Cholly Atkins, a superb dancer who brought the polished precision of his legendary tap act with Honi Coles to choreographing the sassy, synchronized moves of the most celebrated Motown performers, ...

Cholly Atkins, who choreographed the smooth moves of countless Motown artists and won a Tony Award when he was 75, has died. He was 89. Atkins died of pancreatic cancer Saturday night at a hospital, ...

“Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Times of the Temptations” tells the story of the Motown group's rise to fame when doors were opening for Black artists in the 1960s. The Broadway hit documents their ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Who: Cholly Atkins (1913-2003). What: Song-and-dance man, vaudeville hoofer, choreographer. Type of music: Jazz, show tunes, R&B. Alabama roots ...

The Times reported Mr. Atkins also choreographed the smooth, precise moves of Motown performers such as the Temptations, the Supremes, the Shirelles and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. He was also a ...