Dora Dean

Dora Dean
Dora Dean taken from the sheet music cover of Don't Think You'd Like to Fondle Me by Hughie Cannon, c.1900.
Born	c.1872
Died	December 13, 1949(1949-12-13) (aged 76–77) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Occupation	Vaudeville
Known for	Dancing and Choreographing

Dora Dean (c.1872 – 1949) was an African-American vaudeville dancer and entertainer. Dean was part of one of the most popular vaudeville acts of the pre-World War I period. She was best known for popularizing the cakewalk dance internationally, with her husband and dance partner Charles E. Johnson, as part of the act Dean and Johnson.

Dean's beauty inspired a number of songs including "Dora Dean The Sweetest Gal You Ever Seen" (1896) by performer and composer Bert Williams and "Dora Dean's Sister" (1902) by Joseph F. Lamb.