351K views · 19K reactions | #standardsaturday #thenicholasbrothers #tapdance #masters #legends #Repost @vintagemoviestars ・・・ The Nicholas Brothers dancing to "Lucky Number", 1936. • • • #nicholasbrothers #oldhollywood #classichollywood #goldenage #goldenera #history #nostalgia #vintage #retro #movie #film #cinema #dance #actor #icon #1930s #30s | Operation: Tap | Facebook

Posted @withregram • @cineatomy The Nicholas Brothers’ tap sequence in Stormy Weather (1943) is often called the greatest dance sequence ever filmed - Fred Astaire himself even said so ✨🎬 Fayard and Harold Nicholas, two African-American brothers from Philadelphia, were prodigies of vaudeville and Hollywood, blending acrobatics, jazz, and ballet into a style all their own. In this iconic scene, filmed more than 80 years ago, they leapfrog down a staircase, slide into splits, and dance across tab

800K views · 25K reactions | The Nicholas Brothers grew up in Philadelphia, sons of professional musicians. Fayard taught himself how to sing and dance by watching entertainers on stage. Harold learned by copying his older brother. Here they are singing “Lucky Numbers” with tap dance accompaniment in 1936. | Dust-to-Digital | Facebook

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#OnThisDay 1909: Sir Nicholas Winton was born. In 1938, he brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children. You can see the full story here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/nicholas_winton_on_thats_life/zbmxhbk | BBC Archive

49K views · 3.1K reactions | The Nicholas Brothers appeared on screen for the first time in the Vitaphone short, PIE PIE BLACKBIRD ('32) starring Nina Mae McKinney and Eubie Blake and his band. See this gem tonight at 11:30pm ET as it rounds out our Nicholas Brothers triple feature. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook