Skippy Blair (born 1924) is an American dance teacher for over 50 years. Blair's first Dance Studio was on Firestone at Woodruff, next door to the Downey Elk's Hall in Downey, California, opened in 1958. [1] She was the founder of the Golden State Dance Teachers Association and co-founder of the World Swing Dance Council.[2][3]
She developed the Universal Unit System, a system of dance education that emphasizes music and its relationship to the dance, balance and body dynamics. [2]
In 1994 she was inducted into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame.