos and Rosie | Swing | Jitterbug | 1950's |
| Carlos | n/a | n/a | Danced in the Panaram Soundie 'Cuban Pete' | aka: Carlos and Zedra | n/a | 1940's |
| Carlyle | Crissie | n/a | n/a | n/a | dancer | 1897 |
| Carmela | -? | n/a | n/a | n/a | Spanish | 1910's |
| Carmencita | -? | Spain? | 1st Edison dance Film | Married: Carmencita 1894 | Koster and Bial's Music Hall 1890 | n/a | Spanish | Flamenco | El Jaleo | 1890's |
| Carr | Lorena | n/a | 1933 Dancing Lady | Chorus | Chorus | 1930's |
| Caron | Leslie | Paris, FR. | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Caroso | Fabrito | Semoneta, Italy | Renaissance Dance. Author | n/a | Dance Master | 1526?-1605? |
| Carringford | Arthur | Pomona, CA. | aka:aka: The Stretch Cox Troupe | Dolly Sisters, | Fox Trot | 1882-1959 |
| Carroll | Della | n/a | n/a | n/a | Fan Dancer | 1937's |
| Carroll | June Sorenson | Chicago? IL. | Chicago Theater | n/a | Rumba | 1930's |
| Carroll | Nancy | N.Y | N.Y. | 1929 Dance Of Life | 1935 After The Dance | Ann Veronica LaHiff | Ballet | Ballroom | b.7/1/1931 |
| Carson | Trudy | n/a | June Taylor dancer | Rockette stage: Irene | Married: All That Jazz. Ed Sullivan | Jackie Gleason | Soupy Sales TV Shows. | Married: Soupy Sales | Dancer | n/a |
| Carter | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bambi Lynn | Ballroom | 1950's |
| Carter | Clifford | Boston, MA. | Stage: Plantation Days | Hellzapoppin' and Harlem Cavalcade | Married: Marion (born Mar 17 1896) | Original member of the Four Cracker jacks | Raymond Thomas, Harry Irons, Archie Ware | Crackerjacks trade mark act called 'the Old Man' number | Tap Dance | Acrobatic | Comedy | Tumbling | 8/14/1893-? |
| Carter | Irene | St. Petersburg. FL. | Derby showMarathon Dancer | 'Tex' Smith | Marathon | Waltz | 1935 |
| Carter | Katie | n/a | n/a | aka: Carter and Muriel Ringold | Tap | 1920's |
| Carter | Nell | n/a | Mother to Mickey Rooney | Married: Joe Yule Sr | Chorus | 1920's |
| Carter | Roy | New York? | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric | Tap | 1933 |
| Cartier | Jacques | n/a | n/a | n/a | Voodoo Congo Dance | Vermilion Shadow | 1930's |
| Cartier (McCarthy) | Walter | Bronx, NY | Patrick The Great | Fiddler on the Roof | Jivin' Jacks | Prizefighter | Swing Dance | 3/22/1929-8/16/1995 |
| Casani | Santos | USA | ---- | Jose' Lennard (Leonard) | Ballroom Instructor, Made Newsreels, Jazz age dances | 1920's |
| Casey | Mary | Fresno, Ca. | Marathon Dancer | Phil Rainey | Curts | Marathon | 1930's |
| Casazza | Yolanda | New York | M Frank Veloz -1929 | aka: Veloz and Yolanda | Frank Veloz | Merry-go-round | Cobra Tango | Yolanda Tango | 3/21/1908-3/24/1995 |
| Cassie | Clifford | n/a | Vaudeville | Billy Coden | Singer/Dancers | 1920's |
| Casson | Brothers | n/a | Albee Theater | Marie | Dance A-LA-Graphonola | 1924's |
| Castle | Irene | New Rochelle | Nightclubs | Actress. Dance Teacher. 1915 Whirl of Life | Vernon Castle | Castle Walk | Half and Half | 4/17/1893-1/25/1969 |
| Castle | Nick | Brooklyn, NY. | Choreographer...Hellzapoppin'and many more. | n/a | Ballroom | Swing | Tap | Jazz | 3/21/1910-8/18/1968 |
| Castle | Roy | Britain | TV-Record Breakers | Guinness Record holder | Tap | Actor/ Singer | 1932-1994 |
| Castle | Vernon | Norwich | England | Night Clubs. Dance Teacher. 1915 Whirl of Life. Chez Paree |
