Dean Collins, born Saul Cohen on May 29, 1917, in Columbus, Ohio, was an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and innovator of swingdance. He is largely responsible for bringing swing dance, or Lindy Hop from New York to Southern California. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Nickname: The Arch City The Discovery City Official website: http://www. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... The term Swing has several meanings: Swing (dance), a kind of dance, including West Coast Swing and East Coast Swing. ... Lindy Hop is an African American vernacular dance which evolved in Harlem, New York, United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s. ...

He grew up in Newark, New Jersey and started learning to dance at age fourteen along with his two older sisters. He was soon dancing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. In 1935, he was named "Dancer of the Year" by The New Yorker. Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... The Savoy Ballroom located in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, was a public place for music and dance shows from 1926 to 1958. ... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ...

He moved to Los Angeles in 1936. He worked as a janitor at Simon's Drive-In Diner. At night, he danced at the Diana Ballroom and Casino Gardens. During this time, he adopted the name "Dean Collins". He popularized an original version of the Shim Sham (dance), now called "The Dean Collins Shim-Sham". This article is about the largest city in California. ... The shim sham or sham originally is a particular tap dance routine. ...

His career started when he was hired by RKO pictures to choreograph the dancing in Let’s Make Music, filmed in 1939 and released in 1940. He eventually danced in or choreographed nearly forty Hollywood movies, including the classic Hellzapoppin' (1941). He also taught dancing in Los Angeles from the 1930s until his death in 1984. During this time, he taught many people including Shirley Temple, Joan Crawford, Cesar Romero, Abbott and Costello, Sylvia Sykes, and Arthur Murray. RKO could stand for: RKO Pictures The R.K.O. - finishing manoever (and initials) of WWE professional wrestler Randy Orton. ... ... Hellzapoppin was a musical revue which was a Broadway hit, running from 22 September 1938 to 17 December 1941, and was at the time the longest-running Broadway musical with 1,404 performances—one of only three plays to run more than 500 performances in the 1930s. ... Shirley Temple in Glad Rags to Riches Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. ... Joan Crawford, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1948 Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an acclaimed Academy Award winning American actress. ... Cesar Romero, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. ... Abbott and Costello (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897-1974); Louis Cristillo, 1906-1959), American comedy duo whose work in radio, film, and television made them one of the most popular and respected teams in comedy history. ... Sylvia Sykes is regarded as one of Californias premiere Swing Dance Instructor and Choreographer, and in particular is considered by most to be the worlds leading authority on Balboa. ... Arthur Murray (April 4, 1895 - March 3, 1991), a dance instructor and businessman, was born in New York, New York as Moses Teichman. ...

His style of Lindy Hop in the 1940s was characterized by smooth motions, eliminating the bounce common in traditional Savoy-Style Lindy Hop, and his follow generally moved within a slot. His style was the main source for what became known in the 1990s as Hollywood-Style Lindy Hop. Dean Collins didn't believe in styles himself. He is supposed to have said, "There is no style, there is only Swing." Lindy Hop is an African American vernacular dance which evolved in Harlem, New York, United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s. ... Savoy-style Lindy Hop is the original swing dance from New York in the 1930s and 1940s. ... The Hollywood Style Lindy is an American dance, a variety of Lindy Hop. ...

Jewel McGowan was his dance partner for eleven years. She appears with him in Pot O' Gold (1941) and many other films. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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