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- Howard_Sims abstract "Howard \"Sandman\" Sims (January 24, 1917 – May 20, 2003) was an American tap dancer who began his career in vaudeville. He was skilled in a style of dancing that he performed in a wooden sandbox of his own construction, and acquired his nickname from the sand he sprinkled to alter and amplify the sound of his dance steps. \"They called the board my Stradivarius,\" Sims said of his sandbox.From the 1950s to the year 2000, Sims was a regular attraction — a \"fixture\" — at Harlem's noted Apollo Theater, comedically ushering failed acts offstage with a hook, broom or other prop. He was also involved in New York City's Hoofers Club, a venue primarily for Black tap dancers.As part of the resurgence of interest in tap dancing in the 1980s, Sandman Sims served as a cultural ambassador, representing the United States with dance performances around the world. He was featured in the 1989 dance film Tap, along with Sammy Davis Jr., Gregory Hines and Savion Glover, demonstrating classic challenge dancing. Sims also appeared in a 1990 episode of The Cosby Show as Rudy's tap dancing teacher, facing off against Cliff (Bill Cosby) in a good-natured tap challenge.In her review of the play based on his life, New York Times critic Anna Kisselgoff wrote, \"Sims is a virtuoso among virtuosos — in a class by himself. To say Mr. Sims dances on sand is like saying Philippe Petit is a tightrope walker.\"".
- Howard_Sims birthDate "1917-01-24".
- Howard_Sims birthPlace Fort_Smith,_Arkansas.
- Howard_Sims birthYear "1917".
- Howard_Sims deathDate "2003-05-20".
- Howard_Sims deathPlace New_York.
- Howard_Sims deathPlace The_Bronx.
- Howard_Sims deathYear "2003".
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- Howard_Sims occupation Tap_dance.
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