Past Event
Friday, March 25, 2022, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Amber Edwards: The Dancing Man - Peg Leg Bates
640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 92118
Cost: Free
The Dancing Man - Peg Leg Bates screening with filmmaker Amber Edwards: Documentary, 58 minutes - At 12 years old his leg was amputated on his mother’s kitchen table. At 40 he was a world renowned tap dancer and a regular on the Ed Sullivan show. He is “The Dancing Man” - Peg Leg Bates. As a disabled African American, Clayton Bates fought discrimination on two fronts, eventually rising to become jazz dance royalty. Produced by Dave Davidson & Amber Edwards; directed by Dave Davidson. (1992, 30th anniversary remastered print.)