"Honi" Coles & "Cholly" Atkins: "Swing is Really The Thing" [HD] 

I saw Honi Coles perform on Broadway in a revival of My One & Only with Tommy Tune in the 1980s. Easily one of the most elegant dancers I ever saw. Delighted to see this film while he was a young man.

In very loving memory of Mr. Charles Lester "Honi" Coles (1911 - 1992 R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten).

Cholly Atkins also choreographed one of my favorite singing groups,The Sylvers.

Cholly Atkins + The Temptations 💜

Sept.30th: Happy birthday Dancer-Choreographer-Actor Charles "Cholly" Atkins (1913-2003) Tony Award: Choreography. Choreographer for Motown artists. Thank you and God bless. RIP Legend. Thanks for the upload, SimmySlydeJr2. I love my hoofers. Blessings

April 2nd: Happy birthday Dancer-Actor Charles "Honi" Coles (1911-1992)- Drama Desk Award, Tony Award, Tap Dance Hall of Fame; "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" "Bubbling Brown Sugar" "Dirty Dancing." Thank you and God bless. RIP.....Thank you for the upload, SimmySlydeJr2. Blessings....#keeprockin

They were two of the greats, a shame you can't see their feet through most of this.

The announcer is Willie Bryant. The band is Apollo Theater houseband The Paul Williams Band. Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams is in the checked jacket on baritone saxophone.

Mr Cole's was also the MC on some of the show's I was on at the Apollo he was a great man.

When I learned Charles Coles played Tito Suarez in the movie Dirty Dancing, I had to find some footage of his early performances. What a treat!

I love this musical style of tapping 💕👯

Charlie Adkins was the choreographer for the Temptations

Que elegância ❤

Smooth as Silk knew Mr Atkins danced and choreographed motown but never seen him dance these Hoofers were smooth

Where Oo where did these days go? Why'd they have to go? Take me back please lawd please!

Cholly was my Great Uncle!!

fabulous

Thanks for sharing.

I believe the announcer is Ralph Cooper, who starred in a black gangster movie titled "Dark Manhattan."

dope..love this

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They look just alike!

AWESOME!

this is amazing!

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

Which one is "Cholly"?

can you provide ownership info? I'd like to contact them to use some of this footage of Mr. Coles in my news story.

Seriously, iTunes....take my money and post this song somehow.

Beautiful, but please keep their feet in the shot.

They look like twins.

BOYS????? GUYS, MEN..... GENTLEMEN