Irene Castle

    Irene Castle

    April 16, 1893 (131 years old) in New Rochelle, New York, USA

    Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.

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