Met Gregory Hines at an Airport as a kid. Tap was my favorite movie at the time. Language wasn't the best for a 7yr old. But my mother knew I would notice the dancing more than language. Still my top 10 list......now 42 yrs old!!!

One of the things in this film, that surprised and delighted me was hearing Baby Lawrence mentioned. When I was a young hustler on Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore every once in a while, Baby Lawrence would show up and he would just break into a tap dance. And in no time he’d have a crowd of us standing around in awe of some of the things that he was doing. We all knew he was really good, but it took the movie and his name being mentioned to tell me how great he was, and we never knew it. That was true of so many of the people we came across. They were hidden behind the racism in America.

I wish Gregory was still here , we could sure use a great talent like him now.

@mariahyman2025

2 жыл бұрын

me too. I wish Suzanne Douglas was here also. I loved their dance number

@ilsaramos379

2 жыл бұрын

We all took it hard at my school, Broadway Dance Center when Gregory passed. Gregory would enter quietly into our class taught by Barbara Duffy. Entering unannounced, he'd take over our class and Barbara would remain tapping along with us. Gregory was very encouraging. Especially, to me, just when l thought l lost it, having gone through so many things in my life, Gregory brought it to my attention everything was still there. When I didn't see Gregory come by Barbara believed he was busy making movies. I agreed. As time went on l felt something was wrong l asked Barbara again. Before she answered l said, "l have a feeling something is wrong, it's not like him. I just hope he's ok. (I have this gift of prophecy since childhood. It scared me, till l learned to accept it.) Barbara then looked at me. Later, when the news broke out, not only were the lights dim on Broadway, but the school was closed that day in Gregory's honor. Once we returned to class l gave Barbara a sympathy card and stated not to be surprised if she'd see images of Gregory. It was just a sign he's still with us. Suddenly, after the door opened a little. Barbara looked at me, l knew then Gregory's spirit is still with, not only us, but With Broadway Dance Center. When the time comes, all of us will bring our tap shoes and we will be tapping with you once again! God Bless You!

@cl604driver

2 жыл бұрын

I always figured with his love of tap, that if you met him in an airport and told him you had just taken your first tap lesson he would just talk to you for hours about it.

@mrchill3007

Жыл бұрын

That's so crazy.... I wish just thinking that too

@isurvive8251

8 ай бұрын

Gone Too soon. Multi-talented. TY Mr Hines 🙏

God rest Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr. and now Ms. Susanne Douglas. May they all rest in heaven.

@nilsunderseer2157

Жыл бұрын

😥 so many are gone .. so saaaad.

@AllRequired

8 ай бұрын

@@nilsunderseer2157 Everyone in the challenge scene is gone now.

@arvelallen8874

6 ай бұрын

& My Favorite The Nicholas Brothers. 🙏

12 years ago, my uncle gifted me this movie on vhs before blu ray players even came out. Humbled that this has been uploaded. Been watching tap the movie for as long as I can remember with my uncle and grandmother and never stopped expressing my love for it. Gregory hines was honestly my first man crush when I saw him tapping it up...hehehe. Any how, Thanks for uploading this. Hopeful that there will be more than plenty of TAP content this year than last year.

@reelblack

5 жыл бұрын

I knew you would appreciate. glad you enjoyed. The odd thing is, as meticulous as Charles is about labeling things, there was no mention of this special being on the tape. Go figure. I'm taking the rest of the night off, but I'm sorting through some things. You will certainly enjoy some "new" stuff I'm in the process of cataloging.

@knickster2955

5 жыл бұрын

@@reelblack hopefully you have yourself a peaceful, humbled happy new year yourself as I am about to take a snooze nap shortly. Tippity tappity tap tap toe tapping back to my room and doing my napping countdown in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and Takes a bow! 👞🎩

@knickster2955

5 жыл бұрын

Look out for some of my favorite tap dancer savion glover's rare content that I will upload shortly. I'm sure you will be pleased with the content as I am.

@MOLEGGZ74

4 жыл бұрын

reelblack thx Bro !!! From a Hoofer thats living it.....Yepp we still outhere

This is AMAZING!!! I love this movie, so UNDERRATED!!!! Never seen any supplemental material for this, REALLY COOL!!!!

"Tap" is one of my favorite movies.

