BIRTHDAY: January 27
GREW UP IN: New Jersey
APPEARANCES: October 65 - February 66
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DAWN danced on approximately the first six episodes of HULLABALOO under famed choreographer David Winters. Later that year (1965) she was a dancer on the Beatles American summer tour as part of an act called the The Discoteque Dancers. The choreographer was Hal Loman and they backed various artists such as Marvin Gaye and Tony Martin. Then in October of 1965 she joined the GAZZARRI DANCERS on HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO and stayed until the final episode. NShe continued to dance professionally into the early 1970s. She later went on to become a Branaff Airlines flight attendant. Today she lives in southern California.
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DAWN was a member of the dance troupe that was part of the legendary August 15, 1965 Shea Stadium concert. They were one of the opening acts prior to the Beatles taking the stage. Below is a photo of the dancers with DAWN third from the right.
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DAWN was the solo go-go dancer featured during The Doors "Light My Fire" performance on the December 27, 1967 Jonathan Winters Show. The best look we get of her is behind Ray Manzarek during the guitar solo. Here is the link to that video:
DAWN was also one of the dancers who appeared on the 1967 Nancy Sinatra TV special titiled "Movin' With Nancy". You can see her in the two following video links from that show:
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DAWN, above and below, from her time on HULLABALOO. In the bottom photograph she is the second dancer from the left. Choreographer David Winters is up in front.
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Below we have a lovely photo of DAWN taken in September 2021 during a visit with Laurie Jacobson and her husband Jon Provost. If you watched HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO back in 1965 it's likely that you are also familiar with Jon Provost of Lassie fame. His wife Laurie has written a book about the Beatles 1965 Shea Stadium concert at which DAWN was a performing dancer. DAWN was interviewed and there will be exclusive photos of her dancing at this show. Publication date is June 2022. Further details forthcoming on this website.
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