I applaud your respect and love for dancing!! Please ck out Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov dancing from the movie "White Knights". Mikhail is one of the greatest Ballet dancers ever. And Gregory Tap dances like nobody's business. Gregory also had some big RnB hits. 🎤
I would like to mention those costumes... Please remember that they did not have truly stretch fabric back then. The person who made those pants that they did those splits in, and then those pants didn't ride up or drupe and the drape stayed good through all of those amazing moves was purely talented. Most sewists do not know how to sew like that anymore.
💚 They make it look effortless don't they? Fayard (born in 1914) and Harold (born in 1921) had no formal training. Fayard taught himself to sing, dance, and perform by watching all the vaudeville acts while his parents performed (mom was a pianist and dad a drummer). Later he taught his brother. They began performing very young. By 1932 when Fayard was 18 and Harold was 11, they became the featured act at The Cotton Club in Harlem (Manhattan NYC). Their first performance in a Hollywood movie was in 1934. While their biggest popularity was between the 1930's and 1950's, their career spanned into the 1990's. The brothers also taught tap at Harvard University and Radcliffe College. Michael and Janet Jackson were among their students.
Back in 1989, the last surviving Nicholas brother, Harold Nicholas danced in a movie with Sammy Davis Jr, Sandman and Gregory Hines with a few other tap dancers in a movie named “Tap”. The dance finally that Gregory Hines did was absolutely amazing, incorporating light and sound into the routine. Gregory Hines was the star of the movie and a popular tap dancer from the 70s and 80s. Check it out, you will enjoy it!
Tap was a great movie! Gregory was also a fantastic singer and actor. He won a Tony award on Broadway in 1990 for his role as Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly's Last Jam. He was on Will & Grace, in many movies and had his own sitcom for one season in 1997-1998, called The Gregory Hines Show. As a tap dancer, I was fortunate enough to meet the Nicholas Brothers and work with Gregory Hines many times. RIP to all 3!
@@arvelallen8874 Wow, thanks for that update. For many years, I thought Fayard died first. Anyway, “Tap” was a great movie that highlights tap dancing.
Mate, so very pleased to see a young lad discover and appreciate the bothers. Cleary, I contend, the best dancers by far, as they incorporate gymnastics. They are simply amazing. It's also amazing that such brilliant performances were from the 1940s. On another note, there is a very special video from 1951 of Fred Astaire DANCING ON THE CEILING. What? It's a great illusion. His dancing is also excellent, though not in the same level as the Nicholas brothers.
THANK YOU BROTHER! These GENIUSES were even before MY time man! WOW! I found a documentary on here that I need to watch...I appreciate you reacting to their work because maybe it will alert others to witness these SUPERNATURAL BEINGS! ^..^
These men make the Olympics look punk...If you like tap dancing then you should also check out Bojangles dancing with Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel...I'm sure that you'll be able to appreciate it...
They were so amazing! You can see them put down their hands to help push out of those splits, but that doesn't minimize their superhuman abilities one bit.
I had the privilege of seeing them in a Tap review with Gregory Hines back in the 80s . So many great dancers and a teenage Savion Glover. It was such a fun night watching them show off encouraging the up and comers.
I have said it before and I will say it again. Because they intensely trained together since they were very tiny kids...the Nicholas Brothers made themselves the equivalent of Kung Fu masters, but with dance
Fayard (the elder brother) dubbed their style "Flash". And it truly was! Love your slo-mo. You gonna be dancing soon? Kalamazoo is a real town in Michigan USA 😀
The brothers were self taught, highly successful performers at the Cotton Club and one of their earliest performances as children is available to view. Please check out their dance number from the film 'Down Argentina Way - Nicholas Brothers' where their exceptional and unsurpassed dance moves and acrobatics are on full display.
Youngin', you have no idea. You used to have to have true talent and be multifaceted if you wanted a chance at making it in the business. Also, back in the late 70s and early 80s, we incorporated a lot of old moves into our breakdancing routines. Of course, we paled in comparison to the Nicholas Brothers, but we did our best. The thing is, to us we were just dancing and having fun, we never thought about the athleticism that it took to do all of the spins and flips, splits, and balancing in all of the crazy positions that we would put ourselves in. When we are young, we all do things without realizing just how amazing some of the things we are doing really are. Just wait until you are in your 50s and you see a young person admiring something that you can remember being able to do yourself at one time in your life. It is a trip for real. You should check out videos of dancers throughout the decades to see how each generation was influenced by the previous generations and how the dance moves repeated, evolved into, or were incorporated into new dance moves. Much love to you, young brother, I am loving your videos and am happy that you randomly popped up in my recommendations.