@thabopule8556

3 жыл бұрын

Hi where can I download the movie please help

@ninometalyears

2 жыл бұрын

@@thabopule8556 I recorded any parts on VHS 25 years ago,but I cant't find on DVD now,it's discontinued,and we're talking about one of the best dancing movies.....what a pity.

@amethystanne4586

22 күн бұрын

@@thabopule8556A…n Prime Video has it available for purchase. Less than $20(U.S.)

To making music with your feet, a truly American Art form TAP! TAP the movie - A contemporary film to be the backdrop of real Tap and Hoofer Dancing✅💯🎵. Love the cast and the old timers in this movie. So entertaining and challenge scene... "You ain't No Legs"

Very thanks for upload this masterpiece

This has made my day

@djondjon

3 жыл бұрын

Mine, too!

God bless you for uploading this.

Major respect for all these tap dancers!

I was fortunate to have worked with a few of these legends. Thank you reelback. I really appreciate your channel and these golden nuggets you are putting out.

@amethystanne4586

22 күн бұрын

You were fortunate indeed!

Fayard was so awesome, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him not smiling and being positive

@cl604driver

2 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to sit down and talk to him, about anything. I think he would have been a cool dude to hang out with.

Thank you so much for posting this Video! Thanks Helio Barbosa to share with me! Im so emotional right now! Its amazing! I was not expecting something like that! Tap love for you all!

Just saw today for the first time this amazing dance movie - my only regret is that Suzzane Douglas equally as talented as the men I never even heard of her - women seldom get the same publicity as the men. Wish they were all still here making great dance movies.

I always had a crush on Gregory Hines, I guess I like older men. Thank you for sharing this video with us I watch a lot of your movies that you post you are appreciated.

@jeremiahwoodsi4202

5 жыл бұрын

Frances cres Welsing the spook who sat by the door your my kind of Queen 1913

@sophisticatedmm3632

4 жыл бұрын

My 1st crush when I was 6 years old in 1990

@marcwalker9610

4 жыл бұрын

We lost Gregory way to young 😢

@ms.wilson6439

3 жыл бұрын

He is too damn fly not to be attracted to him.

Such a great movie! Love the people who did this movie.

I always admired tapdancing it seems like such an art or craft. Something you can do to express yourself. That's my definition of art. Art isn't just a drawing. It's ones intention to express theyself in unique ways. KZread gave me a way to do my homework. An I love to see the craft passed down thru generations. But sadly it's not as common anymore. I remember savion in the 90s on sesame street. Then I learned he was gregory's apprentice. An gregory gave him 1,000%. Plus savion absorbs. So he worked with all these legends and absorbed all that knowledge n craft. Gregory, sammy, sandman and the hook crew live thru savion, an anyone who learned takes pride in what they do. To my knowledge.. savion is teaching an still tapping. He was a idol for me. I was born in 91. I'm a young black self employed computer technician. I've been fixing electronics since I was a kid. When I seen savion tapping on seasame street. I was like wow this young man has a skill and he does it with craft. It inspired me to fix computers an turn my gift into a craft to not only help myself but show others anything is possible...rest in peace the o.g hookers. Savion keep the dream alive...god bless.

@ilsaramos379

2 жыл бұрын

It's upto all of us who tap not to give up. Even during this pandemic. It's upto people of each generation to consider this a work of art. Also to pass this down to other generations. To all the youth out there, don't let your family convince you that music and dance is a waste. People don't realize that the arts is a way of not only entertaining, but communicating too. By this l mean it also teaches you how think faster through listening by hearing different sounds, how to use math, not to have a fear of success, to be more attentive, while making you successful and confident as you grow!

This is beautiful. In prefer the elegant tappers as opposed to the hunched over ones. But it is all so wonderful ❤️ I am glad they captured the veteran tap dancing greats

Absolutely fantastic! Many thanks for posting this wonderful special!

My all time favorite movie!

This is one of the best videos on yt I’ve ever seen in my life.

Savion killed it in Bamboozled

R.I.P. Suzanne Douglas and Gregory Hines

As a choreographer for almost 23 yrs when dancing or teaching ,the sounds that we make verbally, "GLACK GLACK KAA !!TARA TARA TARA TATAAA!!LOL THAT COMES FROM THE SOUL FROM THE FEEL OF THE RYTHM!! AND THAT MY FRIENDS IS SELF TAUGHT 🥰🥰🥰

This was one of the most amazing things I ever had the pleasure of doing was working in this movie.

