The Nicholas Brothers Ultimate Stair Dance

[@Bessie-ff7rs]

The brilliance of these two is astounding and astonishing 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@jeanettebradfield3271]

Simply amazing! Those splits though coming down the stairs! 😳😂😍😘😎❤️

[@artistpw]

I remember seeing something this was all done in one take. Fred Astaire said the Nicolas brothers were the best dancers he'd ever seen. They are amazing!

[@faxythekid]

I can't describe how much I freaked when Meg referenced this scene in her Grammy's performance.

[@Marcosuser92]

Right?!

[@SurrealSurrender]

I think their knees has Meg’s beat 😳

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

Me too but why would they choose this for the choreography?

[@electro2781]

@@SarahtheGoddess1111 its a very famous choreography, they copied the stage

[@punkybruster1991]

I just came here to say this same thing like I YELLED

[@patriciaorlando2380]

The Nicholas Brothers were great dancers . No one could dance like them. They were gifted with amazing talent. They could act and sing as well. But their dancing was tops 10/10. Are they on the Walk of Fame? If they should be.

[@katc2345]

they were raised right too!!! Great parenting can make great offspring. The N.B. were the greatest dancers of all time in my opinion.

[@livelystone9367]

@@katc2345 for sure they are phenominal and underated and unknown by many. Im 26 and just heard of em this year lol. The talent and respect in their work is highly appreciated. Being family men werent their strong points lol, but we all have our faults. I love this era and im thankful KZbin has videos like these up through people who enjoys old school matters.

[@patriciaorlando2380]

They were reall great 👍👍👍👍👍

[@dailypolishme]

OMG it's 2021 and this still has greatness

[@JohnJones-q7i]

Two of the greatest dancers ever. Praised by Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, George Ballanchine. Mikhail Baryshnikov, & Michael Jackson. The Nicholas Brothers w/Cab Calloway.

[@ArmyScoutMom]

They were the best then, and they are still the best. No one has ever even come close...

[@JbBarnes88]

No one at all

[@sarahberkner]

Came here from the Friend Like Me scene in the live action Aladdin, they did the stairs/splits move at the end and was reminded of this

[@Beth-ob8mw]

I came here for the exact same reason to show my boyfriend this 😂😂

[@tanyaalston3499]

I loved them! Best routine I ever seen! They did those splits for years. Their granddaughters also tap danced very well.

[@SundanceWolf]

I saw this a few years back and still these are my favorite dancers I think I've ever seen! Man could they move!

[@ronaldvaughn7087]

Wow !! What A Gift Of Angelic Tap Dance Brothers From The Heavens Above, This Is Truly A Miracle From God To See !!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Wow aka banana

[@tonyhead5132]

The ultimate masters of tap.

[@robins468]

I'm at a cheer competition and between performances the big screen show dancers. This dance came to my spirit. I wish they would show these types of dancers as well. Two of the greatest to ever do it.

[@SpinningSidekick]

I'm fairly certain this is where the slang term "dope" originated. "OH, MY GOD! DID YOU SEE THAT?? THAT'S SO DOPE!" "Yes! I don't even know what that means, but I am compelled to agree!"

[@CARMENCLUCK]

IF YOU HAVEN'T GO BACK AND CHECK OUT MOVIES FROM THE 40'S AND LOOK HOW THESE TWO DANCED... THE GREAT FRED ASTAIR SAID, IT IS THE BEST EVER AT THAT TIME DANCE PERFORMED...

[@michaelwilks6268]

This shit is mesmerizing to me just the shear energy and agility, and ability as well as thought process it took to manifest this beautiful creation is awe inspiring along with hypnotic to me. It makes me want to go out and learn how to tap dance at my advance age of 57 years old going on 58, ha, hahaha. I love these two brothers( black brothers) along with "crazy" Cab and his band and the whole cast. This is a "bad" movie from top to bottom that I think I watched upwards of a hundred times and counting already, that's how much I love it. God bless each and every person that helped to produce this jem during those rough and turbulent times in our history. And it is my sincerest wish that generations throughout the ages to come and beyond. Are able to feel the awesome majestic power and witness the splendor of this American masterpiece like I have all these many years; black people are simply amazing😄😄😄

[@eternal0star]

"It makes me want to go out and learn how to tap dance at my advance age of 57 years old going on 58, ha, hahaha" *insert Shia LaBeouf 'Just Do It' meme* Long as you are wiling nothing stopping you from trying! I mean, maybe you wont ever reach Nicholas Brothers levels, but maybe you might be a phenom of your own! Even if you aren't, who cares! as long as you're having fun that's all that matters.

[@wingnut5404]

Every time I watch this it puts a smile on my face. The incredible talent and dedication of some people.

[@reginaldrobinson2648]

My Balls hurt just looking at them do splits down those steps !!!😵

[@margomckaine78]

Yeah but did you see where their hand was when they hit the bottom of the split? Hit pause and go slow-mo. They use their hand as a shield in case they hit too low, if you know what I mean. But whatever, these guys are incomparable.

[@intercat4907]

Came here from an Irish dancer named Edwina Guckian. She's talented, funny, smart, and lives on an island off the Irish coast. These are her heroes, dancing on her TV screen in one of her videos. :)

[@SuznAz]

She's in good company, Fred Astaire idolized them too.

