Atkins, Cholly

Atkins, Cholly
▪ 2004
Charles Sylvan Atkinson 
      American dancer and choreographer (b. Sept. 30, 1913, Pratt City, Ala.—d. April 19, 2003, Las Vegas, Nev.), created the synchronized moves that characterized many of the Motown acts of the 1950s and '60s, including the Temptations, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Supremes, the Shirelles, Martha and the Vandellas, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. He later shared a Tony Award for his work on the 1988 Broadway revue Black and Blue. Before Atkins turned to choreography, he had a notable career as a tap dancer, first as a member of a vaudeville act called the Rhythm Pals and later, with Charles (“Honi”) Coles, in the team known as Coles and Atkins. One of the latter team's successes was a showstopping number in the Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949.

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