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(73,334 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 07:19 PM May 25

Nicholas Brothers in a routine Fred Astaire said is the best motion picture choreography.

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Nicholas Brothers in a routine Fred Astaire said is the best motion picture choreography. (Original Post) marble falls May 25 OP

Wow ... Just wow JT45242 May 25 #1

Love it. applegrove May 25 #2

If I ever tried just one of those splits, I'd be in the hospital for months, and never walk normally again. sop May 25 #3

I have watched this sequence any number of times over the years, niyad May 25 #4

Masterfully done! SheltieLover May 25 #5

Everytime I see that routine I can't decide if I am more impressed by the artistry or the athleticism Raven123 May 25 #6

the music keeps up with them! Skittles May 25 #7

I just read their wiki entry. Amazing. This number was done, per the niyad May 25 #8

I just watched the segment of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors niyad May 25 #9

Gregory Hines and his brother did an amazing dance sequence in "Cotton Club". ... marble falls May 26 #14

Owwww man, it hurts watching this video... Zorro May 25 #10

Yowza! Bayard May 25 #11

Gravity defying. Fabulous! Easterncedar May 25 #12

Phenomenal, thanks for posting! Martin Eden May 26 #13

JT45242

(4,218 posts)

1. Wow ... Just wow

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:24 PM

May 25

I don't know enough to know if Fred is right but as the saying goes ...HE AIN'T WRONG

applegrove

(133,612 posts)

2. Love it.

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:24 PM

May 25

sop

(19,758 posts)

3. If I ever tried just one of those splits, I'd be in the hospital for months, and never walk normally again.

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:26 PM

May 25

niyad

(135,128 posts)

4. I have watched this sequence any number of times over the years,

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:37 PM

May 25

and never cease to be in awe of their incredible talent and grace.

SheltieLover

(82,532 posts)

5. Masterfully done!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:38 PM

May 25

TY for sharing, MF!

Raven123

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6. Everytime I see that routine I can't decide if I am more impressed by the artistry or the athleticism

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:01 PM

May 25

Absolutely phenomenal.

Skittles

(173,524 posts)

7. the music keeps up with them!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:12 PM

May 25

niyad

(135,128 posts)

8. I just read their wiki entry. Amazing. This number was done, per the

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:32 PM

May 25

entry, with NO rehearsal, and only the single take!

niyad

(135,128 posts)

9. I just watched the segment of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors

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Mon May 25, 2026, 09:11 PM

May 25

saluting them with Gregory Hines, Lou Gosset Jr., and Walter Cronkite, aand som amazing young tapdancers.

marble falls

(73,334 posts)

14. Gregory Hines and his brother did an amazing dance sequence in "Cotton Club". ...

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Tue May 26, 2026, 09:16 AM

May 26

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Zorro

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10. Owwww man, it hurts watching this video...

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Mon May 25, 2026, 09:50 PM

May 25

Bayard

(30,607 posts)

11. Yowza!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 11:17 PM

May 25

What movie is this? They not only do the splits, they do them from a jump--that had to be worth some groin pulls.

Phenomenal. Thanks for posting!

Easterncedar

(6,635 posts)

12. Gravity defying. Fabulous!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 11:49 PM

May 25

Martin Eden

(16,007 posts)

13. Phenomenal, thanks for posting!

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Tue May 26, 2026, 08:35 AM

May 26

It's been many years since I've seen that.

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