FIRST TIME HEARING Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers REACTION!!!

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[@jacquelynbauer2036]

As someone said, "There is a moment you realize your Grandparents were way cooler than you will ever be."

[@mycolortv1]

Well its a Black American thing...so cool is what it is

[@fredrichardsonjr9669]

Yup

[@EmmaChihuahua81]

They choreographed the routine and did this in 1 take. Unheard of in todays movie industry.

[@46foryounger]

with no rehearsal. Fayard said he had the idea in his head I was like gtfoh lol incredible!!!!

[@suem6004]

Actually, the Brothers said they did many takes of 16 bars each. But the last splits probably only did once

[@anthonywilliams7110]

#FACTS

[@NelsonStJames]

Because today, the art of blocking a scene and rehearsing it and the camera movement is too much work for lazy filmmakers.

[@EmmaGS]

One. Take. Gregory Hines said any movie about them would have to include CGI because no one could imitate their moves.

[@SingDanceKC]

Or they could get some look-a-like actors and use real footage of the Nicholas Brothers.

[@EmmaChihuahua81]

Fred Astaire called this the BEST ever recorded dance in a movie or in a theater.

[@sv3931]

And he would know, he was a fabulous dancer himself!!

[@yakamarezlife]

@@EmmaChihuahua81 there's a video on here for fred dancing with them as kids

[@agenttheater5]

@@SingDanceKC probably the better situation - we see the look alike actors not dancing, then when it's something official then we just use their movies. I think there's some of them dancing as children

[@starleemartin1961]

If you don't do "Calloway Boogie" or "Minnie the Moocher," you're missing a lot of Cab Calloway. My late paternal grandparents were massive fans of his music when he came on the scene back then, swing dancing together in their farm house kitchen while cooking supper after a long day of sharecropping. They passed that love to my dad who passed it to me. Nobody in my family can sit still when Cab's playing.

[@GinMae]

thanks, Starlee - what a great memory!

[@jenfields2784]

Agreed! My grandmother used to sing "Minnie the Moocher" to all her grandkids...it's one of my favorites! ❤️

[@Haagshopje]

Yes! That song is in the blues brothers movie 😍🤩👍

[@miketwomey4923]

I love that story. In the middle 70s my dad took to SF as a kid for NYE but my surprise we also got to see Cab Calloway live and in person and get to do the shout back. I'll forever have goosebumps...

[@bopep1368]

You should check out the movie, "Stormy Weather" that this clip was from. It had all the great Black talent from that day-Lena Horne, Cab Calloway, Nicholas Bros, Fats Waller, Bill Robinson, and Dooley Wilson (the piano player "Sam" from the movie Casablanca). It is a classic Black Musical.

[@Sp33gan]

It's a classic musical in any colour! The story is nothing to shout about but, man, the music and dancing is incredible!

[@martinsmusic1724]

Going into the splits is tough. Getting up without using your hands....that hurts just thinking about it.

[@sv3931]

📣 _For Real!_

[@billolsen4360]

Dancing is one of the best ways to get in shape!

[@helgar791]

Now you know why old timers laugh at today's so called "artists".

[@sv3931]

📣 💯!!!

[@oreally8605]

They ain't got nothing on old school..

[@GandlafTheWhite]

@@oreally8605 no fucking way… this is true talent

[@emcsquare5045]

Nicolas brothers are still revered in the dance world as one of the best ever.

[@billolsen4360]

When they retired from performing, one became the head of the modern dance department at Harvard and the other at Radcliffe.

[@almostfm]

One thing that I think a lot of people overlook: When they're doing the jumps and landing the splits on the beat, the timing is all down to gravity. That means not only did they have to know how to jump and do the splits, but they had to know exactly how high to jump to come down at the right time, and be able to repeat it.

[@MrGoldenthroat]

The Nicolas brothers were definitely the greatest dancers ever no contest!

[@CaptWesStarwind]

They were the reason why I wanted to start taking tap dancing lessons when I was 4.

