Hello! My name is Bill Robinson, but you probably are more familiar with my nickname, Bojangles! I was born May 25th 1878 and I am a tap dancer!
Richmond, Virginia
Joined March 2011
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My funeral was arranged by my close and personal friend Ed Sullivan and held at the 369th Infantry Regiment Armory near Harlem
During my career, I made well over $2 million dollars, but sadly I died November 25th 1949 from heart failure penniless.
#anotherfunfact: I was known for my ability to run backwards! I even set a world record of running a 75 yard backward dash in 8.2 seconds!
#funfact: my stair dance was created when I was being honored by the King of England who was standing on top of a flight of stairs ...
I am most known for my "stair dance". I performed it for the 1st time with #AdelaideHall on Broadway in a musical revue "Blackbirds of 1928"
In 1908, I met my long time manage #Marty Forkins. He was able to get my performing solo at nightclubs making a whooping $3,500/week.
However, I was not able to perform for white audiences until I was 50 years old. I was performing exclussivly for the black theatre circuit
The Mayme Remington's troupe was located in Washington, DC and toured with them until 1891 when he joined another touring company called...
I realized that dance was my passion & dropped out of school at a young age to pursue my career. In 1886 I joined Mayme Remington's troupe.
My career began at the tender age of 6 where I appeared "hoofing", an early form of tap dancing, at local beer gardens.
I was raised by my grandmother after my father died of chronic heart disease and my mother died of natural causes.