Bill Robinson! #master #icon #legend #tapdance | Operation: Tap

#videorewindwednesday to the master Bill “Bojangles” Robinson! #tapdance #billrobinson #master (1937) | Operation: Tap

#standardsaturday 1935, Bill Robinson and the exceptional Jeni LeGon! #tapdance #billrobinson #jenilegon #masters #tapdancers #icons #hoorayforlove | Operation: Tap

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, was the most famous of all African American tap dancers in the twentieth century. Dancing upright and swinging, his light and exacting footwork brought tap “up on its toes” from an earlier flat-footed shuffling style, and developed the art of tap dancing to a delicate perfection. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, his parents, Maria and Maxwell Robinson, died in 1885. Young Bill was reared by his grandmother, Bedilia Robinson, who had been a slave. In Richmond

Celebrating Pioneer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Born May 25, 1878 - Vaudeville/Bway/Film; 15 film roles incl The Little Colonel, The Littlest Rebel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Stormy Weather... #botd Fun Fact: In 1989 US Congress named his birthday as National Tap Dancing Day :) | Classic Movie Hub

Happy birthday to Bill “BoJangles” Robinson! Born May 25, 1878 in Richmond, Va His parents died when he was young, leaving him to be raised by his grandmother who was formerly enslaved. • • • • #history #historybeforeus #bojangles #nottalkingaboutchicken #richmondva #jacksonward #blackhistory #culture #performer #arts #dance #education #legendsneverdie #billbojanglesrobinson #historytravel #travelhistory #education | History Before Us

Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)! #happybirthdaybillrobinson #Repost @vintagemoviestars ・・・ Bill "Bojangles" Robinson performing the sand dance in Stormy Weather, 1943. • • • #billrobinson #oldhollywood #classichollywood #goldenage #goldenera #history #nostalgia #vintage #retro #movie #film #cinema #dance #1940s #40s | Operation: Tap