1993 Emile Ardolino, director (Dirty Dancing), dies at 50 of AIDs
1992 "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 421 performances
1992 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win
1991 "Dancing at Lughnasa" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 421 performances
1990 Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," premieres in Dublin
1989 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence
1984 British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships
1983 Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84
1982 John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours
1980 "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances
1980 "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances
1973 University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing
1970 Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp
1960 Jennifer Grey, actress, Dirty Dancing
1956 Lisa Niemi, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies
1953 Heather Watts, born in Los Angeles, California, ballerina, Dancing on My Grave
1952 Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost
1948 Leo Sayers, rocker, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing
1947 Priscilla Yates, director, Royal Academy of Dancing
1946 David Wall, English ballet dancers/director, Royal Academy of Dancing
1945 Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen
1944 Ray Davies, London, singer/guitarist, Kinks-Come Dancing
1936 RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy)
1935 Jerry Ohrbach, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Law and Order, Dirty Dancing
1933 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released
1912 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break
1904 Antonin Dvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62
1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men"
1883 Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet, Dancing Lamp
1883 Florence Reed, Philadelphia, silent film actress, Dancing Girl
1879 Antonin Dvorak's "Slavic Dancing," premieres
1874 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer, The World a Dancing Party
1844 Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing
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