The Nicholas Brothers Story.
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- We Sing, We Dance. A 1992 Arts and Entertainment documentary about the life of the Nicholas Brothers.
Fayard 1914 - 2006. Harold 1921 - 2000.
All things pass. Harold's unmarked Grave. • Kevin Grace visits the...
Martin Haxby........ Executive Producer
Chips Chipperfield........ Producer
Rigmor Alfredsson Newman........ Producer
Chris Bould........ Co-Producer
Bruce Goldstein........ Co-Producer
Michael Martin........ Director
Ann Magnuson........ Host
Clarke Peters........ Narrator
Fayard Nicholas
Harold Nicholas
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Cab Calloway
Hammer
Gregory Hines
Maurice Hines
Dorothy Nicholas Morrow
Clarke Peters
Leonard Reed
Max Roach
Bobby Short
Dang, he was a kid and taught himself how to dance. Then taught his brother. Eventually becoming one of the greatest dance duets in history.
THEE........THEE BEST!!!!
If you think there is a duo that even comes close, please let us know... pardon me for not holding my breath and sticking around for a response.
They deserve a movie about their lives. Imperfect humans or not, they were awesome entertainers.
I like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly but when it comes to dancing, the Nicholas Brothers were in a league of their own - the best ever! The make it look so easy and what great smiles!
Augustus Blaire black folks in general dance better than whites
I second that probably the best performers to hit the planet!
Dancers in general have their own unique style and express it differently. Gene Kelly, cyd charrise, Nicholas brothers, Fred astaire, they're all great. Overall, this stuff is better than the garbage we see/hear today.
@Sternia Hoenheim wow what a piece of shit you are.
@@vanaphill2454 don't be a jerk
The older brother is such a naturally happy person.
Took tap my whole life. Got to college and had to write papers on famous tap dancers for tap class. No one did a paper on these guys, at least that I remember. I can't believe it. They are just too good.
That truly is a bit unbelievable
Nicholas Bros. No disrespect to Fred and Ginger but if equal exposure was allowed back in the day these guys would have been TOPS. I'd love to get more of their stuff out there. They are simply..the BEST!!!
No doubt about it. The same can be said of a lot of black performers whose careers could have skyrocketed if just given the chance, like poor Dorothy Dandridge, or even Lena Horne.
Brenda even Fred said they were the best
given that fed astaire called their stormy weather routine the greatest dance number ever put on film, he might agree with yall
Amen to that!
@@NelsonStJames Don't understand your comment. I suppose they could have been 'bigger' but both were quite popular & successful. Dandridge was the first African-American woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.
Saw them as a child, and have admired them since. Racism be damned, they were the best ever!
You are so lucky! What a privilege, to have been able to witness their art firsthand. :O
Wow this was filmed in 1992?! Who else watched this film with a smile on their face and tears in their eyes the whole time? These two were a force to be reckoned with. There is no one else out there like them and tbh, don't think there will ever be. The Nicholas Brothers and Mr. Gregory Hines will be greatly missed!❤❤❤
At the end the narrator mentions an event in 1998
They were absolutely amazing! Better than Astair, Kelly, O'Connor etc.... and the amazing and wonderful Mr Bill Robinson and Gregory Hines were other greats! I wish we had more dancers like them today AND in movies like back then.... the story of these two when filming The Pirate with Gene Kelly is classic and hilarious! Fayard sure put Kelly in his place by proving he knew the dance and showed him! This is the part/era of our American History we must embrace and talk about! To know their talent was far superior to the famous white dancers - yet the equality and respect was not? And to know Hollywood could have changed it - changed the minds of the people - but didn't? As with Sammy Davis Jr? Is inexcusable to me! Especially when we have seen them defend the gay community when it wasn't acceptable; unite for HIV/AIDS when that wasn't acceptable; and now pushing/defending transgender stuff? Inexcusable that they - after claiming to love these people and their talents - did nothing to push society into accepting these amazing black actors/dancers/singers 🤯 They copied their routines, their styles and looks and then they profited from it 😠 I wish our society would do more to highlight and remind us of these talents - being proud of what they struggled thru yet still succeeded - in a time when they weren't considered equal - and are now being remembered today for the amazing talents they were - instead of being violent and angry over the injustices - because those reactions never solve anything nor do they unite our country! I'd love to see Tyler Perry making biographical movies of our great black entertainers - remind Americans of the struggles, talents, determination and perseverance these people showed the world - taking them to heights I bet they never thought they'd ever experience - but did - even when they still couldn't dine or stay in they places they performed in ❤❤❤
@@MaschineMindYES 😂❤😢🎉So good to be able to see the life stories of these two brothers who were so talented!
