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- Edward Howell, taught dance with wife at studio, MDCC
Memorial services for Edward Howell, who with his late wife Argela twirled and dipped through a lifetime in dance, will be held Friday.
Mr. Howell, a resident of Coral Gables, died Sunday at 74.
The Howells began dancing as high school sweethearts in Chicago. Their career would eventually find them dancing in nightclubs in New York, across Canada and in Japan with the USO. They played “the so-called circuit,” said Mr. Howell’s nephew, Charles Watson.
In later years, the dancing couple operated a dance studio and taught classes for Miami Dade Community College. Mrs. Howell died a year and a half ago.
“They loved to dance. That was their life,” said Watson.
Their act, which they first took on the road in the mid-1930s, was billed as a comedy dance routine. It began with the impression of a classic, formal, elegant performance. Then suddenly, the music quickened and Mr. Howell was twirling his wife above his head in a fast-packed acrobatic show.
“It was quite an act, “ said Watson. “Very entertaining.”
As teachers, Mr. Howell and his wife specialized in ballroom dancing, including the foxtrot, waltzes and the tango. But they also kept up with all the latest crazes, said Watson.
Besides his nephew, survivors include a grandniece, Gwen Watson.
Elk and memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Van Orsdel Coral Gables Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Florida State Elks Children’s Hospital.
The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida. 22 January 1987.
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