May I recommen Cab Calloway? He was amazing!! He aqlso worked with the Nicholas Brothers at times. Check him out doing Minnie the Moocher. Then after that, watch Janet Jackson's Alright video...she has Cab, the Nicholas Brothers AND a bonus - Cyd Charisse. So worth it.
I really like this colourized...it's like when we watch, " THE WIZARD OF OZ ", and the film transcends from B/W to COLOUR...suddenly...it's a whole new pot o' GUMBO! ^..^
What a joy to see your reaction! I suggest watching two movies - That's Entertainment and the cleverly named sequel, That's Entertainment Part 2. You'll get to see and hear the very best of an amazing era of incredibly talented artists. The performance of "Make 'Em Laugh" with dancer and singer Donald O'Connor will blow your mind!
What always amazes me about the Nicholas brothers is how aerobically fit they had to be. It's not just their precision and athleticism, but they had to be FIT.
This clip is only one year older than the first recorded film of Bill Bailey Moonwalking ( 1943 ), which was an integral part of his dance routine . Michael Jackson probably thought everyone had forgotten that it was a dance before any of the Jackson brothers were even born .
You’ve GOTTA see them in this clip “Lucky Number” from 1936… I believe Harold was 13 and Fayard was 18 or 19. (EDIT : Harold was 15 and Fayard was 22 apparently) th-cam.com/video/7IBteauWsHA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F_-EKeip8Xu3qjNc
One needs to think what these two fabulous performers could have achieved if it hadn't been the age of segregation and Jim Crow. Often, while touring, entertaining in the big hotel nightclubs - they weren't allowed to stay there and sometimes, not even eat in the restaurant. Sad times in American history. These artists, in the first 65 years of the 20th Century, paved the way. They, and others, deserve our admiration and respect.
The wizard of oz was in technicolour that was 1939 and not the first movie to use technicolour. They look like orime candidates for double hop replacement. Prince used to jump off tall hieghts in heels and do splits.he had bad hops.
The sad part is all of these talented people were not allowed to be guests or diners in the whites only venues. Had to enter in the staff access doors.
I can't excuse peoples behavior anymore even if they have talent and sometimes extreme talent. Harold Nicolas was married to one of the most beautiful women in the world, now or then. Allegedly, he still couldn't get over his womanizing ways. Allegedly when it was time for dorothy to give birth to their child he went "golfing" taking the only car. Although in extreme pain dorothy allegedly didn't want to go to the hospital until her husand came home. Her child was then born with extreme brain damage that she blamed on herself for her whole life. Harold allegedly just about immediately left her and later when asked about his child allegedly called her a name.
They had to slow their dancing down for the likes of Gene Kelly who was regarded as one of the best dancers in old Hollywood. He was the bigger star only because he was white and the Nicholas Brothers could only be seen as a specialty act not as stars. Shame about the times. Change of subject. Try Donald O'Connor's Make em Laugh from Singing in the Rain. Funny and acrobatic!
Gymnastics - Dance fusion describes this very well! FANTASTIC! Enjoyed your reaction!❤
I applaud your respect and love for dancing!! Please ck out Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov dancing from the movie "White Knights".
Mikhail is one of the greatest Ballet dancers ever. And Gregory Tap dances like nobody's business. Gregory also had some big RnB hits. 🎤
They are legends, you might enjoy checking out Bill "Bojangles" Robinson another legend.
He led the way.
They slip and slide and split, like they have different parts than the rest of us! They are the best!
I would like to mention those costumes... Please remember that they did not have truly stretch fabric back then. The person who made those pants that they did those splits in, and then those pants didn't ride up or drupe and the drape stayed good through all of those amazing moves was purely talented. Most sewists do not know how to sew like that anymore.
I have a feeling that these two can do ANYTHING! ^..^
💚 They make it look effortless don't they? Fayard (born in 1914) and Harold (born in 1921) had no formal training. Fayard taught himself to sing, dance, and perform by watching all the vaudeville acts while his parents performed (mom was a pianist and dad a drummer). Later he taught his brother. They began performing very young. By 1932 when Fayard was 18 and Harold was 11, they became the featured act at The Cotton Club in Harlem (Manhattan NYC). Their first performance in a Hollywood movie was in 1934. While their biggest popularity was between the 1930's and 1950's, their career spanned into the 1990's. The brothers also taught tap at Harvard University and Radcliffe College. Michael and Janet Jackson were among their students.
