Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has died at 97.
Arthur Duncan, an 83-year-old tap dancer, was on the premiere of Steve Harvey’s Little Big Shots: Forever Young. The legendary dancer discussed how Betty White gave him his first job on TV, even ...
LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...
In a time where segregation was at the forefront of American issues, Betty White rejected attempts to keep a Black dancer off her show. The dancer, Arthur Duncan, was featured on “The Betty White Show ...
Betty White, also known as the “First Lady of Television,” wore many hats, as a comedian, a talk show host, an actress, and more. But one heartwarming story about her principled stand in supporting a ...
Ayodele Casel, one the smoothest-footed stars to emerge from the resurgence of tap dance in the 1990s, watched from the wings of a San Francisco theater as Arthur Duncan took the stage. Her jaw ...
LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...