Tap Duo Pops and Louis from the Hit Parade of 1943.
Enjoy the opening of Count Basie’s piano and his big band playing for the remarkably talented singer Dorothy Dandridge.
Enjoy…
Preserving and Advancing the Art of Tap Dance.
By Tap Legacy
Tap Duo Pops and Louis from the Hit Parade of 1943.
Enjoy the opening of Count Basie’s piano and his big band playing for the remarkably talented singer Dorothy Dandridge.
Enjoy…
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The Leslies a Tap Dance Trio. Great Rhythmic Musicality,
Listen and watch their presentation, they did not make it to the fame circle.
Were featured in a 1937 Columbia short – Drug Store Follies – production number 3952 featuring Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys and singer Carolyn Marsh singing Stardust.
The Leslies were also featured on the Milt Britton and His World Famous Orchestra short 1937 by Warner Bros. Vitaphone Corp.
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Woody Herman and His Orchestra a Short by Warner Bros. and Vitaphone Corp. No. B209 released July 4, 1938.
It was directed by Roy Mack with Hal and Honey Abbott performing a tap dance – Swing/Lindy to Jail House Blues in Act 4.
Enjoy the Clarity of the taps, the total energy as they blend tap with Swing/Lindy
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Gene Kelly at the age of 47, in a TV program from the NBC Burbank CA studios 1959.
These are a couple of excerpts from The Pontiac Star Parade also known as The Gene Kelly Show.
Enjoy the duo, Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor.
Listen to the Musicality… Watch the Choreography and the footwork… Simplicity is Beauty…
Tap dance is all about Musicality…. Not Just Steps…
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To all dancers, dance enthusiasts and tap dancers, Join us in celebrating the Birthday of Nicholas Nick Charles Castle Sr. today 03/21/1910.
Nick started his career as dance director in Vaudeville, moved in 1937 to Hollywood and became choreographer and dance stager first at Fox, MGM, Paramount, Warner and Columbia.
Total credits are a total of 84 titles with Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Betty Grable, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly, and Fred Astaire.
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To all dancers, dance enthusiasts and tap dancers, join us in celebrating the Birthday of Ardie Bryant today 03/20/1929.
Tap Master and National Treasure known worldwide as the Ambassador of Tap.
Toured the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for the DOD.
Influenced by the music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gilliespie.
A university professor, and in 2006 received Los Angeles Cultural Treasure Award from the City of LA.
The clip is of Ardie’s performances as follows: Professor Ardie Bryant teaching tap dancing class at Cal State Los Angeles. Interview by Stan Chambers.
Ardie performing live on Benny Goodman tribute tour and at Duke Ellington’s tribute concert with Los Angeles Master Chorale at Walt Disney Concert Hall.