[@patinho5589]

@@almostfm I think you get the hang of that quite fast.

[@rickyrheuark7989]

That's what I call talent. They weren't even breathing hard. Nobody I know today could pull that off, especially in one take. Couldn't even come close. 😎🇺🇲👍🌟💯

[@willow0828]

There’s a movie called Tap (1989). It’s starred Sammy Davis Jr. and Gregory Hines. But it also starred all the legendary tap dancers from back of the day. Harold Nicholas at the age of 68, still had those legendary moves. Now that’s a film you should take the time to see.

[@sv3931]

👍

[@donaldsmith6737]

Yo...Harold Nicholas did the SPLIT at 68 in that movie! FU#$king amazing!!

[@endoraismygma]

Absolutely LOVE that movie!

[@larrycork49]

The athleticism and strength of the Nicholas Brothers was off the charts! Make no mistake, they were athletes as well as great entertainers.

[@Thatgirl1973]

That my friends, is what you call a performance! ❤️ Remember, there’s no fancy camera work, no auto tune, no take 12. Just raw, beautiful talent. Damn! Thanks for this reaction.

[@jameswilson8433]

No saxophonists were kicked in the head during this performance. Cab's band were the house band at the Cotton Club for a looong time.

[@Greyareas27]

80 years ago! 80! The Nicholas Brothers were the greatest of all time.

[@curtpeterson7386]

Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers were the absolute cream of the crop just as separate acts by themselves.... but together on the same stage, and the entertainment level in such a short time on screen is meteoric. Giants indeed walked the Earth back in the day....

[@CuzKatieSaysSo]

One of the best performances on the silver screen. Never get tired of seeing it. Cab was the best at what he did.

[@alfogel3298]

You witnessed the greatest dance sequence of all time unrehearsed and in one take. Fred Astaire said this was the greatest he ever saw You can practice 5 hours a day for the next 20 years and not even come close to what the Nicholas Brothers just accomplished. -Al

[@jwalk31]

You're reaction to the Nicholas Brothers is perfect and very common. Not too many people these days understand how influential they were to modern dancing. I'm a professional dancer myself and I have loved the Nicholas brothers for years and still am amazed at what they do. But you will not believe all the influence from these old dancers in movies. Breakers didn't start in the 1970's in the Bronx, it goes back many decades before. Check out a clip from the movie "Hellzapoppin" with Whiteys Lindy hoppers. No singing, just unbelievable dancing.

[@amyz2837]

You should check out Ms Lena Horne singing the theme song to this movie, Stormy Weather. Her voice is velvet. Actually, you should check out the entire movie, it has some incredible performances, although it's a bit dated from our eyes.

[@55judylw]

You don't see dancing like this anymore. I grew up on these old movies, thanks to my mom.

[@chrisakarazor9612]

You should watch The Blue Brothers movie. Cab Galloway is in it. He sings Minnie the Moocher near the end of the film. The audience sings along with him. This is about forty years after this clip was made.

[@oldbiddie]

I love the scene where the boys were outside, creepin to the beat of Minnie the Moocher!

[@mimic493]

Anyone else rewind to see his facial expressions when they were doing splits?! 🤣🤣 priceless!

[@butterflyjessica1]

😂 😂

[@beegee1960]

First time I have seen him speechless. LOL

[@shalawndillon4525]

Yup!😂🤣😂🤣

[@Sunshyne3640]

🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Take your time young man. There is *nothing* more important than learning History. I love to see people research for better understanding and I have to say that you, Twon, are the very first Music Reactor I've seen do it while reacting. :) Thanks.

