Tap dancer Jimmy Slyde, 80
Posted: Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 7:34 pmOctober 27, 1927 - May 16, 2008
Jimmy Slyde was the aptly named practitioner of a sinuous, slithering form of tap dance that helped to define the heyday of an ever-changing cultural phenomenon. Whereas modern tap is aggressive, sometimes even obstreperous, Slyde embodied a seemingly effortless ability to, well, slide across a stage, often letting slip the odd mot juste as he made his way past an admiring public. …
