and played a Starlight Carnival barker alongside Susan Luckey's Louise in Fox'sHe also participated in a steamy duet in another Fox musical released in 1956, Michael Curtiz’sdance specials — one of the first TV series to air exclusively in color — throughout the '60s.
In a 2018 interview with The Associated Press, he described the moment in the early '80s when he decided to end his dance career."I was almost 50, there were only a few roles left that I could do," he said."I was waiting to go onstage, and I suddenly thought, 'I don't want to go on.' I danced, came off, took off my ballet shoes and quit."
A huge talent onstage, but his offstage work for kids is his real legacy. I still recall the joy of watching 'He Makes Me Feel Like Dancing.'
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