all of the younger generations need to see this.. beautiful work
I am 17 years old, I am absolutely amazed by them
17 too, and I love the 1900-times :D
I'm 16 and gonna be 17 I L💜VE this Biography and their Last Names Because My Mom's Mom (My Grandma and her Brother My Mom's Uncle his name is Nicholas so they remind me of him 💜💜💜.
I’m 12 years old and I love this
Noobie Noob HEY I LOVE U
How in the world was thoes splits down the stairs not rehearsed? Amazing dance scene. OUTSTANDING!
Well, they'd done similar routines (without the stairs!) for years, so apparently they could pull something like this off almost by second nature by that time.
mostmost1 how were they not Hurt!?!
GOD GIVEN talent ...only explanation
All those years of dancing Fayard needed hip replacement.
Jennifer Tobolt i bet more than that! he was looking decent for 84
These boys were born with this natural way of art. No one taught them, it just flowed from their pores. Elegant, distinguished and fine manners. Parents with values they instilled in their sons. Makes me feel happy seeing these images. There are people in the world who make it a better place and the Nicholas brothers are number1.
Fred Astaire said these guys were the best he'd ever seen. 'Nuff said.
Spoken like a true dancer
Tell you about the position and would help if needed but it will take it from here to there
😎
Soooooo true!
@@blancamiranda6661 1918 flu epidemic
NO special effects, just raw energy and talent and lots of obvious dedication to their craft. Few today work as hard as these guys must have.
My father was a hoofer in Hollywood from the late 40's on, Fayard was one of his best friends. My mother loved to dance with him but it was impossible at the clubs they went to. I still remember my parents dancing the Lindy hop and jitter bug as they called it and my dad dancing with Fayrad in our house. Tap dancing for hours just for fun. Fayard was an athlete with style. My dad met the brothers in vaudeville in the 30's when they were both kids. Nice to see this Bio fills in the blanks - Harold I never met but Dorthy was another friend of my moms for many years. Those days are long gone - I just have some pictures.
That stormy weather's dance looked like was done in one cut like wtf! A damn masterpiece the brothers are straight up legends for real
Apparently it was...one take wonders.
I have heard recently on TCM that it was one take! Phenomenal.
They didn’t even practice the jumps! That was done for the first time on camera!!! The talent!!!
The Stormy Weather dance sequence is probably my favorite movie dance sequence ever. That sequence, including the Cab Calloway opening part, is available elsewhere on UA-cam. Search for it.
When my stepdaughter (who was born in 1986) came over to my apartment once for dinner and a movie, I parenthetically showed her that Nicholas Brothers dance clip right before she went home. A few days later I was looking at her Facebook page, and she had posted that dance clip to it. The appeal of the Nicholas Brothers seems to be timeless.
The brothers confirmed that it wasn’t one take. Fayard himself said that there was no way they could do it all in one take. Look up their last interview. They talk about it on there.
Now how could over 300 people not like such an amazing story? Great history!!
Jealous people
racists
We need a major film about these 2 iconic dancers/actors/singers. Crazy Sexy Cool (TLC story), Staight outta Compton (NWA), The New Edition Story (New Edition) etc are wonderful films about African American entertainers from the late 80's to early 90's. But these are the stories we need to to see and hear about now more than ever. There are many talented African American entertainers today, but those from the early 1900's talents were remarkable!