Irene Castle | Castle Walk | Half and Half | 5/2/1887-2/15/1918 |
| Castillo | Antonio | n/a | n/a | Member of Jose Greco Troupe | Spanish dancer | 1962's |
| Catier | Jacques | n/a | 1933ZiegfeldFollies | n/a | n/a | 1930's |
| Catron | Stanley | D. Myrtle Beach, S.C. | 1943 Life Mag. (Lindy Hop.) Something For The Boys. Shaggers Hall Of Fame. | Kay Popp | Married: Betty | Lindy Hop | D.4/27/1995 |
| Ceballos | Hilarion | Mexico/ N.Y. | Passing Show of 1912 | Rosilia Ceballos | Whirlwind Waltz | Adagio | | 1907's |
| Cellarius | Henri | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballroom | La Cellarius | Quadrilles | 1840's |
| Celeste | Celine | France | 1851 Green Bushes. Adelphi Theater (London) | n/a | Cachucha | Greek Romaiika | Actress | 1814-1882 |
| Cerrito | Fanny | Naples, Italy | Alma | Le Lac des Fees | Mons. St. Leon | Ballet | Redowa | Polka, | 1817-1909 |
| Cecchetti | Enrico | Italy | (son of Cesare Ceccheti and Seafina Casagli.) Imperial | Maryinsky Theaters | Private teacher toAnna Pavlova | n/a | 1850-1928 |
| Chadimová-Slezak | Anna | Kostelec, Bohemia | (is said she created the Polka) | Joseph Neruba | Married: Slezak | Polka | Redowa | 1830's |
| Chalif | Louis H. | Odessa, RU. | Chalif School of Dance (1905) | 1st Russian to teach in USA | Ballet | Folk | 1876-1948 |
| Chamie | Tatiana | Odessa, RU. | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Diaghilev Co. Serge Denhams Co. | n/a | Ballet | d.11/18/1953 |
| Champion | Gower | Geneva, IL. | Lovely To Look At | TV-Broadway Rhythms | Jeannie Tyler | Married:Marge Belcher | Choreographer | Ballroom | 6/21/1919-8/25/1980 |
| Champion(Belcher) | Margret (Marge) | California | aka: Marjorie Bell/Belcher | Lovely To Look At | Married: GowerChampion | Ballroom | b.8/2/1919-8/25/1980 |
| Champion? (Tyler) | Jeanne | New York | Sert Room-Waldorf Astoria (See Gower Page) | Gower Champion | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Chaney | Mayris | Washington | White House | Edward Fox | Windsor Waltz | 1940's |
| Chaplin | Charlie | Lambeth, England | Caught in the Cabaret | Tango Tangles | Phyllis Allen | Actor | Comedy- Dance | 4/16/1889-12/25/1977 |
| Charisse | Cyd | Amarillo, TX | Bandwagon | Silk Stockings | Singing In The Rain | Fred Astaire | Gene Kelly | Married: Nico Charisse | Ballet | Tap | Ballroom | B.3/8/1921 |
| Charisse | Nico | France? | Havana | Married:Cyd Charisse | Dancer | 1942's |
| Chase | Barri | New York City | Actress/Dancer. | Fred Astaire | Dancer | B.11/20/1933 |
| Châtelaine | Stella | New York | 1913 -ZiegfeldFollies | Leon Errol | Turkey Trot | 1913's |
| Chauviré | Yvette | n/a | n/a | Oleg Tupine | Ballet | 1910's? |
| Chavanne | n/a | France? | n/a | n/a | a Dancing Master | 1760's |
| Chavita | n/a | Paris, France? | Reutlinger | n/a | n/a | 1906's |
| Cheat | Charles | Virginia | n/a | Clarence Wheeler (fiddler) | a Dancing Master | 1670's |
| Checker | 'Chubby' | n/a | Made the Twist Famous | n/a | Twist | Limbo | 1960's |
| Checkers | 'Kid' | n/a | 'In Old Kentucky' contest dancer | n/a | Tap | Time Steps etc. | 1915 |
| Cheraux | Margaret | New York | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Girl | Tap? | 1935? |
| Cheselka | Anna | New York City | 1947 Helen of Troy. 1949 Ballet de Monte Carlo | Married: Alexander Rodzianko | Ballet | b.1929- |
| Chester | Eddie | n/a | Parody Club | aka: 'The Struttin' Fool' | n/a | 1925's |
