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This article is about dancer and choreographer. For dance band leader, see Joseph C. Smith.

Joseph C. Smith (1875–1932) was an American dancer and choreographer.

Joseph C. Smith and Louise Alexander dancing the Apache dance in the 1908 Broadway musical, "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge."

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

  1. ^ Smith, Joseph C. (1914-01-17). "BROUGHT 'TANGO' TO AMERICA.; Joseph Smith Also Claims Credit for "Turkey Trot" and "Apache."". The New York Times (Letter to the editor).

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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