I agree
teefields 100%
Gregory Hines said you can't make a film about the Nicholas Brothers because no-one alive (including him then) has the ability to dance their routines
Shame that there isn't a extra That's Entertainment chapter that focuses on overlooked extraordinary talent. I know That's Entertainment is MGM, but is there a 20th Century Fox equivalent?
teefields Dorothy Dandridge Movie touched on the NICHOLAS brothers.
It’s shameful and sad that Harold pushed Dorothy into marriage and then soon started sleeping around. Then he dumps his laboring wife with someone and leaves her without a ride to the hospital. He doesn’t show up at the hospital, which indirectly leads to their child being brain damaged. Truly appalling of him! At least he looks ashamed of his horrible behavior. Poor Dorothy-a good, talented, and beautiful woman wasting the gift of herself on a man who didn’t fully appreciate the treasure he was married to.
Later, after only getting one leading movie role, he asks, “What did I do wrong?” I guess he’d never heard of karma.
I guess not cause Karma will get you all the time!!!
Can we let that go everyone had some drama in their life, trump, Bill Clinton a whole lot people.
I wonder if the boys' father had been alive whether Harold would have gotten away with how he treated Dorothy and their daughter..
I can understand why Dorothy did not let many people look after her daughter after what happened to her. 😢
They were definitely worthy of every success and recognition they received. Insane talent!!
You hear the words, "natural performer" thrown around all the time, but in the case of the Nicholas Brothers, I can't think of a better description.
Nelson Smith Yes, indeed, since it was Fayard, the older of the two, who led the way for the younger brother to learn. Remarkable. Had the circumstances been more in my favor, I think I might have developed to be quite a hoofer myself. Short of that, quite a jazz pianist. Alas it wasn't to be. I've found this to be true in life. Show me solid parental upbringing, and I'll show successful children, especially if they've been given nurture and home instruction before reaching the classroom. And the A students among African Americans that I remember had some kind of background in musical training, e.g., piano, violin, and so forth.
nothing "natural" about it at all. What a silly comment. The brother's skill took thousands and thousands of hours of practice, study and training to hone and develop. Such a ridiculous comment
Not ridiculous at all! Some people could work all their lives and never be able to walk with the style and grace these men danced with. Some people simply are not inclined to rhythm. I used to attend an exercise class next to a woman who couldn't do any movement on the beat. She had no concept of beat. It's like tone deafness - you can't develop what isn't there.
Stormy Weather was not rehearsed! Just Wow‼️‼️‼️
yes you're right they were the very very best,I'm white from canada,can't help that,but for some reason, I've always love the black people,with-out the black we wouldn't be here,I just love u guys God Bless u all Always
Mr Fayard is so charismatic that he makes me smile
It always leaves me wondering how far these guys would have went if America wasn't hell bent on racism..... I'm left wondering how much talent we don't know about because of the ignorance of racism. What's important that this documentary points out is that there were pockets of sanity in America back then where people of color could thrive and not just survive. The things they manage to leave out of the history books.......
Lordcron No kidding. I was lucky enough to be exposed to these geniuses at an early age. They are so incredible it boggles my mind. Gregory Hines said a movie biography of this pair would be impossible since NO ONE could recreate their dance moves. Even CGI couldn’t duplicate the magic these gentlemen produced. Every person with even the most remote interest in dance should know about their staggering talent. It certainly will enrich their lives!
Fortysomething BadGirls ah...Prince. You just brought a smile to my face!
Lordcron; thank you so much for saying that. Very appreciative. Sammy got a leg up, and boy did he do well. But the Nicholas Bros. got all the balls rolling. And so far no one compares. I really appreciate you starting this dialogue.
Lordcron when America rids itself of racism it will no longer be the United States of America.
It's really no different now. when we get our hands on "something" we outdo "Them" on every level with little effort with our natural ability. Jesse Williams said it best at the BET awards. Check it out if you haven't
I bow down in deepest respect to these great artists for THEIR talent! For what they showed in terms of dignity in a horrible segregated time of America! Just a wonderful story!
The greatest dancers in movie history.
James Williams absolutely!!!