| Chester | Helen | West Virginia | Marathon Dancer | Frank Costello | Tango | 1935's |
| Chevalier | Maurice | France? | 1920's - Follies Bergeré | Mistinguett | Actor Dancer | 1888-1972 |
| Childress | Joel | Los Angeles, CA. | Jitterbug and Flying Lindy Dancer | n/a | Flying Lindy | Jitterbug | West Coast Swing | 1940's |
| Chiles | George | n/a | Biltmore Hotel | Madeline Northway | Novelette | Ballroom | 1927's |
| Chilton | n/a | n/a | aka: Chilton and Thomas | n/a | Charleston | 1920's |
| Chiquita | n/a | n/a | aka: 'The Mexican Madcap.' 7/1959 Scamp Magazine | Possibly 'Chiquita and Johnson dance team' | Conga | Rumba | Samba | Mex. Hat Dance | 1950's |
| Chisolm ** | Floyd | Harlem, NY. | Roseland (1977) | Won Hustle Merv Griffin's TV Contest | Harvest Moon Ball | Pat Goin, Annette Rivera, Nellie Cotto, Lourdes Jones | created the 'Disco Dance Stars Team' | Hustle Pioneer | Hustle | Disco | 1970's |
| Choclateers | The | California | Eddie West | Paul Black and Albert Gibson | n/a | Pecking | Jitterbug | 1930's |
| Chourinoff | Mlle. | n/a | Tatler Mag: 2/11/1925 | n/a | Russian Dancer | 1925's |
| Christiansen | Lew | n/a | Ballet Dancer | Ruby Asquith | Ballet | n/a |
| Christine | Matilyn | USA | Ziegfeld Girl | Dorothy Gilmore | n/a | n/a |
| Christopherson | Betty | CA | George's Brother | Fred Christopherson | Jitterbug | Collegiate Shag | 1940's |
| Christopherson | Fred | CA | n/a | Betty Christopherson | Jitterbug | Collegiate Shag | 1940's |
| Christopherson | George | Los Angeles?, CA. | Swing Dance Contests. Movies. Swing Exhibitions. | Married: Roma | Fred's Brother | Freda Wyckoff | Jitterbug | Flying Lindy | West Coast Swing | 1940's |
| Christy | Caroline | California | Swing Dance Contests | n/a | West Coast Swing | 1950's |
| Christy | George | n/a | Christy Minstrels | n/a | Jig | 1828-5/12/1868 |
| Chuck | (and Chuckles) | n/a | No Maps on My Taps 1979 | Putney Swope 1969 | Pound 1970 | Learned fromBubbles Sublett- | aka: Slim and Shorty: Chuck and Chuckles | Real Name: Charles Green and James Walker. | Tap | Legomania | Rhythm TAP | 1930's |
| Chuckles | (and Chuck) | n/a | Something to Shout About 1943 | Midnight Menace 1946 | Chuck Green | Real Name: James 'Chuckles' Walker | Tap | Legomania | 1930's |
| Chung | Alfred | n/a | Dance Club Exhibitions | Jardin Wong | Chinese Ballroom Dance Team | 1950's |
| Cieri | Lan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Clara | -? | n/a | aka: Alberto and Clara | Alberto ? | Rumba | 1920's |
| Cirio | Ed | San Francisco, CA | Dancer | Instructor | Historian | Judge | Competitor | n/a | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | 1970's |
| Clark | Helen | San Francisco?, CA. | Ballroom Dance Contests. Nobody Home. Princess Theater | Quentin Tod | Ballroom | b.1897-? |
| Clark | Mae | n/a | Manhattan Mary | Harland Dixon | Five Step | Ballroom | 1928's |
| Clark Brothers | The | n/a | n/a | 1948 Killer Diller | n/a | Tap | Dancers - Duo | 1940's |
| Clayton | Bessie | n/a | aka: An American Genee | M=Julian Mitchell (d.1911) | Ballet | Athletic | Eccentric | Character | 1878-1948 |
| Clendenen | Leslie | Frank | St. Louis, MO. | (Male Dance Instructor and Author) | n/a | Ballroom | B.1864 |
| Cleo | -? | n/a | Grecian Knights Band | n/a | Belly | 1950's |
