Hoskins, Jim

Mr. Hoskins began tap dancing at age six in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Brentwood High School where he was recently inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. Besides teaching at various universities and dance companies, Mr. Hoskins was a professor at Penn State University's theatre department and is professor emeritus in the theatre department of Florida State University. (FSU/Asolo Graduate Program for Acting Training). FSU is honoring him by creating The Jimmy Hoskins Visiting Artist Chair in Stage Movement and Dance. His first book, The Dances of Shakespeare, is published by Routledge,