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Tap dance innovators and stars Harold and Fayard Nicholas are the focus of this biography that not only tells of their performances with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway and their many appearances in films, but also examines their choreographic contributions to the art form of tap.

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Patiently, accurately, warmly and quite intelligibly, Constance Valis Hill guides the reader through the Nicholas brothers' career, number by number, positioning them within both white and black theatrical traditions, which she authoritatively delineates. -- Mindy Aloff * The New York Times *
Hill's book, one of the few sustained analyses of tap, supplies the background-minstrelsy, 'class' acts, swing-and, along the way, a history of American racism...It also tells a love story. * The New Yorker *
A natural for dance enthusiasts, this is also essential reading for anyone interested in entertainment history. * Library Journal *

Brotherhood In Rhythm

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    A Paperback by Constance Valis Hill

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      Publisher Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
      Published 6/23/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780815412151
      978-0815412151
      ISBN-10 0815412150
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      Contemporary dance

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tap dance innovators and stars Harold and Fayard Nicholas are the focus of this biography that not only tells of their performances with Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway and their many appearances in films, but also examines their choreographic contributions to the art form of tap.

      Trade Review
      Patiently, accurately, warmly and quite intelligibly, Constance Valis Hill guides the reader through the Nicholas brothers' career, number by number, positioning them within both white and black theatrical traditions, which she authoritatively delineates. -- Mindy Aloff * The New York Times *
      Hill's book, one of the few sustained analyses of tap, supplies the background-minstrelsy, 'class' acts, swing-and, along the way, a history of American racism...It also tells a love story. * The New Yorker *
      A natural for dance enthusiasts, this is also essential reading for anyone interested in entertainment history. * Library Journal *

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