Didn't know some of this, thank you. They are the very best of the very best!
They were just amazing! There is (or was) a brilliant documentary about them on TH-cam, you would love it.
I’m just an old-school movie girl and I did love Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! But the Nicolas Brother’s still had it all over them!
That is what Fred said.
Can’t get enough of them !!! ❤️ Wow!!
Back in 1989, the last surviving Nicholas brother, Harold Nicholas danced in a movie with Sammy Davis Jr, Sandman and Gregory Hines with a few other tap dancers in a movie named “Tap”. The dance finally that Gregory Hines did was absolutely amazing, incorporating light and sound into the routine. Gregory Hines was the star of the movie and a popular tap dancer from the 70s and 80s. Check it out, you will enjoy it!
Tap was a great movie! Gregory was also a fantastic singer and actor. He won a Tony award on Broadway in 1990 for his role as Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly's Last Jam. He was on Will & Grace, in many movies and had his own sitcom for one season in 1997-1998, called The Gregory Hines Show. As a tap dancer, I was fortunate enough to meet the Nicholas Brothers and work with Gregory Hines many times. RIP to all 3!
& Harold past 1st in 7-3-2000 he was 79, Fayard past in 1-24-2006 he was 91
@@arvelallen8874 Wow, thanks for that update. For many years, I thought Fayard died first. Anyway, “Tap” was a great movie that highlights tap dancing.
And do you know how hard it is to both sing and dance at the same time and they do it with excellence! They must’ve had a set of lungs on them!
Mate, so very pleased to see a young lad discover and appreciate the bothers. Cleary, I contend, the best dancers by far, as they incorporate gymnastics. They are simply amazing. It's also amazing that such brilliant performances were from the 1940s. On another note, there is a very special video from 1951 of Fred Astaire DANCING ON THE CEILING. What? It's a great illusion. His dancing is also excellent, though not in the same level as the Nicholas brothers.
THANK YOU BROTHER! These GENIUSES were even before MY time man! WOW! I found a documentary on here that I need to watch...I appreciate you reacting to their work because maybe it will alert others to witness these SUPERNATURAL BEINGS! ^..^
💚 it’s fun to watch you react to such a variety of things.
These men make the Olympics look punk...If you like tap dancing then you should also check out Bojangles dancing with Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel...I'm sure that you'll be able to appreciate it...
They were so amazing! You can see them put down their hands to help push out of those splits, but that doesn't minimize their superhuman abilities one bit.
Barely look like pushes, too.
Not to mention that Dorothy Dandridge did marry Harrell! And she did some movies and routines with them also!
I had the privilege of seeing them in a Tap review with Gregory Hines back in the 80s . So many great dancers and a teenage Savion Glover. It was such a fun night watching them show off encouraging the up and comers.
HA HA HA HA! WE ARE NEVER READY FOR THIS!
The leg muscles!!!!
I have said it before and I will say it again. Because they intensely trained together since they were very tiny kids...the Nicholas Brothers made themselves the equivalent of Kung Fu masters, but with dance
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Fayard (the elder brother) dubbed their style "Flash". And it truly was! Love your slo-mo. You gonna be dancing soon? Kalamazoo is a real town in Michigan USA 😀
The brothers were self taught, highly successful performers at the Cotton Club and one of their earliest performances as children is available to view. Please check out their dance number from the film 'Down Argentina Way - Nicholas Brothers' where their exceptional and unsurpassed dance moves and acrobatics are on full display.
Thank you for the history! ^..^
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Talent
That’s yesterday’s talent! Performers today cant duplicate it.
These guys are the grand daddys of break dancing.
Youngin', you have no idea. You used to have to have true talent and be multifaceted if you wanted a chance at making it in the business. Also, back in the late 70s and early 80s, we incorporated a lot of old moves into our breakdancing routines. Of course, we paled in comparison to the Nicholas Brothers, but we did our best. The thing is, to us we were just dancing and having fun, we never thought about the athleticism that it took to do all of the spins and flips, splits, and balancing in all of the crazy positions that we would put ourselves in. When we are young, we all do things without realizing just how amazing some of the things we are doing really are. Just wait until you are in your 50s and you see a young person admiring something that you can remember being able to do yourself at one time in your life. It is a trip for real. You should check out videos of dancers throughout the decades to see how each generation was influenced by the previous generations and how the dance moves repeated, evolved into, or were incorporated into new dance moves. Much love to you, young brother, I am loving your videos and am happy that you randomly popped up in my recommendations.
