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Charles Grass

Riff Brothers

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The full interview is available on the finding aid and will be available at the Newberry soon.

Chicago native Charles Grass began his professional dance career at age 12, performing with Bob Fosse as the Riff Brothers, a tap dance act in the vaudeville tradition. As an adult, he performed in the ballet companies of Ruth Page and John Petri and served as rehearsal director for Page’s Broadway musical, Music in My Heart. Grass was actively involved in the National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists.

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