Bill

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: Dancer

by Meghan Engsberg Cunningham
Bill

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: Dancer

by Meghan Engsberg Cunningham

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Overview

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was known for his incredible dancing skills, but there was so much more to him. Readers will learn about his life, his tap dancing, and his influence during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781502610737
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Publication date: 07/30/2016
Series: Artists of the Harlem Renaissance Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Part I The Life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

Chapter 1 Growing Up in the South 7

Chapter 2 Home in Harlem 21

Chapter 3 Gambling, Marrying, and Fighting 37

Part II The Work of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson

Chapter 4 The Professional Tap Dancer 57

Chapter 5 The Famous Black Entertainer 77

Chapter 6 Tapping into the Twenty-First Century: Bojangles's Legacy 99

Chronology 116

Robinson's Most important Works 118

Glossary 119

Further information 122

Bibliography 124

Index 126

About the Author 128

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