Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Constance Valis Hill

When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. Their exuberant style of American theatrical dance--a melding of jazz, tap, acrobatics, black vernacular dance, and witty repartee--was dazzling. Though daredevil flips, slides, and hair-raising splits made them...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197523978
• ISBN13: 9780197523971
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"