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Dancers Index: S
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| Last Name | First Name | Location | Notes, Performed etc. | Dance Partners, Misc. | Dances Done | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacco | Dorothy | Plula, FL. | 1939 Worlds Jitterbug Champions | Bill Bauersfield | Jitterbug | B.1921- |
| Saddler | Donald | Van Nuys, CA. | International Casino | | USO Canteens | n/a | Ballet | B.1920 |
| Sadowski | Pauline | n/a | 1956 Harvest Moon Ball | n/a | n/a | 1950's |
| Sagal | Marge | n/a | Aka: Marge Champion | Gower Champion | Ballroom | 1940-50's |
| Sager | Bernie | n/a | Judge: Harvest Moon Ball, Teacher | n/a | Lindy | CollegiateShag | Rumba | 1937 |
| Saheret | ??? | Australia | Follies Marginy. (Von Struck Painting) | n/a | Belly? | Salome | Can-Can | Contortionist | 1900's |
| Sailor | Lil | NY? | A Tough Dance: Edison Film | Kid Foley | Apache dance | 1902 |
| Saint-Leon | Arthur | London Area | n/a | Fanny Cerrito | Ballet | 1840's |
| Salambo | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Belly | Seven Veils | 1910 |
| Salan (sp?) | Margarita | Germany | Aleged Spy!: Executed by French (firing line) | Aka: Mata Hari | Exotic | ?-10/15/1917 |
| Salle | Marie | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballet | 1707-1756 |
| Salvaggis, the | ?? | USA | 1902 Lustspiel | ?? | Dancers | 1902 |
| Samaniego | Nena | ?San Francisco, CA? | Xavier Cugat | Columbia Pictures | Married: Jose Navarro | Prtnr: Carlos Rosario | Ballroom | Spanish | Flamenco | Chiapanecas | 1940's |
| "Sammy | Sunshine" | USA | 1929 Steppin' Along | Aka: Ernest Morrison | Tap | 1929 |
| Sanchez | Elvera "Baby" | Puerto Rico | Sammy Davis Jrs. Mother | Married: Sammy Davis Sr. | Dancer | 1920's |
| Sands | Dick | n/a | Instructor | n/a | Jig | Clog | Hornpipe | Fancy | 1879 |
| Sanderson | Julia | n/a | The Argentine | Vernon Castle | Argentine Tango | 1910's |
| Sandor | Gluck | USA | Publix Theater, N.Y. Dance Project | n/a | Ballet | Stage | 1930's |
| Sandrini | Carlos | Buenos Aires | Guinness Record | n/a | Ballroom | 1955 |
| Sansone | Tony | n/a | Capitol Theater | Sansone-Vanderbuilt Theater | Aka: Desha and Sansone | Adagio | 1930's |
| Santley | Joseph | n/a | Music Box Revue | Gay Divorce | Princess Shows | Just Fancy | When Dreams Come True | Ruth Randall | Ivy Sawyer | Gaby Deslys | Santley Tango | Hawaiian Butterfly | 1910's-20's |
| Santlow | Mrs? | England | n/a | n/a | London's most famous dancer | 1728 |
| Sapp | "Kid" | n/a | Southern Medicine Tent Show dancer | n/a | n/a | 1900's |
| Sarul | David | Hollywood, CA. | Chippendales, Circus Disco, Crest Lounge, Destiny 2, La Chic, LA Valley College, Lion D'Or, Nicks Fishmarket, Orlando Orsini's, Pips, Press Box, Red Chimney, Tennesee Gin & Cotton Co., Victoria Station | Hustle USA | TV: 'Disco Salsa Explosion,' Hot City,' 'Kicks'| Film: Can You Feel Me Dancin' | aka: 'Disco Dave', 'the Einstein of Hustle' | Teacher, Dancer, Choreographer, Competitor, Judge, Performer | Married: Debra Hampton | Partners: Donna Hyatt | Patti Manners | Terri Terific | Topaz LaRue | Valerie Riddendorf | Photo's | Hustle | West Coast Swing | 4/10/1950-2/19/2018 |
