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Bill Bailey (dancer)
Bill
Bailey
was an
African-American
tap dancer
. He was the
brother
of
Pearl Bailey
. Bill was the
first person
to be
recorded
doing the
Moonwalk
, although he referred to it as the "Backslide", in the
film
Cabin
in
the Sky
,
starring
Ethel Waters
,
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
and
Lena Horne
. He was
trained
briefly by
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
. He was
married
to
Pernell
Bailey, and had
nine
children
and many
grandchildren
.