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Annerose Baier (born 1946), ice dancer; Pina Bausch (1940–2009), dancer and choreographer, company founder, Tanztheater; Antonia Becherer (born 1963), ice dancer; Christina Beier (born 1984), ice dancer; Lotte Berk (1913–2003), ballet dancer, teacher; Anita Berber (1899–1928), cabaret dancer in Berlin; Hannelore Bey (born 1941), ballerina ...
Tiller Girls posing on a ship, c. mid-late 1920s. The Tiller Girls were among the most popular dance troupes of the 1890s, first formed by John Tiller in Manchester, England, in 1889. In theatre Tiller had noticed the overall effect of a chorus of dancers was often spoiled by lack of discipline. Tiller found that by linking arms the dancers ...
Hayworth was a top glamour girl in the 1940s, a pin-up girl for military servicemen and a beauty icon for women. At 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and 120 lb (54 kg), [54] she was tall enough to be a concern for dancing partners such as Fred Astaire. She reportedly changed her hair color eight times in eight movies. [55]
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were ...
In the 1930s, Wood was the dance captain at the Apollo Theater where the young dancers first met. Wood led the Apollo Theater chorus line to strike for higher wages and a week's vacation pay on February 23, 1940. [5] [6] [7] Sixteen chorus girls shut down the theater by refusing to go onstage and held a 24-hour picket line. The strike was the ...
In 1946, Limón founded the José Limón Dance Company. His most famous dance is The Moor's Pavane (1949), based on Shakespeare's Othello. Chloe Lukasiak (born May 25, 2001), American actress, dancer, author, model and reality TV star most known for starring on the reality show, Dance Moms.
Betty Rowland performed at the famous club Minsky's in New York City, where she earned the nickname "Ball of Fire" from both her flaming red hair and hot and fast style of dancing. [7] She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1938. By 1941, the fresh-faced Rowland was established as a burlesque star.
After performing a "grand acrobatic dance" [7] in the 1944 MGM musical film Broadway Rhythm, [8] to the song "Solid Potato Salad" co-written by Don Raye, Gene de Paul and Hughie Prince, [9] they appeared regularly in nightclub shows around the United States. In May 1944, a reviewer noted that: "Girls are weak in the voice department but go over ...