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Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Harriet Browne (1932–1997), tap dancer, choreographer; Leslie Browne (born 1957), dancer, actress, musicals; Jean Butler (born 1971), show dancer, choreographer, created female role in the Irish Riverdance; Maria Calegari (born 1957), ballet dancer, principal dancer, New York City Ballet
Black women tap dancers from the 1920s and 50s whose stories have been lost to history" and as "one of the progenitors of [the] art" of tap dancing. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Germaine Ingram , an American choreographer and attorney, surmised that Madison's lack of success compared to her peers may have been related to her darker skin and facial features as ...
Sublett is known as the father of "rhythm tap", a form of tap dance. Sylvia Sykes, swing dance instructor, judge and choreographer. In particular, she is considered by most to be the leading authority on the dance Balboa. Sanjay Khatri (born 1987), India's first male ballet dancer and ballet teacher
Harriet "Quicksand" Browne (August 7, 1932 – September 1, 1997) was an American tap dancer, educator and choreographer who was best known for her innovation in sanding. Browne got a job dancing in the chorus but shortly afterwards got pregnant and had a son, which put a temporary stop to her dancing career.
This category is intended for notable American tap dancers. Pages in category "American tap dancers" The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. ...
The June Taylor Dancers, the group of sixteen female dancers that performed Taylor's choreography on The Jackie Gleason Show, was an incredibly talented group of women who produced an immense body of work and had a profound impact on the development of tap dance as an art form through the 1950s and 1960s.
Mable Lee (August 2, 1921 – February 7, 2019), sometimes spelled Mabel Lee, was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer.Lee appeared on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and was known as "Queen of the Soundies" due to her numerous performances in the films.