Just before he died, he was guesting on "Will & Grace." My wife & I were in the audience and after one of the takes, he began a routine of tap for about 4 minutes. I saw him tapping live. One of the highlights of my life was watching him dance. When he was done, more than a couple of people in the audience were crying at this show, myself included. He died not long after.
Warren Boule: From fall of 1999 to 2005, I lived about 2 blocks away from a tap dance studio. Most of those summers, until he passed away, the studio had a workshop (or something) for its students (and anyone else who could cough up the fees) where Gregory Hines was the featured guest dancer/teacher. I rode the bus, so every afternoon I had hopes that, as I walked by that studio, I might catch a glimpse of him. (Never did, but oh well..)
My Mom told me a story of seeing him in a restaurant in NYC. She said hi to him and told him how much she enjoyed his dancing. He stood up from his table, talked to her for a bit and introduced her to his father. I always remember that when I see clips of him.
THE KING OF TAP! RIP KING. A HIGH PRIESTESS (NOT) BILLY JOEL SAID: "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG" THE REASON FOR THIS ALMIGHTY GOD, CREATED INTERNAL HUM OF THE UNIVERSE, LOVE'S MUSIC 🎶 If there is a heaven rock and roll band, they have one hell of a band ☮️
@@nonozebra4196 the camera work for all the dance scenes is amazing. Some guy, or gal, is dancing with that camera, partnering the onscreen dancers. He centers them and burnishes the fluidity of their dancing. Just amazing.
You know what's so cool about tap dancing? It's filled with so much free style and self creation, while keeping a tapping beat. Tap dance will always be in my top five! Great dancing!
I'm so overjoyed to watch White Nights again after purchasing a copy for my dvd collection and it's so nice to have this favorite part of the movie uploaded on YT. You'll never be forgotten Gregory Hines. ♥
I have probably watched this movie 50 times. Mostly for this dance sequence. The music, called "Tap" , is by David Foster. In any decade eighty's music is still excellent.
What a great talent that left us way too early and he was just fantastic alongside Billy Crystal in the movie running scared. If you haven’t seen it go get it right now hilarious !
When I was a kid ( Turned 70 today ) I loved to watch Hines, Hines and Dad tap on TV. Took tap as a kid but never got good. I loved to watch Gregory dance. I was shocked when he passed. 💔 He was so great !!! ❤
Tap dancers are truly athletes and this man is one of the best, died way too young won't be another Gregory for a long time. Was lucky enough to see him live, what a show. SJ Sending my love and prayers always for family and friends and all.
He was a singularity. Imitated but never duplicated. His tap dancing brought you in to him. The beat the moment the movement. Gregory Hines was very extraordinary. RIP🕊️
Everybody thinks this is a Baryshnikov movie. And while his own insane talent is indisputable, Hines was crushing it on stage since he was practically a toddler, well before Mikhail was even born. The man has serious skills and was taken from us far too soon. 😔
Wow, Gregory was the best, just magnificent, a dancing jewel, a great singer and actor, and with all that talent, he was a darling of a human being, I really miss him and that superior talent RIH .
It's almost banal to call Hines's work here stellar. Just astonishing, and his acting performance is moving--for someone at the top of his form, Hines manages to play Raymond's regret and mental weariness along with the excitement of getting back to his art. And btw, gotta give it up to the camera work/directing/editing. Fantastic job at capturing this amazing routine in a variety of ways to highlight Hines's genius. Love this movie, underrated in its time but it's got more acclaim and appreciation over the years. Thanks so much for uploading this.
An exquisite dancer, and SO under appreciated for his time. I love White Nights, but only because of Gregory Hines. Died way too soon. Love and miss him still. s
I have this movie on dvd and watch it several times a month (I practically know it by heart by now), and every time I put it in the dvd player I go straight to this scene and the scene with both of them dancing. Two of my favorite scenes on my all time favorite movie. And to think that he made up this dance before he heard the song he was going to dance to... Genius!!!!