I still think James Cagney was one of the absolute best!
@@KNFMusic4MySoul Jimmy Cagney danced??? I think i missed something. Thanks!!
@@KNFMusic4MySoul You've got something there. Lots of people don't remember that about him. Yankee Doodle Dandy ? Great stuff.
@@altareggo Yankee Doodle Dandy is, I think the name of the film. Hopefully. Enjoy.
I gotta say, Fayard’s laughs can put you in a good mood for sure !
carlos anderson alves Yes an great spirit.
Everytime the brothers would dance, my eyes would stay glued to Harold. He would dance so effortlessly.
This is such a beautiful documentary nearly twenty years on. Fayard and Harold were two of the greatest dancers of all time. I got goosebumps watching these routines. And I was enraptured hearing them speak of their work and each other. Wonderfully charismatic men and artists. There needs to be more celebration of these brothers. Black Lives Matter. Black Achievements Matter. Give them the visibility they so richly deserve.
Amen. I have a biracial grandson and send him things like this all the time so he can know his history.
The Nicholas Brother w The Definiton of Style Class and Grace This should a Part of Black History for Hollywood❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm proud of my people. Watching this helps to make me happy about who I am. We have overcome much. Good stuff.
Welfare Dad There are many other reasons to be proud my brother, Look up the names Dr. Ernest Just and Dr. Julian Percy, and there you will find an Afro-American Biologist and a Chemist that were as great in science as the Nicholas Brothers were in dance! Look up General Daniel "Chappie" James, who was an ACE fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airman and went on to become the Commander of Norad at the height of the Cold War with Soviet Russia, with the power to launch a nuclear strike without Preidential approval!!! Look up the Name Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, who was born a slave in America but went on to earn a PhD in the history and culture of French Civiliztion at the age of 66! She was a major force in developing higher education for black women!!! And look up the name of Dr. Mae Jamison a black woman Astronaut/ Scientitst, Or Dr. Ronald McNair - an accomplished Jazz Saxophonist and Black Belt in Karate who was also an Astronaut with a Ph.D in laser physics from MIT! Then look up the name Paul Robeson, and you will be introduced to the most gifted American of the 20h century....and I could go on....and on ....and on..... .But then, I am a former history professor who spent a half century as part of an effort to correct the white racist fantasies that masquarade as AMERICAN HISTORY!!!!!!
Playthell Benjamin greetings sir, I looked up the names you mentioned and discovered some incredible people who prospered despite the odds against them. Even more I found that I have read some of your work and seen some of your footage. It is an honor to have a reply from you. You have accomplished great things. I am a writer and I would love to send you a few books. Many blessings.
Playthell Benjamin Thank you. Indeed, the net can be cast much wider. In my lifetime, I have had the pleasure of meeting Capt. Marlon Green, formerly of Little Rock, Ark., and the first African American to fly commercial flights in the US, after his long court struggles were approved by the SCOTUS in 1960. It's sheer testament to the will of humankind that so many achievements among African Americans had their beginnings in the inhospitable American South. Just one of many, Dr. Percy Julian was born in Alabama at the close of the 1800s. So, yes, the net is much, much wider.
+Playthell Benjamin Look up Major Taylor, the greatest bicyclist of all time.
Playthell Benjamin As with many other southern states, Alabama has had its fair share of bright stars. Dr. George Washington Carver but one of many. There's one who must never be overlooked among the pantheon of high achieving African Americans, and that is businessman Arthur G. Gaston, whose achievements under such socio-economic foul weather staggers the imagination!
Wow... Dorothy Dandridge was gorgeous!
she had the looks of any pretty todays blk women
K Kampy Yes indeed she sure was!!
That all depends on your standard of beauty.
she even looks a bit like halle berry .
ebonyguy69 Halle played her in a movie
Dorothy was having her own "hard time" in Hollywood as a young BEAUTIFUL black woman. Her husband's behavior didn't help.
These guys could dance faster, cleaner, jump higher, turn on a dime..and such cool moves..!!
And they weren't even wearing P.F.Flyers.
