Joseph Smith (dancer)

This article is about the dancer and choreographer. For the dance band leader, see Joseph C. Smith.
Joseph C. Smith and Louise Alexander dancing the Apache dance in the 1908 Broadway musical, "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge."

Joseph C. Smith (1875–1932)[1] was an American dancer, musical theatre actor, and choreographer. 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.[2] He was the son of George Washington Smith (1820-1899), America's first male ballet star.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Howell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Smith, Joseph C. (1914-01-17). "BROUGHT 'TANGO' TO AMERICA.; Joseph Smith Also Claims Credit for "Turkey Trot" and "Apache."". The New York Times (Letter to the editor).