Joseph Smith (dancer)

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

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. ↑ Joseph C. Smith, New York Times, letter to editor, Brought Tango to America, January 17, 1914

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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