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Charles "Cholly" Atkins (born Charles Sylvan Atkinson; September 13, 1913 – April 19, 2003) [2] was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the label Motown.
Apr 23, 2003 · Cholly Atkins, a superb dancer who brought the polished precision of his legendary tap act with Honi Coles to choreographing the sassy, synchronized moves of the most celebrated Motown...
Mar 13, 2019 · Cholly Atkins Taught Motown to Dance. His Moves Get an Update in ‘Ain’t Too Proud.’. Cholly Atkins, left, rehearsed with the Four Tops in the basement of the Apollo Theater in 1964. Mr. Atkins...
Charles "Cholly" Atkins, the former vaudeville star credited with giving Motown groups their sharp and sassy moves, died late Saturday April 19, 2003 in a Las Vegas hospital. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February. He was 89. Cholly Atkins.
Apr 23, 2003 · Cholly Atkins, who joined Charles “Honi” Coles in probably the most distinctively elegant tap-dance duo of the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, but later achieved his greatest fame as a...
Apr 22, 2010 · Learn about Cholly Atkins, a pioneer of tap and jazz dance who created the Motown look and style. He also partnered with Honi Coles, taught at the Katherine Dunham School, and won a Tony Award for Black and Blue.
Learn about the life and career of Cholly Atkins, a Black choreographer and dancer who worked with major jazz and swing bands and Motown groups. Find out how he became a class act and a Tony Award winner.
