Research Catalog

Title

Class act : the jazz life of choreographer Cholly Atkins / Cholly Atkins and Jacqui Malone.

Author

Atkins, Cholly.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, c2001.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Malone, Jacqui

Description

xxi, 260 p., [36] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 25 cm.

Summary

"Class Act tells of Cholly's boyhood and coming of age, his entry into the dance world of New York City, his performance triumphs and personal tragedies, and the career transformations that won him gold records and a Tony for choreographing Black and Blue on Broadway. Chronicling the rise, near demise, and rediscovery of tap dancing, the book is both an engaging biography and a rich cultural history."--Jacket.

Subject

• Atkins, Cholly
• Choreographers > United States > Biography
• Dancers > United States > Biography
• Jazz dance > United States > History

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Going north -- The rhythm pals -- Cholly and Dotty -- Struttin' for Uncle Sam -- Coles and Atkins -- The end of our road -- Rhythm tap and more -- In walked Maye -- Hitsville, U.S.A. -- Back to freelancing -- The way I do the things I do -- Black and blue.

ISBN

• 0231123647 (cloth)
• 0252026292

LCCN

^^^00010606^

OCLC

• 44675929
• SCSB-13338879

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library