You can dispute the overall quality of the 1985 “White Nights,” but here’s one thing you can’t dispute: the dancing prowess of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.

Born in New York, Mr. Hines began training in dance at 3 with Henry LeTang and made his professional debut two years later with his older brother, Maurice Jr., in an act called the Hines Kids ...

There will be a tap-dance tribute by Savion Glover, Fayard Nicholas and Hines’ dance mentor, Henry LeTang. The event is set for Sept. 21 and will start at 8 p.m.

His PBS special, "Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America," was nominated in 1989, and in 1982 he was nominated for his performance in "I Love Liberty," a variety special saluting America.

His PBS special “Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America” was nominated in 1989, and in 1982 he was nominated for his performance in “I Love Liberty,” a variety special saluting America.

Gregory Oliver Hines was born on Feb. 14, 1946, in New York City. He has said his mother urged him and his older brother toward tap dancing because she wanted them to have a way out of the ghetto.