Dancer

Dora Dean

American vaudeville performer

Born 1872 · CloverportDied 1949United States
Dora Dean
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Dora Dean was an American dancer, born in 1872 in Cloverport, who died in 1949.

Biography

Dora Dean (born Dora Babbige; c. 1872 – December 13, 1949) was an African-American vaudeville dancer and entertainer. She was part of one of the most popular vaudeville acts of the pre-World War I period. She was best known for popularizing the cakewalk dance internationally, with her husband and dance partner Charles E. Johnson, as part of the act Dean and Johnson.

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