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(72,612 posts) Mon May 25, 2026, 07:19 PM 7 hrs ago

Nicholas Brothers in a routine Fred Astaire said is the best motion picture choreography.

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Nicholas Brothers in a routine Fred Astaire said is the best motion picture choreography. (Original Post) marble falls 7 hrs ago OP

Wow ... Just wow JT45242 7 hrs ago #1

Love it. applegrove 7 hrs ago #2

If I ever tried just one of those splits, I'd be in the hospital for months, and never walk normally again. sop 7 hrs ago #3

I have watched this sequence any number of times over the years, niyad 7 hrs ago #4

Masterfully done! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #5

Everytime I see that routine I can't decide if I am more impressed by the artistry or the athleticism Raven123 6 hrs ago #6

the music keeps up with them! Skittles 6 hrs ago #7

I just read their wiki entry. Amazing. This number was done, per the niyad 6 hrs ago #8

I just watched the segment of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors niyad 5 hrs ago #9

Owwww man, it hurts watching this video... Zorro 4 hrs ago #10

Yowza! Bayard 3 hrs ago #11

Gravity defying. Fabulous! Easterncedar 2 hrs ago #12

JT45242

(4,147 posts)

1. Wow ... Just wow

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:24 PM

7 hrs ago

I don't know enough to know if Fred is right but as the saying goes ...HE AIN'T WRONG

applegrove

(133,189 posts)

2. Love it.

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Mon May 25, 2026, 07:24 PM

7 hrs ago

sop

(19,406 posts)

3. If I ever tried just one of those splits, I'd be in the hospital for months, and never walk normally again.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:26 PM

7 hrs ago

niyad

(134,131 posts)

4. I have watched this sequence any number of times over the years,

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:37 PM

7 hrs ago

and never cease to be in awe of their incredible talent and grace.

SheltieLover

(81,842 posts)

5. Masterfully done!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:38 PM

7 hrs ago

TY for sharing, MF!

Raven123

(7,910 posts)

6. Everytime I see that routine I can't decide if I am more impressed by the artistry or the athleticism

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:01 PM

6 hrs ago

Absolutely phenomenal.

Skittles

(172,996 posts)

7. the music keeps up with them!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:12 PM

6 hrs ago

niyad

(134,131 posts)

8. I just read their wiki entry. Amazing. This number was done, per the

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Mon May 25, 2026, 08:32 PM

6 hrs ago

entry, with NO rehearsal, and only the single take!

niyad

(134,131 posts)

9. I just watched the segment of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:11 PM

5 hrs ago

saluting them with Gregory Hines, Lou Gosset Jr., and Walter Cronkite, aand som amazing young tapdancers.

Zorro

(18,915 posts)

10. Owwww man, it hurts watching this video...

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Mon May 25, 2026, 09:50 PM

4 hrs ago

Bayard

(30,375 posts)

11. Yowza!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 11:17 PM

3 hrs ago

What movie is this? They not only do the splits, they do them from a jump--that had to be worth some groin pulls.

Phenomenal. Thanks for posting!

Easterncedar

(6,500 posts)

12. Gravity defying. Fabulous!

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Mon May 25, 2026, 11:49 PM

2 hrs ago

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