Celebrated choreographer Henry LeTang (sometimes written with a space, "Le Tang") passed away this week. He was 91 years old. A top dance choreographer since the mid-1940's, he was best known in his later years as the primary choreographer of the Broadway hits Eubie!, Sophisticated Ladies, and Black and Blue. He also choreographed mainstream movies such as Tap, Cotton Club, and the TV movie Bojangles, and was tap dance instructor to Gregory and Maurice Hines, among many others.
Wikipedia: Henry LeTang
New York Times obit: Henry LeTang
