Legendary jazz tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was born on May 25, 1878, in Richmond, Virginia. His given name was Luther, but he despised it and appropriated that of his younger brother, William ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A celebration was held Saturday to mark 51 years of a statue in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood dedicated to an iconic African American tap dancer and actor. Bill ...

When the pint-sized actress and the tap-dancing legend performed their "stair dance" in The Little Colonel, it was considered the first... Shirley Temple And Bojangles: Two Stars, One Lifelong ...

Button commemorating National Tap Dance Day in the United States. National Tap Dance Day is observed on May 25, chosen as it is the birthday of famed tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson (1874-1949). It ...

RICHMOND, Va. – A celebration was held Saturday to mark 50 years of a statue in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward neighborhood dedicated to an iconic African American tap dancer and actor. Bill ...

Jeni LeGon made her name in the 1930s singing and dancing with other African-American stars such as Bill Bojangles Robinson and Fats Waller. Her biggest role was in the 1935 MGM musical, “Hooray for ...

Ayodele Casel (creator, choreographer, performer) in performance for A.R.T.'s world-premiere production of "Diary of a Tap Dancer." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall) “It’s a man’s world, ...