Susannah Hines no longer lived in the region and had resigned from committee.
Hines made a couple more sharp stops, and was also thankful to see a long shot dip just over the bar.
For the 1989 movie Tap, he worked with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr., and gained much from the experience.
He performed with Gregory Hines once again in Jelly's Last Jam and Hines always spoke highly of the younger dancer.
While he's known best for his fancy feet, tap dancer Gregory Hines was a true renaissance man.