Tap Dancer Eduardo Corrochio

A profile and fan site for professional tap dancer Eduardo Corrochio. See also More Spanish Tap Dancers and Tap Dancing in Spain.

NAME: Eduardo Corrochio
YEAR OF BIRTH: 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH: Spain
FATHER: Miguel Corrochio
MOTHER: Regina Corrochio (she was half English)
YEAR OF DEATH: 1912

- Trained at the Capablanca school of dance in of Madrid.
- Studied in New York City with tap dancer Bernie Howard
- Author of the autobiography "Soul of a Tap Dancer"

1890
Competed in a Tap Dancing Championship event in New York City where he was the only dancer among the 200 participants who was from outside the United States. He finished in first place.

1894
Competed in a tap dancing championship event in Chicago Illinois. That event had 300 hundred participants, about 20 of them from outside the United States. He again finished in first place.

Resources

Wikipedia " Eduardo Corrochio" Article