[@karenstewart1265]

I remember when my father showed me some footage of the Nicholas and Berry Brothers and tap dancing was elevated to a new level for me. I simply fell in love with these brothers. I have never seen tap dancing like that before or since. All of their performances were clean, percise and entertaining. I can not even imagine me jumping off of a piano or over any of my brothers or tossing umbrellas. I probably would have had a broken ankle or worst. My brothers and I would have all falling down the staircase and forget about tossing umbrellas to one another. We would have drop all of the umbrellas.😊 The Nicholas and Berry Brothers were truly gifted with amasing talents. There will be no one that even comes close to the Nicholas or Berry Brothers in tap dancing. They were sensational in what they have accomplished. I also like Eleanor Powell. She was a beautiful and classy tap dancer. Tap On People! 2019 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥

[@dfarrington8767]

As a brass player myself, this whole thing is unbelievable...at 2 :30, the way their feet swing around the m oving trombone players...this is a real risk of a brass player losing or chipping a tooth, but everyone is SO COOL! Wonderful.

[@ericmorgan5269]

I love seeing them dance I admired there abilities and talent I remember them from the past It was a horrible time for blacks back them I hope God blessed them with love that takes away the darkness and provision good stuff I enjoyed seeing them again yours truly Eric S. Morgan

[@zaynahharvey2059]

I could cry 😭 this was amazingg!

[@RayeKennedy]

OMGOODNESS!!!!! THE BEST.... EVER!!!!!❤

[@pablopumarestaminiau7512]

Amazing

[@kimwalker4390]

Who does this......no one. Nobody should be giving this performance a thumbs down.

[@BCyepThatsME]

this is very cool also they had microphones in the floor

[@galaxylucia1898]

Watching @04:03 like did they have Ben-Gay back then because how were their legs NOT killing them the next day?? 😲

[@marshaverduzco2859]

Horse liniment

[@geribechard7272]

Still The Best

[@silvanaramos9865]

World class

[@aovoonthefarmsouthernillinois]

This is so cool.

[@cliffordhauenstein7425]

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

[@beforeourveryeyes]

Thank you!

[@keithduncan9304]

Wow wow and f'ing wow 😱😱👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@maurcurry]

Wow!

[@TheBlackKakashi]

Insane

[@joefagan6244]

I want to get my men's black dress shoes and start dancing.

[@Calibro87]

Nick Cannon on the drums 😆

[@brucescott4261]

Michael Joseph Jackson couldn't have competed with these guys.

[@alishakananula5086]

Well duh tap isn’t his specialty .

[@drobinson2901]

Daddy Joe actually hired one of the Nicholas brothers to help "The Jackson 5" with their choreography way back in the day... if memory serves. So in effect MJ (and Janet) both trained under them.

[@fiona1723]

That's parcour plus tap dancing

[@dcap79]

"Lemme see your best combination."

[@katrinamcelroy4237]

That ain't shit lol

[@ysyntricity]

#5heartbeats

[@weluvb5]

"Huh?"

[@dcap79]

@@weluvb5 "'Huh?' My ass! Lemme see your best combination."

[@viviancovington7813]

No one can touch them!

[@jakiegerman2794]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tryingpeoplemediaandpublic9093]

Yeah!

[@notno8286]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lrgcokewithlemon]

Here from Sibling Rivalry

[@tryingpeoplemediaandpublic9093]

Wooooooo!

[@antwonnyy]

I’m just wondering who the creating director was that allowed the great value version of this to go on tv lol

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

They should never have redone this .... this was an era where black people performed at white clubs and the nickolas brothers went all out and did outstanding. Why would they have Megan do this scene I’m so confused it’s 2021

[@ysyntricity]

It was a nice tribute though and a great way to showcase the dancers. No one can do what they did. They were in talks about a movie and said that part would have to be digitally created

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

Best comment I have seen so far

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

@@ysyntricity wow digitally created

[@gokhankaragon9730]

I belive this two brother are alien

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

This was the 1930s and black people had to fight so hard and perform with precise skill with all their energy and hearts, as these brothers did, just to earn the stage to perform for white clubs. I’m upset they had Megan doing this with women of color in 2021.... like wtf is CBS insinuating??????

[@faxythekid]

I saw it as her doing a throwback to this moment showing how far representation has come by incorporating the traditional showmanship into her performance. Contrasting how hip-hop was once seen as an "uncultured" medium in the eyes of mainstream media. This act was then followed by Cardi's performance that utilized futuristic aesthetics to show how the medium has come a long way in terms of mainstream respectability and exposure.

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

@@faxythekid that all may be artistically true but it hit me the wrong way because I believe Megan did not choose this performance or choreography. She probably don’t even know about where it all came from. Megan and cardi are controlled, they are pawns and this was a distaste to me because as much as I want to think of it as a tribute, I can’t. I want to believe the elite secret society loves black people and black women and want to pay tribute to the nickolas brothers but I find it hard to believe that they have the black community at heart.

[@SarahtheGoddess1111]

Felt like a 2021 version or reminder of oppression and control