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New page: '''Leon Collins''' (February 7, 1922 - April 16, 1985) was a famous black American tap dancer. Collins was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began tap dancing at an early age on the s...
'''Leon Collins''' (February 7, 1922 - April 16, 1985) was a famous black American tap dancer.
Collins was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He began [[tap dancing]] at an early age on the streets. He would go on to perform with many big bands until the 1960s when tap dancing all but died out.
He worked as a car restorer for a decade until the late 1970s when tap dancing had a revival. He began tap dancing again and openned a dance school [[The Leon Collins Dance Studio]]. He had a few bit parts in the movies and is known for merging tap dancing with classical music.
He came down with lung cancer and died of it in [[Boston]].
A documentary called ''Songs Unwritten'', was filmed about him shortly before he became ill.
One of his former tap dance students, [[Dianne Walker]] has become well known in the tap dancing world as Lady Di.
== External link ==
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1290166/ Internet Movie Database]
Collins was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He began [[tap dancing]] at an early age on the streets. He would go on to perform with many big bands until the 1960s when tap dancing all but died out.
He worked as a car restorer for a decade until the late 1970s when tap dancing had a revival. He began tap dancing again and openned a dance school [[The Leon Collins Dance Studio]]. He had a few bit parts in the movies and is known for merging tap dancing with classical music.
He came down with lung cancer and died of it in [[Boston]].
A documentary called ''Songs Unwritten'', was filmed about him shortly before he became ill.
One of his former tap dance students, [[Dianne Walker]] has become well known in the tap dancing world as Lady Di.
== External link ==
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1290166/ Internet Movie Database]