#gregory hines

[cartermagazine]

Today We Honor Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines began dancing as a child and went on to launch a successful Broadway, television and film career.

His notable movies include The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared and his appearance in Waiting To Exhale.

He studied dance with master tap dancer Henry Le Tang and spent much of his early career dancing at the Apollo Theater, gleaning knowledge from such fellow performers as the Nicholas Brothers and Sandman Sims.

Hines was an avid improviser of tap steps, tap sounds, and tap rhythms alike. His improvisation was like that of a drummer, doing a solo and coming up with rhythms. He also improvised the phrasing of a number of tap steps, mainly based on sound produced.

“He purposely obliterated the tempos,” wrote tap historian Sally Sommer, “throwing down a cascade of taps like pebbles tossed across the floor. In that moment, he aligned tap with the latest free form experiments in jazz and new music and postmodern dance.”

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[citizenscreen]

Remembering Gregory Hines on his birthday #botd

#gregory hines

[nero-neptune]

“I’m not a hero, I’m just a dancer.”

WHITE NIGHTS | 1985 | dir. taylor hackford

#what if you could solve racism and the cold war through the power of dance? doesn't happen in this film but they give it their best shot lol #white nights #moviegifs #userfilm #userbbelcher #chewieblog #filmgifs #doyouevenfilm #cinemaspam #fyeahmovies #userrobin #userconstance #usermarina #usersugar #usererry #dailyflicks #mikhail baryshnikov #gregory hines #helen mirren #myedit

[pygartheangel]

#gregory hines

[georgeromeros]

Eve of Destruction (1991) dir. Duncan Gibbins

#eve of destruction #filmedit #scifiedit #actionedit #moviegifs #scifigifs #my gifs #movies #sci fi #action #flashing gif #1990s #gregory hines #renee soutendijk #on tubi

[oddvault]

Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal in Running Scared (1986) dir. Peter Hyams

#running scared #filmedit #filmgifs #moviegifs #80sedit #gregory hines #billy crystal #*

[kemetic-dreams]

Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer and singer. He is considered one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time.

Hines began tap dancing when he was two years old, and began dancing semi professionally at age five. After that, he and his older brother Maurice performed together, studying with choreographer Henry LeTang.

Gregory and Maurice also studied with veteran tap dancers, such as Howard Sims and The Nicholas Brothers when they performed at the same venues. The two brothers were known as "The Hines Kids," making nightclub appearances at venues such as the Cotton Club in Miami with Cab Calloway. They were later known as "The Hines Brothers."

When their father joined the act as a drummer, the name changed again in 1963 to "Hines, Hines, and Dad."

Hines made his movie debut in Mel Brooks's History of the World, Part I (1981), replacing Richard Pryor, who had originally been cast in the role but suffered severe burns in a house fire just days before he was due to begin shooting. Madeline Kahn, also starring in the film, suggested to director Mel Brooks that he look into Hines for the role after they learned of Pryor's hospitalization.

Critics took note of Hines's comedic charm, and he later appeared in movies such as Wolfen, The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared with Billy Crystal, Tap, and Waiting to Exhale.

On television, he starred in his own series in 1997 called The Gregory Hines Show on CBS, as well as in the recurring role of Ben Doucette on Will & Grace. He would return to voice Big Bill in Nick Jr.'s television show, Little Bill, in the end of 1999. He starred in The Tic Code in 2000.

Hines starred in more than 40 films and also made his mark on Broadway during his lifetime. He was the recipient of many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards.

#gregory hines #emmy #primetime emmy #drama #billy crstal #tap #waiting to exhale #african american #african #afrakan #brown skin #afrakans #brownskin #africans #kemetic dreams #tap dance #tap dancing

[joeinct]

Gregory Hines, Photo by Robert Maplethorpe, 1985

#gregory hines #robert maplethorpe

[mthguy]

They flew through the air with the greatest of ease!

The great Hollywood dancers

Fred Astaire

Danny Kaye

Donald O'Connor

Gene Kelly

Ray Bolger

Rita Hayworth

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Shirley MacLaine

Gregory Hines

Mikhail Baryshnikov with Twyla Tharp

#fred astaire #danny kaye #donald o'connor #gene kelly #ray bolger #rita hayworth #sammy davis jr #shirley maclaine #gregory hines #mikhail baryshnikov #twyla tharp

[theoscarsproject]

White Nights (1985). A Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?

This movie is ?? Insane ?? Yet it kinda works! I think a huge part of that goes towards its terrific cast and some really affecting sequences that merge the Cold War thriller elements with the post-Vietnam War trauma and, well, the power of dance. If that sounds wild, that's because overall it is, and its a testament to Taylor Hackford's skill as a director. Just a surprise from start to finish (complimentary). 7/10.

#white nights #1985 #Oscars 58 #Nom: Song #Won: Song #taylor hackford #james goldman #eric hughes #nancy dowd #mikhail baryshnikov #gregory hines #jerzy skolimowski #helen mirren #geraldine page #isabella rossellini #cold war #america #russia #american #dance #pow #ballet #7/10

[citizenscreen]

Gregory Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003)

#gregory hines

[littlelodell]

I watched this last night - I’ve seen White Nights probably a dozen times, including when it was released in [REDACTED]. Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines (of blessed memory), Isabella Rossellini, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page and Soviet era (secret second unit!) St. Petersburg in a beautifully paced story about art, freedom, race and ideology but mostly love. And dance. The clothes, the music, the super hot people, one of the most gorgeous cities in the world, and did I mention the dancing?

#a beautiful disctraction #dance #gregory hines #mikhail baryshnikov #white nights #saint petersburg #1985 #Youtube

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#The Cotton Club #Richard Gere #Gregory Hines #Diane Lane #Lonette McKee #Bob Hoskins #James Remar #Nicolas Cage #Allen Garfield #Gwen Verdon #Fred Gwynne #Laurence Fishburne #Francis Ford Coppola #1984

[frogshunnedshadows]

Home video 'new release' illuminated sign for Tap, starring Gregory Hines. Circa 1989.

#tap #gregory hines #1989 #home video #advertising #sign #signage #1980's #video store #rca #columbia pictures #tri star pictures #love the slightly tweaked neon signage in times square #i see what you did there #flea market finds #80's

[90smovies]

#The Cherokee Kid #Sinbad #James Coburn #A Martinez #Gregory Hines #Ernie Hudson #Paris Barclay #Tim Kazurinsky #Denise DeClue #90s

[womanwithahotdogstand]

I just know your hyper-fixation TikTok is Steve Martin doing that racist King Tut shit on SNL.

First of all, the fact that such blatant and quality satire is so lost on you is legitimately depressing to me. Do me 10,000 favors and NEVER watch a Mel Brooks film. You’re simply not ready.

Second of all, INCORRECT madam. Here is the TikTok in question. Please enjoy.

#steve martin #gregory hines #singing in the rain