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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor, the best known and most highly paid African American entertainer in the first half of the twentieth century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology, starting in the age of minstrel shows, moving to vaudeville, Broadway, the recording industry, Hollywood radio, and television. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific. He brought it up on its toes, dancing upright and swinging", giving tap a "…hitherto-unknown lightness and presence." His signature routine was the stair dance, in which Robinson would tap up and down a set of stairs in a rhythmically complex sequence of steps, a routine that he unsuccessfully attempted to patent. Robinson is also credited with having introduced a new word, copacetic, into popular culture, via his repeated use of it in vaudeville and radio appearances.
Shirley Temple Black (née Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and public servant, most famous as Hollywood's number-one box-office star from 1935 through 1938. As an adult, she entered politics and became a diplomat, serving as United States Ambassador to Ghana and later to Czechoslovakia, and as Chief of Protocol of the United States.
Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three. In 1934, she found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw in Hollywood for four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.
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African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans (citizens or residents of the United States) with total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The term may also be used to include only those individuals who are descended from enslaved Africans. As a compound adjective the term is usually hyphenated as African-American.
African Americans constitute the third largest racial and ethnic group in the United States (after White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans). Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved blacks within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of 78 percent West African, 19 percent European and 3 percent Native American heritage, with very large variation between individuals. Immigrants from some African, Caribbean, Central American, and South American nations and their descendants may or may not also self-identify with the term.
Shirley Temple & Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Tap Dancing
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Bill Bojangles Robinson Teaches Shirley Temple
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Little Colonel Bojangles Dance
bojangles step dance -- full version 1934
born May 25, 1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson "Just a Crazy Song"
Shirley Temple - The Littlest Rebel - 1935
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Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 -- November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor of stage and film. Shirley Temple Black "Shirley Jane Temple" (born April 23, 1928) is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dancing with Shirley Temple in a series of films during the 1930s . in such films as The Little Colonel, The Littlest Rebel, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Just Around the Corner, or Will Rogers in In Old Kentucky. Robinson was the first African--American male to appear on film dancing with Caucasian girl, Shirley Temple (The Little Colonel, 1935).
The National Portrait Gallery's Jewell Robinson discusses a 1935 photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson by George Hurrell. The "Dancing the Dream" exhibition is on display from October 4, 2013 through July 13, 2014. Tap-dancing virtuoso Bill "Bojangles" Robinson began earning nickels and dimes for his street- corner routines and beer-garden performances when he was a child, and he was barely in his teens when he joined the chorus of the touring minstrel extravaganza The South Before the War. But it was on the vaudeville circuit and as a popular nightclub entertainer that he earned his reputation as the "World's Greatest Tap Dancer." Combining superb showmanship with a winning personality, Robinson was a hit with audiences for more than half a century. In addition to appearances on Bro...
RARE OLDIES VIDEO FROM THE FILM " STORMY WEATHER " WITH MR BILL ROBINSON ! Bill Bojangles Robinson (May 25, 1878 November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor of stage and film. Robinson was born in Richmond, Virginia to Maxwell, a machine-shop worker, and Maria Robinson, a choir singer. He was raised by his grandmother after both parents died when he was an infant—his father from chronic heart disease, and his mother from natural causes. Details of Robinson's early life are known only through legend, much of it perpetuated by Bill Robinson himself. He claims he was christened "Luther"—a name he did not like. He suggested to his younger brother Bill that they should exchange names. When Bill objected, Luther applied his fists, and the exchange was made. At the age of six, Robins...
"Following introductory chit-chat, we all started across the lot. Robinson walked a step ahead of us, but when he noticed me hurrying to catch up, he shortened his stride to accommodate mine. I kept reaching for his hand, but he hadn't looked down and seemed unaware. Fannie called his attention to what I was doing and he stopped short, bent low over me, his eyes wide and rows of brilliant teeth showing in a wide smile. When he took my hand in his, it felt large and cool. For a few moments, we continued walking in silence. From then on, whenever we walked together, it was hand in hand, and I was always his "darlin'." Fondest memories of dancing with Uncle Billy come not only from our camera takes, but from our rehearsals, up and down that portable stile or in any convenient corner. P...
Documental homenaje a la vida profesional de Bill "bojangles" Robinson estrenado el 22 de mayo del 2012 en el 9º Festival de claqué de Barcelona. Documentary tribute to the career of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson released on May 22, 2012 at the 9th Barcelona´s Tap-Festival
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson teaches Shirley Temple his signature stair dance in this scene from The Little Colonel
bill "bojangles" robinson step dance
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer, actor and singer, the best known and most highly paid African American entertainer in the first half of the twentieth century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology, starting in the age of minstrel shows, moving to vaudeville, Broadway, the recording industry, Hollywood radio, and television. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific. He brought it up on its toes, dancing upright and swinging", giving tap a "…hitherto-unknown lightness and presence." His signature routine was the stair dance, in which Robinson would tap up and down a set of stairs in a rhythmically complex sequence of steps, a routi...
my personal top 10 dance numbers in Shirley Temple's movies from 1934 to 1940 I have limited it to 1 dance number per movie you are more than welcomed to your own personal opinion you may agree or disagree with the list but please no hate! https://www.facebook.com/shirleytemplefandom ************************************************************* *SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!* ************************************************************************ dances that almost made the list: Dixie-Anna-dimples in our little wooden shoes-Heidi we should be together-little miss Broadway S.M.I.L.E-stowaway YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENTER INTO A SPOILER TERRITORY YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ENTER IF YOU DARE!!!!!!!!!! *********************************************************************** 10.the dance number fro...
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made his movie acting debut in this 1932 film, featuring Putney Dandridge, James Baskett (Oscar winner for "Song of the South"), Cotton Club dancer Anita Boyer, Henri Wassell, Alma Smith, Bob Sawyer, and composer/bandleader Eubie Blake and his orchestra.
The Florida Bandmasters’ Association continues its Legacy Project with their interview of William C. Robinson, veteran band director from Norman, OK and El Paso, TX. He left the band room to become a professional horn player and college professor. He has published a book entitled The Complete Band Method and he has also published two horn method books that were edited by Phil Farkas. Now at 95, Bill continues to educate, motivate and inspire his students and his colleagues. For more on the FBA Legacy Project visit www.FLMusicEd.org/FBA.
Bill Robinson talks to Canterbury students about the role of predatory birds and in the process gives them an up close experience with some of his feathered companions.
Bill Robinson, Director of KPMG, gives attendees at the Co-operatives UK Autumn Forum a run down of the UK's economic prospects.
Der "International Tap Dance Day" wird jedes Jahr am 25. Mai, dem Geburtstag von Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson gefeiert. Bill Robinson (1878 - 1949) war seinerzeit der bestbezahlte schwarze Entertainer und gilt als der Vater des modernen Steptanzes. Bis heute inspiriert er Steptänzer auf der ganzen Welt. Die von Leonie Bredl verfasste Biografie wird im nächsten "German TAP" Magazin erscheinen. Das Video steht außerdem auf www.germantap.com zum Download bereit. http://www.liveact-akademie.com http://www.liveact-international.com http://www.liveact-international.com/index.php/2012-11-09-11-29-31/coaching-home.html http://news.liveact-akademie.com Live act Akademie der Schauspielkunst / Schauspielschule Stuttgart Film TV Theater
Technical Brutal Deathmetallers Suffocation live @ Dynamo Eindhoven (Netherlands) on "The End Of Humanity" tour. Frank Mullen was nog present, due to other obligations...? So Bill Robinson of Decrepit Birth filled in the spot. Support the band! Buy their merchandise and cd's. We did, so now it's your turn!
NWF Heavyweight Title Antonio Inoki vs Billy Robinson 12/11/75
Interview with Bill Robinson of Decrepit Birth in Denver, CO - October 27, 2010
For all our Summer Slaughter live videos/interviews visit http://met.al/bdm - We speak to Bill of Decrepit Birth, about the band's new record, Polarity, his inspiration for vocals, him being homeless, and how he prefers that lifestyle, growing ganj and more.
The Age of Metal was able to speak with vocalist Bill Robinson at The Summer Slaughter Tour in St. Petersburg, FL a couple of weeks back. In the interview we discussed their time on Summer Slaughter this year, and what he even talked to us about their new material.
My interview with Mr. William Robinson, the last living principal of George Washington Carver Jr. High School.
An interview with Bill Robinson from Decrepit Birth by NYC Metal Scene. Bill gave an articulate and insightful interview. He's an intelligent person, a killer vocalists and Decrepit Birth rocks!!!
Bill Robinson - "Stair Dance" (introduced in 1918)
Bill Robinson (Bojangles) - "Dixiana" (1930)
I knew a man bojangles and he danced for you
in worn out shoes
silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
the old soft shoe
He jumped so high
he jumped so high
then he'd lightly touched down
Mr bojangles
mr bojangles
mr bojangles
dance
I met him in a cell in new orleans i was
down and out
he looked to me to be the eyes of age
as he spoke right out
He talked of life
he talked of life
he lightly slapped his leg instead
He said the name bojangles and he danced a lick
across the cell
he grabbed his pants for a better stance
he jumped so high
he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh
he let go a laugh
shook back his clothes all around
Mr bojangles
mr bojangles
mr bojangles
dance
We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
throughout the south
we spoke in tears of fifteen years
how his dog and him
they travelled about
His dog up and died
he up and died
after twenty years he still grieves
They said i dance now at every chance and honky tonks
for drinks and tips
but most the time i spend behind these county bars
cause i drinks a bit
He shook his head and as he shook his head
i heard someone ask please
Mr bojangles
mr bojangles
mr bojangles
dance
Mr bojangles
mr bojangles