Maurice's longtime friend. They met as cast members on Eubie! (1978).

At first a Maurice Hines mentee (aka `` Baby diva``) , then later Charles directs Maurice in two US touring musicals Guys and Dolls (1999) and Sophisticated Ladies (2001).

Gregory son, an LA resident, he visits his lovable uncle in NYC whenever he can.

Gregory daughter, as she puts it ``my father and my uncle were both diffcult people.``

One of Maurice dearest friends. An honorary member of the Hines family, as she traveled with Hines, Hines and Dad. Maurice introduced her to Gregory and bought her the dress for the wedding too!

The easygoing older cousin, who saw it all!

Respected tap dancer and supportive friend of the Hines family.

A tap dance duo discovered by Maurice in Washington D.C., and soon added to the cast of Sophiticated Ladies (2009), then later in Tappin' Thru Life (2010- today). They have performed over a thousand shows with Maurice. The have each a solo career. As Maurice tells them ``you gotta have your own thing.``

Director of the 1984 film The Cotton Club. The tense tapping Williams brothers in the film are played by the real life Hines Brothers. Coppola re-released the film in 2018 with extended scenes, entitled ``The Cotton Club Encore.``