| Saulters | Dottie | Vogues of 1938 | Married:Choly Atkins | Tap | 1940's | |
| Savage | Archie | Norfolk, VA | Jammin' The Blues [1944] | Cabin in the Sky | Marie Bryant | Jitterbug | Tap | 4/19/1914-2/4/2003 |
| Sawyer | Donald | n/a | Ambassador Hotel. Harvest Moon Ball Judge | Mildred Holiday | Evelyn Grieg | Al Smith Hop | Ballroom | 1920/30's |
| Sawyer | Ivy | NY | Sawyer's The Persian Garden Ballroom. Princess Shows | John Jarrott | Married: Joseph Santley | Ballroom | 1910's |
| Sawyer | Joan | n/a | Clubs-NY | Lew Quinn | Rudolph Valentino | Carlos Sebastian | La Rumba | Aeroplane Waltz | Siamese Dance | B.1890-? |
| Saxon (Costanzo) | Marda | Los Angeles | Contests | Mary Lou | Jack James Costanzo | Ballroom | 1940's |
| Scheerer | Robert | n/a | Give Out Sisters | Jivin' Jacks | Swing Dance | 1940's |
| Scheim | Ruth | New York | 1936 & 1937Harvest Moon Ball Champions | John Englert | Collegiate Shag | b.1921 |
| Schmuck | Orlando | Fort Wayne, IN. | Cinderella Dancing Academy - St. Louis | AKA: Orlando and Esterre (Racine) | Tango | Waltz | Created Love Waltz | 1914 |
| Schwimmer | Abel | Chicago? | ?Harvest Moon Ball? | Abel and May Schwimmer: Father of Buddy | Jitterbug | Ballroom | 1950's |
| Schwimmer | Benji | Riverside, CA | So You Think You Can Dance 2006 | U.S. Open SDC | Heidi Groskreutz (cousin,) Son of Buddy and Lorie | West Coast Swing | NC2S | Ballroom | Latin | Jazz | 2006 |
| Schwimmer | Buddy | Whittaker, IL? | Nightclubs | Dance Champion | American Graffiti | Creator of the Night Club 2-Step | Lynn Vogan | Married: Lorie | Abel, Benji, Lacey | Jitterbug | West Coast Swing | NC2S | Ballroom | Hustle | 1970's |
| Schwimmer | Lacey | Riverside, CA. | So You Think You Can Dance | Dancing with the Stars | US Open SDC | Sister to Benji, Daughter of Buddy & Lorie Schwimmer | West Coast Swing | NC2S| Latin | Stage | Ballroom | 2007 |
| Scott | Alice "Scotty" | Los Angeles | Groovie Movie, 1946 Junior Prom withDean Collins | 3rd girl) | Eddie | Dean Collins | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | Lindy Hop | 1940's |
| Seal | Ernest 'Baby' | n/a | T.O.B.A. Circuit | Married: Emma | Dancer | Producer | 1920's |
| Segal | Frank | n/a | n/a | n/a | Instructor | 1940's? |
| Sebastion | Carlos | NY | Jardin de Danse | Chorographer | Dorothy Bently | Beatrice Allen | Joan Sawyer | Waltz | Flirtation Tango | Maxixe | Foxtrot | 1914 |
| Sedgwick | Edna | Chicago, IL? | Yacht Club | n/a | Tap | 1937 |
| Seed | Choppy | Los Angeles? | n/a | Roy Damron | Jitterbug | 1938 |
| Sefton | Harry | n/a | n/a | Aka: 'Dancing Spider' | n/a | 1900 |
