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

#standardsaturday #billrobinson #master Article Links: https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.music.tdabio.154/default.html Bill Robinson Filmography: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0732408/ #Repost @vintagemoviestars ・・・ Bill “Bojangles” Robinson performing his iconic stair dance, 1932. • • • #billrobinson #oldhollywood #classichollywood #history #nostalgia #vintage #retro #movie #film #cinema #actor #dance #1930s #30s | Operation: Tap

The Little Colonel, 1935 The famous stair dance made Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Shirley Temple the first interracial dance pairing in Hollywood history. Temple said in an interview that he taught her “to feel the beat, rather than count it out.” • via Instagram.com/invsout | FilmFreeway

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson teaches Shirley Temple his signature stair dance in this scene from The Little Colonel | Tap Dance Community

Because of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, U.S. Congress designated May 25 (Robinson's birthday) as National Tap Dance Day. Best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. Bill Robinson's long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. Bill

May 25th is National Tap Dance Day Here’s Bill “Bojangles” Robinson doing his “Stair Dance” in 1932 (!) #bojangles #billbojanglesrobinson #billrobinson #music #tapdance #tapdancer #tapdancing #dancing #musician #bass #arte #fipradio #entertainer #entertainment #happyday #goodnight #stairdance | Hangout - Jazz, Blues and Lounge Music