LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...

Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has died at 97.

In 1954, a spirited tap dancer named Arthur Duncan appeared on several episodes of “The Betty White Show,” a daytime talk series hosted by the future Golden Girl. Duncan’s skilled footwork delighted ...

LOS ANGELES – You won’t catch Arthur Duncan badmouthing Lawrence Welk. The champagne music maker “was firm, but he loved what he did,” the longtime dancer says. “He had a firm hand on everything, but ...