Jeni LeGon made her name in the 1930s singing and dancing with other African-American stars such as Bill Bojangles Robinson and Fats Waller. Her biggest role was in the 1935 MGM musical, “Hooray for ...

She was an exuberant Chicago teenager who tapped and shimmied in nightclub revues and became a rare female soloist in the male-dominated dance profession. A chorus girl at 13, she worked her way to ...

African-American tap dancing legend Jeni LeGon died Friday at the age of 96 at her home in Vancouver. From the south side of Chicago, Jeni LeGon was one of the first African-American women in tap ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Mary Jane-style red leather tap shoes ...

The old pair of red tap-dance shoes is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. They belonged to African-American pioneer Jeni LeGon, a Chicago native who ...

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Young tappers and venerable jitterbuggers are brushing off their dance shoes and getting ready for the third annual Masters of Lindy Hop & Tap festival, kicking off tonight at the Century Ballroom.

Jeni LeGon made her name in the 1930s singing and dancing with other African-American stars such as Bill Bojangles Robinson and Fats Waller. Her biggest role was in the 1935 MGM musical, “Hooray for ...

Jeni LeGon — who began her musical-theater career at age 13, was known for wearing pants when all the other female dancers wore skirts and battled what she called “frank racism” as one of the first ...