Antony Hodgkinson (born 1967 or 1968; also known as Tony the Interpretative Dancer) is an English rock drummer. He has performed with Bivouac and Julian Cope. He is known for his association with Nirvana, with whom he danced on stage during their British tours. Early life Hodgkinson was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1967 or 1968. His birth mother was a Lakota Sioux, but he was adopted and raised in Derby. He took up BMX riding in the 1970s, visiting nearby Nottingham to do so. Hodgkinson took up drumming after a self-described troubled childhood. Nirvana Hodgkinson was hospitalised with a serious illness and, shortly after recovering in 1989, was asked by a friend, music booking agent Russell Warby, to collect Nirvana from the airport on their arrival for a British tour. Hodgkinson became friends with the band who he said accepted him despite being "a bit depressed" following his illness. Hodgkinson accompanied Nirvana on their 1990 UK tour, by which time Dave Grohl had joined them as their drummer. Hodgkinson later stated that he was particularly friendly with Grohl. Hodgkinson first danced on stage with Nirvana that year at a gig at Leeds Polytechnic when the band dared him to go onstage wearing the dress of Warby's girlfriend. Grohl later said: "He just wound up coming up on stage one night ... I'm not sure how he wound up backstage with make-up and paint all over him, but he became a dear friend. Kurt loved him, we all loved him." Hodgkinson recalled it was "quite a hairy show, really. Quite violent. It was just a stream of stage-divers – just a queue – really people trying to punch you out and whatever". He remembered trying to avoid being hit by the bass guitar of Krist Novoselic and being cautious not to strike frontman Kurt Cobain with his flailing dance moves. Hodgkinson also danced with the band during their 1991 Reading Festival appearance, starting about halfway through their set. Hodgkinson is remembered most for his dancing during Nirvana's headline appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival, by which time he was the drummer for indie rock band Bivouac. Hodgkinson, wearing baggy women's clothing, a tie, Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoes and clown face paint, danced in a convulsive manner with frequent pogoing to many of the songs. Hodgkinson claims that some of the moves drew inspiration from Native American dances. The set