[@betsyduane3461]

Doo Wop was the 50's

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

Yes tap in itself takes years to learn and is as much a difficult skill as ballet and those hip hoppers who can spin on their heads. People can learn these things but only certain people can perfect them and invest their whole beings and lives in them, and some elevate their skills to the next level, like The Nicholas Brothers. An example is, I personally am a trained Tap dancer, that's all you could call me, but the Nicholas Brothers are on a whole other stratosphere, you won't find ANY tapper who does exactly what they do, even now. In a sense tap is so wide berthing in ability from person to person and country to country that so many styles can come out if it. And you'll never find too many tappers much like the one next to them. Especially those who tap from their soul

[@candicekellyhomes]

I just can’t believe the number of people who have never been exposed to the classic’s. Some songs are in the elevators or background music in the grocery store…these guys are hands the best dancers ever! Cab Calloway was even in the Blues Brothers movie.

[@j.t.3798]

Cab was an amazing talent. What an entertainer. The dancing speaks for itself. Top shelf talent on display in this clip. Epic!

[@GinMae]

Yep - and Cab could dance -kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5C0mpKDl8aCr80 he stepped aside for these guys.. he was a generous performer, by all accounts...

[@TheDivayenta]

And the great Cab Calloway! My Dad used to go see him and his band at the Cotton Club in Harlem in the 30’s.

[@cherylfisk7698]

Their legs had to have muscles of steel. Doing those splits were awesome, but that they pulled themselves back up witth only their legs was incredible!! Phenomenal control and talent.

[@MrDavidElmore]

The Nicholas brothers always blow me away. Their dancing deserves to be seen and shouted about! Great! Great! Great!

[@darkomtobia]

Before "You Think You Can Dance" there were these guys, killing it, lol.

[@kimberleyphillips6671]

Im a white ,ex dancer, and fell in luv with them. A yr ago I had a garage sale and showed this to a neighbor and people gathered around. Everyone was so happy. ❤

[@anthonylovavto3228]

See cab Calloway on the first blues Brothers movie before he passed, at an old age he was still phenomenal!

[@1975Rysky]

The athleticism, flexibility, and grace of those guys was incredible. If they'd trained in martial arts, they'ld both be fricken Batman......Batmen?

[@shevawn1973]

You should check out the 1940's Lindy Hop Dance in "Hellzapoppin" Video. It's another AMAZING/How did they do that? dance video.

[@furtherdefinitions1]

Check out another old B&W clip, The Lindy Hop from Helzapoppin'. As for this, Fred Astaire called this the best dance sequence ever put on film.

[@almostfm]

Interestingly Cab Calloway and Benny Goodman were some of the first bandleaders to publicly perform with integrated bands. A small step, but an important one.

[@endoraismygma]

The best tap dancers that ever lived. Truly. No one can replicate them, two amazing men as well.

[@paulamiller8386]

one of the most astonishing dance performances ever filmed. I get goose bumps every time I watch the Nicolas Brothers leap down those stairs. Oh and Cab Calloway is excellent to.

[@christinawoolley6206]

I remember watching old movies with my Momma when I had to stay home, sick, from school. Fell in love with the music, the fashion and oh my, the dancers! Nicolas Brothers are legendary! Thank you for sharing young man! 😽

[@Mr17051963]

These guys were almost SUPERNATURAL, dude!!!!! 🙃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌️

[@DJICEMAN_73]

and the crazy thing is they did that in ONE TAKE!!

[@ellenjones4523]

This is when there was talent and people worked hard on their talent . Music brings people together things where not has good then but people still enjoyed GOOD MUSIC AND TALENT which is a lost art today.

[@ginahollingsworth5907]

Glad you enjoyed it. ❤ I've seen many reactions to this vid but still no one has commented on the shadow play throughout the video.

[@andyskurna1407]

I had the same thought as it was playing. The use of the shadow to emphasize their motions was brilliant, and you're right, none of the reactors seem to catch it.

[@patricialabbe1416]

A masterpiece! Nuff said. ❤

[@Greyareas27]

The Nicholas Brothers are the G.O.A.T.

[@carolynthompson3291]

The most amazing dancing I’ve ever seen - EVER! So so artistic and beautiful to watch. Such flexibility!!!!! Wonderful

[@mollyprice1485]

I hope you find some of Gregory Hines dancing too! He was amazing.

