Legendary Tap Dancer Teddy Hale

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Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 14:37

Legendary Tap Dancer Teddy Hale
Posted by twobarbreak
September 07, 2006

"Legendary Tap dancer Teddy Hale performing on Television approx 1950. Teddy Hale along with Baby Lawrence are probably the most commonly refrenced influences by todays greats... more info: dancehistory.org "

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Mon, 4 January, 2010 - 14:44
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hoofer1 (3 years ago) Thanks for posting this! It was great even before he busted out the splits! Favorited. (It kills me when audiences cheer for the easiest steps, though. Hee. Uh, pullbacks are easier when you're sitting down, folks.)
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twobarbreak (1 year ago) Reply yea, no kidding, But dancing and movement is what entertained the non-dancing public, and is part of the reason we don't see Tap as Mainstream entertainment.
Today Hoofers have put themselves in a closet (Tap Festivals)and pat each other on the back for their amazing skills...
I think there is room for both, and Teddy Hale is the proof..

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SandraKayeII (2 years ago) Thank you so much for this clip. This is the tap dancer that Gregory Hines loved the most of all the tap dancers that he knew personally. Gregory Hines did the Bojangles movie but said tht Teddy Hale was his idol.

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Melmeasy (2 years ago) This guy was Awesome. I'm surprise they don't have any other videos of this guy. At 2:41 it looks like he's doing the Moonwalk.

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hoofer1 (1 year ago) My tap teacher explained to me tap dancers called it the "get off" - b/c it was a cool way to get off the stage. Tap dancers did the moonwalk way before MJ.

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Negros246 (2 years ago) I rarely take time to comment on some of these great clips...but I must stop and give you big props for posting this one....I'm truely inspired...thanks

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hollywoodtap (2 years ago) What a treasure - the man was fantastic and this wonderful old clip is priceless - Thank You, Thank You!!!

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betterdayz86 (1 year ago) thats where mj got the moonwalk from he took tap danceing leasons as a child and he just perfected like he do everthing else put his flavor to it in put a name to it

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bronxkid71 (6 months ago) michael got his version of the moonwalk from the cat in the r&b group "shalamar". the guy in shalamar called it the backslide.

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Stressed2Capacity (1 year ago) Talk about skill...no wonder Gregory Hines would watch him when he was 7 years old!

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thejeanienyc (11 months ago) Bubba Gaines of the COPASETICS said Teddy Hale was the best and Bubba knew!!!! Thank you for posting this clip...

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