Buddy Bradley

Buddy Bradley (July 24, 1905 – July 17, 1972) was a transformative African-American choreographer who brought jazz and tap dance to new stages on both sides of the Atlantic from the Harlem Renaissance onwards, In the 1930s he relocated to London. He worked in the West End for more than 35 years as a choreographer and teacher. In addition to his role as the international disseminator of jazz dance, Bradley advanced the integration of dance into the book musical, was the go-to choreographer for British film in the 1930s, and, through collaborations with ballet choreographers George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, contributed to the development of neoclassical ballet.

Biography Born as Clarence Bradley Epps in Clarkesville, Georgia, He was the first black choreographer of an all-white show in London, He often worked with Andrée Howard, including 1935's Let's Go Gay.

Bradley also ran his own dance school.

He returned to the US in the late 1960s. He died in New York City on July 17, 1972, aged 66.

Filmography Evergreen (1934), choreography It's Love Again (1936) Sailing Along (1938) Head over Heels (1937), as choreographer and dancer Gangway (1937) The Spider (1940) Brass Monkey (1948)