[@harrietmiller3982]

Loved your astonished reaction‼️. Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Bros! Talent to spare. Thanks for doing this and thanks for that million dollar smile of yours❣️

[@Pilutta100]

It's o the best dancing number I've ever seen, glad you liked it. Hugs from Sweden.

[@sonyaking7162]

The dancer are the Nicolas brothers, they are consider the ultimate dancer of their time and to this day

[@donrogers1337]

Gene Kelly once said that was the greatest dance routine ever put on film.

[@llschnitz]

An audience made almost entirely of people of color way back in the Forties, and look to be affluent, financially well off. These folks dressed Classy and Sharp!

[@TheClassicWorld]

They weren't that well off (relative to the rich white people of the time), it's just that they dressed better back then and had clothing properly made by hand in places like London and New York, and this clip is from a film, so it's all paid for by the film company.

[@karengoodman1678]

AND JUST SO YOU’LL KNOW, ALL OF THESE GUYS MADE APPEARANCES IN JANET JACKSON’S VIDEO “ALRIGHT” AND “WHEN I THINK OF YOU”

[@raynavarro7997]

These dudes....are world class athletes! to have the leg strength to get up after that splits down the slide....and not use their hands!

[@joyceneal6169]

And this is why I love old black-and-white movies. Every time I see the Nicolas Brothers, it makes me smile and want to jump up and move around. Cab Calloway was no slouch either. Thanks for doing this clip. It's one of my favorites.

[@E.Allen1]

All filmed in one take for the film. Crazy!

[@tamiramos5873]

In the 40's rock n roll was only a glimmer in someone's eye. The blues surely made its mark on RNR, but the music of the time was called swing and big band. A great video to watch for an example of the awesome dancing found throughout history would be under the title "'Step Back In Time' - Old School Dance Mashup." The song playing for the video coincidentally goes with everyone's dance routine as well.

[@acbridge4th999]

Most dance routines are practiced countless times before they’re performed, but the legendary Nicholas Brothers could dazzle audiences on the first take. A clip from the movie Stormy Weather (1943)-featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing Jumpin Jive-captures Fayard (1914-2006) and Harold (1921-2000) Nicholas jumping into tap-dancing action to perform an incredible routine that was completely unrehearsed and recorded in one take. Harold appeared in The Five Heartbeats as their dancing coach.

[@stevetheduck1425]

That dance was several takes, but there were no cutaways, which suggests each take used was perfect! Loved these guys, saw them often on TV when a boy (63 now), and have since seen clips of them from a few years before; they were barely out of their teens in this performance in Stormy Weather.

[@GwenByrd-d4k]

The cotton club was in Harlem it was a black night club.

[@1981OSNY]

Entertainment like no other. You got the bonus package with this clip!! 😂 Won’t see finer than the Nicholas Brothers. Best in the biz. Cab Calloway- class and style .. a genuine performer.. had a way of making you feel like you’re part of the fun not just watching it. This era produced absolutely incredible talent.

[@NeenMove]

Props to you for being willing to research or look at up. I encourage you to do more research on acts like the Nicholas brothers, Cab Calloway, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Junior, Ethel, Waters, Louis Armstrong, Hazel Scott. There’s so many from that. In Harlem between 1920 in 1950, which was referred to as the Harlem renaissance. A lot of black folk were moving up from the south to cities like New York and Chicago and bringing with it, jazz, blues, Gospel, tap, bebop, trip, hop, hip hop. Those are our routes and jazz is the only indigenous form of music to the United States and it’s based on African rhythms, and harmonies, but look it up. I really appreciate you.

[@tamiramos5873]

Love this. Cab Calloway was such an entertainer. This is big band/swing music. Its awesome. It gets you moving. You should react to couples swing dancing...bet no one nowadays could do it. Fred Astaire was once quoted as saying this was the best dance routine ever recorded on film. He felt his talent could never even hold a candle to theirs, and he was the most famous dancer in history. The Nicholas Brothers deserve a lot more recognition than they get. And most of all....no slutty stage performance to hide the fact that some entertainers have no talent.