| Clifford (Montani) | Jack (Virgil) | Italy | Ziegfeld | Dimples | Salome | Shanley's Restaurant | Murray | Weston | Married:Evelyn Nesbit | Whirlwind Waltz | Tango | 1884-11/10/1956 |
| Coates | Lulu | n/a | Watermelon Trust | Organized Lulu Coates and her Crackerjacks | retired 1922 | Grundy | Married: Sherman Coates | Acrobatic | Tap | Singer | 1910's |
| Coates | Sherman | n/a | Cotton Club | Watermelon Trust (Grundy and Coates broke up in 1914) | Grundy | Crackerjacks | Married: Lu Lu Coates | Acrobatic | Tap | 1910's |
| Cobb | Jerry | Los Angeles, CA. | Dancers | Exhibitions | DanceContests | Jackie Cobb | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | Acrobatics | 1970's |
| Coccia | Aurelio | n/a | Top Musical Acrobatic | Ballroom | Flash dance Instructor of the day | Taught Fred Astaire and Adele their first show stopper routine | Danced Apache with Swanson in The Hummingbirds. | aka: The Coccoa's | Gloria Swanson | Ballroom | Tango | Waltz | Flash Acts | Apache | Acrobatics/Adagio | 1913's |
| Coden | Billy | n/a | Vaudeville | Clifford Cassie | Singer/Dancers | 1920's |
| Cody | Grace | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballet | 1940's? |
| Coffey | Jack | USA | Hollywood Canteen | Jivin' Jacks | Swing | 1944's |
| Cohan | George Michael | Providence, RI | Vesta Tilley Vaudeville Co. 1898 | Gov. Son 1901 | I'd Rather Be Right 1932 | | Phantom President 1932 | Pigeons and People 1933 | 1898 The Four Cohan's | Married: Ethel Levey | Agnes Nolan | Tap | Cakewalk | 7/3/1878-11/5/1942 |
| Colacino | Jason | San Francisco, Ca. | U.S Open Competitor | Broadway Swing Dancer | Katie Boyle | West Coast Swing | Country | 1977-2009 |
| Cole | Bob | Athens, GA. | n/a | Johnson Bros. | Tap | Soft Shoe | 7/1/1868-8/2/1911 |
| Cole | Clay | Hubbard, Ohio | Twist Around the Clock [1961] | Host for TV Show 'Rate the Record' and 'The Clay Cole Show'. | Vicki Spencer | Real Name: Albert Rucker | Twist | b.1937 |
| Cole | Dorothy | n/a | 1925 World Tango Champion | Scott Atkinson | Tango | Black Bottom | 1925's |
| Cole | Jack | New Brunswick, NJ | Choreographer | Chez Paree | Florence Lessing | Jack Cole Dancers | Ballroom | Choreographer | 4/27/1914-2/17/1974 |
| Cole | Tommy | n/a | 1950's Mickey Mouse Club | 10/1957 - Disney Mag Cover | Cheryl Holdridge | Ballroom | Swing | b.1942 |
| Coles | Charles 'Honi' | Philadelphia, PA. | Shoot Me While I am Happy | Kiss Me Kate | Rock and Roll Revue | Paree-Pare. Swing Hostess. Dancing Pirate | 1978-The Wiz | Cotton Club | His Majesty's Theater-Canada 1946 | Cholly Atkins | Jane Goldberg | Lucky Seven Trio | Tap | Charleston | Ballet | Modern | Swing | 1/7/1904-6/26/1999 |
| Coles | Joyce | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballet | Jazz? | 1920's |
| Coleman | Bob | USA | Patrick The Great | Jivin' Jacks | Swing Dance | 1945's |
| Coleman | Edward | USA | Metropolitan Intercollegiate DanceContestWinner. Apple Tree. Last Sentence | Kathryn Conklin | Arthur Murray Shag | 1937's |
| Coleman | Warren | New York | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric | Tap/Soft Shoe | 1933's |
| Coles | Charles 'Honi' | Philadelphia, PA. | Apollo Theatre | Las Vegas | Dirty Dancing 1987 | Cotton Club 1984 | Rock and Roll Revue | Basin Street Revue 1956 | Cholly Atkins | Choreograph | Swing | Charleston | Tap | 4/2/1911-12/11/1992 |
