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Cholly Atkins | |
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Born | Charles Sylvan Atkinson September 13, 1913 Pratt City, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | April 19, 2003 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 89)
Other names | "The Man with the Moves"[1] |
Occupation(s) | Choreographer, dancer |
Spouses | Catherine Williams
(m. 1936; div. 1944)Dottie Saulters
(m. 1944; died 1962)Maye Harrison (before 2003) |
Awards |
Charles "Cholly" Atkins (born Charles Sylvan Atkinson; September 13, 1913 – April 19, 2003)[2] was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the label Motown.[3]