[@RealTimePogo]

Louis Armstrong & Danny Kaye” When the saints go marching in” movie The Five Pennies kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKTbZ6CLpLl7i68

[@deirdredoyle9410]

The most athletic guys in the room are never the ball players - they’re always the dancers.

[@jeanbaker7350]

Man I love your reaction to Greatness the best there was No One Compares To The Nicholas Brothers Cab Calloway check out Minnie the Moocher and more swing jive music. I'm 65 and I've never seen anyone likes them thank you and merry Christmas

[@zanohoriamazo1]

Nicholas Bros. were definitely not an ‘average’ tap dancing act. They had the standards & foundation of tap technique, even the training of how to move your hands in a kind of artistic elegant vibe. But as you can see, they had a whole acrobatic content to their style that made them a standout among tap artists,, & incredible entertainment on screen. A dance called, Lindy Hop from that era, also had a lot of sensational moves. You might wanna check out a movie released late ‘80’s called, Tap. It featured the late Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., & several great tap artists. It even has Savion Glover, who was a young teen then, & today is a man danc figure who has connected the jazz era with the modern times of funk & hip hop. He had a long running show on Broadway called, ‘Bring in the Noise, Bring On The Funk’. Also check Janet Jackson’s video for her song, ‘All Right, With Me’, which has brief moments featuring Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, & Cyd Charisse, a female dancer from the classic movie era who was featured in legendary dance sequences with various male artists like Fred Astaire. Another cool movie with Gregory Hines & his brother Maurice, is Cotton Club.

[@kidricoflynn5813]

My amigo. I'm glad to see you liked this video. I think another classic performance you would appreciate really much is Bang Bang by Sammy Davis Jr when he sings it in "Robin and his 7 hoods". Outstanding music and dance number! I hope this recommendation reaches you. I'm subbin!

[@SweetThing]

I wonder if their knees went out on them as they got older. This would have been a lot of wear and tear on their joints, more than they would know at the time. The Nicholas Brothers did the moonwalk decades before Michael did ..

[@jennhurl]

That was a blast! I loved seeing your face during the performance!! It's a classic!!

[@bluehorizon8938]

I had to play your reaction to the stair splits 5 times! I needed that laugh! 😆

[@jeffcobb2734]

Those Nicholas brothers were somethin' else. Elite athletes!

[@williamozier918]

I scientifically decalre Cab Calloway is the coolest Aerican who ever lived. You gotta listen to his whole retinue of music.

[@bryanforis1839]

Very good show you how much pain you can take cotton club 125 th. Take a look at the movie cotton club

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Doo Wop wouldn’t come along for another 10-15 years. This is a fusion between jazz and the big band era where they played swing music in World War II.

[@NLTwon]

Aw dang

[@kcronin7211]

I mean.... those guys were never matched. Never.

[@46foryounger]

My parents met them and had dinner with them. They were nightclub dancers in the 50s and danced around Europe in many of the night clubs and had the opportunity to be on the same tickets as Louie Armstrong and The Nicholas Brothers, The Nicholas Brothers were my dad's favorite dance teams. He had pictures of them performing and also at the dinner table with them. Incredible!!!

[@SingDanceKC]

What you watched was movie history greatness. The brothers were more or less stunt tap dancers. They could also sing, but this performance was mostly dancing. Here's one where they did both singing and dancing with Dorothy Dandridge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIXaqmuoqt6MapI

[@46foryounger]

Here is the thing I don't like when people call the Nicholas Brother's "tap dancers" even though technically they were. To me they are complete dancers. They didn't just do acrobatics or tap; from their head to their toes they danced period. Their arm movements and leg positions were so beautiful almost like a ballet dancer. They to me could have don't any style of dance. They were that proficient. Also they each had their own particular style within the team that fascinated me. They were individual and at the same time one. I will never see a dance team like this for the rest of my life I am convinced. Please do some more reactions to some of their other performances as well...like this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/imbOYqiVbsR_Z5I

[@davidw.hulbertiv5211]

Your reaction was priceless...

