From the Merv Griffin Show, June 1983
A special treat, Charles Honi Coles and Tommy Tune perform My One And Only.
Cool feet!!!
Preserving and Advancing the Art of Tap Dance.
By Tap Legacy
From the Merv Griffin Show, June 1983
A special treat, Charles Honi Coles and Tommy Tune perform My One And Only.
Cool feet!!!
By Tap Legacy
Henry Phace Roberts from Savannah, Georgia, USA.
A Tap Master and National Treasure, An Honorary Board member of the Tap Legacy™ Foundation, Inc.
As a child he started performing on the streets of Savannah, by the age of 14 he became a professional dancer, few years later he joined the Five Blazers a group known for the one Man Dance. He also performed with a group called the Three Rockets.
Henry was a charter member of the Copasetics, and held the Vice President position from the inception of the group until his passing. His last performance at the age of 87 was with the group on their European tour.
His Movie Credits are= 1984 – The Cotton Club, 1943 – Stormy Weather, 1943 – Cabin in the sky,
He was a guest on major TV variety shows such as = Milton Berle Show, Sammy Davis Jr. Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Kath Smith Hour
Phace also appeared in Little Foxes, Mikado in Swing, Big Broadcast of 1936, Irene, Jump For Joy, Black and Tan Fantasy.
Sit back and enjoy this one of a kind man and his performance with the Five Blazers of the One Man Dance.
By Tap Legacy
Texas Carnival an MGM Musical comedy film released October 5, 1951 starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ann Miller among others.
A Love story untangles itself in the Texas Carnival.
Enjoy Red’s Humor and Ann’s tap dancing… Rhythmic Musicality… Listen to it… Real Entertainment…
By Tap Legacy
Enjoy Charles Chuck Green in Caravan.
The clip is from the DVD No Maps On My Taps featuring Charles Chuck Green, Howard Sandman Sims and Bunny Briggs..
This spirited film offers unique insight into jazz tap dancing as an indigenous American art form.
The spirit of tap in its heyday, shown in rare photographs and Hollywood film clips of the 1930s, provides a backdrop for intimate portraits of Sandman Sims, Chuck Green and Bunny Briggs.
By Tap Legacy
Jeni LeGon, Bill Robinson and Fats Waller performing in the 1935 RKO Radio musical, Hooray For Love.
Jeni was the only Female tap dancer to dance with Robinson on the silver screen of film.
The clip is certainly an indication of their compatibility. Enjoy.
By Tap Legacy
To all dancers, dance enthusiasts and tap dancers, join us in celebrating the Birthday of Dianne Walker Lady Di today 03/08/????
A Tap Master and Living National Treasure, for 30 years her career has taken her to television, theater, Broadway, film, universities, Festivals and jazz venues throughout the world, studied with Leon Collins, Jimmy Sir Slyde Mitchell and Jimmy Slyde, Dianne has received several lifetime achievement awards.
Enjoy the clip of Lady Di better yet known as Ella Fitzgerald of Tap Dance tad dancing to the Charlie Parker standard Perdido