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Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates – A Short History
11
Jan

Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, born in 1912 in rural South Carolina, was a famous swing dancer and showman known for tap dancing with a wooden prosthetic limb and a unique style. Bates had lost a leg in a farming accident at the age of six.

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Mama Lu Parks – A Short History
24
Nov

Louise "Mama Lou" Parks is one of the dancers who, with her company, kept Lindy Hop "alive" after the closure of the Savoy Ballroom in 1958.

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