John Durang
(1768-1822)
American actor and dancer
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John Durang (6 January 1768 – 31 March 1822) was the first native-born American to become known as a dancer. Said to be George Washington's favorite performer, he was famous for dancing the hornpipe, a lively, jiglike solo exhibition so called because it was originally performed to music played on a woodwind instrument known as a hornpipe.
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6 January 1768 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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31 March 1822 (aged 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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