| Seigler | Jack | Detroit, MI. (later San Diego, CA) | Dancer, J&J Competitor | M.C. | ?? | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | Tap Dance | Ballroom | d.10/23/2017 |
| Selva | ??? | Paris | Follies Marginy | Laridan | Ballet | Burlesque | 1905 |
| Semon | ??? | n/a | The Equity Ball | Aka: Herman & Semon | Comic Acrobats | Acrobatic Dance | 1928 |
| Sevigne | Madame de | Europe? | n/a | daughter "Mme. de Grignon" | Passepied | Quadrilles | Court | 1626-1696 |
| Sevilla | Ninon | Havana, Cuba | Peridida | La Mulatto | Marathon de Baile | Musicade ayer - movies | Used Santeria rites in her dancing routines | Ballet | Rumba | Spanish | B.11/10/1921 |
| Sexton | Mert | n/a | Christy Minstrels | n/a | Jig | 1834-5/1866 |
| Symour | Constance | n/a | Shown on Video: Entertainers in Britsih Films: a century in British Cinema | Andrea Meazza | n/a | n/a |
| Seymour | Katie | England? | Gaiety Theater | Opera Comique | Casino Girl | Horne Brothers | Step Dance | Skirt | Ballet | Burlesque | D.1903 |
| Shan-Kar | Uday | Bombay? | "Krishna and Radha" | A Hindu Wedding | Covent Garden | also Orchestra Hall in Chicago (1934) | Uday Shankar Indian Culture Center | Anna Pavlova | Simkie | Kanak-Lata | Debendra & Robindra | Hindu Dances | 1900-1977 |
| Shaw | Billy | n/a | Burlesque dance act | Idylle Shaw | Ballroom | Burlesque | 1947s |
| Shaw | And Lee | n/a | Going Places [RKO 1930] | n/a | Eccentric Dancers | 1930 |
| Shawn | Ted | Kansas City, MI | Dansants (Teas) | Ruth St. Denis | Norma Gould | Ballroom | Ethnic | Gay | Modern Dance | 10/21/1891-4/27/1972 |
| Sheehy | Thomas H. | Chicago?, IL? | Aragon | Trianon | Instructor, DMA | Created Lindbergh Glide | Dixie Stomp | Kinkajou | Ballroom | 1927 |
| Sheldon | Roy | n/a | 1/24/1921 Palace Theater | Pearl Regay | Ballroom | 1921 |
| Shepard | Evelyn | NY | Cotton Club Girl | Married: Jack Fuller | n/a | 1935? |
| Shepard | Vera | n/a | Audubon Ballroom | n/a | Marathon | Instructor | 1923 |
| Shepard | Walter | NY | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric | Tap | 1933 |
| Shepro | Elaine | n/a | 1948 Harvest Moon Ball Jitterbug Champions | Martin Abezetian | Jitterbug | B.1929 |
| Sheridan | Ann | n/a | 1938 Juke Girl | n/a | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Sheridan | & Mack | USA | Minstrel Dancers | n/a | Clog | 1800's |
| Sherman | Hal | n/a | Hellzapoppin' | n/a | Eccentric | 1940's |
| Sherman | Mickey | Newark, NJ | Vaudeville? | 1940? Steel Pier Champ? | Ballroom | 1940's? |
| Shea | Mary Jane | Canton, OH | USO Dancer | Sailor Bar | Circus Ballet | n/a | Ballet | Ballroom | 1940's |
| Shorty and Slim | n/a | n/a | n/a | Charles Green | James Walker | Tap | Legomania | Eccentric | 1920's |
| Sinclair | Diane | n/a | 1953 Dave Garroway Show | Kenneth Spaulding | n/a | 1950's |
| Siebert | Wallace | n/a | Your Show of Shows (TV) | n/a | n/a | 1950's |
| Siegler | Hannah | n/a | n/a | Aka: Jose' Hermosa | n/a | 1930's |
