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CHARLES "CHOLLY" ATKINS has had two careers, and he has flourished in both. In the golden age of tap, he was half of one of the longest-running and most prestigious duos, Coles & Atkins, with his late partner, Charles "Honi" Coles. His second profession, as choreographer for R&B vocal groups, continues to this day.
Cholly Atkins Biography. Born Charles Sylvan Atkinson, a native of Pratt City, Alabama, Atkins first found fame as one-half of a top vaudeville tap dancing act with partner Charles Honi Coles. After working as a freelance choreographer for The Miracles, Atkins was hired by Berry Gordy to work as a Motown choreographer in 1964, and set about ...
22. Apr. 2003 · Tony Award-winning choreographer Cholly "Pops" Atkins, who as staff choreographer for Motown Records gave the Supremes, the Temptations and Gladys Knight and the Pips their moves, died Saturday of ...
In summer 1939, the dancer Cholly Atkins had joined the cast with Cab Calloway a few months earlier in the Cotton Club Boys for a revue at the prestigious mid-town nightclub. He choreographs the group numbers of 6 dancers to put Cab ahead in the limelight. Cholly Atkins works hard, allowing the sextet to be noticed during the show’s tour that ...
Charles “Cholly” Atkins was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the Motown label. Background Atkins, Cholly was born on September 30, 1913 in Pratt City, Alabama, United States.
"Come On Let's Dance" performed by Charles 'Honi' Coles (as Coles) and Cholly Atkins (as Atkins)filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City.(1956)
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Template:Needsattention Charles "Cholly" Atkins (born Charles Sylvan Atkinson; September 13, 1913 – April 19, 2003) was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the Motown label. Born in Pratt City, Alabama, Cholly Atkins began dancing in the late 1930s before entering military service in 1942 during World War ...
