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 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 !
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. ♥
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🕊️
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!
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.
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 .
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
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.
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.
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 RUclips, but out of all the great dance scenes in this movie, that was the one that got me hooked on Gregory Hines.
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
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 ~
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!!!!
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. 😔
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.
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
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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..)
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.
RIP Mr Hines. What style!
Phenomenal talent! We lost him too soon :(
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.
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?
Gregory Hines dancing genius... I was such a fan he is missed.
Jaw drop 3:03 😲
Taylor Hackford really captured lightning in a bottle with this scene. R.I.P. Gregory Hines.
Mite
That is really impressive how he can dance. It is a shame that he isn't with us anymore. RIP Gregory
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 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"
Amazing performance by GREGORY HINES and a GREAT MOVIE. Never Forgotten .
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 !!
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 cutie he was! I still remember him in "waiting to exhale". R.I.P to a talented man
He knew more than just tape he heard and understood the music. Bravo.
He was a very nice man, he actually stopped what he was doing and gave my ex girlfriend an autograph
A great artist died young. I was astonished by his dancing in Cotton Club newly released with more of his artistry in it.
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. ♥
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 !!! ❤
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
he was amazing....what a gift...i feel lucky to have been around when he was at his height....amazing, amazing, amazing!!
Amazing tap dancer! Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. had a dance off -- Hines kneeled down to kiss Davis' feet!
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.❤😢.
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🕊️
Love Gregory his dance moves are amazing and Mikhail's too!
As a percussionist I am so amazed and inspired by this man's ability and talent to make music with his dancing.
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
Gregory learned from the best, then became the best.... brilliant tap dancer, incredible! thank for posting this...
One of my biggest inspirations and I'm a drummer. I learned how to truly hear music from his 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.
So much talent....so very much missed.
THE greatest tap dancer that ever graced the stage. Bar None. RIP.
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
This was Gregorys best role next to "Running Scared" with Billy Crystal
Don't forget The Tic Code
He was a legend lol I love watching him tap dancing
Fantastic movie... BRILLIANT dancing!
The Discipline Of Dance - Gregory will always be a dancing inspiration to me.
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
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.
I so so miss this guy. What a talent.
One of the greatest dancers...and that is a very short list indeed
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 .
Love me some Gregory Hines.....he was such a great dancer!
Gregory Hines was FINE! He is a livens. Rest in Power.💐
Wonderfully gifted dancer.
Mr. G. Hines, you must have truly made the #Aquarian Constellation Proud!
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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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.
He was a fantastic danser. The way he moves his legs and feets. Amazing!!!!
I had the privilege of seeing him perform many years ago. He was also a really nice drummer.
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!
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
Oh Man--Love this! Oh--Gregory--you are Missed! RIP
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
Beautiful. Fluid. Gregory Hines.
There will be dancers to come, but never another Gregory Hines, Smooth...
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.
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 RUclips, but out of all the great dance scenes in this movie, that was the one that got me hooked on Gregory Hines.
This is one of the best movies I watch it as many times as I can
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
Incredibly talented man - RIP
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 :)
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 ~
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!!!!
GRANDE rip Gregory I hope wherever you are you can still dance👑👏
I would hope so too.
He was such a great dancer, one of the best.
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. 😔
Best scene in the movie
Along with the scene of Baryshnakov dancing.
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.
❤
great guy...loved him..
It's a pretty impressive accomplishment to appear in a film opposite Mikhail Baryshnikov and still have the best dance sequence.
This has been something that I have questioned for so long.
Such mastery... such flow... such inspired motion!!
Tap as it should be. Rest in power, Mr. Hines.
He was the best. Had such a crush on him..
I love Gregory Hines!! So awesome...thank you
A true legend 💕
Mr Gregory Hines, the GOAT of all time.❤
I miss him a lot!
He was one of the best tappers!!!! ❤️
One of my favourite movies - just WOW!❤
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 😊
He will be remembered. R.I.P.
Wonderful... Simply wonderful.. A God oficial Dance.. RIP.. 🙏
My grandmother saw him perform live as Jelly Roll Morton in "Jelly's Last Jam".
I saw that on Broadway, amazing performance.
He was an awesome entertainer!
he is a legend
Just talented.
Perfection and simply the best 💕
GREGORY HINES BRILLIANT
TAP GENIUS 💎🎼💎🎼💎🎼💎
As a kid born in the 80's, he was the first person I thought of when someone mentioned tap dancing. I was a smart kid.
A legend of my childhood. He made Tap cool. Died at only 57. RIP #Legend.
When someone can make improvisation look pre-choreographed and rehearsed...that is talent
Gone way to soon. Brilliant Performer. RIP. He is with his mentors: Sammy Davis Jr. and Bojangles
Oh,honey. I love ballet, but tap has my heart. Everybody knows ballet, yet...ryhthm...
Awesome! I love the movie "White Nights".
That is so sweet that you were so touched that you went all DIY. I love it!
I agree. He was the greatest and we were blessed to have witnessed his work.