Piece of the Action - Dance Scene

You asked for it, you got it: The dance scene, thanks to Mavis Staples and Curtis Mayfield!

[@youngofasho2]

People that gave this a thumbs down either can't dance or don't like seeing Black people being positive.

[@stanpyrzanowski9670]

I was thinking the same thing

[@joel8583]

It must be true then.

[@jenuwinmoore9258]

youngofasho2 Hell! I say both!

[@youngofasho2]

@@jenuwinmoore9258 could be

[@kmason685]

Jenuwin Moore Definitely! They’re having a good time, dancing. No harm done here.

[@kldv]

Makes me teary eyed how great our movies used to be…

[@BabyGurlnJP]

That girl with the blue jumpsuit and mushroom did that damn robot!

[@michaelhollingsworth6026]

R.I.P SYDNEY POITIER for giving us a piece of the Action.

[@laritagaskins394]

I love Black People for their soul...the salt of the earth!!!

[@certifiedclyde1422]

Frfr 🕺🏿🕺🏿

[@miamiller3355]

Couldn't agree more 👍

[@armonrakhman3791]

A gift from God!

[@yecart5691]

Young folk...this is how you get on the good foot!

[@deanivan3951]

For those who don't know this was the scene that spawned J Dilla's off beat clap production style and the rest is history, RIP JAY DEE!

[@thatunit995]

man this is so extremely wild to see

[@ikechiihemeson6023]

I’m reading Dilla Time rn & just got to the part of the book that describes this epiphany

[@williamfox9578]

Dilla Time brought me here

[@chrisVJ4747]

Rest in beats king Jay dee dilla month🕊️

[@eddiecunninghamjr8815]

Damn you was trying to be the first to bring this up

[@Turquoise_Chain]

Bill Cosby, can't fault the man's work, he's so funny.

[@cali.songbird]

Congrats to Mrs. Sheryl Lee Ralph on winning her first Emmy!! 🎉🎈Soo Deserving!! 👑

[@Rhiaanon]

Delicious. Delicious, Delicious!!! Mavis sing it!

[@shirlepps4636]

Just looking at Sidney Poitier go straight up "West Indian Soul Train dancer" warms my ❤️. Rest in prayer my king!🙏🏾

[@hopetruzy498]

Love this movie.....especially the the ending scene Rest In Paradise Mr. Poitier

[@shortblockflexinit5219]

He got down, didn't he? R.I.P Mr. Poitier.

[@jamillewilliams8074]

100% agree

[@MD-DLive]

@@shortblockflexinit5219 he tried 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MD-DLive]

There should be a " where are they now" on Bryan Odell, Tamu, Tracy Reed,etc. They are all good actors and actresses from this time period however, you hear nothing about them!🤔🤷🏽‍♂️, maybe many of them are living quiet lives or have passed on!🤔

[@Netbe277]

Back then you didn’t mind sitting in the theater watching a movie over / over. RIP Mr Poitier 🙏🏾

[@trojanluck88]

I remember being at the movies with my older sister, and everybody dancing in the isles at the end of the movie during this scene. Best days of my life! R.I.P. Sis 1963-2007..

[@acewilliams7917]

Now that's a memory to remember.

[@johnshelton861]

Those were the days

[@drakephifer]

❤️❤️❤️

[@tiffaniegreen1816]

Sorry for your loss! RIP to your sister!

[@shangtatum1395]

Unfortunately I was born in 78 I missed it. I wish I was there tho lol

[@rodneynjohnson9920]

Just watched this movie again and thinking to myself if someone ever built a time machine.....I would go right back to this period, mid to late 70s. The music, the cars, movies, TV shows all were great.....just the whole vibe!!!!!

[@eddiesloan2919]

I'd be right with you.

[@rodrigomorilla1826]

I would too !!!

[@shortblockflexinit5219]

Me too. I lived it. Best times.

[@notaniceguy34]

ALL of that talent in one movie. I'm so glad Sheryl Lee Ralph got her Emmy.

