Jazz, modern, novelty, and world dance forms

For our final segment on dancers, let's look at women who performed jazz, modern, novelty, and world dance forms

States with most jazz/modern/novelty dancers (1954-2014-tv years)
14-Arizona
14-Connecticut
13-Rhode Island
11-Colorado
11-New York
11-Utah

States with fewest jazz/modern/novelty dancers
0-Idaho
0-Tennessee
2-Iowa

States in general have sent an average of six or seven jazz dancers to Miss America over the last sixty years.

Jazz, Modern, and Novelty Dance
57-Sara Cooper (Missouri)-Top 10 & Prelim Talent-selection unknown
59-Susan Bronson (California)-3rd Runner-up-An American in Spain
59-Patricia Allemand (Arizona)-4th Runner-up-Interpretation of Rejected Love
61-Carolyn Lasater (Utah)-2nd Runner-up & Prelim Talent-My Life In a Day
61-Nancee Parkinson (Minnesota)-4th Runner-up-selection unknown
62-Jeannie Cross (Georgia)-Top 10 Finalist -selection unknown
62-Penny Lee Rudd (Texas)-2nd Runner-up-Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
63-Susan Pickering (Hawaii)-2nd Runner-up-combined with art display
63-Susan Bergstrom (Arizona)-4th Runner-up-Tonight
65-Frances Vernon (Utah)-Top 10 Finalist-The American Prioneer Woman
66-Carol Kennedy (Massachusetts)-Top 10 Finalist-Can-Can
68-Linda Fitts (Florida)-Top 10 Finalist-Twelfth Street Rag
68-Catherine Monroe (Massachusetts)-1st Runner-up-(with Sign Language)-What The World Needs Now
73-Leslie Ann Mays (Washington)-Top 10-The In Crowd
77-Barbara Mougin (Indiana)-1st Runner-up-Summer of '42
83-Kristin Lowenberg (Nebraska)-Top 10 Finalist-What a Feeling (Flashdance)
87-Jo Thompson (Texas)-Top 10 Finalist-An American Trilogy
93-Kalyn Chapman (Alabama)-Top 10 Finalist-The River
01-Kelly Gaudet (Florida)-Top 10 Finalist-It's Time
02-Tiffany Walker (New York)-Top 10 Finalist-Bridge Over Troubled Water
03-Madonna Emond (Michigan)-Top 10 Finalist-On Broadway
04-Jennifer Dupont (Louisiana)-!st Runner-up-The Life of the Party from The Wild Party
04-Veena Goel (California)-4th runner-up & Prelim Talent-Hot Honey Rag from Chicago
08-Sierra Minott (Florida)-4th Runner-up-I Can Cook Too from On The Town
08-Ashlee Baracy (Michigan)-Top 10 Finalist-selection unknown
09-Brittany Jeffers (Nebraska)-Top 10-So Much Better from Legally Blonde
11-Hope Anderson (Louisiana)-Top 10 Finalist-Sway
12-Jennifer Sedler (Arizona)-3rd Runner-up-It's About That Walk
13-Megan Ervin (Illinois)-Top 10 Finalist-Faithfully
14-Caitlin Brunell (Alabama)-Top 10 Finalist-Let It Go
14-Victoria Cowen (Florida)-3rd runner-up-Note to God
14-Alexandra Eppler (Oklahoma)-Top 10 Finalist-Titanium

World Dance Forms (excluding Irish Step which was part of last week's Tap/Clog/Irish blog)
Of course Hawaii wins this with 18 state titleholders performing some form of traditional Hawaiian, Polynesian, and/or Tahitian dance at Miss America.

64-Barbara Hasselberg (Minnesota)-4th runner-up-Polynesian Dance-Hawaiian War Chant
78-Sher Patrick (Ohio)-3rd Runner-up-Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance
84-Debbie Nakanelua (Hawaii)-Top 10 Finalist-Hula-Hawaiian Hula Eyes
87-KAYE LANI RAE RAFKO (MICHIGAN)-MISS AMERICA 1988-Hawaiian/Tahitian Dance
93-Kanoe Aberegg (Hawaii)-Top 10 Finalist-Aloha Oe
00-ANGELA BARAQUIO (HAWAII)-MISS AMERICA 2001-HULA-Theme from Mutiny on the Bounty
06-Pilialoha Gaison (Hawaii)-Top 10 Finalist & Prelim Talent-Tahitian Dance-Te Vaka
08-Nicole Fox (Hawaii)-Top 10 Finalist-Tahitian Otea Dance
09-Raeceen Woolford (Hawaii)-Top 7 Finalist-Hula-Ka'ena
13-NINA DAVALURI (NEW YORK)-MISS AMERICA 2014-Bollywood Fusion-Dhoom Tana

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