Jesco White | |
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Born | Bandytown, West Virginia, U.S. | July 30, 1956
Other names | "The Dancing Outlaw" |
Occupation(s) | Mountain Dancer, Entertainer |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Spouse(s) | Norma Jean White (1974–2009; her death) Alida Raquel White (2011–present) |
Jesco White, also known as the "Dancing Outlaw" (born July 30, 1956) is an American folk dancer and entertainer. He is best known as the subject of three American documentary films that detail his desire to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, D. Ray White, while dealing with depression, drug addiction, alcoholism, and the poverty that affects some parts of rural Appalachia.