Bill Bailey (dancer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBill Bailey (dancer)
American dancer
Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1912
Date of Death: 12-Dec-1978
Profession: dancer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Bill Bailey (dancer)
- Bill Bailey (December 8, 1912 – December 12, 1978) 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 (1943), 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.
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