Should have done the Olympics, but which sport ? What do any of you think ? High Jump. Long Jump. I say.
My sons are always amazed by the part when they dance on the piano. I'm blown away by the entire performance, but the piano. My sons say, "Do you see it shake with the power of their steps?" I do. They're amazing.
Oh, my goodness...I can't stop crying so much emotion. Two lives full of art and feelings. From the bottom of my old heart I thank you for having posted this documentary. God bless you.
Absolutely phenomenal! These brothers were bustin' out break dance moves like I've never seen before or since. And this was in the 1930s. Unfortunately that was during a ridiculously racist time and, of course, they were treated as if they weren't worthy. But only after they kicked ass on stage, blowing everyone away with their signature moves and their gift of song. There's no doubt that they were the real stars!
Truth for all your work tomorrow
i love Fayard's energy
You can feel the joy in his voice.
He's really cute, isn't he.
When he said, "The Cotton Club was segregated, even the doorman would stop you, and he was black, how do you like that, how do you like that at all"?🤣🤣
These men were incredible breathtaking and jaw dropping dance artists.
these dudes are the baddest that ever lived..If they was round today they'd make billions..smooths sharp fast
What a blessing it is to have their work on film to be enjoyed today be everyone.
Nicholas Brothers were the greatest dancers.
Harold,"what did I do wrong?" You abandoned a child.However amazing life story.Amazing talent.
Genius will out - no matter how your talent is manipulated or minimized. These men were special. Thank heaven we have a record of their incredible performances.
Talent takes no prisoners. Cannot understand how humans allow racism and prejudice to pollute their hearts. These guys were are the best i have seen and heard. Blessings
Absolutely brilliant these brothers are the ultimate trail blazers - Its about time someone made a movie about them - not some watered down movie - but the TRUTH!!!
Who are you going to get to dance like that.....
Hollywood NEVER does that.... :(
Fabulous like no other dancers!
Once in a life time do you witness this kind of talent
The Brothers were extremely talented. They are probably the best dancers of their age but were held back by the color of their skin.
The Nicholas made tap-dance history and led the steps to its fame !
They really paved the way for dancers forever!!! I bow to them both, may they rest in peace!!
Absolutely miraculous, puts all this facile, silly, glittery, EMPTY HEADED "dancing" one sees on Empty Vee or American Idol or such programs to SHAME! THIS is what dancing and style and class are all about! And the fact that these two wonderful people were just KIDS...TEENAGERS when they took America by storm is even more miraculous. Just watch the clip of Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" from "Sun Valley Serenade" and experience the thrill of the Nicholas Brothers! (and the amazing Dorothy Dandridge)
Absolutely!
Thomas Murphy Yes, not too many people were aware of the fact that Dot could burn up some shoes. After all, she had married Harold Nicholas.
Thomas Murphy I agree! I only discovered the Nicholas Brothers 2 weeks ago. These brothers were brilliant and the best ever in my opinion. Thank God for social media as it gives everyone an opportunity to learn about these talented brothers!
Augustus Blaire The NIcholas Brothers were a first class act. However, I could've done without the acrobatics. For instance, I loved their appearance in "Down Argentine Way," but was less than enthusiastic with the acrobatics. I thought Astaire did a good job at making his acrobatics less spectacular and woven into the dance.
Jay Young I enjoy the acrobatics. I love Fred Astaire but the Nicholas Brothers were better dancers in my opinion. Their moves were so natural and effortless.
Is it weird that I have now become so interested in them? I've never seen such genuine brotherhood plus great dancing in my life and I'm only 20 so of course I haven't ... Keep memory alive ❤️
Destinee....not weird but wonderful that you're so interested! These guys were the Real Deal. It's the young people who need to make sure they aren't forgotten!
Yes, you got that right :)
Destinee Greer Go to UA-cam and watch a woman of color doing her thing in tap about the same time. Her name is Jeni Le Gon. But don't overlook agile and panther like Gregory Hines.
Harold played: Little Seymour in the movie: Uptown Saturday Night, & he was in The Five Heartbeats as well!