I feel for you, and believe in your passion for him. I always thought he was SO underappreciated. An extraordinary dancer, singer, actor, and a sexy vibe that always seemed to brew right under his skin. I was in shock when I heard about his death. What a talent, and gone way to soon!
I somehow came across this and its not something I'm likely to ever look up ever again, but you gotta appreciate the hours this guy must have spent perfecting his craft. It really shows
Damn!! Beautiful scene. Knowing nothing of tap dance, what a talent. He's fantastic. Watched Running Scared last night and wanted to see more Gregory Hines, this is the first thing I found. Now I want to check out White Nights.
Gregory Hines ~ Agree, he was the greatest ~ He puts everything, his whole body into it ~ I took tap, jazz and ballet ~ Really loved tap dancing but out of all 3 it is the most difficult and demanding because off of your feet all of the time ~ Hines makes it "look" easy ~
one of my fav actors of all time ... first saw him in history of the world .. mel brooks but he was great in white nights and one of my fav movies of all time... running scared with billy crystal ... a comedic classic with some drama .. a must see for anyone who likes the genre .... tap .. was great too ... classic moment is .. challenge !!!!!! .. a must see.. sammy davis and hines are funny and fantastic ... cheers
There’s another great scene in this movie where he’s just monologuing with no score underneath accompanied by tap. He’s just talking and he lets his body tell the story just as much if not more so than the dialogue. I couldn’t find the clip on UA-cam, but out of all the great dance scenes in this movie, that was the one that got me hooked on Gregory Hines.
My goodness did I love to watch Gregory dance. Gregory, Sammy, The Nicholas brothers , Sandman Sims, Bill Tobinson, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Fred and Gene, and all of the other tap legends that have left us are having one heck of a party in the upper room I’m sure! God bless them all! As for this routine, the only thing I would change is the music he is dancing to. That cheesy 80’s synth-pop…😬. Would have loved if the scene would have had him tapping to some piano only jazz that broke down into cut time. I love when the music is simple and the tapping is front and center. Anyway, he is dearly missed!
One of the most kick-ass instrumentals ever made. Foster's album had a cut version for some reason, but the movie soundtrack had the entire masterpiece.
The version on "David Foster" was the same one on the soundtrack. This version was never released. I bought a 12" single of "tapDANCE" thinking it was this version, but it was a completely different mix.
Love Gregory, wow, if I could tap dance like that ,I'd be dancing all over the place!💃🤸♀️🥿🥿🤭It looks easy, IT AIN'T! When I was at The NC School of The Arts ,we got to select an extracurricular activity between semesters. I chose Tap dancing I'm glad it was for fun ,because it was hard
He was a very talented dancer but i will always remember him best in RUNNING SCARED. He and Billy Crystal were just an excellent team. So funny. He is missed.
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Just before he died, he was guesting on "Will & Grace." My wife & I were in the audience and after one of the takes, he began a routine of tap for about 4 minutes. I saw him tapping live. One of the highlights of my life was watching him dance. When he was done, more than a couple of people in the audience were crying at this show, myself included. He died not long after.
Warren Boule amazing 😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Warren for that story.
Great story. I also saw him live, in a broadway show called "Sophisticated Ladies".
He was a giant in the dance world. Wonderful mentor to young dancers, generous with sharing his knowledge and talent. He is sooooo missed.
Warren Boule: From fall of 1999 to 2005, I lived about 2 blocks away from a tap dance studio. Most of those summers, until he passed away, the studio had a workshop (or something) for its students (and anyone else who could cough up the fees) where Gregory Hines was the featured guest dancer/teacher. I rode the bus, so every afternoon I had hopes that, as I walked by that studio, I might catch a glimpse of him. (Never did, but oh well..)
We lost one of the greatest before his time. I still love to go back and watch his performances from time to time.
True
@@clarksonoxlade2276 I loved loved loved him.
My Mom told me a story of seeing him in a restaurant in NYC. She said hi to him and told him how much she enjoyed his dancing. He stood up from his table, talked to her for a bit and introduced her to his father. I always remember that when I see clips of him.
It's always fascinated me that he can move around like that, and we never see a camera in the mirrors. The entire scene is simply fabulous.