| Collins | Charles 'Chink' | New York | Paree-Paree | Swing Hostess | Dancing Pirate | 1978-The Wiz | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric | Tap | 1/7/1904-6/26/1999 |
| Collins | Dean | Columbus, Ohio | Don't Knock The Rock | Living It Up | Hellzapoppin'. Buck Privates | Stage Door Canteen | Savoy Ballroom | Jewel McGowen | Florence Miller | West CoastSwing | Lindy | Shim-Sham | Tap | 5/29/1917 - 6/1/1984 |
| Collins | Janet | n/a | Thrill of Brazil | n/a | Dance Soloist | 1930's? |
| Colville | Peter | n/a | Moss's Empire Theater | Vic Gordon | Dancers | 1950's? |
| Compson | Betty | Beaver, UT | 1923 Hollywood. 1924 Miami | 1926 Belle of Broadway | Theodore Kosloff | Apache | Ballroom | Tango | 3/19/1897-4/18/1074 |
| Compton | Betty | n/a | The Legacy 1930 | n/a | Tap | 1930's |
| Compton | Netty | Iowa | Ponsell Brothers Circus Cakewalk Contest | Black Patti Troubadours | Bobby Kemp | Cakewalk | B.1879- |
| Conde | Zedre | n/a | Kismet | Havana | n/a | dancer | 1944 |
| Condos | Nick | Pittsburgh, PA. | 1936 Dancing Feet | Moon over Miami | aka: Condos Brothers | Tap | 10/12/11918-9/16/1990 |
| Condos | Steve | Pittsburgh, PA | 1936 Dancing Feet | Moon over Miami | aka: Condos Brothers | Tap | 1/26/1915-7/8/1988 |
| Conesa | Maria | Mexico? | n/a | aka: La Gatita Blanca | Couples Dancer | Singer | 1900's |
| Conine | Tommy | n/a | n/a | Master Tap Dancer | Tap | 1940's? |
| Conklin | Kathryn | n/a | Metropolitan IntercollegiateDance ContestWinner | Edward Coleman | Shag | 1937 |
| Conley | 'Onset' | n/a | Thrill of Brazil | aka: 'Tom-Tom' Conley | Specialty? | 1930's? |
| Conlin | Jimmy | Camden, NJ. | 1943 Jitterbugs | 1940 Let's Make Music | Bonnie Glass | ?Turn Dance? | Jitterbug | 10/14/1884-5/7/1962 |
| Connor | Tommy | n/a | n/a | n/a | Chestnut Tree | n/a |
| Cook | Charles | n/a | Sarah Venable and her Picks | Chicago's College Inn 1930 | Cotton Club 1934 | aka: Cook and Brown | Ernest Brown | member of the Copasetic's | Comedy | Eccentric | Acrobatic | Tumbling | 1926's |
| Cook | Crystal | n/a | n/a | n/a | Tap | Toe | Jump Rope | 1930's? |
| Cook | Louise | n/a | Hot Chocolates 1929 | Described as Little Egypt type dancer | aka: Louise 'Jota' Cook | Shake | Shimmy | 1929's |
| Cook | Millicent | New York | Cotton Club | Married: Sonny Greer | Cotton Club Girl | n/a | 1935's? |
| Cooley | Ethelinda H | n/a | President Cooley's Daughter | Commodore Hotel Exhibition | Ed. B. Browning | Charleston | 1926's |
| Cooper | Betty Jane | n/a | Star Reporter series (Broadway Highlights video) | n/a | n/a | 1930's |
| Cooper | Irene | USA | Irene Cooper either sang or danced at Elmore Theatre - Hill District | Pittsburgh | n/a | Down Home Glide | 1930's |
| Cooper (Cooperman) | Jackie (John) | Los Angeles?, Ca. | 1929 Fox Movie-tone Follies | Bonita Grainville | Balboa | B.9/5/1921 |
| Cooz | Madame | England | 1924 | created the Coodena dance | n/a | Coodena | 1919 |
| Coralli | Jean | Paris? or Italy? | Giselle Choreographer | 1807 The Incas | Coralli & Teresa | Ballet | 1/17/1779-5/1/1854 |
| Corbus (Rooney) | Betty | San Francisco, Ca. | Swing Dancer | n/a | West Coast Swing | 1980's |
| Cordell | Lola | Britain | on Video: Entertainers in British Films: a century in British Cinema | aka: Al Gold and Lola Cordell | British dancers | n/a |
