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In 1989, he created and hosted a PBS special called Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America, which featured various tap dancers such as Savion Glover and Bunny Briggs. [6] [7] In 1990, Hines visited his idol (and Tap co-star) Sammy Davis Jr., who was dying of throat cancer and was unable to speak. After Davis died, an emotional Hines spoke at Davis ...
The American Tap Dance Foundation lists Eddie Rector as an influencer of the soft shoe styles of the Nicolas Brothers and Pete Nugent. [30] Rector's soft shoe influenced the Copasetics, a group of male tap dance artists formed to honor the legacy of Bill Bojangles Robinson. Their “copasetic soft shoe” is copied and danced by many to this ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American male dancers. It includes American male dancers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.
The National Black Media Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award (1992) [34] Flo-Bert Award (1992) [34] New York's Tap Dance Committee, Gypsy Award (1994) [34] A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7083 Hollywood Blvd (1994) [34] Professional Dancer's Society, Dance Magazine Award of (1995) [34]
The song-and-dance man started young, blazed trails as perhaps the first Black regular on a TV variety show and kept at it until his death at 97. Arthur Duncan, who kept virtuoso tap dancing alive ...
John William Sublett (February 19, 1902 – May 18, 1986), known by his stage name John W. Bubbles, was an American tap dancer, vaudevillian, movie actor, and television performer. He performed in the duo "Buck and Bubbles", who were the first black artists to appear on television in the US. He is known as the father of "rhythm tap."
This Nebraska-born runway model made history by becoming the first Black male model to walk in a Chanel show in 2018. Since then, he was named Male Model of the Year by GQ Australia, was featured ...