To continue with the dancers of the era of the Harlem Renaissance, today we will look at the Nicholas brothers.
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from Wikipedia
The Nicholas Brothers were an African-American team of dancing brothers, Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000), who performed a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing". With a high level of artistry and daring innovations, they were considered by many to be the greatest tap dancers of their day.
Growing up surrounded by vaudeville acts as children, they became stars of the jazz circuit during the heyday of the Harlem Renaissance and went on to have successful careers performing on stage, film, and television well into the 1990s.
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The first glimpse of the Nicholas brothers I ever had (since I have not watched many classic Black movies) was a link someone posted a few months back (see link below). They were EXTREME in their way of moving across the screen. I would imagine to see them on stage would have been intense!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF3KOLS9qLg
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