Bessie Dudley was considered one of the greatest tap and snake dancers during her time. Dudley traveled as Duke Ellington's companion when he sailed the Atlantic in 1933. Ellington had a fear of the ship going down. The two would stay up late at night playing cards and talk to dawn. Dudley was born in […]
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