What?
By far the best dancers ever
The Nicholas Brothers pioneered entertainment at a very young age. Very inspiring, these brothers lived it up .
I recently learned of them and I am completely amazed. Their performances are a work of art!
Wow! ! !
Such a wonderful piece of history, I'll never forget them, a Great Legacy and Art Form that Lives on forever 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💕💕
Nicholas Brothers will forever be in my 💖 Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 💖
Always have to go to Wikipedia to get some history "Fayard died January 24, 2006, of pneumonia after having a stroke"
Upon his death his memorial service was standing room only. Harold died July 3, 2000 of a heart attack following minor surgery."
Yeah it's sad because this is black history. I asked my mom if she knew of them and she said "yeah! your aunt and I used to watch them, Dorothy Dandridge and a few others on TV all the time. " she taught me that, as she said, "this is what beauty looks like. " I asked her what she meant and she said "well, sometimes you have to find something you love.. and run with it. " I think she was referring to how the Nicholas Brothers loved what they did.
Michele Robinson nk
@@Mishiikiins so many hidden story
Its sad that most black people don't learn anything about thier people until after graduating high school. I learned more about our history in my 20's.
I learned more about our history on my own and at the age of 54 I'm still learning about our extremely rich history.
I went to a predominantly white school. Black history books of annual kind were in a empty room in the library. I thought to myself close but no cigar learn on my own.
My high school actually offers a black history class that is taught by a black teacher
so what have it taught u so far@@daniel_k_music
@@jkdortch2308 I don't take the class. My school does not allow you to take more than two electives and band and a language count as those two electives.
This is the greatest black American film I've ever seen. As a black South African I like these two brothers and their fascinating history. I'll cherish and share this video with all my family members and friends to show them what white people's racism can do to you and your talent. Thanks.
A magnificent tribute to the wonderfully talented & most brilliant Nicholas Brothers ❣️❣️❣️
I came across this documentary by accident while searching something else. I am so glad I did! They were absolutely amazing and its a crying shame that there was ever segragation. Had there not been I think Fred Astaire would be the dancer I had never heard of instead of these two awesome brothers.
wow! These two brothers were on fire back in the day,truly wish I could've been just one of their performances,that would've been a treat for me!!! 😀😂😂
Watching this makes me realize I admire the Nicholas brothers only for their incredible dancing, elegant showmanship, and wonderful pioneering--not for their behavior as first-time husbands.
A lot of people -- famous and not famous, men and women -- have some pretty dark secrets in their lives. After a while, we learn to recognize that it's just a matter of degree, none of us is perfect, and all of us hope that the light we carry within (and the good we do, or the good we are) might possibly, maybe, HOPEFULLY redeem the darkness that exists alongside it.
Surreal talent, heart and soul. Love these guys...
I'm just about over the hill, and to watch this video almost brings a tear to ones eye, now that's entertainment, not like what you see to day-- all that hip-hop and yelling, screaming, baby, baby, body jerking called dancing, rap-- the list goes on and on.
Kenneth Cox AMEN! When I saw this, I thought to myself, "Now THIS is dancing! Not the senseless, body-shaming, savage nonsense we see today!"
Style grace. Class. It is a shame. Esp everybody twerking. That started in adult entertainment too bad it is mainstream.
M
Tears filled his eyes when receiving awards & recognition, yet he couldn't show any emotion, at the lost & neglect of his family. He says he wondered what he did wrong... Interesting .
Just watched this video! I definitely agree!
Right!! Selfish callous two. Smh
What happened with his family had nothing to do with what happened in getting work. The reason they didn't get any work is because Hollywood saw them as too old and not useful (money makers). It wouldn't be until the 80s when people started to see older people as useful, i.e. The Golden Girls.
Can we talk about the absolute cuteness of these men in their old age. God blessed!
Such great men - inspired me to be a tap dancer. THEN I had the pleasure of meeting Fayard and becoming friends with him in his later years. Met Barbara and his fabulous wife after that - Katherine Hopkins-Nicholas. All tap dancing together again.... Loved this show - thx for posting !
