The Archive · Legacy Frankie Manning The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop 1914 – 2009 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Frankie Manning did not just dance the Lindy Hop. He…
The Archive · Legacy Florence Mills The Queen of Happiness Who Changed the Stage 1896 – 1927 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Florence Mills was not simply a performer. She…
The Archive · Legacy Earl “Snakehips” Tucker The Dancer Who Redefined Movement in Harlem 1906 – 1937 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction In the smoky brilliance of Harlem’s Cotton Club…
The Archive · Legacy Sammy Davis Jr. The Greatest Entertainer Who Ever Lived 1925 – 1990 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Sammy Davis Jr. is often called the greatest entertainer…
The Archive · Legacy Rennie Harris The Man Who Put Hip-Hop Dance on the Concert Stage 1964 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before Rennie Harris, hip-hop dance existed…
The Archive · Legacy Timothy “Popin’ Pete” Solomon The Ambassador Who Carried Popping to the World 1961 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction If Boogaloo Sam created popping, Popin’…
The Archive · Legacy William Henry Lane“Master Juba” The Man Before Tap Dance Had a Name c. 1825 – 1852 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before tap dance had a…
The Archive · Legacy John W. Bubbles The Father of Rhythm Tap 1902 – 1986 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction If Bill Robinson made tap dance visible to America, John…
The Archive · Legacy Gregory Hines The Man Who Saved Tap Dance 1946 – 2003 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction By the mid-1970s, tap dance was dying. The vaudeville circuit…
The Archive · Legacy Buddha Stretch The Bridge Between Old School and New School Hip-Hop 1968 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction In the late 1980s and early 1990s,…