Charles Durang
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Charles Durang was an American dancer.
Charles Durang was born in Philadelphia in 1796, the son of John Durang
, the first native-born American professional dancer. Charles made his first appearance in the Chestnut Street Theater at the age of 7 in 1803, and subsequently performed in almost every theater in the United States. He was actor, author, stage manager, prompter, ballet master, and finally opened a dancing academy. He was the author of a "History of the Philadelphia Stage from 1752 to 1854," which appeared serially in the Philadelphia Journal.
Durang died in Philadelphia, February 15, 1870.
Charles Durang was born in Philadelphia in 1796, the son of John Durang
John Durang
John Durang was the first U.S.-born professional dancer of note, best known for his hornpipe dance.John Durang, the son of Jacob and Catherine Durang, was born on January 6, 1768, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but grew up mostly in York, Pennsylvania, where he was educated at the Christ Lutheran...
, the first native-born American professional dancer. Charles made his first appearance in the Chestnut Street Theater at the age of 7 in 1803, and subsequently performed in almost every theater in the United States. He was actor, author, stage manager, prompter, ballet master, and finally opened a dancing academy. He was the author of a "History of the Philadelphia Stage from 1752 to 1854," which appeared serially in the Philadelphia Journal.
Durang died in Philadelphia, February 15, 1870.
Books
- Durang's Terpsichore or Ball Room Guide. Turner & Fisher: New York, 1848.
- The Fashionable Dancer's Casket: or, The Ball-Room Instructor, 1856. (HTML and page images at the Library of CongressLibrary of CongressThe Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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