[@des8893]

Dilla Time brought me here. So dope that the slightly off beat claps in this scene inspired J Dilla's drum programming, which would go on to revolutionize music.

[@Diwani_Spark14]

I just read that part and I was brought here too Dilla a straight up genius. Wonderful book so far.

[@boothe]

I'm here because of the book too. Thrilled that this and early Ssenepod tracks are available on KZbin

[@123mosdefandtalibkweli]

great book so far

[@anperer]

That's a great story. The author found a really rare Swiss interview with Dilla and heard the track on record and thought what's the deal. Then he watched the movie and saw how the beat was off. Good job running that down.

[@adaniels1968]

this is how we did it in the 70's

[@shirle7343]

arthur daniels ✊🏾

[@mrhumble100]

Yes!!😊😀

[@starvroscasadine9271]

Oh Yessssssssssssssssss

[@Ms.Tee65]

Absolutely

[@eddiesloan2919]

Yes we did and it was so much doggone fun.

[@kmason685]

My favorite part of this movie!!!

[@ebroomfield36]

come on now yall give it up to the legendary Curtis Mayfield. he produced this track! lawd the funkiness!!

[@chermainebigby6539]

Rico B wat can i say man curtis was too funky

[@shortblockflexinit5219]

Curtis owned the 70's.

[@phillipbrown5005]

This is when Black people were at our peak.

[@lenardshaw6037]

You already know rip mr Mayfield🔥🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💔❤🔥

[@joepeoples2530]

Don't underestimate the genius of the Gemini. Curtis....you did that. R I P brotha. We sure miss you sorely.

[@samalahenry]

I loved watching Mr. Sidney Poitier dancing. He looked so free and like he was really enjoying himself😀

[@rickschannel8428]

BLACK PEOPLE THIS HOW A ROOM FULL OF BLACK PEOPLE USE TO PARTY..# WHAT HAPPENED...✊we are soul powerful...

[@Janvsone]

White Folks!, #CrashedTheParty!!! :-D O:-)

[@jakemccafferty9589]

What happened? Cosby fucked 'em.

[@Janvsone]

+Jake McCafferty :-) LMAO :-D

[@rickschannel8428]

I have faith in my people the revolution will not be televised 💡👈

[@MrBackslider1]

This Bullshit don't deserve a response and with that kind of statement and having the last name of "White" that's mighty "White" of you!! It's the other races that wants to be Black!! everything we do is emulated by whites especially.. Know your history son,...Blacks have always lived in the "Golden Age" in fact, we started it. Remember the Mother Land is Africa!! and it wasn't until "Whites Anglo Saxons" came and destroyed the world. Blacks have built this country so its time for us to rest! the Whites have brought drugs and diseases to this country (Ask the Indians). And you're right EVERY race has fu**"d up people even you! I would go further into shit but I'm at work (Not Lazy) so until then Fuck you and anyone who looks like you. Fckn racist!!.

[@trea9027]

There was something special about those days...

[@gsentinel4821]

It really was!👍👍

[@jayscribe7547]

Tre A yes, we seemed to lean on each other more to overcome obstacles

[@bradsmith4962]

Man you have stated something that could not be more true!

[@jthrillz7288]

Things were leveled. There was still a community centered base. White establishment saw it, and ushered in crack that totally annihilated everything that this was. Along with social integration.

[@mrhumble100]

A classic movie with classic song tracks.

[@mpjproducer]

pure happiness!!!! The first girl is exactly how I remembered my mother and them dancing - big, bold, expressive!!!!

[@reggiestarke437]

FINE Deniece Nicholas; GOOD-LOOKING Sheryl Lee Ralph; and, ALL of the BEAUTIFUL BLACK SISTAS. The GREATS: James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier & Bill Cosby. Just PURE SOUL. The Seventies...NOTHING like the 70s!!!!!!!!! Worries were Minute then - which was NO worries AT ALL. LOVE/D, MISS, ADORE N CHERISH those Days, Times & Moments.

[@memphis2houston346]

no doubt...!!!