| Siegler | Jack | San Diego, CA | San Diego Swing Dance Clubs | n/a | West Coast Swing | d.2017 |
| Sims | Howard "Sandman" | NY | Apollo | No Maps On My Taps [1979] | Real name: Howard Simms | Tap Dancer | D.2003 |
| Simmons | Ida | n/a | Minstrel Shows | n/a | Fire & Rope Dance | 1879 |
| Simmons | Maudine | NY | Cotton Club Girl | Married: Nelson Sykes | Chorus Dancer | 1935? |
| Sinclair | Diane | n/a | n/a | 1/25/54 Life Mag. | n/a | 1950's |
| Sinden | Bert | England | Brother to Topsy Sinden | ?? | Actor, Dancer | 1877-1911 |
| Sinden | Miss Topsy | England | Sister to Bert Sinden | Gaiety Theater | Dalys Theater | San Toy | Country Girl | Covent Gardens-at age 5 | Ballroom | Mime | Spanish | Tarantella | Spanish | Step & Clog | Can-Can | Skirt | 1878-1951 |
| Sissle (Gordon) | Ethel | NY / L.A. | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Girl | Divorced: Noble Sissle | 1935? |
| Slap & Happy | Daniels & Irwin | n/a | Rhythmania (Soundie) | Harold Daniels & Leslie Irwin | Tap Dancers | 1940's |
| Slick & Slack | Maybe Dancers? | n/a | It Happened In Harlem [1945], The Joint is Jumpin' [1941] | n/a | Tap? | 1940's |
| Sliter | Dick | n/a | Christy Minstrels | n/a | Jig | D.5/21/1861 |
| Slezak (Chadimová) | Anna | Kotelec, Bohemia | Said to have invented the Polka | Joseph Neruba Married:Slezak? | Polka | Redowa | Galop | 1830's |
| Sloan | A. Baldwin | n/a | 1914 Darktown Follies | Grace Field | Ballroom | 1914 |
| Sloden | Lewis | N.Y. | Palace Theater | Joan Sawyer | Dancing In The Shadows | 1914 |
| Slyde | Jimmy | Atlanta, GA. | aka: James Titus Godbolt Jr, King of Slides | Part of duo called "the Slyde Brothers (Mitchell)" | Films: The Cotton Club | Tap |
Jimmy "Sir Slyde" Mitchell | Tap | Jazz | 10/2/1927-5/16/2008 |
| Smith | Bessie | Chattanooga, TN. | Moses Stokes Minstrel Troupe | St. Louis Blues | Blues Shouter | Andrew Smith (bro.) | Singer | Started as a dancer at 18 (1912) | 4/15/1894-9/26/1937 |
| Smith | Clarence "Pinetop" | Alabama | Rabbit Foot Minstrels | NightClubs | n/a | Originally a Tap Dancer, turned Musician | 6/11/04-3/14/29 |
| Smith | Eleanor & Kathryn | n/a | n/a | n/a | Toe | Tap | Eccentric | 1930's |
| Smith | Helen | USA | Cologne Minstrel Shows | n/a | Song and Dance | 1890 |
| Smith | Joe | n/a | The girl from Montmartre' | May be the Joseph below | Trixie Wilsoon | The tango-can-can | 1910's |
| Smith | Joseph | NY | The Apaches of Paris [1915] | Queen of Moulin Rouge [1909] | La Bella Argentina Tango | Ziegfeld Follies of 1907 | Louise Alexander | Laura Hamilton | Frances Demerest | Apache | Tango | Mime | Maxixe | Ballet | 1878 - 1932 |
| Smith | Lenny | Los Angeles | Movies: Swing | Swing Fever | Follow the Boys and others | Kay Smith | Joe Lanza | West Coast Swing | Lindy | Jitterbug | | D.1967 |
| Smith | Mamie | Cincinnati, OH | Tutt-Whitney's Smart Set Company | "Tutt Whitney" | Singer, started as a dancer | 5/26/1883-10/30/1946 |
