Marshall Davis

Marshall L. Davis, Jr was born in Miami Beach, Florida and began tap dancing the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center. By age 11, he was the 1989 Florida winner for the Tri-Star Pictures Tap Day contest, a promotion for the movie “Tap” starring Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. At age 13, he accepted a check from Ed McMahon for winning the coveted title of 1991 Star Search Teen Dance Champion. Since winning, he has performed with Harold “Stumpy” Cromer at the Guthrie Theater as Pocket in the musical Babes in Arms directed by Garland Wright and choreographed by Liza Gennaro. Later, he joined the Tony award-winning Broadway production of Bring in Da’ Noise Bring in Da’ Funk choreographed by Savion Glover and directed by George C. Wolfe.

Marshall has also performed and taught throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States. He is the protégé of the late Steve Condos of the “Condos Brothers.” Marshall has also received guidance from James “Buster” Brown, Edwin Holland, Paul Kennedy, Ted Levy, Lavaugh Robinson and Sam Weber.

Named “Most Unusual Dance Soloist” by The Miami Herald for his rendition of the Morton Gould Tap Concerto, Marshall is also the recipient of Isaac Hayes’ “Breaking the Barrier” award. Marshall was a part of the animated film Happy Feet Two directed by George Miller. He is the featured hoofer in Simply Sammy, a ballet choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie, set to the music of Sammy Davis Jr. Marshall was the associate choreographer to Savion Glover for the Broadway show Shuffle Along…, as well for Encores Off-Center’s production of Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope! His latest virtual work is Revelations In Rhythm.