Smart thinking about the camera
THE KING OF TAP!
RIP KING.
A HIGH PRIESTESS
(NOT) BILLY JOEL SAID: "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG"
THE REASON FOR THIS ALMIGHTY GOD, CREATED INTERNAL HUM OF THE UNIVERSE, LOVE'S MUSIC 🎶
If there is a heaven rock and roll band, they have one hell of a band
☮️
@@nonozebra4196 the camera work for all the dance scenes is amazing. Some guy, or gal, is dancing with that camera, partnering the onscreen dancers. He centers them and burnishes the fluidity of their dancing. Just amazing.
Gregory Hines dancing genius... I was such a fan he is missed.
Jaw drop 3:03 😲
I am 69 years old and familiar with all the greatest tap dancers in the world. Gregory Hines is still my favorite to watch. So sorely missed.❤😢.
I never get tired of watching this performance. Gregory to me was the greatest tap dancer ever
+Bfr74vz My grandmother saw him years ago in "Jelly's Last Jam". She loved it.
You are right. His moves were amazing.
your soo right he was a master and my hero when I tap I always think of him :)
Bfr74vz I don't know of any other tap dancer
Tony Micel really? What about Sammy Davis Jr, Gene Kelly, Bill Robinson, Fred Astaire, The Nicholas brothers and all the other greats before him?
Amazing performance by GREGORY HINES and a GREAT MOVIE. Never Forgotten .
That is really impressive how he can dance. It is a shame that he isn't with us anymore. RIP Gregory
RIP Mr Hines. What style!
Phenomenal talent! We lost him too soon :(
Taylor Hackford really captured lightning in a bottle with this scene. R.I.P. Gregory Hines.
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You know what's so cool about tap dancing? It's filled with so much free style and self creation, while keeping a tapping beat. Tap dance will always be in my top five! Great dancing!
I'm so overjoyed to watch White Nights again after purchasing a copy for my dvd collection and it's so nice to have this favorite part of the movie uploaded on YT. You'll never be forgotten Gregory Hines. ♥
What a cutie he was! I still remember him in "waiting to exhale". R.I.P to a talented man
I have probably watched this movie 50 times. Mostly for this dance sequence. The music, called "Tap" , is by David Foster. In any decade eighty's music is still excellent.
actually titled "tapDance"
Eccezionale!!@
that energy! and he makes this looks so natural and fluid
He does!!!
It was natural for natural talent
he was the best! remember seeing him perform with his family. miss his talent
That's because he had been doing it since he was like 4 years old with his brother.
Hola
A true talent. May he rest in peace. I envision him dancing in heaven with a smile on his face as he loved to dance. RIP
It is sad how good people and talented. Are always taken early in life. RIP! Mr Hines
Umm.. wth? That is not even remotely true lol. All throughout history and today are greats and legends abound that lived a full and fruitful life.
What a great talent that left us way too early and he was just fantastic alongside Billy Crystal in the movie running scared. If you haven’t seen it go get it right now hilarious !
Yes it was a funny movie
One of my favorite movies !!
He knew more than just tape he heard and understood the music. Bravo.
When I was a kid ( Turned 70 today ) I loved to watch Hines, Hines and Dad tap on TV. Took tap as a kid but never got good. I loved to watch Gregory dance. I was shocked when he passed. 💔 He was so great !!! ❤
One of my biggest inspirations and I'm a drummer. I learned how to truly hear music from his dancing.
As a percussionist I am so amazed and inspired by this man's ability and talent to make music with his dancing.
A great artist died young. I was astonished by his dancing in Cotton Club newly released with more of his artistry in it.
Gregory learned from the best, then became the best.... brilliant tap dancer, incredible! thank for posting this...
Love Gregory his dance moves are amazing and Mikhail's too!
Tap dancers are truly athletes and this man is one of the best, died way too young won't be another Gregory for a long time. Was lucky enough to see him live, what a show. SJ Sending my love and prayers always for family and friends and all.
He was a singularity. Imitated but never duplicated. His tap dancing brought you in to him. The beat the moment the movement.
