Knowra Gregory Hines Gregory Hines Gregory Hines (1946–2003) was an American tap dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer. His performances helped bring tap dance to Broadway, film, and television.
Maurice Hines : Maurice Hines is an American dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer, and Gregory Hines’s older brother. The brothers performed together from childhood and later starred together on Broadway.
The Tap Dance Kid : The Tap Dance Kid is a Broadway musical about a young boy who discovers tap dancing. Hines earned a Tony nomination for his performance in the 1984 production.
Tap Dance : Tap dance is a dance form in which shoes with metal plates create rhythmic sounds through footwork. Hines brought its percussive movement into theater, films, and television.
Bill Robinson : Bill Robinson was an American tap dancer and actor celebrated for his precise, upright style and stair dance. Hines portrayed Robinson and helped renew public attention to an earlier tap generation.
Savion Glover : Savion Glover is an American tap dancer and choreographer known for a forceful, rhythm-centered style. Hines championed Glover, helping connect his generation of tap artists to younger audiences.
Jelly's Last Jam : Jelly's Last Jam is a Broadway musical about jazz pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton. Hines won the 1992 Tony Award for playing the older Morton.
Broadway Theatre : Broadway theatre is the commercial professional theater district centered in New York City. Hines’s Tony-winning roles made tap dance a prominent part of Broadway musicals.
Fred Astaire : Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, and actor known for elegant musical-film choreography. Hines admired Astaire while developing a more rhythmically assertive tap style.
Louis Armstrong : Louis Armstrong was an American jazz trumpeter and singer whose recordings and performances shaped twentieth-century music. Hines played Armstrong in the 1989 television film The Cotton Club and Me.
White Nights : White Nights is a 1985 film about an American dancer who defects to the Soviet Union. Hines’s dance partnership with Mikhail Baryshnikov made the film a showcase for contrasting styles.
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