| Cordoba | Robert | Los Angeles, CA. | Dancer, Competitor | Hall of Fame Inductee | Keldee Bjerknees | Melanie Roberts-Dawson | Deborah Szkeley | West Coast Swing | Hustle | NC2S | Ballroom | Latin | 1990's |
| Córdoba, de | Margarita | Argentina? | La Honradez de la cerradura | n/a | Dancer | 1950's |
| Córdoba, de | Luisa | Spain? | 1960 Mi último tango. | 1962 Abuelita Charlestón | 1938 Rainbow Room | Maurice Ronet? | Maxixe | Tango etc. | B.9/15/1921 |
| Córdoba, de | Margarita | n/a | 1950 La Honradez de la Cerradura | n/a | Spanish | 1950's |
| Cornning | James | n/a | n/a | Emma Corning | Clog | 1910's |
| Corine | -? | n/a | Follies Bergeré | n/a | Bubble | 1940's |
| Corrine | Saw | n/a | Florentine Gardens | Tito Valdez | Ballroom | 1940's |
| Corio | -? | New York?, NY | L'Amour de l'Apache | Molasso | Apache | 1908's |
| Coroso | Fabrito | Venice? | 1581 Il Ballarino | 1605 Nonlita di dame Dance Manuals | n/a | Ballet | Court | Choreographer | b.1531 |
| Cort(aka Court) | Beverly | Minnesota | Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe (Teen Dancer) | Married: Julius Quirouet | Salome | b.7/2/1929 |
| Cortez | Estaban | New York? | Bombo 1921 | Boom Boom 1929 | Always You | Nifties of 1923, | Peggy Mathias | aka: Peggy and Cortez | Realname: Walter Haber | Argentine Tango | 1920's |
| Corwin | Ada | n/a | n/a | Solo? | Ballet | 1900's |
| Cosdon | Walter Raymond | n/a | 1937 and 1938 All AroundHarvest Moon BallChampion | Agnes Melcoll | Rumba | Ballroom | 1937 |
| Costanzo | James | Los Angeles?, CA. | Taught at Beverly Hills Hotel | Movie: Mary Lou (as dancer) | became famous Musician. | Marda Saxon- Costanzo | Musician and Dancer | 1940's |
| Costello | Frank | New York City, NY | Derby-showMarathonDancer | Helen Chester | Tango | 1935's |
| Cotton Club...Boys/Girls | n/a | New York | Cotton Club's Dance Groups | n/a | Eccentric | Tap | Line | 1933's |
| Coulon | Eugène | Paris? | Author:Coulons handbook | Dancing Master | Almacks Dance Hall | Mrs. Henderson | Redowa | Polka | La Cellarius | Mazurka | Cotillion | Quadrilles | 1787-1830 |
| Coulter | Clarence (Bud) | USA | Credited for introducing the Harmonica to Vaudeville. Originally a dancer at age 21 | Composed: Dancing Sam and Blue Eyes. | Dancer, Musician | 1887-1945 |
| Court | Beverly | NY? | Billy Rose | n/a | Salome | b.1929? |
| Courtney | Inez | N.Y, N.Y. | 1933 Hold Your Horses. | 1937 Hit Parade | Tom Patricola | Ballroom | 3/12/1908-4/5/1975 |
| Courtney's, The | n/a | Europe | Hansley Theatre Royal | n/a | Acro-Adagio | 1950's |
| Covan | 'Willie' | Savannah, GA. | In Old Kentucky | Palace Theatre | Duke Is Tops. Gang War | Dixie to Broadway 1924 | Added a new style to the Soft-Shoe | Marie Bryant | Four Covans | Dewey Covan | Maxie McCree | Married: Florence | Swing | Jitterbug | Clog | Soft-Shoe | Tap | 3/4/1897-5/7/1989 |
| Coverdale | Minerva | n/a | The Red Widow [1913] | George White | Ballroom | 1913's |
| Cox | Baby | n/a | Hot Chocolates [1929] | n/a | Snake Hips | 1929's |
| Cox | 'Stretch' | New York?, NY | aka: The Stretch Cox Troupe | Fire Down Below | Choreographer | n/a | Limbo | 1950's? |
| Coy | Jonathan | n/a | 1945 Duffy's Tavern | Bring On The Girls | That's The Spirit | Miriam Franklin | Mary Martin | Tap | b.1924 |
| Crabtree | Lotta | N.Y. | Gold rush actress and dancer | n/a | Dancer/ Actress | 1880's? |
| Crackerjacks, The | (Troupe) | New York | Sherman and Lu Lu Coates | Coates| Ware | Irons | Carter | Thomas | n/a | B.1914 / b.1922 |
