Twinkle Toes: Tales Of A Broadway Gypsy 1949-1969

In 1949, Herbert Eugene Tuttle left a small town in Michigan for New York City with only a dream - to dance on Broadway - even though he didn't know how to dance.Determined to learn, he studied modern dance with Martha Graham and learned ballet from the many Ballet Russe exiles living in NYC after World War II. Through sheer determination, he performed with the brightest stars of of his generation - Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Bob Fosse, Elaine Stritch, Gwen Verdon, Tranquil LeClerq, Maria Tallchief, Carol Lawrence, and Chita Rivera. He danced in the original West Side Story and toured Europe and Japan.,

• | Author: Gene Gavin
• | Publisher: Richard Tuttle Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 04, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 190 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0999311905
• | ISBN-13: 9780999311905