Chester Does Tap, Ballet, Soft Shoe, and Conducts the Band at the Same Time
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Posted by somebody on Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Chester Whitmore is challenged to do tap, ballet, soft shoe and conduct the band at the same time by Sugar Sullivan, Jeni LeGon and Barbara Billups at the 1st Annual Masters in Tap and Swing conference show on Saturday night, August 19th, 2006. Music by the Opus One Big Band (naturally).
Chester and the Opus One Band will perform again with Norma Miller at A Tribute to Normal Miller on September 9, 2006.
They don't call him Mr. Showmanship for nothing!
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Mon, 04/30/2018 - 3:57pm
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