Bill Robinson
Biography
According to one jazz dance source, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson was the chief instigator for getting tap dance "up on its toes." Early forms of tap, including the familiar "buck and wing", contained a flat-footed style, while Robinson performed on the balls of his feet with a shuffle-tap style that allowed him more improvisation. It obviously got him noticed and it certainly made him a legend. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, on May 25, 1878, he was orphaned in infancy and reared by a ...
Also Known As
Luther Robinson, Bojangles , Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
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Bill Robinson's Movies
Stormy Weather
21 Jul 1943
The Little Colonel
22 Feb 1935
The Littlest Rebel
27 Dec 1935
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
18 Mar 1938
That's Dancing!
18 Jan 1985
Just Around the Corner
11 Nov 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1936
20 Sept 1935
Dixiana
22 Jul 1930
One Mile from Heaven
18 Aug 1937
Hooray for Love
14 Jun 1935
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
18 Nov 1997
King for a Day
29 Jun 1934
The Harlem Renaissance
01 Jan 2004
Let's Scuffle
01 Jan 1942
Harlem Is Heaven
26 May 1932
In Old Kentucky
28 Nov 1935
In Old Kentucky
28 Nov 1935
Road Demon
02 Dec 1938
Up the River
09 Dec 1938
Dancetime Tap Dance History
05 Sept 2011
