And that ladies and gentlemen is what talent looked like back in the day. RIP all six.

@kellycaviness4850

11 ай бұрын

It’s timeless. Nobody will ever ever be what they were.

Funny how Jerry can always get a laugh without even speaking.

Some forms of art just take on a life of their own I think, this whole bunch are immortals as this lives on beyond their dances on earth, RIP to all of 'em, and thank you.

there is no one on the box over the last sixty years as good as these

This is essentially American folk dancing. This is the culture we created and is purely ours. Along with Jazz,the Blues,Rock n Roll,and Hip Hop. We should be celebrating moments like these in our divided times. This is just a small example of us at our best. God bless America and these men.

@hninzilwin3288

Жыл бұрын

All based on black culture. Interesting.

@DIEFDEXTER

Жыл бұрын

Actually that's not true we borrowed this culture from the European Jews and Irish we just improved upon it because without the influence of the Jewish communities in the Irish communities we wouldn't have blues tab r&b and so much other black culture not to say that we didn't do a good job of making it our own it's just that it's not original to us

Wow, I have never seen the 4 Step brothers perform before. What talent! And Dean and Jerry are hilarious. Will treasure this video!

The natural athleticism of each of these dancers is purely breath-taking. They made it look so easy. Thanks for sharing!

I LOVE IT ALL

This was tremendous! Everyone enjoyed themselves and the added humor and energy of Dean and Jerry was a special touch to the athletic and talented foursome!!!! Just love the clapping and stomping instead of instruments. Cool in every way.....Wish people today would perform like this!!!!!!!!!!!

@suemount6042

Жыл бұрын

Me too Brenda

That was so fun to watch! what amazing talent these men have !

The best there ever was!!!!!!!

I've never seen these Four Brothers, they are great. But I also want to honor the orchestra, masters of their own.

@kellycaviness4850

Ай бұрын

That orchestra! Dean and Jerry have said many times, they couldn't do anything without them. They were marvelous!

Man, this is INCREDIBLE! Dean and Jerry can hoof it with the very best of them, and still pull out some original moves! With Jerry adding the gag factor into it as well. Absolutely STUNNING!

@gerthenriksen8818

6 жыл бұрын

Well said! Jerry Lewis was a fantastic dancer and was able to add that physical stroke of genius to it. Not even Chaplin had that to that degree. Stan Laurel had a bit of that too, but far from Jerry Lewis almost unlimited comic imagination and control of his body in motion. But not all people get it. Some just sees it as Lewis goofing around.

@byHexted

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know about the very best of them I think they’d look pretty mediocre next to like bill Robinson, the Nicholas brothers, Gregory Hines people of that caliber

@vancouverterry9142

Жыл бұрын

You're too easily impressed -- Dean and Jerry are nothings in terms of good tap or other dances. As mentioned below, check out Bill Robinson, the Nicholas Brothers and Gregory Hines, then you'll see the real thing taken to its absolute unsurpassed height.

@kellycaviness4850

11 ай бұрын

@@gerthenriksen8818 exactly!! Well said

@kellycaviness4850

8 ай бұрын

@@vancouverterry9142. Dean and Jerry weren't trying to be the greatest dancers, they were much more than that. I greatly respect all the great dancers,btw, nobody will ever surpass Fred Astaire. But Jerry? He could really cut a rug!

These guys have springs in their legs!!

What a couple of entertainers! Love them so much! Great to be able to see them on You Tube!

These men is Incredible !!❤

Oh, how I miss this type of entertainment!

Glad to have found this post,such talent these guys had, whoever appeared with them allowed dean & jerry to strut their stuff,amazing,thanks

What an amazing display of both talent and athleticism. Thank-you for posting!

Pure talent jerry

Lot of talent right there!

I love it!!

Brilliant, just Brilliant 👍🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧

This is so damn cool! R.I.P. Dean Martin!

1950's talent!

Just great..ah yes.good OLD TV..fun for sure.

