February 14: Today in Dance

Born Today: Gregory Hines

Tap dancing legend Gregory Hines (1946–2003) had a career that spanned Broadway, in shows like Sophisticated Ladies (1981) and Jelly’s Last Jam (1992) to film, in dance movies such as White Nights (1985), alongside ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948-), and the 1989 movie Tap, featuring several generations of tap dancers. Hines advocated for the creation of National Tap Dance Day in…