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Flo-Bert Award

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The Flo-Bert Award honors "outstanding figures in the field of tap dance".[1]

History

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Named for eminent African-American performers Florence Mills and Bert Williams,[2] the awards began in 1991. Flo-Bert, Ltd, the non-profit organization that makes the selections, was founded by historian and researcher Delilah Jackson in 1989.[1] The organization is sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts.

The Flo-Bert Award is given annually. Honorees include Gregory Hines, Cab Calloway, Gene Kelly, Savion Glover, and the Nicholas Brothers.[2] The award is meant to recognize life achievement in performing, teaching or supporting the art of tap dance.

The organization holds an awards show, The Tap Extravaganza. It is produced by The New York Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day.[1]

Honorees

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listed alphabetically; year of award indicated

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Egan, Bill. Flo-Bert Awards, florencemills.com
  2. ^ a b c d 1999 Show review
  3. ^ a b American Spirit Dance Company, Oklahoma City University
  4. ^ Cutcher, Jenai. "Teacher's wisdom: Brenda Bufalino". Dance Magazine, 1 May 2007.
  5. ^ Ernest Brown
  6. ^ a b Women in Tap biographies Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Tap Ensemble.
  7. ^ a b c Cockerille Livingston, Lili. "National tap dance treasures honored", Dance Magazine, February 2002.
  8. ^ "Our History: Tap Extravaganza¨ 2 - 1992". www.nytap.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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