2014 Event The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics is held in Sochi; the celebration includes a variety of performing artists in music and dance 1998 Event World Ice Dance Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1997 Event Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus) 1997 Death Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 1996 Death Euphemia MacDonald May Moxon, dance producer, dies at 91 1996 Death Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84 1996 Event Ice Dance Championship at Edmonton won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS) 1995 Death Mary Bruce, dance Teacher, dies at 95 1995 Death Ted Sannella, square dance caller, dies of cancer 1995 Death Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist, dies at 81 1995 Death Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at 67 1995 Event Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham U.K. won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS) 1995 Death Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69 1995 Death Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies 1994 Death Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80 1994 Death Boris Alexandrov, conductor, Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88 1994 Event Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS) 1993 Event Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS) 1992 Event "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin New York City for 10 per 1992 Death Paul Jabara, singer and actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 1992 Death Tom Alexander, model/actor (Kurt-Forbidden Dance), dies of AIDs 1992 Event Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS) 1991 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly, Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou 1991 Death Corrie Hartong, dance pioneer, dies 1991 Event 63rd Academy Awards - "Dance with Wolves," Kathy Bates and J Irons win 1991 Event Ice Dance Championship at Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (FRA) 1991 Death Doc Pomus, lyricist 'Save Last Dance for Me', dies at 65 1991 Death Arthur Murray, dance instructor, dies at 95 of pneumonia 1990 Event Ice Dance Championship at Halifax won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (URS) 1989 Event Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR) 1988 Event Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1987 Death Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88 1987 Event Rocker David Crosby weds Jan Dance in Los Angeles 1987 Event Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1986 Event "Song and Dance" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 474 performances 1985 Event "Song and Dance" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 474 performances 1985 Event "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 669 performances 1985 Event Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1984 Death Pascale Ogier, actress (Ghost Dance), dies of heart attack at 24 1984 Event Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (GRB) 1983 Event "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 669 performances 1983 Event Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with H Battle premieres in New York City 1983 Event David Bowie's 'Let's "Dance' single goes #1 1983 Event "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City 1983 Event Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB) 1982 Birthday Jessica Joseph, born in Royal Oak, Michigan, dance skater, Butler-1997 National 1982 Event Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Torvill and Dean (GRB) 1982 Death Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 1981 Event Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and C Dean (GRB) 1980 Birthday Margot Contois, Marquette, Michigan, dance skater, & Robert Peal 1980 Event Ice Dance Championship at Dortmund W Germany won by Regoczy and Sallay 1979 Birthday Kelly Brook, born in Rochester, England, model, actress, appeared in 'Strictly Come Dancing' celebrity dance competition, appeared in film, 'Sorted' 1979 Birthday Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1979 Birthday Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 National-13th 1979 Birthday Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater 1979 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov U.S.S.R. 1978 Birthday Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev 1978 Birthday Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1978 Event Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov 1977 Birthday Tami Tyler, born in Santa Clara, California, dance skater, & Jonathan Nichols 1977 Event Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hours) 1977 Event "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" by Universal Robot Band peaks at #93 1977 Birthday Debbie Koegel, Norristown, Pennsylvania, dance skater 1977 Birthday Beata Handra, born in San Francisco, California, dance skater, & Sinek-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd 1976 Birthday John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Birthday Jonathan Nichols, born in Wilmington, Delaware, dance skater, & Tami Tyler 1976 Event Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) 1975 Birthday Alexi Komarov, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dance skater, & Carr-1995 Pac Champ 1975 Birthday Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Kurt Dreger, Ironwood, Michigan, dance skater, & Cronin-1997 National-13th 1975 Birthday Julia Bikbova, born in Kiev, Ukraine, dance skater 1975 Birthday Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady, New York, dance skater, & Demkowski 1975 Birthday Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1973 Death Earle Foxe, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies at 81 1973 Birthday Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1973 Event Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens 1972 Birthday Oleg Fediukov, born in Moscow, Russia, dance skater, & Debbie Koegel 1972 Death Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65 1972 Birthday Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois 1972 Birthday Cheryl Demkowski, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Gregory Maddalone 1971 Birthday Peter Tchernyshev, St. Petersburg Russia, dance skater, & Naomi Lang 1971 Birthday Elizabeth Punsalan, Syracuse, New York, dance skater, & Swallow, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Event Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) 1969 Birthday Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater 1969 Event Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR 1968 Event Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB) 1967 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB) 1966 Birthday Jerod Swallow, Ann Arbor, Michigan, dance skater, & Punsalan-1997 Nationals 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Event Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB 1966 Birthday Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 Event Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts 1964 Birthday Charles Sinek, dance skater, & Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd 1963 Birthday Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance" 1960 Birthday Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker, Skids-Scared to Dance 1960 Birthday Adrian Paul, born in London, England, actor, Dance to Win, Highlander 1960 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB) 1959 Death Lester Vail, actor (Dance Fools Dance), dies on 59th birthday 1959 Event Netherlands Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig and Cut Flier) 1959 Event Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB 1958 Birthday Michael Flatley, born in Chicago, Illinois, Irish choreographer, Lord of Dance 1958 Death Rudolf von Laban, Czechoslovakian/Germany choreographer (modern dance), dies at 78 1958 Event Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB 1958 Birthday Tom Schuman, pianist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1957 Event Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB) 1956 Birthday Jaki Graham, born in Birmingham, England, singer, 1994 hit 'Ain't Nobody', number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 1956 Event Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB 1955 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB 1954 Birthday Yanni, new age musician, Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance 1954 Death Henri E B Matisse, French painter/sculptor (Dance II), dies at 84 1954 Birthday Julio Fernandez, jazz guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Birthday Kim Stone, bassist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1954 Birthday Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever 1954 Event Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy GRB 1954 Birthday Lance Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1953 Birthday Midge Ure, Glasgow Scot, rocker, Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1953 Birthday Chet Catallo, guitarist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1953 Event Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Westwood and Demmy GRB 1952 Birthday Richie Morales, drummer, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1952 Birthday Billy Currie, rock keyboardist and violinist, Ultravox-We Came to Dance 1952 Event Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB 1951 Birthday Liz Phillips, born in New Jersey, composer, sound artist, interactive artist, creates sound installations relating to live forms, has held exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, collaborated with Merce Cunningham Dance Company 1951 Birthday Jay Beckenstein, saxophonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1951 Birthday Larry Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 35 performances 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 35 performances 1948 Birthday Dave Samuels, vibraphonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1948 Birthday Robert P Holdstock, UK, sci-fi author, Ghost Dance, Labyrinth 1947 Birthday Jim Messina, rocker, Loggins and Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance 1947 Birthday Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1946 Birthday Charles Dance, English Actor 1946 Birthday Debbie Moore, founder/CEO, Pineapple Dance Studios 1945 Birthday Bette Midler, Patterson, New Jersey, singer and actress, Do You Want to Dance? 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Death Alexander van Zemlinsky, Austrian composer (African Dance), dies at 69 1942 Death Alexander van Zemlinsky, Australia/US composer (African Dance), dies at 70 1941 Birthday Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Birthday Twyla Tharp, born in Portland, Indiana, choreographer, Twyla Tharp Dance Troupe 1941 Birthday Chick Corea, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, jazz pianist, Delhpi I, Toy Dance 1940 Birthday Bobby Freeman, rocker, Do You Want to Dance 1940 Event Dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss) 1939 Event Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance" 1939 Birthday Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher 1939 Birthday Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet, Dance of the Zygotes 1934 Birthday Arthur Mitchell, choreographer, Dance Theater of Harlem 1934 Birthday Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1931 Birthday Alice Munro, author, Dance of the Happy Shades 1931 Birthday Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater 1929 Death Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 1927 Birthday Peter Brinson, dance educationalist 1926 Birthday Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1926 Event 3 men dance Charleston for 22 hours 1925 Event Grand Ole Opry premieres as WSM Barn Dance on WSM radio Nashville Tn 1925 Birthday Robert Cohan, artistic director, Contemporary Dance Trust 1924 Event "National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS Chicago 1923 Birthday Tito Puente, born in Puerto Rico, bandleader, Dance Mania 1923 Event 1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hours 1923 Event 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas) 1919 Birthday Ralph Flanagan, born in Loraine, Ohio, orchestra leader, Let's Dance 1914 Birthday Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher 1914 Birthday Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist 1914 Birthday Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic, Dance Magazine 1912 Birthday Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher 1908 Birthday Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1906 Birthday Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life 1906 Birthday Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1905 Birthday Euphemia MacDonald, dance producer 1905 Birthday Boris Alexandrov, conductor, Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble 1904 Birthday Sally Rand, Hickory County, Missouri, stripper, fan dance 1903 Birthday Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, U.S. dance critic/poet, Snoring in N 1901 Birthday Cornelis J Kelk, Dutch writer, Dance of Young Feet 1901 Birthday Pauline Starke, Joplin, Missouri, actress, Dante's Inferno, Dance Magic 1900 Birthday Lester Vail, actor, Dance Fools Dance, Consolation Marriage 1900 Birthday Mary Bruce, dance Teacher 1899 Death Ernest Chausson, French composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44 1896 Event Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) 1895 Birthday Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1895 Birthday Arthur Murray, dancer, Arthur Murray's Dance Party 1891 Birthday Earle Foxe, Oxford, Ohio, actor, Dance Fools Dance 1891 Birthday Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer and choreographer, Dance We Must 1887 Birthday William Zorach, Lithuania, U.S. sculptor, Spirit of the Dance 1880 Birthday Mikhail Fokine, born in Russia, choreographer/founder of modern dance 1879 Birthday Rudolf von Laban, Czechoslovakian/German choreographer, modern dance 1879 Birthday Lucile Watson, actress, Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance 1872 Birthday Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, born in Russia, dance master, Imperial Ballet 1835 Birthday Eduard Strauss, Austria, composer, 318 Dance 1808 Event William Henry Lane ("Juda") perfects tap dance
