pper ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager ▁at ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁and ▁Renaissance ▁Ball rooms ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁the ▁legend ary ▁tap ▁dan cer ▁Charles ▁Col es . ▁She ▁tou red ▁as ▁a ▁l ind y ▁ho pper ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Apol lo ' s ▁Number ▁One ▁Ch orus ▁Line ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Col es ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁dan cer ' s ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo . ▁She ▁dan ced ▁with ▁" R ound ▁the ▁World " ▁t ours ▁and ▁also ▁tou red ▁with ▁Leonard ▁Re ed . ▁Mar ion ▁became ▁a ▁dance ▁teacher ▁of ▁rh ythm ▁dance , ▁black ▁ch orus ▁line ▁style , ▁and ▁taught ▁tap ▁sem in ars ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁ment ally ▁ch ore ograph ing ▁and ▁pract icing ▁dance ▁rout ines , ▁and ▁to ▁phys ically ▁perform ▁the ▁steps ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Col es ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁from ▁Queens ▁College ▁for ▁her ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁her ▁students . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁dance ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁B elles . ▁ ▁Ela ine ▁Ell is ▁( born ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁She ▁started ▁dan cing ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁advert