Quotes of Hoofer - somelinesforyou

“ Though I soon became typecast in Hollywood as a gangster and hoodlum, I was originally a dancer, an Irish hoofer, trained in vaudeville tap dance. I always leapt at the opportunity to dance in films later on. ”

- James Cagney

“ I grew up in vaudeville. All the hoofers used to get together in a drugstore down the street from the theater, or what-have-you, and if they knew a new step they would teach it to you. I learned hoofing steps that way. But going into ballet didn't come until I made those pictures with Kelly. ”

- Donald O’Connor

“ I'm basically a hoofer, a tap dancer. I was always very good from the waist down, moving with the feet… I became what's known as a total dancer, using the entire body in order to express what you want to express in tap dancing and line. ”

- Donald O’Connor
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