[@classyguy1712]

sheryl lee ralph was not good looking. She was ok

[@annettemcintee7454]

Reggie Starke James Earl was to cool with that Brim Broke down, That was the DELICIOUS MAN ATTRACTION LOL♡

[@Janvsone]

+Annettem Mcintee :-) And him being 'Rupe' in, #Claudine

[@OLJackson]

I came up in the 70s through the 80s and 90s and i tell you , I miss it but eventually you evolve with the times but i still bump this in 2018

[@kmason685]

I watch this whenever I need a pick me up. Good clean fun. Better than alcohol or drugs.....

[@rayjohnson6580]

Amen Amen Aaaamen!!!!

[@JheriCurlJankins]

Look at my boo, Sheryl Lee Ralph! She's one of those timeless beauties, like Lena Horne. Lord, that woman gon' be superfine until the day she dies! 😍😍😍😍

[@lnapjr76]

The genius Curtis Mayfield and soulful Mavis Staples...thank you for this funk. That first sister was a serious dancer. She killed it.

[@d0cn0tes]

Yes...she knew how move in and out of those notes.. amazing

[@soniachappell3501]

Her dancing really set off that scene!!

[@user-hk1us1ck8z]

May the souls of Mr. Mayfield and Mrs. Staples forever bask in the endless love we still have for them..

[@jernardwilson2758]

Off the ripp

[@memphis2houston346]

Even in 2021 I still can't let this vibe go.... The best to ever do it ✊💪🙏✊

[@gmw1635]

Curtis mayfield and mavis staple can never go wrong 💕

[@gregorytember9268]

Thinking the same thoughts 😉💯

[@billclemons5593]

Facts

[@antiscyllisneocht5669]

2023

[@malkeibro]

I can never watch this all the way thru without getting teary eyed....the best ending credits in history.

[@d0cn0tes]

Yearning for the past is nice for a moment. I feel u

[@skippylearn]

Brings tears to my my eyes!!

[@LokiDWolf-im7jg]

Same!!! The dancing, the song, the fun, the togetherness. So much!!!

[@theafroalien3169]

For me as well. Reminds me of such a beautiful time and people I used to know that have passed on

[@DiscoHank]

Same here bruh!!

[@buicklincoln]

I loved the speech that Sidney gave the kids about common courtesy and respect. We need more of that today, y'all, strong black man teaching the youth how it's done.

[@TiVo2Go]

lol they out here but they get cancelled as soon as they speak up.

[@jimmyfowler5357]

Strong Black Independent Women don't want no Black Man saying anything to their Kids And the Public Schools don't want them there. Thank You Black Women for showing the World how to disrespect your own Men. The only race of Women that day,: I don't need a Man but willingly take his seed, bore a baby and put him on Child Support. Amazing how the Black Women have changed.

[@mpjproducer]

Such positive black movies back in the day - one of my favs!

[@jackiew.747]

RIP, Sidney Poitier he was gett'n it 😊🙏🏾👍🏾

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

I crack up every time I see Bill Cosby doing The Bump with the big girl, and pretends like he's about to fall over. LOL! 😂😂😂

[@jayscribe7547]

I hate that he is in jail now

[@d0cn0tes]

That move at the beginning where he shuffles his feet lol. And last one were he looks like a high flying ski jumper lol

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

@@jayscribe7547 Me too.

[@starvroscasadine9271]

Yes very funny !!!

[@robertphillips2642]

@@jayscribe7547 He`s out now

[@StarTrakGalatica81]

THERE'S NO MUSIC BETTER THAN OLD SCHOOL MUSIC!!! PERIOD.

[@mauriceriley1758]

The afros we wore back in the day, it is just amazing to notice the change. Brings back memories.

[@virgilwyatt4632]

They appear to have made a strong comeback.

[@rodneyallen9874]

Love how Sister Big Bone was doing the Bump at the end right before that slow fade to cast and crew credits.(However, I wished they hadn't faded out early so we could've seen the rest of the dance footage! But it is what it is lol!)

