Doris Humphries

Chicago native, Doris Humphries, began taking dance classes from Sadie Bruce and joined a rhythm skating group at age 14. She performed in a duo, The Manhattan Debs, and toured throughout the country with Louis Jordan, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, and other musicians. After raising her family, Doris became a Latin ballroom dancer and is largely credited with introducing ballroom to the South Side. She continues to teach tap dance and ballroom in Beverly.