Robinson, Bill

Robinson, Bill
orig. Luther Robinson llamado Bojangles

(25 may. 1878, Richmond, Va., EE.UU.–25 nov. 1949, Nueva York, N.Y.).

Bailarín de claqué estadounidense. Desarrolló de niño una extraordinaria habilidad para este baile y se convirtió en el primer bailarín de color que se presentaba en espectáculos vodevilescos vedados para afroamericanos, y más tarde, en el Follies de Florenz Ziegfeld. Gozó de gran popularidad por su actuación estelar en películas, especialmente en las cuatro que filmó con Shirley Temple y en el musical afroamericano Stormy Weather [Clima tormentoso] (1943). Pese a que muchos bailarines copiaron sus rutinas de soft-shoe y de claqué, nadie pudo igualar su ingenio para crear pasos nuevos, como su famoso "baile de la escala. Robinson también se hizo conocido por su habilidad única de correr marcha atrás. See also claqué.

Enciclopedia Universal. 2012.

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