[@michelegrier7944]

Cab Calloway broke barriers for black people.

[@lori1189]

I love the reactions for this one. Its just so good. The Nicholas Bros were crazy amazing

[@Bikebrh]

Now that you've checked this one out, check out The Ross Sisters "Solid Potato Salad". It will blow your mind like this one did. It gets wild about 1:00 in. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKbXpnieoLihebc

[@Ed70Nova427]

OMG Man! Where did you find this? I hope he watches it!

[@heartsong3149]

I've been watching many of these reactions to Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers. Most were met with skepticism and an air of disdain, but the final reactions of most, such as this young man, were uplifting and a joy to watch. Today's young people have unlimited access to a history of pure talent, without the need for CGI, computers, synthesized orchestrations, audio effects or profanity. Music back then transcended the color barriers, and everyone enjoyed it. I only wish they would take time to learn what our parents (in my case) and grandparents grew up with.

[@mollyprice1485]

So glad you’re back! Squeeeeeee!!!! Ok so before I retired, what I did for 20 years was teach band, so I actually taught people how to play all those drums and trumpets and trombones and clarinets and saxophones! So I was EXTRA happy to see this one! ❤️🎵❤️🎶❤️

[@KC-gy5xw]

Your reaction!! 🤣🤣🤣 Must see if you've watched Riverdance from Eurovision 1994 ..

[@EPShockley]

One of my favorite reactions to this amazing & jaw-dropping works, by these incredible people! Always glad to see the younger folks opening their eyes & minds more, into what came before! It actually gives me a smidgen of hope for the future. Thanks, & keep up the good work! 😁 BTW… (Please forgive me, as Im new to your channel, & admittedly haven’t gone searching, yet. Still… If you ever react to Mel Brooks’ films, I truly hope that you check out, “The Twelve Chairs”. (My personal favorite flick of his.) I hope you will enjoy it, & also huge success with your channel(s?)! 😁

[@isaiasherrera360]

Check out JANET JACKSON ALRIGHT VIDEO Featuring cab Callaway and the Nichols brothers

[@gagecarty4290]

The Nicholas Brothers are the dancers Link to the movie on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKKahJifeMR_kKM Song "Lucky Dollars " by the Nicholas Brothers

[@tabathacooksey6042]

This is amazing! These beautiful sunshine beautiful kings!! Just beautiful!! I love it’s!!!❤❤

[@tonyv-ph]

Check out the Nicholas Brothers - Down Argentine Way kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5SlcpiEbt6thcU

[@joanienoeldechen4133]

Also...look up "Down Argentine Way" with the Nicholas Brothers. Great video...or "Bang Bang" with Sammy Davis, Jr.

[@SlimDaddy9]

I've read that this was UNREHEARSED!!! Think about that!

[@trishgatley6542]

Great!!!!! 💞👍Did you NOTICE the splits on stairs at end,,They protected themselves, W their hand to protect EACH JUMP!!

[@TheDivayenta]

Cab is scattin’!

[@kirpalite]

please do another from that time period called WHITEY'S LINDY HOPPERS.

[@tolicelawrence461]

The Nicholas Brothers are LEGENDARY TAP DANCING. CAN'T NOBODY I MEAN NOBODY CAN TOUCH THEM TAP DANCING !!!😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@edgarsnake2857]

Best dance routine....EVER!! I saw Cab and his band twice later in his career and he was great.

[@robinbowles5731]

Your face was priceless during the Nicholas Brothers ball busting jumps!!!

[@stl1321]

Still the best!

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

Like many of Cab Calloway's tunes, there are multiple hidden references to reefer smoking....Listen close...

[@LilFireFox]

Those brothers did this in one take. ONE....TAKE....AND they were self taught. They didn't learn this in a school!