@tammanyfields3583

5 ай бұрын

Gregory,Sammy,Bunny,Sandman the Nicolas Bros and Rico were absolutely amazing and the pictures I have, I will cherish all my life long.

This is #GOLD

In credible talents. And the old heads BROUGHT IT!!

Tap is so tight in its timing. I love it

South Philly tap dancing in the street....I would've loved my hometown back then

I didn't know Nick Castle directed this film. He's a criminally underrated director.

Reslly fantastic.

To me, tap dance/hoofing culture has a great similarity to b-boy/breakdance culture. There were/ are OG'S and youngsters with many different styles who all cypher up and showcase their skills.

@RedBud315

Жыл бұрын

When I saw some old videos of the Nicholas Brothers I was thinking the same thing. They were break dancing before anyone knew what break dancing was.

I love the “Challenge!” scene.

I remember when tap dancing used to be in high demand BITD. Now it seems to have become a lost art, like beat-boxing.

Man! This is amazing. I love tapdancing! 😍

Tap -years ahead and still amazing!

Outstanding

Thankyou I must buy myself two shoes both my kids were tapping exactly why are we not talking we must continue the legacy oh my god you angels are so beautiful god bliss you

We need this history and inspiration.

miss this type of time period

we dont have commercial like that anymore

It is so fucking cool to me how Steve Martin is a master at comedy and ALWAYS has tried to learn and embrace other things and he never give up on them he actually practices like with tap or banjo, and with banjo he’s like insanely good. But it isn’t like he was some old guy who needed a hobby and picked this stuff up, he was famous and had zero reason or responsibility to try any of these things let alone stick with them. I want to be like him in that aspect, I rap and make rap beats and that’s kinda my main deal but I love so much other stuff that doesn’t traditionally mesh with hip hop I mean a lot of stuff I like I’ve never once heard referenced in hip hop and for good reason, but I think it’s really admirable to not try to hide things you like Bc they aren’t “cool”

My sister Patrice took me to see this movie. I wanted to see this movie. The soundtrack helped

Hoofers Unite! Or, Untie, lol, if you've had your tap shoes on all day, you may appreciate the latter. ANYWAY, this is a great TV special.

Just watched this movie today.

where r the movies like this today

Thank you so much for this, I wish I could find the film Tap for download.

@reelblack

5 жыл бұрын

Some things are worth paying for. a.co/d/gaMXkBG

@jeremiahwoodsi4202

5 жыл бұрын

I'm with you

Classic.

Rest in Peace to Suzanne Douglas.

steve martin career all started working in the magic shop at Disneyland

the mom from parenthood brought me here

@shantechavis2489

4 жыл бұрын

I love her.. she is so underrated

@heatheraemathews

Жыл бұрын

Same

Muy buenos recuerdos

Great news

Tap dancing should be introduced into the prison system and see what dances would evolve through friendly competition.

rip to sammy n hines

❤❤❤❤❤

Which network did this premiere on?

@reelblack

5 жыл бұрын

It was syndicated to local stations.

❤️

where r most of these n 2019

Who are the new tap masters? Let me know where to see them.

❤😊

Can someone tell me how to get this movie. PLEASE.

@heatheraemathews

Жыл бұрын

Amazon and KZread

I wish they had the Nicholas brothers in the movie that would have put it over the top Harold was in it I think but I didn't see his brother I could be wrong

@Ronald60202

3 жыл бұрын

His brother died in 2006. At the time of filming here, Fayard was at a a career high of sorts on his own. He had a great role in William Wyler's last film "The Liberation of L.B. Jones"; he had won a Tony Award for choreographing "Black And Blue" on Broadway.

Dude was m🌕🌕 n walking in the 1930s woah !!!MJ watch out!

@nicolesalmon4583

4 жыл бұрын

That's when it started. In the 80's the street dancers were doing it taught it to MJ in 81 and he debuted it at the Motown 25th Anniversary for Billy Jean in 83.

Arthur Duncan was the last man standing. And then there were none.

dont know if most of these ppl r still around

@716SmOoVe716

3 жыл бұрын

In terms of the tappers unfortunately only the boy and Max GF is alive all the rest have passed on because majority of them where 60-70 anyways so it was amazing they danced how they did but they loved tappin so they got they 2nd wind

Why did he have to go so young? 😢

30:17...isn't that what you're wearing now.... that performer was wearing that in the 80, s New York has been sick this long

Watch out, because it just may happen again if God days the same , it shall be ....hint!

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