Gregory Hines was very extraordinary. RIP🕊️
This is one of the best movies I watch it as many times as I can
Everybody thinks this is a Baryshnikov movie. And while his own insane talent is indisputable, Hines was crushing it on stage since he was practically a toddler, well before Mikhail was even born. The man has serious skills and was taken from us far too soon. 😔
THE greatest tap dancer that ever graced the stage. Bar None. RIP.
Wow, Gregory was the best, just magnificent, a dancing jewel, a great singer and actor, and with all that talent, he was a darling of a human being, I really miss him and that superior talent RIH .
It's almost banal to call Hines's work here stellar. Just astonishing, and his acting performance is moving--for someone at the top of his form, Hines manages to play Raymond's regret and mental weariness along with the excitement of getting back to his art. And btw, gotta give it up to the camera work/directing/editing. Fantastic job at capturing this amazing routine in a variety of ways to highlight Hines's genius. Love this movie, underrated in its time but it's got more acclaim and appreciation over the years. Thanks so much for uploading this.
Feb.14: Happy birthday and RIP Dancer-actor-singer Gregory Oliver Hines (1946-2003) Thank you and God bless. Thanks for the upload, jbbe2. Blessings
he was amazing....what a gift...i feel lucky to have been around when he was at his height....amazing, amazing, amazing!!
So much talent....so very much missed.
The Discipline Of Dance - Gregory will always be a dancing inspiration to me.
Love me some Gregory Hines.....he was such a great dancer!
He was a legend lol I love watching him tap dancing
He was a very nice man, he actually stopped what he was doing and gave my ex girlfriend an autograph
An exquisite dancer, and SO under appreciated for his time. I love White Nights, but only because of Gregory Hines. Died way too soon. Love and miss him still.
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I have this movie on dvd and watch it several times a month (I practically know it by heart by now), and every time I put it in the dvd player I go straight to this scene and the scene with both of them dancing. Two of my favorite scenes on my all time favorite movie. And to think that he made up this dance before he heard the song he was going to dance to... Genius!!!!
I so so miss this guy. What a talent.
Fantastic movie... BRILLIANT dancing!
I was so upset when he passed I actually got sick with a fever and bad cold...just emotional shock...he was one of a kind...
I feel for you, and believe in your passion for him. I always thought he was SO underappreciated. An extraordinary dancer, singer, actor, and a sexy vibe that always seemed to brew right under his skin. I was in shock when I heard about his death. What a talent, and gone way to soon!
A true entertainer, could do it all.
That’s what happened with my dad. You must’ve just loved the guy.
Miss this guy! He was one of my dancing inspirations.
I just love Gregory Hines. The guy was a phenomenal tap dancer, good actor, a very charismatic. Happened to be a solid human being as well.
RIP, Greg!
Wonderful... Simply wonderful.. A God of Dance.. RIP.. 🙏
I had the privilege of seeing him perform many years ago. He was also a really nice drummer.
He was the best. Had such a crush on him..
I somehow came across this and its not something I'm likely to ever look up ever again, but you gotta appreciate the hours this guy must have spent perfecting his craft. It really shows
He was a fantastic danser. The way he moves his legs and feets. Amazing!!!!
One of the greatest dancers...and that is a very short list indeed
15 years ago, and yet this man remains one of the best.
Beautiful. Fluid. Gregory Hines.
If you can elevate an art form beyond art, that is Hines with tap dancing. It transcends the perception of tap.
Loved Loved Loved this movie.
Damn!! Beautiful scene. Knowing nothing of tap dance, what a talent. He's fantastic. Watched Running Scared last night and wanted to see more Gregory Hines, this is the first thing I found. Now I want to check out White Nights.
Gregory Hines was FINE! He is a livens. Rest in Power.💐
He was such a great dancer, one of the best.
Wonderfully gifted dancer.
Gregory Hines ~ Agree, he was the greatest ~ He puts everything, his whole body into it ~ I took tap, jazz and ballet ~ Really loved tap dancing but out of all 3 it is the most difficult and demanding because off of your feet all of the time ~ Hines makes it "look" easy ~
Such mastery... such flow... such inspired motion!!
