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John Durang
Born
(1768-01-06)January 6, 1768
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
March 31, 1822(1822-03-31) (aged 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Spouse(s)
Mary McEwen (m. ?-1812; her death) Elizabeth Durango (m. ?-March 31, 1822; his death)
Parent(s)
Jacob and
Catherine Durang
John Durang (January 6, 1768 – March 31, 1822) was the first native-born American to become known as a dancer.[1]
Said to be George Washington's favorite performer, he was famous for dancing 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.[citation needed]
^Lillian Moore, "John Durang: The First American Dancer," Dance Index 1 (August 1942), 120-139. Reprinted in Chronicles of American Dance: From the Shakers to Martha Graham, edited by Paul David Magriel (New York: Da Capo Press, 1948), pp. 15-37.
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