However, at the time, the scene was considered taboo. According to the book Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History, Temple said the scene was cut when the film was shown in some Southern theaters.

Watch these 5 iconic Shirley Temple song-and-dance numbers Shirley Temple, the Depression-era child star, famous for her curly hair, tap dance routines and sing-a-long standards, died Monday ...

Child actress Shirley Temple Black, born April 23, 1928, rose to fame in the 1930s thanks in part to her ringlet curls, dimpled smile and tap dancing. After her career as Hollywood's biggest ...

Shirley Temple, born April 23 ... Although she came to fame for her on-screen charm - tap-dancing included - Temple said that her greatest roles in life were as wife, mother (of three) and ...

When Shirley Temple Black died earlier this week ... Robinson taught Temple his joyful, elegant tap-dancing routines. She thought he was the perfect partner. In the 1980s, Black told NPR that ...

From her skilled tap dancing to her adorable songs ... s mother enrolled her at the famed Ethel Meglin’s dance school, where Shirley Temple perfected her unbelievable talent for dance and ...

In this iconic staircase number, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson tutors Shirley Temple in the art of tap. This scene is less about showcasing tap dance as an art form, and more about showcasing two ...

Child star Shirley Temple Black’s life may have taken different ... her on-screen relationship with tap dance master Bill “Bojangles” Robinson is one of her most enduring.

There was no one else waiting on the platform so, on a whim, I decided to do a silly, Shirley Temple-esque tap dance to amuse whoever was monitoring the cameras. I fake-tapped up and down the ...

Shirley Temple, the Depression-era child star, famous for her curly hair, tap dance routines and sing-a-long standards, died Monday, according to publicist Cheryl Kagan. She was 85. Temple was ...