During my readings in the book An American Hometown, I came across the story of Ernestine Myers. She was born in 1900 and was considered to be one of the "12 Outstanding Women of the American Stage" by the age of 21. Her dancing was an exotic mix of acrobatic toe dancing with classical ballet, Creole and Oriental dancing styles. Not everyone enjoyed her dancing styles, she received many mixed reviews due to her unique style of dance. In 1922, she had planned to start a European tour, but her manager suddenly died resulting in her canceling the tour and returning to Terre Haute. After returning she opened a dance studio on Wabash Avenue where she passed on her love of dancing. She passed away in June of 1991. In Ernestine's memory Teresa Miles is continuing the dancing traditions at Teresa's School of Dance on Ohio Street. Before this blog entry you might have thought that no one in Terre Haute could dance, but at least now you know one famous dancer from Terre Haute.