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John Durang

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Gender Male
Date of birth January 6,1768
Zodiac sign Capricorn
Born Lancaster
Pennsylvania
United States
DiedPhiladelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
Spouse Mary McEwen
Children Ferdinand Durang
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John Durang 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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