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Brotherhood In Rhythm

The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers

Constance Valis Hill author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.

Published:23rd Jun '02

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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.

Patiently, accurately, warmly and quite intelligibly, Constance Valis Hill guides the reader through the Nicholas brothers' career, number by number, positioning them within both white and black theatrical traditions, which she authoritatively delineates. -- Mindy Aloff * The New York Times *
Hill's book, one of the few sustained analyses of tap, supplies the background-minstrelsy, 'class' acts, swing-and, along the way, a history of American racism...It also tells a love story. * The New Yorker *
A natural for dance enthusiasts, this is also essential reading for anyone interested in entertainment history. * Library Journal *

ISBN: 9780815412151

Dimensions: 228mm x 154mm x 21mm

Weight: 476g

352 pages