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The First Moonwalk By Bill Bailey At The Apollo Theatre in Harlem 1955

Posted on March 25, 2013 by | Leave a comment

This is one of the first ever moonwalks on film Bill Bailey tapping to a rather quiet instrumental version of the Larks’ hit “The World is Waiting for Sunrise” performed by the Paul Williams Quartet. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s Tap-Dancing College Student

Posted on October 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Joshua Johnson, the college student from Harlem whose tuition-paying subway-tap-dance exploits we wrote about last winter, was back in the limelight this week. Continue reading →

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Walter’s World: The Word, The Game, The Dance- Faison Firehouse Theater

Posted on June 5, 2011 by | Leave a comment

By Walter Rutledge

The Faison Firehouse Theatre presented an original production entitled The Word, The Game, The Dance on Friday June 3rd.

The production was an entertaining yet thought provoking interdisciplinary work featuring nine performers. The cast included tap dancers Maurice Chestnut and Brinea Ali, and seven young performers representing the Firehouse Respect Project. Continue reading →

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