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This is an excellent link!
I remember as a child hearing
and seeing Sammy Davis Jr. dance
and sing, "Mr. Bojangles."
But I had never seen a picture of him.

Biil "Bojangles" Robinson

The man looks good. I would love to see some live footage of him dancing!

This link gives an excellent visual of how rich dance is , esp. African American contribution to the art. Reading all the information and seeing the video clip gave me a sense of joy and excitment!


Now that's what I'm talking about...a Forum on Dance that attempts to cover the many facets of dance not just what we currently experience today. To take us all back to learn and experience the history helps us to appreciate todays art form! Hence, I would hope, we wouldn't belittle how someone dances on the dance floor. But simply appreciate, share knowledge and encourage each other in this fantastic art form.

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Yes.. thank Pam.. my honey sent me that link.. .. when he was in Ailey school of dance.. Ms. Jamieson wanted Him to study with Charles.. I was impressed at the link and the history of Charles Moore..

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"Though Moore never went to Africa, reconstructions of his dances such as "Bundao," "Maiden's Stick Dance," "Spear Dance," and "African Congo" were highly respected, and they inspired similar dances in most repertories of African dance companies in America. Moore died in New York City in 1986, survived by his wife, the dancer Ella Thompson, whom he had married in 1960."

Likewater, when I first saw the link I was overwhelmed with all the info. I loved reading about all the history that I lost focus with what you wanted to highlight. The first thing I saw was the timeline. Boy, was that a lot of info. So I went back and looked up biographies and read up on Charles Moore. The most incredible fact I immediately saw was the one I noted above. What talent! Thanks for sharing.

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I was saying the same thing Pam.. he is a very talented man.. to have not been to a country but dance and studied it like he did.. his form and grace.. this is what I was always wanted to do as a young girl.. but with living in the Hood my mothers money was not having it.. so we had to improvise.. we went tap classes at my grammer school.. we had posture training from moms.. ballet stances from the Encycolpidea(spelling)and pose all that was self taught..

Now that I have a new lease on life and I man that was a student of Judith Jamieson.. I am pertakin in all forms of dance at 53.. I am doing african dance.. will be doing belly dancing in Sept.. and I am doing a Gala celebration in June down Georgia... I am feelin quite special this year..I like my new life..

[ April 12, 2006, 11:12 AM: Message edited by: likewater ]

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Originally posted by PmB:


"Though Moore never went to Africa, reconstructions of his dances such as "Bundao," "Maiden's Stick Dance," "Spear Dance," and "African Congo" were highly respected, and they inspired similar dances in most repertories of African dance companies in America. Moore died in New York City in 1986, survived by his wife, the dancer Ella Thompson, whom he had married in 1960."

Likewater, when I first saw the link I was overwhelmed with all the info. I loved reading about all the history that I lost focus with what you wanted to highlight. The first thing I saw was the timeline. Boy, was that a lot of info. So I went back and looked up biographies and read up on Charles Moore. The most incredible fact I immediately saw was the one I noted above. What talent! Thanks for sharing.

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I was saying the same thing Pam.. he is a very talented man.. to have not been to a country but dance and studied it like he did.. his form and grace.. this is what I was always wanted to do as a young girl.. but with living in the Hood my mothers money was not having it.. so we had to improvise.. we went tap classes at my grammer school.. we had posture training from moms.. ballet stances from the Encycolpidea(spelling)and pose all that was self taught..

Now that I have a new lease on life and I man that was a student of Judith Jamieson.. I am pertakin in all forms of dance at 53.. I am doing african dance.. will be doing belly dancing in Sept.. and I am doing a Gala celebration in June down Georgia... I am feelin quite special this year..I like my new life..

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You should Likewater! Life is to be lived and enjoyed. And you should even try to leave a little something behind that makes it better for those yet to come.

I'm proud of your efforts! Gone girl, 53, and living life to it's fullest. We all need to follow your lead!


