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Title: In Short, He's Hot
Description: Feature article on Kansas City native Columbus Short who is an actor, dancer, and choreographer. His latest movie is "Stomp the Yard". He lives in Los Angeles but he still has relatives who live in the Kansas City area.
Date: 2007-01-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Biography of Sally Rand (1904-1979), Actress and Striptease Dancer
Date: 1999
Object Type: Biography

Title: SuEllen Fried
Description: This book contains one page personal accounts of the lives of numerous women from the Kansas City metro area as well as their photograph. Included is SuEllen Fried, an Academy of Registered Dance Therapist, mental health activist, and author.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Celebrate KC's Own 'Two Step'
Description: Article describing the film A Conversation in Dance: A Two-Step Documentary, which chronicles the Kansas City version of the two-step. The dance, which is known as "steppin" in Chicago and "hand dancing" in Dallas, retains a local flavor in the African-American community of Kansas City.
Date: 2004-08-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Janice L. Green, Winner of Talent; Beauty Pageant
Description: Photo and story about Janice Louise Green, or Janice Green, "winner of a beauty and talent pageant" and contestant at the national level. She was an African American "product of the Mabel Williams dancing school," and "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burroughs, of 2611 Flora Ave."
Date: 1952-08-28
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Two Dancers
Description: Full body portrait of a man and woman dancing, autographed to Joe Sanders. Autograph reads "To Joe, can't put into words how much we think of you - A million thanx for your grand assistance. Sincerely, Curry & ?"
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Garfield Dance Center
Description: Interior view of children performing a dance routine at the Garfield Dance Center.
Date: 1944-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: National Folk Festival
Description: Photograph of a man and child in traditional clothing dancing with each other at the National Folk Festival in Washington, D.C.
Date: 1938-05-07
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sally Rand and Orvis Sturdy
Description: Dancer Sally Rand standing beside a seated Orvis A. Sturdy, president of the South Central Business Association. Rand spoke at a South Central Business Association luncheon on December 9, 1941.
Date: 1941-12-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table
Description: Dancer Sally Rand (center), seated at the head table of a South Central Business Association luncheon. Seated to her immediate left is association president Orvis A. Sturdy, and to his left sits the Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrip, pastor of the Troost Avenue Methodist Church.
Date: 1941-12-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sally Rand and Others at Banquet Table
Description: Sally Rand (far left) seated at the head table of a South Central Business Association luncheon. To her left sits association president Orvis A. Sturdy, the Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrip of Troost Avenue Methodist Church, and Dr. Burris Jenkins of the Community Church.
Date: 1941-12-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Enid Romany/Sooy
Description: Portrait identified as Enid Romany, name also seen as Enid Sooy. Performed on Broadway. Name also seen in newspaper clippings in Scrapbook #2 of the collection as Enid Sooy Mark and noted as the daughter of Mrs. C. B. Sefranka. She danced with the San Carlo Opera Company and the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Men and Women Dancing
Description: Unidentified man and woman dancing.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ella Daganova
Description: Autographed, full body portrait in dance costume of ballerina and ballet teacher Ella Daganova. Autograph reads: "To Helen Thomes, Have enjoyed our work together. Best Wishes, Ella Daganova".
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Anna Ludmila
Description: Autographed, full-body portrait in dance costume of ballerina Anna Ludmila. Autograph reads: "To Helen Thomes with most sincere admiration, Anna Ludmila."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified Dancer
Description: Full body portrait of an unidentified dancer.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman
Description: Dramatic full body portrait of dancers in costume identified as Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Autographed as "To Miss Thomes, Enjoying seeing you again, Charles Weidman". Humphrey and Weidman were American modern dance innovators and dance partners.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Anna Ludmila
Description: Full-body portrait in dance costume of ballerina identified as Anna Ludmila.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Andreas Pavley
Description: Full body portrait in dance costume of dancer Andreas Pavley.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Michael Mordkin
Description: Full body postcard photograph of English dancer Michael Mordkin which is autographed by him.
Object Type: Photograph

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