Brotherhood In Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas BrothersCooper Square Press, 2002 M04 23 - 352 pages Tap dancing legends Fayard (b. 1914) and Harold (1918-2000) Nicholas amazed crowds with their performances in musicals and films from the 30s to the 80s. They performed with Gene Kelly in The Pirate, with Cab Calloway in Stormy Weather, with Dorothy Dandridge (Harold's wife) in Sun Valley Serenade, and with a number of other stars on the stage and on the screen. Author Hill not only guides readers through the brothers' showstopping successes and the repressive times in which their dancing won them universal acclaim, she also offers extensive insight into the history and choreography of tap dancing, bringing readers up to speed on the art form in which the Nicholas Brothers excelled. |
Contents
Preface | 3 |
Born into Jazz | 9 |
Brothers 19141931 | 33 |
Blackbirds in New York 19321934 | 55 |
AllColored Comedy 19341936 | 85 |
Babes on Broadway 19361938 | 107 |
Class Act and Challenge 19381945 | 131 |
Forties Swing Hollywood Flash 19401945 | 155 |
Swing to Bop 19451958 | 209 |
Nostalgia and all that Jazz 19641989 | 239 |
Conclusion | 265 |
Notes | 279 |
Glossary | 295 |
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Converging Styles 19421945 | 187 |
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