Sims, Howard

Sims, Howard
▪ 2004
“Sandman” 
      American tap dancer (b. Jan. 24, 1917, Fort Smith, Ark.—d. May 20, 2003, Bronx, N.Y.), got his nickname from dancing on sand to achieve a unique soft brushing sound. In addition to dancing, he taught footwork to such dancers as Gregory Hines (q.v. (Hines, Gregory Oliver )) and Ben Vereen as well as to boxers, including Muhammad Ali, and off and on for over three decades served Harlem's Apollo Theater in New York City as its “executioner” on amateur nights, ridding the stage of unpopular acts.

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