Fred Astaire once called this performance “the greatest dance number ever filmed.”
25 thoughts on “Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather”
Such poise, grace, and skil! Fluid movement for sure.
Christine Vitale
The Group Harmony Alley
Sundays 6pm to 9pm – EASTERN
89.1/FM-WFDU Teaneck, NJ
Streaming live on the web
A foray into the roots of the R&B/doo-wopp historical experience.
Slightest dance misstep could have been gruesome for the sax player at 0:46..
My oh my!. 203,000 views for a 67 year old tap dance!
WOW that’s all I have to say
you can say that again i just love them boy o boy you don’t have that talent anymore, the music everything about that time period was truly the very best not to be seen again that for sure.
OMG they make it look like no effort at all, they were unbelieveable talent. it just blows my mind how they dance its like the music was coming out from them! truly the best i ever seen. oh and that music could it get any better than that! love it love it love it!
Cot Dayum, just fabulous, Chris brown check this out?
Amazing. Just truly amazing.
This is one of the most remarkable performances of all time!! <3Luv It
I’ve bought ‘Stormy Weather’ DVD only for this sequence.
There are genius.
Amazing! Simply amazing talent…
i need the lyrics 😛
great talent
His name is Harold Nicholas.
the shorter one was the dance choreographer in the five heartbeats… “show me your stuff!”
Damn! These guys were as much athletes as dancers!
Everytime I watch this, I can’t help but wonder if they wore protective cups on those stair splits. OUCH!!! Cups or not, this is amazing!
Oh my stars and garters!
I LOVE these guys! They’re wonderful!
best tappers of all time.
And perfect musicality. 😀
Disturbing?
As a tapper; I can only tell you this is amazing!!! Talent like this could only be disturbing to those with those with NO knowledge of the talent . . . unbelievable “RAW Talent” this takes!!! Why it has NEVER been duplicated! Such a shame.
Amazing loss!
This is almost disturbing…but extremely impressive!
What? There will never be ever again the brilliance and amazing talent of these greatest dancers in the history of dance.
Marilyn Michaels
lol Vaudeville’s so cool…
YEAH! Thanks for posting this. I did a gig with Fayard Nicholas when he was in his 80s and he still HAD IT. Too cool!
My Aunt Joan danced with these guys! They are freaking amazing!
Such poise, grace, and skil! Fluid movement for sure.
Christine Vitale
The Group Harmony Alley
Sundays 6pm to 9pm – EASTERN
89.1/FM-WFDU Teaneck, NJ
Streaming live on the web
A foray into the roots of the R&B/doo-wopp historical experience.
Slightest dance misstep could have been gruesome for the sax player at 0:46..
My oh my!. 203,000 views for a 67 year old tap dance!
WOW that’s all I have to say
you can say that again i just love them boy o boy you don’t have that talent anymore, the music everything about that time period was truly the very best not to be seen again that for sure.
OMG they make it look like no effort at all, they were unbelieveable talent. it just blows my mind how they dance its like the music was coming out from them! truly the best i ever seen. oh and that music could it get any better than that! love it love it love it!
Cot Dayum, just fabulous, Chris brown check this out?
Amazing. Just truly amazing.
This is one of the most remarkable performances of all time!! <3Luv It
I’ve bought ‘Stormy Weather’ DVD only for this sequence.
There are genius.
Amazing! Simply amazing talent…
i need the lyrics 😛
great talent
His name is Harold Nicholas.
the shorter one was the dance choreographer in the five heartbeats… “show me your stuff!”
Damn! These guys were as much athletes as dancers!
Everytime I watch this, I can’t help but wonder if they wore protective cups on those stair splits. OUCH!!! Cups or not, this is amazing!
Oh my stars and garters!
I LOVE these guys! They’re wonderful!
best tappers of all time.
And perfect musicality. 😀
Disturbing?
As a tapper; I can only tell you this is amazing!!! Talent like this could only be disturbing to those with those with NO knowledge of the talent . . . unbelievable “RAW Talent” this takes!!! Why it has NEVER been duplicated! Such a shame.
Amazing loss!
This is almost disturbing…but extremely impressive!
What? There will never be ever again the brilliance and amazing talent of these greatest dancers in the history of dance.
Marilyn Michaels
lol Vaudeville’s so cool…
YEAH! Thanks for posting this. I did a gig with Fayard Nicholas when he was in his 80s and he still HAD IT. Too cool!
My Aunt Joan danced with these guys! They are freaking amazing!