[@Queenin72]

All three of these movies at the top of my list!

[@hannahbogan1392]

Sidney Poitier and Sheryl Lee Ralph was cutting that rug! #RealDancing

[@uncoverthetruth8365]

Sidney really suprised me 😹😹😹he got mad energy

[@Docmananoff]

Yeah, i was 8 yrs old when this came out. My Mother used to play this song over and over. I still like it.

[@msladylibra8373]

I thought about this scene had to watch it 😄 as a kid I LUVED going to the movies to see Bill & Sidney movies I.e. Uptown Saturday Night, Let's do it Again 💗

[@virgilwyatt4632]

And this was the sequel to to Let's Do It Again."

[@virgilwyatt4632]

@John Rodriguez Yeah, it was. It was a three movie set.

[@virgilwyatt4632]

@John Rodriguez I know that the last movie doesn’t have anything to do with the first 2. They don’t even use the same character names. But historically, the set is listed as a TRILOGY. I know what a sequel is but I'm not the one listing the movies as sequels. In all actually, neither one of the movies had nothing to do with other. Calvin Lockhart, Bill Cosby & Sidney Poitier all used different character names in the 1st two movies. I research my information even when people tell me otherwise. So in this case, no one told me anything.

[@shaylasorrells7671]

I feel like I was born in the wrong decade 🤦🏾‍♀️ 70s seemed so fun and carefree!

[@uncoverthetruth8365]

Nah the struggle was REAL then

[@ricky15494]

They gotta be the coolest race on the planet... they can dance, sing, act, run, fight & make people laugh ✌️💯

[@shawniem]

Bill Cosby is so crazy, LOL!!!

[@d0cn0tes]

A mad genius is Cosby lol just look his facial expressions

[@JEL52863]

One of my favorites. I love this end scene. Great time. Great music. I feel good to my soul when I watch this.

[@reggiestarke437]

Watching this Movie & this Scene and Listening to this Song makes me Feel as SAD as it does GOOD. It brings back a Very Special Time, Decade & Era when Life was Better - GRAND...less was More!!! When it was LOVE and UNITY & TOGETHERNESS. I would do ANYthing for those Days, Times & Moments to Come Back. I WISH I could Turn Back Time n Stay There - FOREVER.

[@memphis2houston346]

yes... sure you right

[@msladylibra8373]

Reggie Starke i feel the sadness when I think back to how life was in the 70's well heck the 80's and 90's also b cuz after 9/11 seems like things took a 👃 dive 👇😕

[@ramiel6229]

I hear you Reggie! You took the words right from my heart. When and if I die of old age, I want my family around my bedside and would not mind looking at one of these types of movies when I check out. Because I would leave with a smile.

[@ginacousin1869]

Reggie I couldn't agree with you more!!! What a wonderful time to be alive!

[@skippylearn]

Yeah brings tears to my eyes!

[@MzSherice]

Uptown Saturday Night, Let's Do It Again and Piece of the Action; Now that's an awesome comedic trilogy!!!! A must-see.... the scores are just as awesome!

[@jenuwinmoore9258]

Mr. Mayfield!

[@youtubecom32]

You can already hear it at 0:17 - It's amazing how an unintended "happy accident" just happened to catch the ear of the right man and would end up revolutionizing the way a generation would interpret rhythm. Beautiful stuff.

[@MrTaurus48228]

This still sound Funky classic at same time, Curtis love your Music

[@cedbigby1126]

Gi Joe Harris i knw

[@rodneyoneal8428]

It was a beautiful time it was so special. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@TiminSE]

Shawty in the blue doing the robot is DELICIOUS!

[@tp9526]

+TiminSE YES SHE IS. I got a retro crush

[@MrBackslider1]

Denise Orvelle yeah she's sexy.

[@pjkicks7510]

Oh yes

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

Yeah, she is sexy.

[@skippylearn]

Heck yeah!! Even the Sistah w the fro dancing with James Earl Jones!!!!

