John Durang
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | January 6,1768 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Lancaster |
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| United States | |
| Died | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Mary McEwen |
| Children | Ferdinand Durang |
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| ID | 3489707 |
John Durang Life story
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.