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Charles Durang (1794–1870) was an American dancer. Charles Durang was born in Philadelphia on December 4, 1794, the son of John Durang, the first native-born American professional dancer. Charles made his first appearance in the Chestnut Street Theater at the age of 7 in 1803, and subsequently performed in almost every theater in the United States. He was actor, author, stage manager, prompter, ballet master, and finally opened a dancing academy. He was the author of a "History of the Philadelphia Stage from 1752 to 1854," which appeared serially in the Philadelphia ''Journal''. Durang died in Philadelphia, February 15, 1870. ==Books== * ''Durang's Terpsichore or Ball Room Guide''. Turner & Fisher: New York, 1848. * (''The Fashionable Dancer's Casket: or, The Ball-Room Instructor'' ), 1856. (HTML and page images at the Library of Congress) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Durang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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