Joseph Smith (dancer)
This article is about dancer and choreographer. For dance band leader, see Joseph C. Smith.
Joseph C. Smith (1875–1932) was an American dancer.
He introduced tango to the United States in 1911. In a letter to the New York Times he claimed that he introduced it at the Winter Garden Theatre, dancing with Dorothy Jardon, in the show called Review of 1911.[1] He was the son of George Washington Smith (1820-1899), America's first male ballet star.
Notes and references
- ↑ Joseph C. Smith, New York Times, letter to editor, Brought Tango to America, January 17, 1914
See also
- Carlos G. Groppa, The Tango in the United States, a History, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2004, ISBN 0-7864-1406-5
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