U.S. Tap Dancing Ensembles of the Past

Information about U.S. tap dancing ensembles of the past organized alphabetically by ensemble name.

A
Apollo Chorus Line Dancers (1930's and 1940's)
American Tap Dance Orchestra (1986-1995)

B
Beny Brothers
Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson
Brown Brothers (later known as The Three Aces)
Buck and Bubbles

C
Coles and Atkins
Condos Brothers
Cook and Brown
Copasetics

D
The Dunhills

F
Five Hots Shots
Fool and the Dandy
Four Step Brothers

H
Greenlee and Drayton (Rufus Greenlee and Thaddeus Drayton)

H
Hillman Brothers
Hoofers, The (Buster Brown, Lon Chaney, Baby Laurence, L.D. Big Red)

J
Johnson and Dean (Charles Johnson and Dora Babbidge Dean)

L
Lucky Seven Trio

N
Nicholas Brothers (Fayard and Harold)
Ned Wayburn's Minstrel Misses

P
Pops and Louie (tap and acrobatic act)

R
Rockets, The
Rutledge and Taylor

S
Silver Belles (founded in 1985)
Speed Kings (formerly Borwn Brothers and Three Aces)
Speed Kings II (Buster Brown, Emmet McClure, Sylvester Lake)
Stump and Stumpy

T
The Three Aces (Buster Brown, John Orange, Sam Campbell)
Three Little Dots (Buster Brown, John Orange and Clifton Payne)
Three Rags of Rhythm
Three Chocolateers
Three Dukes,
Three Little Words
Tip, Tap, and Toe

V
Virginia Lee and the Lathrop Brothers

W
Walker and Walker (George Walker and Ada Overton Walker)
Wells, Mordecai and Taylor
Whitman Sisters

Class Acts of the Past
Article published in the Performing ARts Encyclopedia about class act style tap dancing ensembles of the past.

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