STARS AND LEGENDS

It's a miracle the Step Brothers never hurt themselves while on live t.v.!! They were great!! That 'fall' Dean Martin took was part of the show. You could tell just from the way he 'slid' into it.

@robertbuskey8987

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic routine!! Loved it so much!! Didn’t know Dean and Jerry could even come close to keeping up with those superstar dancers!!

Once upon a time there were entertainers.

1 guy straight went in on tap is amazing

So schön ❤ich würde gerne in dieser Zeit leben ❤

Formidable ❤❤❤❤❤❤

coolest thing i've come across in a long while!

Most exciting and lovely dance.Dean Martin is somehow played quietly.

Wow! Absolutely wow!

Dean is hysterical in here as well

Excellent !in 2023!!

Unbelievable talent.. and I'm really surprised that Dean was able to dance like that too

@kellycaviness4850

Ай бұрын

Dean could hoof it up too! They were just stunning!

The best tap dancing I have seen on film.

Such great days.Every one in this did great.

Best ever of anyone anywhere!

Genius as always

Actually Maceo trained a few more dancers after the Little Steps. Before he died, he worked with his daughter Cindy in Las Vegas with a group she formed that didn't last. I know, because I was in that group. It was a thrill to learn from Maceo. He never used counts, but skatted the rhythm.

@soniafeldberg1455

4 жыл бұрын

I Danced with Maceo in the late 70's and Prince Spencer, it was such an honor!!!!!

@nevadagrace3514

3 жыл бұрын

You are so fortunate to experience that!

@donnasloane9031

2 жыл бұрын

MICHAEL.....I was dance director for Maceos 4 bros school of dance late 60's early 70's. Nice to meet you digitally...I hold incredible ❤ for the man...Las Vegas

@mtpascoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnasloane9031 Me too. I learned so much from him and glad that I got to know him for the brief time that I did.

@donnasloane9031

2 жыл бұрын

I visited Maceos grave site many years ago...His grave stone says.....WATCH YOUR STEP

This is AMAZING ! What a performance ！Martin & Lewis are gold. Love the video.

What a gem..tanks😊

Esta canción se la repetía 25 veces ha mi madre en navidad me decía poneme te de canela

Astonishing talent.

The best of all!!! Perfect!!!

ongelofelijk knap!!!! ik was toen anderhalf jaar. dit had ik bewust willen meemaken. wat een humor , ritme en gigantische energie!!!!!!

Talento puro.! Gracias por subirlo y compartir.

😂 ВЫСШИЙ ПИЛОТАЖ !!!! БРАВО 😅

Stunning!!!

The old stars could sing, dance and act.

People had real talent back then. Its drastically lacking today.

Rapaz! E eu jurava que muitos desses passes foram criados na década de 2000...e não...eles são mais velhos do que meu avô..esses dançarinos atuais copiaram tudo...tudo...quem se salva? FROM BRAZIL🤔

If you read Mr. Lewis' book, "Dean & Me" - he explains that both him and Mr. Martin both learned the art of the pratfall and that in order to "sell it" it had to look like a genuine fall - and that as a result Dean ended up with a type of hernia, and Jerry (after their breakup) chipped his spine. He did say to my dad (he lived next to the Lewis' when they still lived in the Louis B Mayer house in BH) that his partner was the better "pratfaller", but he didn't do it as often because of his greater size and weight than that of Jerry....fun facts to know and tell.

@lindashelley3635

7 жыл бұрын

Frank Pelli Plus of course Dean was ten years older than Jerry - here in 1955 he would have been just two years short of turning 40.

@daniellebourgade8701

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry was a little bit taller than Dean..

@kellycaviness4850

11 ай бұрын

@@daniellebourgade8701yes he was but a whole lot smaller than Dean

Espetacular! 😅😅😅👍👍👍

Outstanding ❤❤❤😂😂

Fabulous entertainment

Excelentes artistas 👍👍

Hermoso espectáculo.

What's the best dance that I've seen in 20 years.. and I'm shocked that Dean Martin could do that. I thought it was just a great singer.. I watch this video about 10:20 times already

Q época tan bello,q grandes artistas q x hoy no se ven con esa calidad,estilo,arte q fueron muy sensacional

Pure class.

wow. love and laught to tears

A talented bunch in every way.

Don't worry about Dean's and Jerry's pratfalls during this sequence. Both were masters of the pratfall when they were this young, almost in the tradition of Buster Keaton. Dean was so good at it, that when he did his "drunk" persona when he was a member of the Rat Pack, he regularly included a pratfall during their Vegas act, doing them night after night. And he never ceased to get laughs the way he did it. Of course, he got right up (or was helped up) and was always as "good as new," which is why it was so funny--even today if you enjoy physical comedy as I do. Jerry was seriously injured during one fall, much later in life, but that wasn't from a pratfall, but a genuine slip.

De casualidad hallé este video. Enorme y grata sorpresa que me lleva a mi niñez y juventud. Mi querida madre siempre nos decía le gustaría alguno de sus 3 hijos bailara "el zapateo americano", pudimos darle muchas satisfacciones, pero en esto no. Dos grandes con otros 4 magnificos, anónimos y excelentes bailarines/ acróbatas. Plegaria al cielo para ellos😢 y las gracias x tan hermoso disfrute. Felicitaciones para el/los realizador/es de este impresionante video. Desde la querida y amada R. ARGENTINA 👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️PD. ahora sé como se llaman: "THE 4 STEP BROTHERS".

Increíble, majestuoso, talento magistral

EAT your heart out MICHAEL JACKSON very gifted men like you Michael

Buenisimo, bravo!!!.

Thanks for sharing this video some of the best dancing styles. I have seen on KZread.

5:35 - Jerry landing on his hip like that. He'll pay the price tomorrow.

@rickrick5041

3 жыл бұрын

He was very ill later in life from one of his pratfalls

thank you!

Amazing !

Nobody can do this today?

Tremenda calidad de artistas.

Sem palavras. Muito show!!!

@lelianerego

Жыл бұрын

Não canso de ver esse vídeo. Sensacional

Inacreditável 🍇🍇🍇🍇🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏

It was a joke; Jerry did his trademark lay-out fall (which caused him no end of health issues later), and Dean did his slip-and-slide in 'response'. Dean does look a little tuckered out; putting on an hour live show is exhausting!

Fantastic!

Dean and Jerry were a class act. Hollywood needs to take a long look in the mirror.

Exelente .. ya lo vi 100 beses

Classic song an dance ,,, slapstick ,,,,, 40s 50s 60s ,,,,.Black an White ,,,, entertainment Brilliant Era ,,,,,,,,🥝 kiwi guy New Zealand

So funny

GREAT

People make fun of me that I watch tap dancing videos on KZread but when they see it this is there faces 😮😧

Miss real dancing like this.

oh my God, Jerry is an absolute nut....hahahahahahahaha freakin hilarious

@brendaann727

5 жыл бұрын

He really is !!!

A lot of fun.

Eran geniales, cuanto nos hicieron reir y que artistazos❤

Para el baile...los gringos son buenísimos. Muy buen show 😂

Jerry is a fool😂😂😂

When Dean is through, Jerry kissed him on the cheek🥰

Bravo bravo bravo ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I was thinking the same thing!! I was a little surprised Dean had so much trouble with it.

Goods times ❤😂

Dino could dance ❤️

@lindashelley3635

4 жыл бұрын

Hello There He really could - @4.05 you can see him channeling his Uncle Leonard Barr, a well-known ‘eccentric dancer’ of the time. He often featured on Deans shows over the years, both with Jerry and later on his Variety Show in the sixties. I imagine that Leonard probably taught Dean some of his moves when he was growing up in Steubenville as a boy because he often mimicked him on spots like this.

Now that is Entertainment!

Ídolos de otros tiempos,cuanto me hubiera gustado aprender más de la cultura que apenas veo.