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"Though Moore never went to Africa, reconstructions of his dances such as "Bundao," "Maiden's Stick Dance," "Spear Dance," and "African Congo" were highly respected, and they inspired similar dances in most repertories of African dance companies in America. Moore died in New York City in 1986, survived by his wife, the dancer Ella Thompson, whom he had married in 1960."

Likewater, when I first saw the link I was overwhelmed with all the info. I loved reading about all the history that I lost focus with what you wanted to highlight. The first thing I saw was the timeline. Boy, was that a lot of info. So I went back and looked up biographies and read up on Charles Moore. The most incredible fact I immediately saw was the one I noted above. What talent! Thanks for sharing.

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I was saying the same thing Pam.. he is a very talented man.. to have not been to a country but dance and studied it like he did.. his form and grace.. this is what I was always wanted to do as a young girl.. but with living in the Hood my mothers money was not having it.. so we had to improvise.. we went tap classes at my grammer school.. we had posture training from moms.. ballet stances from the Encycolpidea(spelling)and pose all that was self taught..

Now that I have a new lease on life and I man that was a student of Judith Jamieson.. I am pertakin in all forms of dance at 53.. I am doing african dance.. will be doing belly dancing in Sept.. and I am doing a Gala celebration in June down Georgia... I am feelin quite special this year..I like my new life..

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You should Likewater! Life is to be lived and enjoyed. And you should even try to leave a little something behind that makes it better for those yet to come.

I'm proud of your efforts! Gone girl, 53, and living life to it's fullest. We all need to follow your lead!

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Thank You So Much Pam! I truly mean that.. my oldest son is a capricorn and he has an old soul, like me..he always says.. Ma just be careful and don't hurt yourself... Yeah rite.. so far have had a twisted ankle(duns river falls), busted knee(Shelters 13th anniversary 8wks to get better), sprained my back(10hr dance marathone did a back move/ had to go to the hospital..3wks for that to get better) so far this yr I have not had any problems.. and I learned to do a serious warm up.. and my shoes.. I got those dance shoes to help my feet which helps the back..

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"Though Moore never went to Africa, reconstructions of his dances such as "Bundao," "Maiden's Stick Dance," "Spear Dance," and "African Congo" were highly respected, and they inspired similar dances in most repertories of African dance companies in America. Moore died in New York City in 1986, survived by his wife, the dancer Ella Thompson, whom he had married in 1960."

Likewater, when I first saw the link I was overwhelmed with all the info. I loved reading about all the history that I lost focus with what you wanted to highlight. The first thing I saw was the timeline. Boy, was that a lot of info. So I went back and looked up biographies and read up on Charles Moore. The most incredible fact I immediately saw was the one I noted above. What talent! Thanks for sharing.

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I was saying the same thing Pam.. he is a very talented man.. to have not been to a country but dance and studied it like he did.. his form and grace.. this is what I was always wanted to do as a young girl.. but with living in the Hood my mothers money was not having it.. so we had to improvise.. we went tap classes at my grammer school.. we had posture training from moms.. ballet stances from the Encycolpidea(spelling)and pose all that was self taught..

Now that I have a new lease on life and I man that was a student of Judith Jamieson.. I am pertakin in all forms of dance at 53.. I am doing african dance.. will be doing belly dancing in Sept.. and I am doing a Gala celebration in June down Georgia... I am feelin quite special this year..I like my new life..

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You should Likewater! Life is to be lived and enjoyed. And you should even try to leave a little something behind that makes it better for those yet to come.

I'm proud of your efforts! Gone girl, 53, and living life to it's fullest. We all need to follow your lead!

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Thank You So Much Pam! I truly mean that.. my oldest son is a capricorn and he has an old soul, like me..he always says.. Ma just be careful and don't hurt yourself... Yeah rite.. so far have had a twisted ankle(duns river falls), busted knee(Shelters 13th anniversary 8wks to get better), sprained my back(10hr dance marathone did a back move/ had to go to the hospital..3wks for that to get better) so far this yr I have not had any problems.. and I learned to do a serious warm up.. and my shoes.. I got those dance shoes to help my feet which helps the back..

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