Elisa Cansino (March 23, 1896 – January 28, 1990) was a vaudeville and Spanish dancer, and one of

The Dancing Cansinos The Dancing Cansinos were a family of dancers and actors including Hispanic American actress Rita Hayworth, and Romani-Spanish dancer Antonio Cansino. The family performed and toured extensively in New York City and Spain. The elder generation o ...

. She was the daughter of

Antonio Cansino Antonio Cansino (1865–1954) was a flamenco dancer and guitarist credited with creating modern-day Spanish dance by combining classical Spanish dance and Romani flamenco. He was popularly known for dancing the bolero. He was the father of Eduardo ...

and aunt of Rita Hayworth. Elisa played a major part in bringing Spanish and Romani dances to the United States. Elisa Cansino was of Romani descent through her father's line.

Early life

Elisa was born in March 23, 1896

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

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, Spain. Her parents were dancers,

and Carmen Cansino. Elisa and Eduardo Cansino toured the

B. F. Keith Circuit The B. F. Keith Circuit was a chain of vaudeville theaters in the United States and Canada owned by Benjamin Franklin Keith for the acts that he booked. Known for a time as the United Booking Office, and under various other names, the circuit was ...

circa 1910 in the United States. Then, she taught dance in Spain. Later, she danced in New York City with her brothers Eduardo and Angel in The Dancing Cansinos. She married Nathaniel A. Jackolo and had a daughter named Gabriel Cansino.

Death

Cansino died in January 28, 1990 in Uleta, Florida at the age of 93.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cansino, Elisa 1896 births 1990 deaths People from Seville Flamenco dancers 20th-century Spanish dancers Spanish female dancers Vaudeville performers Spanish people of Romani descent Cansino family Spanish expatriates in the United States