When my mom realized I enjoyed dancing when I was younger, she practically educated me on the dancers of the past. I grew up with James Brown, MJ, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., and The Nicholas Brothers as some of my heroes

I've seen this performance several times but it STILL amazes me. This guys were LEGENDARY

RIP to Harold and Fayard

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Awesome! The spins the brother on the left made at 1:14 of the first clip are incredible. And the finish - ouch, my groin hurst just watching that!

Hershe said:

Those are great!

I love Fred's routines with Ginger. They had an unbelievable chemistry, and Bill Robinson is sooo underrated. He's never really gotten his due

bboy87 said:

Hershe said:

Those are great!

I love Fred's routines with Ginger. They had an unbelievable chemistry, and Bill Robinson is sooo underrated. He's never really gotten his due

today's generation is missing out on alot. Fred Astaire is just one of my favorite performers. there's a really cool cd called "fred astaire sings" on verve records that's just so cool to listen to.

did you know that Bill Robinson didn't use his heels when he danced?..he just used his toes, which made him unique

^ i love those old movies. dancing around all light as a feather.

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bboy87 said:

When my mom realized I enjoyed dancing when I was younger, she practically educated me on the dancers of the past. I grew up with James Brown, MJ, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., and The Nicholas Brothers as some of my heroes

I've seen this performance several times but it STILL amazes me. This guys were LEGENDARY

RIP to Harold and Fayard

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The greatest dance scene of all fucking time. I watched this for the first time at ten. I'm still mesmerized.

^ dang! they can fly!

bboy87 said:

The single BEST dance performance caught in film. EVER.

This one by the Earl "Snakehips" Tucker AKA "Human Boa Constrictor" comes as 2nd to me....

Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

The single BEST dance performance caught in film. EVER.

This one by the Earl "Snakehips" Tucker AKA "Human Boa Constrictor" comes as 2nd to me....

I knew you'd show up in here :hugs:

OMG, I'm just now seeing the full clip of Earl Tucker.......

WHY HAVEN'T YOU POSTED THAT BEFORE?!!!!!

You've been hidin' it from me, haven't you? Tryin' to keep it to yo'self!

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BlackAdder7 said:

bboy87 said:

Those are great!

I love Fred's routines with Ginger. They had an unbelievable chemistry, and Bill Robinson is sooo underrated. He's never really gotten his due

today's generation is missing out on alot. Fred Astaire is just one of my favorite performers. there's a really cool cd called "fred astaire sings" on verve records that's just so cool to listen to.

did you know that Bill Robinson didn't use his heels when he danced?..he just used his toes, which made him unique

They really are, that's why I appreciate my mother teaching me about the legends. She's a huge fan of movies from the 30s and 40s so she had me watch movies like Stormy Weather at a very early age

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

The single BEST dance performance caught in film. EVER.

This one by the Earl "Snakehips" Tucker AKA "Human Boa Constrictor" comes as 2nd to me....

I knew you'd show up in here :hugs:

OMG, I'm just now seeing the full clip of Earl Tucker.......

WHY HAVEN'T YOU POSTED THAT BEFORE?!!!!!

You've been hidin' it from me, haven't you? Tryin' to keep it to yo'self!

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I remember posting it in here last year. I also posted in OKP and folks got all bent outta shape about Earl looking "gay" which he was, like it made any damn difference.

Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

I knew you'd show up in here :hugs:

OMG, I'm just now seeing the full clip of Earl Tucker.......

WHY HAVEN'T YOU POSTED THAT BEFORE?!!!!!

You've been hidin' it from me, haven't you? Tryin' to keep it to yo'self!

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I remember posting it in here last year. I also posted in OKP and folks got all bent outta shape about Earl looking "gay" which he was, like it made any damn difference.

well, the brotha is wearing satin pants.....

I had to search through your posts to find the post. Those are ones I enjoy reading! unfortunately, I wasn't really visiting OKP that month

and @ Dr. Claw with the straight outta Bombay comment

I can see a bit of James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Michael J, and even some Bob Fosse in this video

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

I remember posting it in here last year. I also posted in OKP and folks got all bent outta shape about Earl looking "gay" which he was, like it made any damn difference.

well, the brotha is wearing satin pants.....

I had to search through your posts to find the post. Those are ones I enjoy reading! unfortunately, I wasn't really visiting OKP that month

and @ Dr. Claw with the straight outta Bombay comment

I can see a bit of James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Michael J, and even some Bob Fosse in this video

I swear, the minute he said that, the coconut oil mental smell hit me in the nostrils.

And they damn near dragged me for filth because of my Libya thread U mofos don't take newbies easily, and it was a mistake coming in with a Prince avatar, I had to change the damn thing to cut the Prince-y jokes

Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

well, the brotha is wearing satin pants.....

I had to search through your posts to find the post. Those are ones I enjoy reading! unfortunately, I wasn't really visiting OKP that month

and @ Dr. Claw with the straight outta Bombay comment

I can see a bit of James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Michael J, and even some Bob Fosse in this video

I swear, the minute he said that, the coconut oil mental smell hit me in the nostrils.

And they damn near dragged me for filth because of my Libya thread U mofos don't take newbies easily, and it was a mistake coming in with a Prince avatar, I had to change the damn thing to cut the Prince-y jokes

have you been in the Lesson? it's like a former Orger retreat sometimes

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

I swear, the minute he said that, the coconut oil mental smell hit me in the nostrils.

And they damn near dragged me for filth because of my Libya thread U mofos don't take newbies easily, and it was a mistake coming in with a Prince avatar, I had to change the damn thing to cut the Prince-y jokes

have you been in the Lesson? it's like a former Orger retreat sometimes

Thats where I got the hackling.

One said flatly that he thought I was just another "annoying, arrogant orger" at first impression

Our image needs a heap load of shaping up to do, I sweah

Harlepolis said:

bboy87 said:

have you been in the Lesson? it's like a former Orger retreat sometimes

Thats where I got the hackling.

One said flatly that he thought I was just another "annoying, arrogant orger" at first impression

Our image needs a heap load of shaping up to do, I sweah

Really? I would expect that from GD, but the Lesson? a lot of those guys are hanging on Prince's nuts by their jaws

but looking at some orgers' opinions on hip hop here, I see why they have that feeling

The Org doesn't have a really good image but it looks like you've settled in there. Now you can read the mistermaxx unfiltered!

bboy87 said:

Harlepolis said:

Thats where I got the hackling.

One said flatly that he thought I was just another "annoying, arrogant orger" at first impression

Our image needs a heap load of shaping up to do, I sweah

Really? I would expect that from GD, but the Lesson? a lot of those guys are hanging on Prince's nuts by their jaws

but looking at some orgers' opinions on hip hop here, I see why they have that feeling

The Org doesn't have a really good image but it looks like you've settled in there. Now you can read the mistermaxx unfiltered!

Well, he said it once he really knew what time it is and the fact that I didn't fit the profile

Oh yeah the GD crew is tough. But I'm getting the hangs of it, and the mixtapes? Doooooooll

I GOTTA post this one

bboy87 said:

Freakin' amazing.

I've always been in total awe of great dancers.

I'm hopelessly uncoordinated.

Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding (start about a minute in)...

Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Singin' in the Rain...

Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (music by George Gershwin)...

ya'll forgot sammy!...

and Jimmy....

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Now THIS is a fabulous thread!

Fred and Ginger again - this time on rollerskates. And not good, modern skates, either. The old-fashioned kind with metal wheels, that you clamped onto your own shoes using a skate key.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Now THIS is a fabulous thread!