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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
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 ...
African-American male dancers (1 C, 123 P) B. African-American ballet dancers (2 C, 1 P) C. African-American choreographers (1 C, 98 P) ... Bobby Bennett (The Famous ...
African-American male dancers (1 C, 122 P) B. ... Bobby Bennett (The Famous Flames) Michael Bennett (theater) Sammy Berk; David Bernal; Ira Bernstein; Michael Berresse;
Introduced by Welk, the dancer was said to be "a credit to his race and to the entertainment profession." [20] In fact, Duncan was the first Black person to be a regular on a variety show. The weight of this, as well as the weight of being the only Black man on the show, led to him pre-recording his tap dancing, saying he "didn't take chances." [6]
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 ...
Hines stated that "Savion is possibly the best tap dancer that ever lived." Glover liked to start his pieces with some old school moves from famous tappers and then work his way into his own style. Hines said it is like paying homage to those he respects. When Honi Coles died, Savion performed at his memorial service. He finished his dance with ...
[21] [22] Though Horton became his mentor, [23] Ailey did not commit to dancing full-time, recognizing the lack of opportunities for black male dancers. [16] Instead, he pursued academic courses, studying romance languages and writing at UCLA (1949), [24] [25] Los Angeles City College (1950–1951), and San Francisco State (1952).