▁- ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁d anc ers ▁of ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance ▁and ▁helped ▁other ▁d anc ers ▁by ▁teaching ▁them ▁new ▁steps , ▁including ▁fellow ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁B elles , ▁Mar ion ▁Cole . ▁Cole ▁said , ▁" She ▁taught ▁me ▁how ▁to ▁dance , ▁everything ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁o we ▁to ▁Bert ye ." ▁Wood ▁fil med ▁the ▁document ary ▁Be en ▁Rich ▁All ▁My ▁Life ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 5 . ▁From ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Wood ▁started ▁dan cing ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁at ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁Theater ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁raising ▁her ▁three ▁boys . ▁She ▁left ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁on ▁her ▁own . ▁The ▁dance ▁director ▁Add ison ▁C ary ▁gave ▁Wood ▁her ▁first ▁big ▁break . ▁She ▁dan ced ▁with ▁Bill ▁Robinson ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Brown ▁Bud d ies ▁( 1 9 3 1 ), ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁to ▁dance ▁on ▁st airs ▁with ▁him . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 2 , ▁performing ▁for ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁and ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁Theater ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁line . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁famous ▁for ▁dan cing ▁with ▁Andy ▁Kirk , ▁Harry ▁James , ▁and ▁the ▁J imm ie ▁L un ce ford ▁Band . ▁Bert ye ▁Lou ▁Wood ▁and ▁other ▁d anc ers ▁ch ipped ▁in