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Bill Robinson - A Hollywood Routine / Vernacular Tap (EN)

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Tap Dance Collection N° 8e - A Hollywood Routine - 3 versions of the tap-routine originated by Bill Robinson & Jeni LeGon in 1935: the original / Buddy Ebsen & Judy Garland / Eleanor Powell & Gracie Allen.

Vernacular Tap - the routines with Shirley Temple, the Ensemble Routines. Historical research (103 p). Available as DOWNLOAD PDF

Language EN Pages PDF 52 p.

Reference : SWT-TDC-08e-PDF-EN

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Bill Robinson

A Hollywood Routine

Introduction p. 5

Set-Up of the Routines p. 7

The routines:

1 / Bill Robinson & Jeni LeGon

«Living In A Great Big Way» p. 8

music: Jimmy Mc Hugh / lyrics: Dorothy Fields

from «Hooray For Love» (RKO, June 14, 1935)

  tempo : 236

2 / Buddy Ebsen & Judy Garland

«Yours And Mine» p. 16

music: Nacio Herb Brown / lyrics: Arthur Freed

  from  «Broadway Melody Of 1938» (MGM, Aug. 16,1937)

  tempo:  250

  3 / Eleanor Powell & Gracie Allen

«Honolulu» p. 21

music: Harry Warren / lyrics: Gus Kahn

from  «Honolulu» (MGM, Jan. 31, 1939)

tempo: 190

Vernacular Tap

Introduction p. 25

1932 Bill Robinson & The Black Orchids

«The Bill Robinson Stomp» p. 26

from «Harlem Is Heaven»  (Herald Pictures, May 27, 1932)

1934 Bill Robinson & The Black Orchids

«The Bill Robinson Stomp» p. 41

from «King For A Day» (Vitaphone, June 28, 1934)

- III -

1935 Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple  

«Oh Susannah» p. 45

from »The Little Colonel» (20th Century Fox, Feb. 22, 1935)

1935 Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple

«The Shim-Sham» p. 52

from «The Littlest Rebel» (20th Century , Dec.27, 1935)

1935 Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple  

«Nja – Nja - Nja» p. 57

«Organ Grinder’s Swing»

from «The Littlest Rebel» (20th Century Fox, Nov 22, 1935)

1938 Bill Robinson, Shirley Temple & Male Ensemble

«The Toy Trumpet» p. 64

from «Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm» (20th Century Fox, March 18, 1938)

1938 Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple

«I Love to Walk in the Rain» p. 74

from the film «Just Around The Corner» (20th Century-Fox, November 11, 1938)

1938 Bill Robinson & Shirley Temple (Joan Davis & Bert Lahr)

«Happy Little Ditty» p. 77

from the film «Just Around The Corner» (20th Century-Fox, November 11, 1938)

research documents

Shim-Sham versus 3-3-7 p. 88

Bill Robinson Walk > variations p. 93

Hop-Lancashire Combination

1 / the full combination with the turn p. 94

2 / the Basic Combination p. 98

Black Bottom p. 99

various dancers

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