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Berry Brothers
The Berry Brothers were an American "exotic, acrobatic soft shoe dance" trio, active in the entertainment business for over 30 years. The trio was composed of Ananias (Nyas, "King of the Strut"), James and Warren Berry. History Ananias John Willington "Nyas" Berry Jr. (August 18, 1913 – October 5, 1951) and James Gerald Berry (July 9, 1915 – January 28, 1969) were born to Ananias John Willington Berry Sr. and Redna Ross Berry in New Orleans. As early as 1919 the two brothers already performed in Chicago and then in Denver where the family settled and the younger Warren Joseph Berry (December 25, 1922 – August 10, 1996) was born.American National Biography Online In 1924 the family moved to Los Angeles, where as child actors Nyas, James and then Warren appeared in several films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soft Shoe
Tap dance (or tap) is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musical accompaniment; the sound of the taps is its own music. It is an American artform that evolved alongside the advent of jazz music. Tap is a type of step dance that began with the combination of Southern United States, Southern American and Irish dance traditions, such as Irish stepdance, Irish soft-shoe and hard-shoe step dances, and a variety of both Slavery in the United States, slave and freeman step dances. The fusion of African rhythms and performance styles with European techniques of footwork led to the creation of tap dance. This fusion began in the mid-17th century but did not become popular until the mid-19th century. There are two major versions of tap dance: rhythm (jazz) tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses on dance; it is widely performed in Musical theatre, musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
