Dance On Coles, Charles "Honi" performer Mahoney, Billie performer Television/Video 1981-06-14 From the public access cable television series Dance On. Producer Billie Mahoney. Associate producer and director, Jon Hutcheson. Taped on June 14, 1981 in New York City. Tap dance artist Honi Coles reminisces about his youth, and the origins of his famous nickname "Honi." Although he never attended formal dance classes, he regularly tapped on Philadelphia street corners with his friends. Later he competed in the local theatre on amateur nights. His first professional experience was with the Three Millers, who performed at Lafayette Theatre in New York City. He discusses the high-quality, "class-acts" of his own performance, the importance of "classy" costuming, promptness, and discipline; partnership with Cab Calloway; his later association with Cholly Atkins (from 1947-1960), his work in numerous Broadway Theatres from 1960 to 1976, production manager for the Apollo Theatre. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Billie Mahoney (biography) loc.music.tdabio.135 Charles "Honi" Coles (biography) loc.music.tdabio.43 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.493