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Born in Pratt City, Alabama, Cholly began dancing in the late 1930s before his military service in 1942 during World War II. Upon leaving the U.S. Army, he first found fame as one-half of Atkins & Coles, a top vaudeville dance act with partner Charles "Honi" Coles, debuting at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
23. Apr. 2003 · April 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 ...
19. Sept. 2012 · Choreographer Cholly Atkins, rehearsing "Lady Soul" with the Temptations (from "Motown on Showtime: Temptations and Four Tops" 1986)Full video here: http://w...
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22. Apr. 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.
13. März 2019 · Cholly Atkins, left, rehearsed with the Four Tops in the basement of the Apollo Theater in 1964. Mr. Atkins adjusted to the skills of each group; the Four Tops got minimal moves, while the ...
23. Apr. 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 ...
