Maurice Hines, Tiptop Tapper; With 'Guys and Dolls, 'Retracing His Steps

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 30, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Maurice Hines has been tap-dancing professionally for almost 50 years. And after all that time, he's come to a very firm conclusion: He's really, really tired.

There's the groin muscle problem that won't go away. The lower- back aches. He recently directed and performed in a variety show in Las Vegas that put him onstage 14 times a week. Dance can be tough on any body, even one as elegantly long and streamlined as Hines's. But he knows: Tap exacts a special toll. The toe positions put constant strain on the knees, the metal cleats radiate vibrations up the legs and into the back. It's hard ...

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