{"id":439979,"date":"2022-04-30T18:41:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-subway-dancer-jared-grimes-in-broadways-funny-girl\/"},"modified":"2022-04-30T18:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T15:41:34","slug":"nyc-subway-dancer-jared-grimes-in-broadways-funny-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-subway-dancer-jared-grimes-in-broadways-funny-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC subway dancer Jared Grimes in Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Funny Girl&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688aee9fb0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3688aee9fb0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-subway-dancer-jared-grimes-in-broadways-funny-girl\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_subway_dancer_Jared_Grimes_in_Broadways_%E2%80%98Funny_Girl%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC subway dancer Jared Grimes in Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Funny Girl&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;NYC subway dancer Jared Grimes in Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Funny Girl'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Performer Jared Grimes can credit \u2018tunnel\u2019 vision for his remarkable success. <\/p>\n<p>The Jamaica, Queens native is now starring in \u201cFunny Girl\u201d\u00a0\u2014\u00a0but before he made it big on Broadway, he would spend up to eight hours a day tap dancing on Manhattan\u2019s subway platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo grab a New Yorker who doesn\u2019t have the time of day for you \u2026 to get them to stand and watch you \u2026 and better yet, to get them to throw a dollar or two in the hat \u2026 it takes a lot,\u201d said Grimes, 38.<\/p>\n<p>Grimes began dancing underground at the age of 16 alongside fellow tap dancer DeWitt Fleming Jr. and renowned bucket drummer William Johnson. The trio would start at the 42nd Street station, then move to 34th, and end on 14th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said the key to their success was to get the rush-hour crowd, just as a packed train let out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could make close to $1,000 dollars in just a couple of hours,\u201d said Grimes, who also danced above ground in Times Square.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/funny-girl-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Grimes\" class=\"wp-image-22095239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/funny-girl-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/funny-girl-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/funny-girl-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Queens native, Grimes is now starring in \u201cFunny Girl\u201d on Broadway.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew Murphy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u00a0was\u00a0usually\u00a0no\u00a0music\u00a0\u2014\u00a0just the sound of the bucket drum and tap shoes hitting a wooden board that was set on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Although Grimes encountered \u201cdisrespectful\u201d hecklers who would try to step on his board while he was dancing,\u00a0there\u00a0were also\u00a0crowd members\u00a0who compared him to his idols Sammy Davis Jr. and Fred Astaire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was just in a subway with Michael Jordan basketball shorts on, Nike socks, a t-shirt or a tank top,\u201d he said. \u201cThose are the moments that I remember the most down\u00a0there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The curtain went down on his dancing down under in 2003\u00a0\u2014 at around\u00a0the same time the city started cracking down on street performers, limiting the time they could spend in one spot and forcing them to get permits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Grimes\" class=\"wp-image-22095240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jared Grimes began dancing underground in New York City at the age of 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u00a0was a monthly payment or something on it,\u201d said\u00a0Grimes. \u201cOnce you made good, they gave you a little flag to hang up while you were performing.\u00a0It was so ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even back then, he knew the city\u2019s\u00a0clampdowns\u00a0were misdirected. \u201cI used to say, \u2018They should be protecting people from real danger, not us performers.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With crime surging in the subways, he does think\u00a0there\u00a0needs to be more preventive measures in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad that subway safety is even a thing.\u00a0There\u00a0should be more security down\u00a0there,\u201d Grimes said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jared Grimes\" class=\"wp-image-22095241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/jared-grimes-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Grimes (far right) isn\u2019t ruling out performing at subway stations in the future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grimes, who now lives on the Upper West Side,  started as a commercial hip hop dancer and in 2005 got his big break when he landed a gig as a backup dancer for Mariah Carey\u2019s tour.\u00a0Now, he is considered a quadruple threat\u00a0\u2014\u00a0working as a dancer, actor, singer and choreographer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s not ruling out an encore subway performance one day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould I do it today? 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