Tap dancer extraordinaire Charles "Honi" Coles was born in Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 1911. This legendary tap dancer and great advocate for the development of tap dance had a distinctive personal style of elegance, precision, speed and close to the floor tap dancing. With a stage and film career spanning more than 50 years, his impact and contribution to tap dancing is practically indescribable. Just a few of his credits include the Class Act Coles and Atkins, a long prestigious partnership with Brenda Buffalino, an original member of the star-studded ensemble the Copasetics, The Cotton Club and Dirty Dancing motion pictures and documentary Great Feats of Feet, the Broadway performance of My One and Only, recipient of the National Medal of The Arts by President George H. W. Bush, The Capezio Award for Lifetime Achievement and The Dance Magazine Award. In 2003, posthumously, he was inducted into the American Tap Dance Hall of Fame. He passed away in New York City November 12, 1992. Gone but never forgotten!