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. B ...Show More
When we were doing routines, it was like a love affair.
When we were doing routines, it was like a love affair.
Our father said, "When you're dancing, don't look at your feet, look at the audience. You're not ent 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". Hide
One day at the Standard Theater in Philadelphia, I looked onstage and I thought, 'They're having fun 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. Hide
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 mak 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. Hide
Fayard Nicholas's FILMOGRAPHY
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