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Meet Renowned Jazz Dancer, Ida Forsyne

Ida Forsyne was a renowned jazz dancer and recognized as one of the best of all time. Forsyne was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother worked as a domestic servant and her father disappeared from the family when Forsyne was just two years old. By the age of ten, Forsyne was singing and performing making […]

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