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Frankie Manning
b. 5-26-1914; Jacksonville, FL
d. 4-27-2009; NYC
Frankie Manning, a dancer, teacher and choreographer, is remembered as one of the founders of the Lindy Hop, a dance that got its name from aviator Charles Lindbergh's “hop” of the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Manning, and his partner Frieda Washington, performed the first air step (an aerial) in a swing dance competition. He also worked with singer/dancer Norma Miller, known as the “Queen of Swing”.
Frankie Manning quote ~
• “I never taught people where to step on '2', because when I learned how to dance there was no '2'. We just danced to the music.”
• Black History posters
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Antonia Mercé y Luque
“La Argentina”
b. 9-4-1890; Buenos Aires
d. 7-18-1936; France
Flamenco dancer Antonia Merce y Luque, whose stage name was La Argentina, originated and helped to establish the neoclassical style of Spanish dance as a theatrical art. She toured worldwide, often with flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya.
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Ann Miller, née Johnnie Lucille Collier
b. 4-12-1923; Chireno, TX
d. 1-22-2004; Los Angeles, CA
Ann Miller was a child dance prodigy noted for her speed of tap dancing. She had a stellar career in Hollywood musicals as a dancer, singer, and actress in the 1940s and 50s appearing in Kiss Me, Kate, Easter Parade, and On the Town.
• Ann Miller: Tops in Taps
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Marilyn Miller (née Mary Ellen Reynolds)
b. 9-1-1898; Evansville, IN
d. 4-7-1936; NYC (complications for sinus surgery)
Marilyn Miller, an accomplished dancer, singer and actress was the most popular Broadway musical stars of the 1920s and 30s. She toured with her family's vaudeville act as a child, and was made a star by Flo Ziegfeld in his Follies of 1918. She constructed her stage name Marilyn from her given first name, her mother's middle name Lynn, and her stepfather. She was so popular that Marilyn became the 16th most common name for girls by 1930.
• The Other Marilyn: A Biography of Marilyn Miller
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Lola Montez, née Dolores Eliza Roseanna Gilbert
b. 2-17-1821; Ireland
d. 1-17-1861; New York
Lola Montez, the toast of Europe with her acting and exotic dancing, finally entertained miners in places like gold rush era San Francisco and Australia, dying in poverty in New York City at the age of 39.
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Rita Moreno
b. 12-11-1931; Puerto Rico
Singer, dancer and actress Rita Moreno is the first and only Hispanic person and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She is the second (first- Jose Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac in the 1950) Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award (West Side Story, 1961).
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Arthur Murray
née Moses Teichmann
b. 4-4-1895; Galicia, Austria-Hungary
d. 3-3-1991; Hawaii
Arthur Murray's name is most often associated with the chain of dance studios that he founded in 1938.
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