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Ira Bernstein (born 1959 in Malverne, New York) is a dancer and teacher in the United States who specializes in traditional American dance forms such as Appalachian-style clogging, flatfoot dancing, tap dance, and step dancing. He is considered an authority on clogging, and the leading figure in this dance style.
James Titus Godbolt (October 2, 1927 – May 16, 2008), known professionally as Jimmy Slyde and also as the "King of Slides", was an American tap dancer known for his innovative tap style mixed with jazz. Slyde was a popular rhythm tap dancer in America in the mid-20th century, when he performed on the nightclub and burlesque circuits.
The United States of America is the home of the hip hop dance, swing, tap dance and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance (associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country—twenty three U.S. states have designated it as their official state dance or official folk dance) and one of the major centers for modern dance.
[1] [2] Lloyd was one of the first full-time modern dance critics for an American newspaper, covering dance for The Christian Science Monitor from 1936 until her death in 1960. Her 1949 review of the field of modern dance, The Borzoi Book of Modern Dance , remains an important work, and has been reprinted into the 21st century.
Martha Hill (December 1, 1900 – November 19, 1995) [1] was an American dance instructor with wide influence. She founded innovative programs at Bennington College and Connecticut College, and was the first Director of Dance at the Juilliard School, a position she held for almost 35 years.
Gus Giordano (July 10, 1923 – March 9, 2008 [1] [2]) was an American jazz dancer, teacher, and choreographer.He performed on Broadway, in theatre and television.He founded the Gus Giordano Dance School in 1953 and Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago in 1963.
Lloyd Shaw (1890-1958), also known as Dr. Lloyd "Pappy" Shaw, was an educator, and is generally credited with bringing about the broad revival of square dancing in America. [1] He was superintendent, principal, teacher, and coach for Cheyenne Mountain Schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado , from 1916-1951, and taught folk dancing .
Clayton was widely famous in her time, with critics "hailing her as the embodiment and spokesperson of American dance, [and] dubbing her America’s “'greatest premiere danseuse.'" [12] Noting her reputation as "America’s best dancer" and her comparison with the European star Adeline Genée, a contemporary critic declared that "she is the most versatile dancer in the world, can do buck ...