Names
Times/ Locations
Inspiration
100

What was his first profession?

What is Boy Soprano.

100

Where was he born?

What is Baltimore.

100

Who did he learn moves from? 

Who is Bill Bojangles Robinson, Honi Coles, Teddy Hales, Toots Davis, Pete Nugent. 

200

What is his legal name?

What is Lawrence Donald Jackson.

200

Where did he preform most?

Where is Harlem (Cotton Club, Apollo Theater).

200

What type of music were his rhythms most similar to?

What is Jazz. 

300

What style of dance did he perform?

What is Jazz Hoofer or Rhythm Tap. 

300

What New York neighborhood was involved with tap?

Where is Harlem. 

300

What type of dancing did he do?

What is improvisation. 

400

What was his first group called?

What is McKinney’s Cotton Pickers’.

400

In what era did he become most famous? 

When was the 1940’s.

400

What music style did he dance to?

What is bebop jazz.

500
What famous dancer later cited BL as a major influence? 

Who is Savion Glover.

500

When was he born?

When was February 24th, 1921.

500

What instrument did his style reflect?

What is a saxophone.

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