If you ever watch the movie The Five Heartbeats, one of the brothers is the actor who plays the choreographer for the group.
Pure classic artists to make you smile so beautifully THAT was all the reaction needed
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Watch TAP with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. awesome dance routines and discipline.
May I recommen Cab Calloway? He was amazing!! He aqlso worked with the Nicholas Brothers at times. Check him out doing Minnie the Moocher. Then after that, watch Janet Jackson's Alright video...she has Cab, the Nicholas Brothers AND a bonus - Cyd Charisse. So worth it.
Yup. One more. Nicholas Brothers-Down Argentine Way. In color
Check out the dancer/singer, Gregory Hines. He was fantastic. He danced with his brother. It was probably in the seventies and eighties on tv.
I really like this colourized...it's like when we watch, " THE WIZARD OF OZ ", and the film transcends from B/W to COLOUR...suddenly...it's a whole new pot o' GUMBO! ^..^
What a joy to see your reaction!
I suggest watching two movies - That's Entertainment and the cleverly named sequel, That's Entertainment Part 2.
You'll get to see and hear the very best of an amazing era of incredibly talented artists.
The performance of "Make 'Em Laugh" with dancer and singer Donald O'Connor will blow your mind!
There were color movies in the 1940s. It wasn't used very much, perhaps because of expense.
What always amazes me about the Nicholas brothers is how aerobically fit they had to be. It's not just their precision and athleticism, but they had to be FIT.
Gene Kelly ☆
Ann Miller ☆
This era. This sound. Unbelievable.
This clip is only one year older than the first recorded film of Bill Bailey Moonwalking ( 1943 ), which was an integral part of his dance routine . Michael Jackson probably thought everyone had forgotten that it was a dance before any of the Jackson brothers were even born .
you should have watched the one with cab calloway from the movie stormy weather,
You’ve GOTTA see them in this clip “Lucky Number” from 1936… I believe Harold was 13 and Fayard was 18 or 19. (EDIT : Harold was 15 and Fayard was 22 apparently)
th-cam.com/video/7IBteauWsHA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F_-EKeip8Xu3qjNc
One needs to think what these two fabulous performers could have achieved if it hadn't been the age of segregation and Jim Crow. Often, while touring, entertaining in the big hotel nightclubs - they weren't allowed to stay there and sometimes, not even eat in the restaurant. Sad times in American history. These artists, in the first 65 years of the 20th Century, paved the way. They, and others, deserve our admiration and respect.
You ever seen any compilations of Prince doing the splits? He was darn near as good as the Nicholas Brothers at splits.
th-cam.com/video/2uqJWnqSA3U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S4D7GuABeofXQlPc
The wizard of oz was in technicolour that was 1939 and not the first movie to use technicolour.
They look like orime candidates for double hop replacement.
Prince used to jump off tall hieghts in heels and do splits.he had bad hops.
The sad part is all of these talented people were not allowed to be guests or diners in the whites only venues. Had to enter in the staff access doors.
I can't excuse peoples behavior anymore even if they have talent and sometimes extreme talent. Harold Nicolas was married to one of the most beautiful women in the world, now or then. Allegedly, he still couldn't get over his womanizing ways. Allegedly when it was time for dorothy to give birth to their child he went "golfing" taking the only car. Although in extreme pain dorothy allegedly didn't want to go to the hospital until her husand came home. Her child was then born with extreme brain damage that she blamed on herself for her whole life. Harold allegedly just about immediately left her and later when asked about his child allegedly called her a name.
Many performers back then could sing, dance and act. Talent has diminished each decade.
It was alright for black folks to entertain white folks. They were separate races but they were not equal.
They had to slow their dancing down for the likes of Gene Kelly who was regarded as one of the best dancers in old Hollywood. He was the bigger star only because he was white and the Nicholas Brothers could only be seen as a specialty act not as stars. Shame about the times. Change of subject. Try Donald O'Connor's Make em Laugh from Singing in the Rain. Funny and acrobatic!