red shirt with the stripe...he was amazing! I grew up with his younger brother and then Greg opened a dance studio; we would go just to watch him dance... long time ago...:-)
I am in tears! 2:08 to 2:36 brings tears to my eyes, becouse I was just a kid, about 12, when I met Gregg Burge, he and my uncle Kwame, RIP 1946 TO 1982 use to practice dancing alot together, they where in the Wiz, my uncle was the Tinman! Gregg Was the scare crow! I actually witness my Uncle and Kwame do that same move together, and I felt their spirit, as if they where, brought back to life!! Amazing simple Amazing!
Hadn't, seen this movie in quite a while . The women are all in such great shape. Just beautifull ! Not one big ass or big thigh like a Kardashian! These women were in the best shape, but I guess you'd have to be to dance these routines. Hard to believe it's 39 years ago !
Just looked him up and you are right! In fact he was very active and very successful on Broadway, including having done this part there. What a great artist. It would have been great if everyone in this movie had been up to his standard.
Here's a few interesting tidbits: The lady who plays Cassie played the drama teacher in the High School Musical movies; Michelle JOhnston (girl in the green) played the choreographer in "Showgirls"; Bob Fosse's daughter, Nicole (one-piece w/brown belt), is in this, so is Wayne Gretzky's wife (the greyish-blue) two piece. The lady who plays Val isn't in the main dance sequence because she was hired mainly for her "star" quality (she was on Dallas & OLTL) not dance ability.
Mom was a professional dancer To this day she still raves about Michelle Johnson ( girl on the green and blonde ) Just watched it tonight and was reminded of all the timed backstage during her performances etc
Not only is Gregg Burge gone too early, it's also Tony Fields (Al DeLuca, the hubby of the squeaky voiced girl); he was only 36 when he died from cancer (secondary to the AIDS) in 1995.
I could have sworn that I heard that at the time the lead dancer in this had taken a leave of absence from the Dance Theater of Harlem to do this movie. I wonder if that was the case?
So odd, they both deid of brain tumers, my uncle Kwmae in 1982, Gregg Burge died, in 1998 Rip Gregg Burge and My Uncle Kwame. Thank you, for shareing your gift!
I've never seen the movie/show (whatever), and did not know nor have seen the young man before either. However as I watched this, I said to myself, "He'll be dead soon." Said this before reading the comments. I am very sorry that he died so young. So many people get caught up in the immoral life style of the show business world and ruin their lives so quickly and so profoundly. It's like scum-sucking pus eating away the flesh until there is nothing left. So frightening and so sad.
