Fayard Nicholas
Birthday:
October 20, 1914 in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Birth Name:
Fayard Antonio Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas was one-half of The Nicholas Brothers, a famous African-American tap dancing team who appeared in several movies and became one of the famous and most beloved dance team of all time. Both brothers appeared in films such as An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Le Pirate (1948) and The Five Heartbeats (1991). Fayard's brother, ...
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Fayard Nicholas was one-half of The Nicholas Brothers, a famous African-American tap dancing team who appeared in several movies and became one of the famous and most beloved dance team of all time. Both brothers appeared in films such as An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Le Pirate (1948) and The Five Heartbeats (1991). Fayard's brother, Harold Nicholas died on July 3, 2000, while Fayard died on Januray 24, 2006. Show less «
When we were doing routines, it was like a love affair.
When we were doing routines, it was like a love affair.
We can't do those routines any more; we don't want to, and I'll tell you why--it hurts!
We can't do those routines any more; we don't want to, and I'll tell you why--it hurts!
My brother and I used our whole bodies, our hands, our personalities and everything. We tried to make it classic. We called our type of danc...Show more »
My brother and I used our whole bodies, our hands, our personalities and everything. We tried to make it classic. We called our type of dancing classical tap and we just hoped the audience liked it. Show less «
One day at the Standard Theater in Philadelphia, I looked onstage and I thought, 'They're having fun up there; I'd like to do something like...Show more »
One day at the Standard Theater in Philadelphia, I looked onstage and I thought, 'They're having fun up there; I'd like to do something like that.' We worked up an act called "The Nicholas Kids", and did it in the living room. Show less «
Our father said, "When you're dancing, don't look at your feet, look at the audience. You're not entertaining yourself, you're entertaining ...Show more »
Our father said, "When you're dancing, don't look at your feet, look at the audience. You're not entertaining yourself, you're entertaining the audience". Show less «