| Crawford's | Dancing, the | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancers | 1930's |
| Crane | Douglas | New York | aka: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane | Jardin de Danse | Ivy Payne | Ballroom | 1914's |
| Crane | Ivy | California | aka: Ivy Payne | Married: Douglas Crane | Ballroom | Tango | 1913's |
| Crane | Jefferson | Ohio? | 1893 Kirmess Opera House | Leslie Temple | JD Platt Jr. | Scotch Highland | 1893's |
| Cranwell | Peter and Gloria | El Paso / Los Angeles | 1954: KLAC Radio Charleston Champions | aka: Gloria Cotchonis | n/a | Charleston | WC Swing | 1950's |
| Craw | Buster | n/a | Marathon Dance | Joie Abdill | Marathon Dancers | 1930's |
| Crawford | Joan | San Antonio, TX | 1933 - Our Dancing Daughters | Fred Astaire | Boris Karloff | Allen Jenkins | Charleston | Jitterbug | Black Bottom | 3/23/1904-5/10/1977 |
| Crawford | Lew | n/a | n/a | Leonard Harper | Dancer | 1930's |
| Crawley | Kathleen Sarah | USA | Old Mother Riley (Apache Scene) aka: Esme Grande | Partner and husband was: George Wolkowsky | Apache | 1930's-50's |
| Craske | 'Miss' | n/a | Stage Dancer | Gabriella Ray | Female Acrobatic Dancers | 1905's |
| Crescendo | n/a | California | Star Search clip | Street Life | Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward & T. Diamond | Tap | Hip-Hop | Free Style | 1980's |
| Crim | Jerry | Tulsa, OK | Instructor | Judge | Competitor | Club President | Jodi Bridges | Supreme Swing | West Coast Swing | 1980's |
| Crip Heard | 'Crip' | USA? | Boarding House Blues 1948 | Handicapped | One Legged Dancer | 1940's |
| Crisantema | Bella | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | 1910's |
| Crivellis | n/a | Italy | n/a | n/a | Acrobatic | 1920's |
| Cross | James | New York, N.Y. | aka: 'Stump and Stumpy | Boarding House Blues 1948 | Harold Cromer | Eddie Hartman? | Tap | 1870-1/25/1981 |
| Cross | Michael | Denver, CO | 1st U.S. Open winner in 1978 | Married: Amber | West Coast Swing | 1970's |
| Cromer | Harold | n/a | aka: Stump and 'Stumpy | Boarding House Blues 1948 | Cotton Club 1984 | James Cross | Eddie Hartman | Tap | 1940's |
| Crowder | Gladys | n/a | 1937Harvest Moon Ball | Eddie Davis | Lindy Hop | 1930's |
| Crumbly | Walter | Ohio | 1901: Smart Set Show | n/a | Buck and Wing | Tap | 1900's |
| Cryer | Sherwood 'Charley' | Pasadena TX | Part owner of 'Gilley's C/W Nightclub' | Mickey Gilley | non dancer - club owner | d.8/13/2009 |
| Cuban | Doris | London? | New Queens Theatre | aka: The Dancing Xylophonist | Dance | Music | 1/1939's |
| Cummings | Alma | n/a | ChampionMarathon Dancer | n/a | Marathon Dancer | 1924's |
| Cummings | Robert | Joplin, Missouri | Actor | Dancer | College Swing Film | Eleanore Whitney | Ballroom | 6/10/1908-12/2/1990 |
| Cunningham | Merce | USA | Martha Graham Co. | Solos | n/a | Ballet | Modern | b.1919 |
| Curts | Billie and Billy | Long Beach, CA. | Marathon Dancer | 1935 Derby Show | Marathon Dancer | 1935's |
| Curtis | Hyacinth | New York | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Girl | Married: Clarence Robinson | Toured with USO | 1935's? |
| Cuthbertson | Bobbie | Scotland | Scotland's greatest dancer | London Coliseum | n/a | 1929's |
| Cyrene | n/a | n/a | Said to be first of the Circus Dancers | n/a | Circus Dancer | Spanish | 1887's |