Jewel McGowan

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Jewel McGowan was a dancer of Lindy Hop, a form of swing dance, in the 1940s and 1950s. She is known among dance aficionados as the frequent partner of dancer Dean Collins. Jewel was considered by her fellow Los Angeles dancers to be the best female swing dancer who ever lived. In addition to their social dancing, Dean and Jewel appeared together as dancers in films of the era. They were partners for 11 years and they were often called the Fred and Ginger of Lindy Hop.^[1] Jewel is especially known for her hip swivels, which remain admired and unrivaled to this day.

Motion pictures

Buck Privates (1941), partner Dean Collins
Playmates (1941), partner Dean Collins
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), partner Dean Collins
Springtime in the Rockies (1942), partner Dean Collins
The Talk of the Town (1942), partner Dean Collins
Always a Bridesmaid (1943), partner Dean Collins
Kid Dynamite (1943), partner Dean Collins
The Powers Girl (1943), partner Dean Collins (famous for dancing in the rain with an umbrella)
Dance Hall (1950), partner Dean Collins
Living It Up (1954), partner Dean Collins

Dean and Jewel also appeared in a few short films such as "Chool Song," and Jewel appeared solo in the short "Hilo Hattie" doing the hula in a grass skirt.

Television documentaries

In the Kingdom of Swing (1993), partner Dean Collins (on Benny Goodman)

Honors

California Swing Dance Hall of Fame (1990), Stellar Star Award

References

↑ http://www.kclindyhop.org/history_a.htm Lindy Hop a History

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