#standardsunday #Repost @oldhollywoodmusicals ・・・ The Nicholas Brothers (Harold and Fayard) and Dorothy Dandridge dance to “Chattanooga Choo Choo” in the 1941 musical “Sun Valley Serenade”. The film is shown 24 hours a day on a dedicated television channel available to all rooms at the Sun Valley Lodge and Inn. #thenicholasbrothers #haroldnicholas #fayardnicholas #dorothydandridge #chattanoogachoochoo #sunvalleyserenade #dancer #dance #dancing #tapdance #tapdancer #blackhistory #oldhollywood #ol

In the beloved 1989 film TAP starring world renowned tap dancer Gregory Hines, the older generations of tap greats show him how it's done including Harold Nicholas, who at the age of 68, shows he still hadn't lost his step. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Harold Nicholas (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American dancer, renowned as the younger half of the legendary tap-dancing duo, the Nicholas Brothers, with his older brother Fayard Nicholas. Considered among the greatest dancers in the world, the brothers were celebrated for their highly acrobatic and innovative tap technique.Early Life and Training:Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Harold and Fayard grew up in Philadelphia, where their parents, Ulysses (drums) and Viola (piano), wer

Harold Nicholas (March 27, 1921 – July 3, 2000) was an American tap dancer, the younger half of the legendary Nicholas Brothers duo. Here's a look at his career:Early Career and the Nicholas Brothers: * Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Harold and his older brother Fayard (born in 1914) grew up in a family of musicians in Philadelphia. * Without formal training, they learned by watching and imitating the vaudeville acts their parents accompanied in their orchestra. * By the early 1930s, the

Dorothy Dandridge with Fayard and Harold Nicholas (The Nicholas Brothers) performing “Chattanooga Choo Choo” in “Sun Valley Serenade”, (1941) | I'm Old Fashioned - Vintage Everyday

Fayard and Harold Nicholas were one of the greatest dance duos in Hollywood history, masters of tap, jazz, and pure showmanship. Known for their gravity-defying “flash dancing,” they performed with icons like Cab Calloway and the Andrews Sisters, and their number in Stormy Weather (1943) is still considered one of the most electrifying dance sequences ever filmed. At a time when segregation kept many Black performers on the sidelines, the Nicholas Brothers broke barriers. Leaping, sliding, and s