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Title: Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers by Constance V. Hill, Jennifer Dunning, Gregory Hines ISBN: 0-8154-1215-0 Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: What a disappointment!
Comment: How anyone could take the most facinating subjects in the world (the Nicholas Brothers) and make it dull, dead, BORING is beyond me! But this author has done it. I hope she has another career goal, because her writing is just awful and she conveys NO excitement, fun or even history. She glosses over Fayard & Harold's actual history and instead focuses on describing each tap step of each routine--and even to me, as a tap dancer, DULL! I want to hear their stories, for goodness' sake. I KNOW their dancing!
Rating: 3
Summary: A scholarly analysis, but not a biography
Comment: I would recommend purchasing Ms. Hill's treatise on the dance and historic origins of the Nicholas Brothers' dance styles and choreography. However, those who seek a detailed biography will be disappointed, as this book was aimed to be a scholarly work, not a biographical one. The book has little mention of their personal life, marriages, divorces, activities apart and completely ignored many foreign films they made in the 1950's. Harold's marriage to Dorothy Dandridge is mentioned only in passing, and his extensive career in Paris for a decade was only lightly researched. No personal family interviews were apparently done. Although excellent as a dance resource, those seeking a more well-rounded insight on the personality and life of these two genious entertainers will be better served by a biography, which Ms. Hill's book does not aim to be. It will make a great companion work to a still much-needed in-depth look at their lives.
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Title: TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories 1900-1955 by Rusty E. Frank ISBN: 0306806355 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title:Biography - Nicholas Brothers ASIN: 0767017218 Publisher: A & E Home Video Pub. Date: 08 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.95 |
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Title: Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing by Mark Knowles ISBN: 0786412674 Publisher: McFarland & Company Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Savion! : My Life in Tap by Savion Glover ISBN: 0688156290 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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