orus ▁girls ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁show ▁every ▁week ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁ever ▁heard ▁about ▁them . ▁Kennedy ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁Ch orus ▁girls ▁received ▁their ▁due ▁recognition ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁tal ents ▁until ▁they ▁no ▁longer ▁could . ▁The ▁Silver ▁B elles ▁performed ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁black ▁women ▁dance ▁and ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁char ity , ▁particularly ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁senior ▁citizens . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Brown , ▁Jay na . ▁Bab yl on ▁Girls : ▁Black ▁Women ▁Perform ers ▁and ▁the ▁Sh aping ▁of ▁the ▁Modern . ▁Dur ham : ▁Duke ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁. ▁ ▁Hill , ▁Const ance ▁Val ence . ▁T ap ▁Dan cing ▁America : ▁A ▁Cultural ▁History . ▁Oxford : ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁http :// www . the history m akers . org / bi ography / ger ald ine - rh odes - ken n edy - 4 1 ▁ ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁female ▁d anc ers ▁Category : American ▁female ▁d anc ers ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁d anc ers ▁Category : American ▁tap ▁d anc ers ▁Category : D ance ▁companies ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City <0x0A> </s> ▁Gr is el da ▁Blan co ▁Rest repo ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁– ▁September ▁ 3