Personal Life
Jesco White was born in Bandytown, a tiny community located in the Appalachian Mountains of Boone County, West Virginia to Donald Ray White (1927–1985), also known as D. Ray White, and Bertie Mae White. White's father, D. Ray, was profiled in the Smithsonian Folkways documentary Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance: Buck, Flatfoot and Tap (1987) as one of the greatest mountain dancers in the United States. Following in the footsteps of his father, Jesco's dance style is a subtle mix of tap and clog dancing that is native to Appalachia. Jesco White's dancing has been featured in at least three documentaries.
White was married to Norma Jean White (1939–2009) and their tumultuous relationship is partially detailed in the Dancing Outlaw.
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