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Article: GREGORY HINES TAPS INTO NATURAL RHYTHM OF TRUE SOLE.(PREVIEW)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- November 24, 1994
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Byline: RAY MARK RINALDI Staff writer
Back in the old days, before everything on a stage got plugged in, it was always the tappers versus the band. The musicians would play and the dancers would hoof it up, but the sound of sole against stage was only heard if the unamplified mix was right.
Gregory Hines is a man of the modern age and, fortunately, he doesn't have that problem. When he arrives at Proctor's Theatre for a concert Saturday night, he will bring his own dance floor with him, a portable, wooden stage with electronic sensors wired to emphasize every heel-toe he can muster.
``It's able to pick up the sound waves so they can be ...