| Smith | Ruth | Lafayette, IN. | MarathonDancer | Frank Miller | Frank Lovecchio | n/a | 1932 |
| Smith | Wanda | n/a | Moonlight in Vermont | Jivin' Jacks | Swing Dance | 1942 |
| Smith | "Tex" | Cleburne, TX. | Marathon Dancer | Irene Carter | Marathon? | Waltz | 1935 |
| Smith | Tom | So Cal | Swing Dancer | Pepper | West Coast Swing | Jitterbug | | 1960's ? |
| Smith | Tom | USA? | n/a | n/a | Comedy | Eccentric | 1910's |
| Smith | William | NY | Cotton Club | Cotton Club Boys | Eccentric | Tap | 1933 |
| Smolich | n/a | n/a | n/a | Usachev | Cakewalk | 1916 |
| Snakehips | See: Tucker | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1930's |
| Snowden | Shorty George | ??? | Savoy Ballroom | Smalls Paradise | Cotton Club | Named the Lindy Hop | Big Bea | Shorty Snowden Trio | Sippie Wallace song | Lindy Hop | Breakaway | Charleston Dancer | B.1904-1970's? |
| Snyder | Gene | Richmond, VA | Director for the Roxy | Rockettes | | n/a | Ballet | Tap | Specialty dances | B.1908- |
| Sodestrom | MR. | Denver, CO | Instructor | n/a | Collegiate | 1927 |
| Sokolov | Anna | Hartford, CN | n/a | Martha Graham | Modern | B.1910- |
| Solk | Gus | USA? | Vaudeville - Irish Pawnbroker's | n/a | Choreographer | 1903 |
| Somes | Michael | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer | 9/28/1917-11/18/1994 |
| Son & Sonny | ??? | NY | Apollo | Cotton Club | Café Zanzibar [1945] | Started at College Inn | Aka: Roland James and Sonny Montgomery | Acrobatic Tap | 1939 |
| Sorel | Felicia | NY | USO | Salome | The Hartmans | Josephine Baker | Ballet dances | Salome | Ballroom | | 1940's |
| Southern | Lou | Los Angeles, CA | Rock Around the Clock | Don't Knock the Rock | Desk Set | Clubs | n/a | West Coast Swing | Lindy | Jitterbug | 1940-50's |
| Spencer | Prince | n/a | Joined the Four Step Brothers act | n/a | Tap | Slides | 1930's |
| Spencer | Vicki | n/a | n/a | Clay Cole | Twist | 1962 |
| Spyropolos | Faheda Mahzar | Chicago, IL | Worlds Fair | Aka: Little Egypt | Belly | Strip | Burlesque | Hootchy | B.1893- |
| St. Cyr | Mimi | n/a | Gaiety Theater? | La Cigale | n/a | Tarantella | Spanish | 1880's? |
| St. Denis | Ruth | Somerville, NJ | Denishawn School | Ted Shawn | Early Ballroom | Modern | Ballet | | B.1877-1968 |
| St. Leon | Arthur | Paris | Violinists | Dancer | Author | Married: Fanny Cerrito | Ballet | 9/17/1821-9/2/1870 |
| Stan & Kaye | S. Catron & K.Popp | n/a | Something For The Boys | 8/1943 Life Magazine | Leon James & Wila Mae Ricter | Lindy | Carolina Shag | Stan-b.1926-? |
| Stanford | The Eccentric | n/a | 1927: The Revue des Revues | Aka: The Eccentric | Eccentric | 1927 |
| Stanley | Dan | USA | No Tomorrow Play | Al Birnes | Dance Team | 1914 |
| Stanley | Helene | Los Angeles, CA | Patrick the Great | Hi-Buddy [1943] | Jivin' Jacks | Real Name: Dolores Santley | Swing Dance | 1928-1/27/1990 |
| Stanley (santley?) | John | n/a | Variety Girl | n/a | Specialty Dancer | 1947 |