I knew these guys were amazing but wow! Some of these excerpts I've never seen until now...spectacular
Me too, I always did wanted to know Harold's history, I didn't know he has a brother until now.
I am so grateful to the Nicholas brothers and all the other musicians and performers that broke so many barriers down. I don't think any of them get the credit they deserve for what they achieved, and how they changed the social fabric in such a beautiful, positive way.
Not only could they dance, they were well spoken, well dressed, respected their parents, all around good kids and in turn they turned out to be articulate gentlemen. This is my first time hearing about them sad to say.
Me too . . . and what with all of the old movies I'd watched I can't believe I've never seen one of them! I'm wondering if the PBS station in Phoenix didn't show them or ?? Although, the sliding down the curved inner parts of the big white "staircase" does look familiar. Love this bit of history "movie".
Well...not so good to their wives...but aside from that..wonderful people, performers etc.
+ravynwolfe a Only a female would comment that...
+707ladytee it is a valid point. harold said he regrets not getting to say he was sorry to dorothy
@@ravynwolfe Yeah but remember they was taught to respect women lol 😳 .. I guess you could say one parent or two parents still turned out to be hoes LoL...
They need a biopic like now
It would be nearly impossible to find anyone who could dance as well as the Nicholas Brothers themselves, or Gregory Hines, since all three of these talented brothers are no longer with us.
No, we don't.
Wrong wrong Savon Glover can do it you are bugging. He was Gregory Hines protegy.
@@hakeemsd70m this is exactly what I heard..it's been attempted but said it's been literally impossible to find anyone to duplicate their moves.
@@organboi no we don't what? need a documentary documenting the greatest dancers ever !!! Fred A, & all those other white dancers wish they could have danced half as good as these brothers!!
This Documentary Has Brought Me So JOY!!......These Brothers Were DAMN GOOD!!
Dorothy Dandridge so TALENTED GIFTED BEAUTIFUL QUEEN 👑💗💗❤️💛 ❤️💝
This is my second time watching this video, I just can't get enough of it I love them so much💖💖
The last scene of them is a lovely scene about how much they love.
They are to cute so positive and blessed
The performance in Stormy weather was tops! UNREHEARSED wow that is just unbelievable the staircase was my favorite part it was just so breathtaking watching them it makes my smile and cry at the same damn time. LOL 😂
Absolutely amazing agility, like flying almost. Truly AWESOME performers!!!! I'm so glad they got
some long overdue recognition before they died. What a fantastic legacy they left of the tap art form.
You only see this type of talent in one lifetime. Amazing 👏🏾
Amazing at so many levels, best double dance act ever.
10:45-11:10...omg, the cuteness factor and his singing voice! How did he not get as famous as Michael Jackson??
uh.....a thoroughly racist society maybe? Whatta SHAME! Like how Louis Armstrong or Billie Holiday, etc would be on tour and weren't ALLOWED to stay at hotels wherein they performed!! Unbelievable & sickening... 😝
Even though these two great, incomparable legends are now gone, I'm proud to have been living at the same time as Fayard and Harold Nicholas, if only for a short time. I tried not to get emotional while watching this awesome documentary, but I just couldn't help it.
I can’t look pass how Harold did his own daughter and her mother, that is just heartbreaking.
You mean Dorothy. You weren’t there; you didn’t touch either. Withhold judgement. It doesn’t serve you or anyone.
@@jeanettesdaughter girl bye
@@jeanettesdaughter what !
@@jeanettesdaughter what? No one needs to be "there" to understand his actions were deplorable. He admitted it here. Who are you a relative? Hush.
I'm just curious, what did he supposedly do to them?
This was a great story. These guys are amazing. To see these trail blazers do what they do in the face of adversity makes me proud.
They are lovely as brothers, maybe got married Lil too early, love the ladies a lil too much but loved each other more as brothers. Love their story. I could watch this doc over and over.
I love their brotherly love and bond
I like the way u think. Do many people are looking back at their lives, criticising them . In truth those who criticise probably have done much worse . They were men . Not God's .they were uniquely talented but still they were human beings . We r all guilty of who knows what ?
