is ement ▁searching ▁for ▁Spanish ▁d anc ers . ▁She ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁dance ▁from ▁both ▁ch orus ▁girls ▁and ▁men ▁tap ▁d anc ers . ▁When ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁Club ▁closed , ▁she ▁dan ced ▁at ▁C afé ▁Z anz ib ar , ▁Club ▁M imo , ▁the ▁Len ox ▁L oun ge , ▁and ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Theater . ▁She ▁also ▁dan ced ▁at ▁Parad ise ▁Club , ▁Har lem ▁Club ▁in ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁and ▁Rh um ▁Bo og ie ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁Ell is ▁c ites ▁Small ' s ▁Parad ise ▁on ▁ 1 3 5 th ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁as ▁The ▁Silver ▁B elles ▁organization ▁spot . ▁After ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁dan cing , ▁she ▁raised ▁two ▁children , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁b art ender ▁and ▁bar ▁manager . ▁ ▁Cle o ▁Hay es ▁( born ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Green ville , ▁Mississippi . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁with ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁star ▁and ▁land ed ▁her ▁first ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Terra ce ▁with ▁Earl ▁H ines . ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁she ▁worked ▁at ▁Small ' s ▁Parad ise ▁which , ▁unlike ▁most ▁clubs , ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁Black ▁people . ▁When ▁someone ▁from ▁the ▁newly ▁opened ▁Apol lo ▁Theater ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ch orus ▁line , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁' A pol