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- Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Bill Robinson—yes, Mr. Bojangles himself—is, of course, at the top of our list. His legacy inspires dancers to this day. Not only did he make his mark on Broadway, but also had a starry career in vaudeville, Hollywood, radio, and television.
- John W. Bubbles. Vaudeville star John W. Bubbles (born John William Sublett) is known as the inventor of rhythm tap, and performed alongside fellow innovator Ford L. “Buck” Washington as Buck and Bubbles.
- Eleanor Powell. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, Eleanor Powell’s dazzling footwork earned her roles in Born to Dance, Broadway Melody of 1938, and Rosalie.
- Charles “Honi” Coles. The elegant Charles “Honi” Coles was a standout tapper by the 1930s, had a successful vaudeville act with fellow standout Charles “Cholly” Atkins in the ’40s and ’50s, and went on to become one of the leading figures of the 1970s tap renaissance.
- Gregory Hines
- Fred Astaire
- Sandman Sims
- The Nicholas Brothers
- Ann Miller
- Vera Ellen
- Eleanor Powell
Born: February 14, 1946Died: August 9, 2003Born: May 10, 1899Died: June 22, 1987Born: January 24, 1917Died: May 20, 2003Fayard (1914–2006)Harold (1921–2000)Born: April 12, 1923Died: January 22, 2004Born: February 16, 1921Died: August 30, 1981Born: November 21, 1912Died: February 11, 1982- Bill “Bojangles” Robinson – ‘Stormy Weather’ (1943) This final film in the career of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was an appropriate Hollywood swan song for a man who is perhaps more responsible for the rise of tap and African American visibility in films than anyone else in his era.
- Jeni Le Gon – ‘Double Deal’ (1939) Another film featuring an all-black cast, this crime drama features the amazing Jeni Le Gon as Nita, a nightclub dancer and singer who gets caught up in a love triangle with the wrong sort of men.
- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – ’Swing Time’ (1936) Little can be said about this dancing duo that hasn’t already been said a thousand times over. To put it simply, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were the King and Queen of Hollywood dance productions, and over the course of nine films together, created a blockbuster dance sensation that in its time rivaled any level of fame in the history of the world.
- Eleanor Powell – ‘Broadway Melody of 1940’ (1940) Trained in ballet and acrobatics, Eleanor Powell was one of the most versatile and athletic dance stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Check out a show near where you live and see if you can spot one of America's new rising stars. Tap dancing is characterized by spunk, energy and originality, traits displayed by famous tap dancers throughout history. From the roots of tap dancing to ...
- Rachel Hanson
Nicholas Brothers, tap-dancing duo whose suppleness, strength, and fearlessness made them one of the greatest tap dance acts of all time. They developed a type of dance that has been dubbed ‘classical tap,’ combining jazz dance, ballet, and dazzling acrobatics with tap dancing.
- Rusty Frank
Jul 28, 2023 · 1. Chloe Arnold is an American dancer, actress, and director whose career has inclined to tap dancing. She is arguably the best tap dancer in the United States of America in the modern world. Beginning her dancing career at a young age, Chloe Arnold had a breakthrough in the industry as a teenager.
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Tap dance, style of dance in which a dancer wearing shoes fitted with heel and toe taps sounds out audible beats by rhythmically striking the floor or any other hard surface. It originated in the United States through the fusion of several ethnic percussive dances.
