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tap dance: Quick Facts

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Jimmy Doyle and Harland Dixon
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson tap dancing on a set of wooden steps, holding a hat in one hand, in the film Hooray for Love, 1935.
Bill Bojangles Robinson and Shirley Temple tap dancing together in a barn, both smiling and raising their hands, in a scene from the film The Little Colonel.
42nd Street
Gregory Hines, left, and Savion Glover perform a tap dance on a wooden stage at the New York City Tap Festival, both mid-step and facing each other.
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Mr. Entertainment
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
Savion Glover
Savion Glover
American dancer
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Gregory Hines wearing round sunglasses, a blue shirt, and a dark suit and tie at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Gregory Hines
American dancer, actor, and choreographer
scene from Broadway Melody of 1940
Eleanor Powell
American dancer and actress
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
American actress
Bill
Bill Robinson
American dancer

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