Beth Mitchell | |
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Born | Elizabeth Webster Mitchell October 7, 1972 |
Died | March 20, 1998 | (aged 25)
Resting place | Stoneville Municipal Cemetery |
Education | Dalton L. McMichael High School |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, dancer |
Relatives | J.J. Webster (great-grandfather) John Ray Webster (granduncle) Jeff Webster (cousin) |
Elizabeth Webster Mitchell (October 7, 1972 – March 20, 1998) was an American educator and competitive shag dancer. In 1998 she won the National Shag Dance Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Mitchell was killed during the 1998 Gainesville–Stoneville tornado outbreak a week after she won the championship. She was posthumously inducted into the Beach Shaggers National Hall of Fame's Keepers Of The Dance in 2002.