NICHOLAS BROTHERS, 3 RARE DVDs, A&E BIOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTARY Tap Dancing 1930's

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE These are 3 rare promotional DVDs on tap dancing. The 1st DVD is A&E's "Biography." The 1998 DVD is a documentary on the Nicholas Brothers. Running time is 50 minutes. The DVD comes in a plain jewel case with basic information stamped on the disc. DVD is mint condition. The 2nd DVD is a collection of the best dances of the Nicholas Bros. 60 minutes of uninterrupted routines from the 1930's - 1970s. The DVD comes in a plain jewel case. The 3rd DVD is The History of Tap Dance: From Vaudeville to Film". About 45 minutes long. The DVD comes in a plain jewel case. See my other items for another set of Nicholas Bros. documentaries. Buy both sets and get free shipping (within the USA)From Vaudeville to Film. This one-of-a-kind DVD is a collection of rarely seen original film footage from Soundies and short films of the 1930’s and 1940’s. The films come from the private collection of a Music Film Archive, a collection of 4000 preserved jazz-musicals , and from the Jazz Film Collection, of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Every selection has been carefully researched and was selected to educate and enlighten dance professionals and aficionados. The narration adds background information on the legendary performers in this DVD, such as Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Bill Mahoney, The Berry Brothers, Slick and Slack, Juanita Pitts, and Stump and Stumpy. 45 mins. (2011) DVD-All-Region. The Nicholas Brothers were an entertainment act composed of brothers, Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000), who excelled in a variety of dance techniques, primarily between the 1930s and 1950s. Best known for their unique interpretation of a highly acrobatic technique known as "flash dancing", they were also considered by many to be the greatest tap dancers of their day, if not all time. Their virtuoso performance in the musical number "Jumpin' Jive" (with Cab Calloway and his orchestra) featured in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather has been praised as one of the greatest dance routines ever captured on film. Growing up surrounded by vaudeville acts as children, they became stars of the jazz circuit during the Harlem Renaissance and performed on stage, film, and television well into the 1990s. Diminutive in size, they were appreciated for their artistry, innovation, and soaring leaps.Novelty Acts: Tap Dance Roller Skaters: “She’s My Lilly” (1934); Roller Skating Duo (1930).

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