[@geeskin5750]

I seen some of these faces in good times, whats happening and other shows with our people in em

[@capesterp4685]

I love these sistas dancin around with their natural hair! So sexy and classy! Look at the way they're dressed! ...and Ms. Staples could sing,,

[@paulsimmons3211]

this song and the whole Car Wash soundtrack are what converted me into a full-tilt soul music lover...ended up amassing thousands of vinyl lps (without any regrets)...

[@_donald.harrison04]

The car wash soundtrack was more disco than soul.

[@JC_inc]

Pharrell must’d sampled the Jay Z song Change Clothes from this track.

[@_donald.harrison04]

@@JC_inc they don’t sound similar

[@Spectrvm____]

If you read the book “Dilla Time” this is moment that inspires a young James Dewitt Yancey to become the legend we now know as J Dilla... 🥁✨

[@bigsonny45]

I still love Bill....

[@lisalowman1692]

brings back great memories. we could dance our buts off. nobody in this day dances like we did. this was the way. miss those days

[@MichaelPKelly-hg5jo]

So I'm told today that this number's behind-the-beat handclaps are the prime inspiration for J Dilla's production style and numerous imitators.

[@123mosdefandtalibkweli]

yep, I'm here from the book. this is like witnessing a superhero's origin story!

[@imperiusrex7693]

Whenever I need to smile I watch this scene.......my favorite part of the movie

[@eschey8]

J Dilla said this scene inspired his off beat swing on his drums

[@shortblock7117]

This makes me grin from ear to ear everytime - these were my teen years and this is how we got down. So much fun. Okay, truth is, I still get down like this and it's still so much fun! Delicioius!

[@clarencerivers1670]

The good old days

[@Ms.Tee65]

Yesss great days

[@eddiesloan2919]

I was about 13 years old when I saw this movie at the Avenue Movie theater in my hometown of Philadelphia. And that is when I fell in love with Denise Nocholas & Sheryle Lee Ralph. Everyone on my block was there. We loved it.

[@yolandahankston5486]

It Was an beautiful time Rip Uncle took me to the movies Without My Grandma Knowing Good times! Times Was different

[@ParrisDaDreamer]

I Love the 70's! Dayum We had it going on as a people!

[@Ms.Tee65]

Yes

[@whereyougoiwillgo.744]

Still groovy in 2019. "Delicious main attraction; your share...a piece of the action"❣

[@BrianSmith-ii3qt]

N the ending song made u want to get everybody together n make a soul train line n get it started all over again!

[@MrJimmydean1]

2023, This is still fire. For all you youngins Please watch the best in Acting, characters, Music, editing and class from the 70's. Awesome inspiring movie. A Piece of Delicious! I love it!

[@68NYC]

I like James Earl Jones's dance. [Kinda like what he did n "Claudine" when "Makings of you" starting playing.] :) Cute... One of my fav movies also. With a nice ending. Thanks...

[@lanna926]

Loved the movie for all times then/now. The mesh of the young/mature. The so called poverty pimps, the hustle of Poitier/Cosby, the retired detective J.E Jones, scoping the whole scene. They all play it out for a win, win. The ending sound. "A PIECE OF THE ACTION" CAN BE JAMMED TO ALL NIGHT NIGHT!!!!!!!

[@arianmay405]

This will forever be epic!!!!!

[@DJKuroh]

The birth of J. Dilla. He said this inspired his synth of rhythm because the claps (added later) were falling out of sync with the track and giving that slightly off, drunk feel.

[@sherrydashiell2408]

Ahhhhh this takes back❤ when R&B was funky! Loved this movie ❤❤

[@LindaEvansQueenofRadio]

That is when music was music .....powerhouse SOUL!

[@tlr8879]

As a 70s kid. This movie changed my LIFE

[@johnnywilliams2793]

Everyone was alive or not born yet when I enjoyed this movie. For real best time of our lives. Rip son.

