Dance history: Skippy Blair passed on June 30, 2021. She was 97 years of age. Skippy began teaching tap dancing at the age of thirteen. For twelve years, she was a choreographer and dancer on TV with the Al Jarvis “Let’s Dance Show”; Bob Barker’s Truth or Consequences; Barker’s Varieties; and Kastles in the Air. She also appeared with Larry Kern in the movies “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” and “Tales of the Hollywood Hills.”Known worldwide as the Teacher of Teachers, Skippy, continued to communicate with the world on a daily basis imparting her wisdom and joy. She provided clarity to any given topic on dance. Skippy has been training and certifying champion dancers and teachers for over sixty years. She is the founder of the Golden State Dance Teachers Association® and co-founded the World Swing Dance Council and is also in The World Swing Dance Council Hall of Fame. She conducted Dance Intensives for many years locally, nationally, and in later years at her home in Downey California where she received enthusiasts from around the world. Skippy has written seven dance textbooks – including Disco To Tango and Back, Dance Power, and The Dance Terminology Notebook. She is author and developer of the Skippy Blair Universal Unit System® SBUUS and Dance Dynamics®. Skippy was also a singer and wrote her own songs. Her popular song “I’ve Got a Song” which she used in her teaching videos
Skippy is so much more than the sum of all these parts. She was a brilliant light shining like a diamond while she delivered gold to all who have been lucky enough to learn from this incredible woman of dance. Skippy was inducted into the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame as the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in 2018.