There will be dancers to come, but never another Gregory Hines, Smooth...
Oh Man--Love this! Oh--Gregory--you are Missed! RIP
I bought the movie just to have this scene. David Foster wrote the music after he watched a silent clip of Gregory Hines' performance in the studio.
Not a shining moment for foster...I'm still cramped by it
Mr. G. Hines, you must have truly made the #Aquarian Constellation Proud!
I love Gregory Hines!! So awesome...thank you
One of my favourite movies - just WOW!❤
Incredibly talented man - RIP
one of my fav actors of all time ... first saw him in history of the world .. mel brooks but he was great in white nights and one of my fav movies of all time... running scared with billy crystal ... a comedic classic with some drama .. a must see for anyone who likes the genre .... tap .. was great too ... classic moment is .. challenge !!!!!! .. a must see.. sammy davis and hines are funny and fantastic ... cheers
@simbad900
I first saw him in History of the World as well... he stole every scene he was in 😊
There’s another great scene in this movie where he’s just monologuing with no score underneath accompanied by tap. He’s just talking and he lets his body tell the story just as much if not more so than the dialogue. I couldn’t find the clip on UA-cam, but out of all the great dance scenes in this movie, that was the one that got me hooked on Gregory Hines.
My goodness did I love to watch Gregory dance. Gregory, Sammy, The Nicholas brothers , Sandman Sims, Bill Tobinson, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Fred and Gene, and all of the other tap legends that have left us are having one heck of a party in the upper room I’m sure! God bless them all! As for this routine, the only thing I would change is the music he is dancing to. That cheesy 80’s synth-pop…😬. Would have loved if the scene would have had him tapping to some piano only jazz that broke down into cut time. I love when the music is simple and the tapping is front and center. Anyway, he is dearly missed!
what a beautiful man he was, such talent, and a nice man, he is missed, he just was the best tap dancer
And a massively underrated vocalist too. Listening now to his LP.. Gorgeous music from 1988.
@@solfergav ty I had no idea, ty for sharing that
He was one of the best tappers!!!! ❤️
One of the most kick-ass instrumentals ever made. Foster's album had a cut version for some reason, but the movie soundtrack had the entire masterpiece.
The version on "David Foster" was the same one on the soundtrack. This version was never released. I bought a 12" single of "tapDANCE" thinking it was this version, but it was a completely different mix.
❤
Perfection and simply the best 💕
Love Gregory, wow, if I could tap dance like that ,I'd be dancing all over the place!💃🤸♀️🥿🥿🤭It looks easy, IT AIN'T! When I was at The NC School of The Arts ,we got to select an extracurricular activity between semesters. I chose Tap dancing I'm glad it was for fun ,because it was hard
Never ever get tired of watching this❤
I agree. He was the greatest and we were blessed to have witnessed his work.
This was Gregorys best role next to "Running Scared" with Billy Crystal
Don't forget The Tic Code
GRANDE rip Gregory I hope wherever you are you can still dance👑👏
I would hope so too.
When someone can make improvisation look pre-choreographed and rehearsed...that is talent
A true legend 💕
One of the best.
Bravo--Brilliant..!!
great guy...loved him..
He was a very talented dancer but i will always remember him best in RUNNING SCARED. He and Billy Crystal were just an excellent team. So funny. He is missed.
the could act and dance.. his sense of humor was great when he did a movie with billy crystal.. but this scene was the best.. thank you mr hines
Nikki Clyma an action movie with Billy Crystal no less :)
Great. Tap is gold and he is too!
Mr Gregory Hines, the GOAT of all time.❤
He was an awesome entertainer!
That is so sweet that you were so touched that you went all DIY. I love it!
Thank you so much for taking the time to edit this to where we just see Mr. Hines. You got a like and subscribe fron me.
Thank you.
he is a legend
I just loved this movie, all its themes.
Amazing tap dancer! Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. had a dance off -- Hines kneeled down to kiss Davis' feet!
I miss him a lot!
The Goat of tap dancing
I loved him and miss him so much!