John Robinson 71 Posted December 27, 2018 Sono Osato, Japanese-American dancer, is dead aged 99, according to the New York Times... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/obituaries/sono-osato-dead.amp.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted February 24, 2019 South African born founder of the Australian Ballet School, Dame Margaret Scott, reportedly dead: http://dancelines.com.au/tributes-dame-margaret-scott-change-landscape-ballet-australia/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 28, 2019 Alun Jones, who served as artistic director for the Louisville for two decades, died last week at the age of 82. Jones died in Greece, of a heart attack. He was 82 years old. Jones was the artistic director for 24 years before retiring in 2002. He and his wife, ballerina Helen Starr started the Louisville Ballet School after coming to America in 1975. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted October 17, 2019 Here’s a big one. Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso dead at 98. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted December 11, 2019 British ballet prodigy Jack Burns has died at the age of 14. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/11/tributes-paid-much-loved-ballet-star-jack-burns-has-died-aged/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted March 7, 2020 Danny Tidwell, dancer who appeared on the US version of So You Think You Can Dance, being reported dead aged 35 by Debbie Allen: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted March 31, 2020 Report of the death of Don Campbell, inventor of the "locking" dance style from one of his former troupe: At one time was going out with Toni Basil. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted May 5, 2020 Reports of the death of British ballerina Anne Heaton: And: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/Anne-Heaton-Renowned-Ballet-Dancer-and-Wife-Of-BRB-Founder-John-Field-Has-Passed-Away-20200505 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted June 8, 2020 Another Soul Train dancer leaves us - this time it is Tyrone "The Bone" Proctor, who promoted the style of Waacking dance which it is suggested eventually morphed into or was stolen for Vogue-ing as seen on some old dame's video of Vogue: https://www.soultracks.com/story-tyrone-the-bone-proctor-dies Heavily influenced a young Jeffrey Daniel, who has reported Proctor's death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 13, 2020 Anna Wyman, a pioneer in modern dance in Canada, has died. She was 92. Wyman was a choreographer, artistic director and dance teacher. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/anna-wyman-modern-dance-obituary-1.5647116 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,374 Posted July 15, 2020 Nakotah LaRance, a world-class hoop dancer who performed with Cirque du Soleil before leaving to coach other hoop dancers, has died. He was 30. LaRance also had a couple of minor film credits. https://apnews.com/a77cc5b5b71e25de3ce8b2ec784a1540 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted July 17, 2020 Perhaps the last great "are you sure they didn't die 20 years ago?" celeb, Zizi Jeanmaire has taken her curtain call aged 95. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,491 Posted July 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Perhaps the last great "are you sure they didn't die 20 years ago?" celeb, Zizi Jeanmaire has taken her curtain call aged 95. Farewell celeb I only know thanks to that Sarstedt song which is going to be stuck in my head all day now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,170 Posted July 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Perhaps the last great "are you sure they didn't die 20 years ago?" celeb, Zizi Jeanmaire has taken her curtain call aged 95. Ooh, I stopped picking her in pools as she seemed very spry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,698 Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, msc said: Farewell celeb I only know thanks to that Sarstedt song which is going to be stuck in my head all day now. Yes it will, a-ha-ha... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,574 Posted July 17, 2020 A hit for my French theme team. I always liked her name because it sounds like a classic drag name RIP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 19, 2020 Oh Christ - ABC Deadpool clamouring I can hear it now. I’ll be on a plane the next 20 hours (or asleep). Zzzzzzzz (appropo). SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted December 30, 2020 On 31/03/2020 at 12:21, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Don Campbell, inventor of the "locking" dance style from one of his former troupe: At one time was going out with Toni Basil. Now Toni Basil is reporting the death of Adolfo Quinones, aka Shabba Doo: Appeared in Xanadu and the two Breakin' movies. Leaves Toni as the sole Soul Train survivor from the original Lockers. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704044/ Here he is giving it large in Chaka Khan's I Feel For You Music Video: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,029 Posted December 30, 2020 Obituary. We went from Geelani to Shabba Doo... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted December 30, 2020 Ozone: layer in the hole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 607 Posted December 30, 2020 Aww, sad news about Shabba Doo. I remember being quite impressed that he was one of the main dancers on the Who's That Girl tour when I saw Madonna at Roundhay Park. Wasn't he in that Toni Basil TV special - I know Spaz Attack was, mainly because I found it hilarious her keep calling out "Spaz" at someone (which, being about 10 at the time I would have done...) so was Shabba Doo the other dancer in that? I definitely knew of him before his Madonna gig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted January 9, 2021 Royal Ballet dancer Clementina Bentine (nee Stuart) died 9 December 2020 aged 93: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/246729/bentine Oh, and the widow of the late goon, Michael Bentine. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted January 13, 2021 Sir Robert Cohan, American born dancer and choreographer who was artistic founder of the London Contemporary Dance School and London Contemporary Dance Theatre, reported dead aged 95: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,703 Posted January 25, 2021 Jorunn Kirkenær (wiki), Norwegian ballet dancer, dead at 94. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted April 17, 2021 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14677746/laim-scarlett-ballet-dead/ 35 year old royal ballet star and choreographer Liam Scarlett has died it has been revealed. He was in the news recently with regards to allegations of inappropriate behaviour. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
