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Leon Collins' life and legacy: As the art of jazz tap dance moves beyond its Renaissance, the story of legendary hoofer Leon Collins stands as an inspiration...
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- Leon Collins Tap Dance Archive
This documentary captures a few of Collin's unique routines otherwise lost to generations of dance lovers. It tells of his lean years when he worked as a car detailer having given up dancing when tap dancing went out of style.
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- David Wadsworth
This excerpt from "'Songs Unwritten: A Tap Dancer Remembered" by David Wadsworth tells the story of Leon Collins' comeback in the 1970s after 14 years of not...
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- Leon Collins Tap Dance Archive
Jun 22, 2023 · A documentary by David Wadsworth on the life and career of tap dancer/teacher Leon Collins, who died in 1985, illustrated by dance footage recorded since his return to teaching and dancing during the tap dance revival of the 1970s.
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- Operation: Tap
Songs Unwritten: A Tap Dancer Remembered takes us inside Collins' life, from the triumphs of his early career with Jimmie Lunceford, Tito Puente, Tina Dixon and others; to the bebop years in New York City with Baby Laurence and Dizzy Gillespie; to the lean years in Boston; and finally to his remarkable comeback as a gifted teacher and spokesman ...
Feature-length documentary for cable and public television, recently released on DVD; Writer/Producer/Editor.
Aug 14, 2020 · This excerpt from "'Songs Unwritten: A Tap Dancer Remembered" by David Wadsworth tells the story of Leon's early career: his big break with the Jimmie Lunceford Band, his partnership with...
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- Leon Collins Tap Dance Archive