| Stanley | Joseph | NY | Girl On The Magazine Cover | Gaby Deslys | Gaby Glide | 19?? |
| Stanton | Ronald | n/a | Swing Parade | Jivin' Jacks | Swing Dance | 1946 |
| Stamper | George | n/a | Runnin' Wild [1923] | Tommy Woods | Solo Dancer | Slow Dance w/ Splits? | 1924 |
| Stanwyck | Barbara | Brooklyn, NY | 1922 Ziegfeld Follies | George White Scandals | n/a | Chorus Line dancer | Actress | 1907-1990 |
| Stapleton | Wally & Ver'dyn | USA | 1937 Hockshop Blues | ?? | Tap and Ballroom | 1930's |
| Starbuck | James | n/a | Your Show of Shows | Imogene Coca | Tamara Toumanova | Ballet | Ballroom | Specialty | 1950's |
| Step Brothers | n/a | CA | n/a | n/a | Tap | Swing | 1950's |
| Stepanova (Stepanoff) | Taianna | Marseilles, France | Ballets Russes | Oleg Tupine | Married: George Peabody Gardner, 3 children | Peabody died in 2007 | Ballet | Jota | Spanish Dance | 2/2/1924-12/29/2009 |
| Stephen | Marie Guy | n/a | Las Boleras de Cadiz | n/a | Ballet | Bolero | Spanish | 1844 |
| Stepney | Francis | Massachusetts | 1st. American Dance Teacher | n/a | Dance Master | 1685 |
| Steppers, the | Ebony | n/a | Just a Minute [1928] | n/a | Step dancing | Tap | 1928 |
| Stepping Stones | The | n/a | Vaudeville Dancers | n/a | Tap | Step Dance | 1930's? |
| Stewart | Maxwell | London | The inventor of the double reverse spin in the waltz. Winner 1923 World Ballroom Championships | Barbara Miles | Ballroom | Waltz | 1923 |
| Stewart | Richard | n/a | n/a | n/a | Novelty Dancer | 1920's? |
| Stith | Gwen | n/a | Films: Colorado Sunset | Ziegfeld Girl | Dark Horse | Ran a dance studio in San Pedro, CA. | Champion Drum Majorette, dancer | 1921-12/18/2006 |
| Stodelle | Ernestine | Oaklnad, CA | Danced with Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman | Jose Limon | Married: Theodore Komisarjevsky (1882-1954) and John R. Chamberlain (1903-1995). 6 Children | Modern | Ballet | | 5/6/1912-1/5/2008 |
| Stone | Amy | n/a | 1865 - Fanchon | n/a | Ballet | | 1865 |
| Stone | Bentley | Plankinton, SD | Black Crook | Street Singer | Second Little Show | Margaret Stevens | Albertieri | Ballet | Tap | Ballroom | 1930's |
| Stone | Fred | n/a | Tip Top [1919] | Family danced, Dave Montgomery | Tap | Stop-Time Dance Routine | 1920's |
| Stowitts | Hubert 'Jay' | USA? | n/a | n/a | AmericanBallet | Painter | 1892-1953 |
| Stratton | Dave | USA | Dewey Weinglass first partner | n/a | Russian? | 1913 |
| Stratton | Eugene | USA | n/a | n/a | Singer & Dancer | 1861-1918 |
| Strauss | Sarah Mildred | n/a | n/a | n/a | Ballet | Modern? | 1930's |
| Strohman | "Scoby" | n/a | The Spirit Moves | n/a | AppleJackS | Tap | Jazz | Lindy Hop | 1950's |
| Strelska | Vera | n/a | n/a | Concerts | Ballet? | 1927 |
| Stringbeans | n/a | n/a | Christopher Columbus [1937] | Globe Theatre | Stringbeans and Susie | Sweetie May | Real Name: Buddy LeMay | Truckin' | Buck and Wing | The Grind | Snake Hips | Musician | 1918 |