Salute to the greatest tap duo in the world, the Nicholas Brothers! The Legends of Tap Dance.
The Nicholas Brothers were in their own stratosphere for dancing. Sickest dance moves that were way ahead of their time. They were dang near break dancing 45 years before break dancing was a thing.
It's funny you should mention breakdancing because many people are claiming it is not a black American art form. Being black American I, along with many others are citing dozens of other dancers that were black American as progenitors of breakdancing. It's crazy how so many people today do not know of the Nicholas Brothers, or the Lindi Hop, another black American dance and the many others that informed or influenced breakdancing in the 70s.
Brilliant,Brilliant, Brilliant!!!
Just brilliant the Nicholas brothers are such nice people not many like that around now.
Nice people ? Are you kidding me. They may have been talented dancers, but alley cats have a higher capacity for good morals than those whores ( that's right whores ) did . People whose morals are as low as these cannot really be referred to as nice people !
@@pattythedick5770 well your name sure is accurate
They were truly amazing. I m in my 40’s and just realized that Harold was the dance teacher that told Dresser to show him his best combination👏🏽👏🏽
There really should be a movie about these awesome brothers. Sure could teach our young folks something wonderful about our history.
Yes, totally AGREE ...but who'd they find to do the dancing??? 🤔🤔
Now i see why they were so elegant and well put together.... There parents started this at home. Thank mama Nicholas for having such a vision all the way from Alabama.
What a great inspiring story of two fabulous dancers.❤😎🎵🎶
Simply AMAZING talent at that age!! I was blown away the first time I heard about the Nicholas Brothers. I found out about them while researching Dorothy Dandridge's life.
I am so enthralled and captivated by these two beautiful talented men! I do not know how come it took so long for me to know about them.
This was absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed this so much. The amazing home footage that was captured from their youth and family days was priceless.
THESE BROTHERS WERE THE GREATEST........
What a talented duo! Best ever...no movie will ever pay justice to this guys...but it's a crime not to know how good they were. Imagine this two nowaday's...worth a fortune!
I was enjoying this so much and then I got to the part about cheating and not caring for children...hard to look past that for me (even though I still appreciate the talent, I feel somewhat really disappointed)
A lot of flawed, imperfect human beings have also done good and great things in the world.
They were obviously spoilt as kids "little princes" riding around in cadillacs etc. No real childhood - kids working in nightclubs- surprised they turned out as normal as they did
Such a dumb comment.
They were open and honest. They could have hidden this personal information but did not. It's their story and we should embrace them with all their flaws. Noone is perfect.
Hitler never cheated on his wife. Does that make you like him more despite the crimes against humanity he's responsible for?
Just a note on this particular presentation: It it beyond joyous to see film footage of such excellent dancing and singing; also the intimate and introspective accounts are priceless and memorable from a historical and artphile perspective. Today we look at photo edited performances for amazement, please realize the Nicholas Brothers were real time, there was no fixing the scene before the director shouted "cut".
What a great, thorough, greatly satisfying documentary. Painful in parts but it gives every dimension of their lives. It is unimagineable, though, how Harold could have left his wife stranded when she was in labor. It is incomprehensible and horrible. Incredible. On another front, I love that the interview just has the brothers talking and doesn't show the interviewer's questions. A wonderful, rich documentary.
P.S. Gregory Hines was so beautiful. He kept up with the great Barishnikov. That tells you alot.
P.S.S. Dorothy Dandridge was a great beauty. She starred in Carmen Jones splendidly. She was in other movies. She was a wonderful talent and tremendously appealing. The studio made her abort Premminger's baby. No wonder she struggled so greatly emotionally. She got ripped off of her great earnings and had to go to a tiny apartment. I'm so sorry how much she suffered. But she started to feel hopeful towards the very end but then died. Thank goodness we have movies to remember her by.
That was 42 minutes well spent! Thanks for posting! ✌🏻
Went by so fast didn't even notice. Grew up see this guys on tv in the 80's.