Skippy Blair (March 15, 1924 – June 30, 2021)[1][2] was an American ballroom dancer credited with popularizing "West Coast Swing.
"[3] Blair was a member of a group that successfully lobbied the State Legislature in 1988 to have West Coast Swing designated as the official State Dance of California.
[5][6][1] Blair danced in the 1975 film Queen of the Stardust Ballroom.
[6] Her students include US Open champions Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann.
[7] Blair created the Universal Unit System, a complete system of dance notation that allows dancers to "read" a dance much like musicians read music.