#jumpin jive
catherine-siena-dr-of-the-church:
One of the best dance routines I’ve ever watched.
The Nicholas Brothers
I believe these gentlemen are scientifically classified as a liquid.
Diagnosis: sick liquid fire
Didn’t they use these dudes to help animate some of the dancing in Betty Boop?
Correct!
Even more, they utilized Cab Calloway (the band leader) and used the same rotoscoped piece of him dancing in almost 20 of their shorts!
Amazing
Tap is such an exciting form of dance.
It gets better. These are the Nicholas Brothers. They did this unrehearsed, in one take.
https://mymodernmet.com/cab-calloway-jumpin-jive-nicholas-brothers/
Legendary Nicholas Brothers Dance Routine Was Unrehearsed and Filmed in One Take
1. That saxophone player who kept leaning out of the way lol
2. These guys must have had thighs of steel!
I’ve watched this like a thousand times and I’m so glad it popped up again
UNREHEARSED WHAT IN THE
HOW THE HELL?
How? Well, it helps that they were actual brothers, their father was in Vaudeville, and they’d been dancing together since they were almost bebbies:
Here’s a clip of them from seven years earlier:
