John Durang was an American choreographer, born in 1768 in Lancaster, who died in 1822.
Biography
John Durang (January 6, 1768 – March 31, 1822) was the first native-born American to become known as a dancer.
Said to be George Washington's favorite performer, he had danced the hornpipe, a lively, jiglike solo exhibition so called because it was originally performed to music played on a woodwind instrument known as a hornpipe. Durang was also an equestrian and performer of various circus equestrian acts and entertainments.
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Contemporaries
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