Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Shirley Temple in the 1938 film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm represent one of the most extraordinary partnerships in the history of tap dance and classic American cinema. In tap history, there are names so revered they approach myth. Legends whose skill set the standard for the generations that followed. Bill Robinson was one of those rare figures — the gold standard. The dancer’s dancer. Icons such as Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly, Eleanor Powell, the Nic

#videorewindwednesday to the master Bill “Bojangles” Robinson! #tapdance #billrobinson #master (1937) | Operation: Tap

4.8K views · 4.2K reactions | Shirley Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson made history with Hollywood’s first interracial dance scene in The Little Colonel in 1935! This moment broke barriers in classic Hollywood and remains one of the most powerful scenes in movie history #shirleytemple #billbojanglesrobinson #oldhollywood #filmhistory #goldenageofhollywood | John Joseph | Facebook

Bill Bojangles Robinson e Shirley Temple na cena do filme "The Little Colonel" (A Mascote do Regimento) [1935] | Profissão: Arte

Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson performing ''I Love to Walk in the Rain'' in “Just around the Corner” (1938). Directed by Irving Cummings. directed | I'm Old Fashioned - Vintage Everyday