| Struggy | n/a | n/a | Brown Buddies [1930] | Nagasaki [1934] | Don Redman & His Orchestra [1934] | Aka: Red and Struggy (Struggs) | Satires | Lindy Hop | Tap | Eccentric | Comedy | Pantomime | 1930's |
| Studholme | Marie | n/a | n/a | n/a | Dancer, Actress | 1900's? |
| Stump & | Stumpy | n/a | Apollo | Stump and Stumpy short [1948] | Aka: James Cross | Harold Cromer | Tap | Dancers | Comedians | 1930's |
| Stuart | Nick | NY? | Blake Of Scotland Yard | Aka: Nicholas Pratza | Apache dance | 4/10/1903-4/7/1973 |
| Stuart | Richard | Fairmont, WV | Life Begins at 8:40 | Aka: Stuart and Lea, & Richard & Flora Ossana | Ballroom | Ballet | S:1901 F:1916 |
| Subligny | Marie Therese de | France? | n/a | Ballon | Allemande | Court | Ballet | 1666-1736 |
| Sujata | n/a | n/a | n/a | Asota | Fire Dancers | 1940's |
| Sullivan | Jim & Louise | n/a | Trianon Ballroom | Fox Newsreel | The Night they RaidedMinsky's | Gloria Cranwell nae: Cotchonis is daughter | WorldCharleston Champions" | 1926 |
| Sullivan | George | Harlem, NY | 1955 Harvest Moon Ball Winner | The Spirit Moves | member of the Jiveadeers | Married: Ruth Sullivan | Lindy Hop | 1950's |
| Sullivan | Ruth "Sugar" | Harlem, NY | 1955 Harvest Moon Ball Winner | The Spirit Moves Video | member of the Jiveadeers, Sonny Allen's Rocket's | Partner ofAl Minns | Big Nick |married: George Sullivan | Lindy Hop | 1950's |
| Surrat | Valeska | NY? | n/a | Gould | Apache dance | 1909 |
| Sushinsky | Marion | NY | 1940's Harvest Moon Ball | Al Toneatti | Rumba | 1940's |
| Swayze | Patsy | Houston, TX | Realname: Yvonne Helen | aka Patsy Karnes | Married: Jesse Wayne Swayze | Choreo: Urban Cowboy | Liar's Moon | One Last Dance | Mother to: Sean Vicky, Bambi, Patrick and Donald Swayze | [Obits] | Ballroom | Ballet | Jazz | Teacher | Chorographer | 2/7/1927-9/9/2013 |
| Swayze | Patrick | Houston, TX | Dirty Dancing | Roadhouse | Ghost | Married: Lisa Neimi | Son of Patsy Swayze | Jennifer Gray | Mambo | Dirty Dance | Ballroom | b.8/18/1952-9/2009 |
| Sweepstone | n/a | n/a | n/a | Aka: Sweepstone & Tweedle | Ballroom | Tango | 1920's? |
| Swinton | Harry | n/a | Old Kentucky | Bijou Theatre (Brooklyn), successful Contest dancer | n/a | Sand Dancer | Spreadin' the Sand | Legendary Tap dancer | 1900's |
| Sygietynski | Mira Ziminska & Tadeusz | n/a | Co-founder and director of the Mazowsze Song and Dance Ensemble | n/a | Folk | Polka | M-1901-1/26/1997 | T-d.1955 |
| Sylvester | Victor | London, England | Originally a famous dance Instructor who later turned band leader for Ballroom Dances | Phyllis Clarke | Married: Dorothy Newton | Ballroom | | Tango | Charleston | 2/25/1900-8/14/1978 |
| Szanto | Maria | n/a | n/a | Van Dyck Dancers | Dancer | 1920's |
| Szony | Francois | Budapest, Hungary | 1953 Toast of the Town (TV.)1951 Harvest Moon Ball | Latin Quarter | Aka: The Szonys | Married: Giselle | Aerialist | Coach | Ballroom | Ballet | Adagio | 1950's |