Jean Veloz was an American dancer, born in 1924 in Los Angeles, who died in 2023.
Biography
Jean Grinnell Veloz (née Phelps, March 1, 1924 – January 15, 2023) was an American lindy hop dancer and actress, best known for her roles in 1940s and 1950s musicals. She innovated a style of swing dance that was "silky smooth", now known as "Hollywood style" contrasting the more jitterbug style prevalent during the 1930s-1940s.
Contemporaries
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American entertainer (1925–1990)
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