[@kennethfiley3746]

The movie made it's point. I would have been honored to work with the ledgend of Sydney Poitter , Bill Cosby and James Earl Jones. Most of the students are in their 60's and seventies. Some are deceased. The movie premiered 40 years ago as of this October passed! Once again,great movie!

[@patriciadickson2968]

We used to kick our legs up high back in the day😂

[@Nicety08]

man i love this movie and the songs...must have been great back then

[@Ms.Tee65]

It was more than great.❤

[@gsentinel4821]

Ahh the good ol’ days - really miss the time in my life just a simpler time👍

[@Genesis-pn4is]

*_Indeed it is delicious....The full figured sistah with the skirt on,remind me of Jill Scott ..._*

[@capesterp4685]

+Genesis Shabazz Yeah she was my favorite in this scene. How can you not love her?

[@Rhinosaurus1000]

capester p Yeah, her part and the very first girl (rolling her neck) were my favorites!

[@josephsampsoniii4260]

Ryan Cook mine too

[@hb120877]

Was she a Soul Train Dancer..?

[@skippylearn]

Oh dip I thought the same thing!!!

[@chrisutley2859]

Look at Mr. Poitier getting it in! 🤣

[@DeeFromTheD]

This was the part of the movie, I will always remember, I loved it, everyone dancing and leaving feeling good

[@peachycalmable]

i love how all the sistahs have natural healthy hair, and most are not obese and wearing clothes that are 6 sizes to small..the good ole days

[@fonzoblessed3]

LOL i agree!!!

[@Genesis-pn4is]

+peachycalmable *_It was also the days where brothas wasn't wearing their pants off their butts and showing their drawlz, according to my elders who lived during that time..._* *_I saw this movie about 7 years ago for the first time because it's my grandmother favorite movie._*

[@tom11zz884]

Black women certainly were beautiful back then without the smelly fake weaves....

[@thhheohenderson4509]

Here comes the tone police black people 😠

[@bneyens]

The start of J-Dilla. Fascinating history.

[@torriewright296]

A lot of them went on to become Soul Train dancers and remained actors as well ❤

[@luvbig41]

Thank you for that. That movie ....the classroom scenes still resonate today. Especially when Sidney Poitier did his speech just before that dude talked about "timmy".

[@sandranelson4601]

this was cool black together they right in minds hearts back in the days

[@beludobeludo]

Apparently, This was a key inspiration for J Dilla’s sound .

[@lawannalw]

Now that's what you call dancing and having fun!

[@ccth22]

Soulful and funky✊🏾

[@JoeMacStevens]

This video makes me really proud to be black.❤️

[@michaelboone5660]

This dance scene is more addictive than whiskey and cigarettes I can't stop watching it and I don't even smoke or drink😂😎👍

[@Daquirie]

Me and moms used to watch this all the time on VHS... And this was and still is my favorite part!

[@cavanaughwrim6723]

So much soul,ass kicking, and beautiful. Black is all of that I will never deny or apologize for who I am. #HYON #BlackPeopleVsEverybody #Tangibles2020 #Black1st #ADOS #OnCode

[@mariaespinoza2425]

What a great funny movie. Great memoirs.😀😁

[@luvbig41]

I always loved how the big girl did that final swing of the hips @2:58

[@d0cn0tes]

she would be considered average size to today

[@traceymann9626]

She did the Hell out of that Hip Swing...stone Cold Jamming!!!

[@bigblack4001]

This movie was filmed in Chicago in 1976….My aunts who were teen twin sisters,took me to a day of filming…It hit the theaters in the fall of 1977(I was 5 years old)…When I date younger ladies born in the 80s,I make certain to introduce this movie to them.

[@steffyranger]

I wish more people enjoyed life like this then everyone would be a lot happier and fulfilled

[@Delscia]

While at ECA, this video was shown. I forgot about this movie until then. The "attention span" scene was shown to us in class. Nobody owes you anything.

[@t-walledits1162]

Thank u Dilla

[@moonskyrocket]

I'm in love with the lady in the blue dress doing the robot.

[@d0cn0tes]

Lol sick sick lol.. just playin