I'm not sure that our current society is sophisticated enough to truly appreciate the level of artistry being performed here.

Sammy should never be forgotten. His impact, his many talents (many still not aware of the "depth"), his personal trials...it's quite a career...and a great story.

I remember watching this live, as a kid, & knowing it was great. It wasn't until much later that I realized just HOW great it was. Not just the level of talent assembled on that stage, but that so many who were considered past their prime could still execute those moves to such a superlative degree. This, & the "challenge" scene in "Tap" still leave me in awe.

I could sit and watch Sammy and the others all night .. talent they have has never been reproduced by any other generation .. ❣️

Just sitting here smiling watching this. Does the soul good.

A classic tap film is the 1989 film "Tap." Starred Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Savion Glover. Included many famous hoofers like Sandman, Sammy Davis, Jr., Harold Nicholas, Jimmy Slyde, Bunny Briggs. This was pure delight. Best collection of the great tappers I have ever seen in a commercial film.

Such a classic. One of the greatest entertainers that ever lived!

Pure greatness up there! It was also cool to see the younger one up there. We need to bring more of this type of class and dignity back!

2021 wont see this again amazing

This was heart felt for Sammy, the love of his people meant everything to him

You’ve either got it or you haven’t, and he had it!

What bloody talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved this.

What a treasure this is. Thank you for sharing.

Sammy Davis. Jr and the others are fantastic!

We were blessed to have this wonderful talent -Sammy Davies and friends, that's hw it should be done.

This is absolutely classic!!!

What a shame all these amazing dancers are gone now. Their like will never be seen again. Audiences are just not classy enough to appreciate their enormous talent, these days. The subtlety, the style, the grace 😍🤩💞

omg Harold Nicolas and Sammy were amazing!

Their feet produce magic!

Talent is inate, natural, it comes from beyond.

Class act all of them one and all.

Seeing these guys got me into tap. Took me to first place in a National competition and then doing it as a job. Thank you to all these great artists for your contribution to music as well as dance

Simply awesome.🌹

Priceless. The golden side of you tube. Thank you.

Nicolas Bros the best that did it

TRUE TALENT. CLASS

What a great talent people… I love it 😍

Who the heck would give this a thumbs down…Seriously

amazing that they all came together!!

All of them so marvelous. American treasures all.

Wonderful

more, more, MORE!!!

They are all tap dancing in heaven now. Sadly I never heard of Ludie Jones until now. I'm going to search for more of her dancing!

❤️💗Love this! 👍👍👍👍👍

Wow!!!!! What an awesome dancer he was back then!!!❤

Legendary... nuff said

Only Masters. Wonderful

Right at the Apollo nice

Simply Amazing and Great!

African-American created tap..................WE are GOD-Given so creative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!!!

This is the best

Now that is a stage full of talent ❤

SD jr lived cool dude before it was cool visionary through arts what a legend

Wonderful to see all these talented people…miss them greatly

OmG this is the best wow thank u for posting

We the best ✊🏿🔥✊🏿

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!

Lord I miss this kind of entertainment how often do you see tap dancing these days just like cabaret clubs it seems to have to have faded and look at the legends that Sammy who was also a legend is sharing the stage everyone one of them phenomenal

I have a VHS of this. I'm pretty sure it's from the 80's and is a 20th anniversary of something or other. I have watched it a thousand times and could watch it a thousand more.

All this is missing is Gregory Hines

Nice to see a woman tap dancing. I was never very good at it! Loved trying though.

oh my god so much talents....

Splendide 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

OMG this is so cool. This is a dying art. How does one get lessons for tap? I would love to learn for real.

Wow what a treat

How great he was... No limits....

I'm looking at 696 thumbs up and 13 thumbs down. Don't wanna mess with that.

I got goosebumps! Wow! And Wooooww! Michael Jackson’s masters and dancing scholars!

omg wowwwwww this is so niceee

Wow I wish I had a front row seat 😍

What a parade of Hoofers! It's a testament to the insane talent of Sammy Davis Jr that he was probably the second best dancer on stage. Number one would be Harold Nicholas of the legendary Nicholas brothers. He and his brother Fayard performed what was considered by many, including Fred Astaire, as the greatest dance scene in film history. Mikhail Baryshnikov called them without doubt the greatest dancers he'd ever seen. If you watch them perform youd know why. The impossible made simple. Sad that tap isnt quite the art form it used to be. These old farts make the young kids now look like straight up fools. What a group.

😉😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️😉

Showmanship!

This was like the original rap cypher (not this specifically but this type of energy)

Smooth...

REAL ENTERTAINERS

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Cute as a button

Just beautiful. I wish Gregory Hines were also up there. What year was this filmed?

It's The Apollo...Sandman gotta be there somewhere tappin'.

Ocsar for best tap dancer group

look up maddrhythms com and see if they have any info on schools or lessons near you. Awesome teachers and authentic rhythms!!

🔥🔥🔥oxuitelno!))

The greatest the 🐐 no MJ no James brown no one

If one pull the old Arsenio Hall where he interviewed Sammy DavisJr and how he talked about what he went through

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I been so busy but tomorrow I will give the recipe I was so busy and QUEENS it ran sunday and minday,and tommorow it will rain till the the afternoon tuesday

@kevykev38 Well, try looking for local dance schools. Some teach tap.

That time u wanted to be the best at thing job life to be number 1

Do ya'll remember in The Five Heartbeats movie he told Dresser "Let me see you best combination!" Then he said " that ain't SH!+" lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNaHd7eKy9eUh58.html

The guys got it going on but the lady showed her steps.

for me...there'll always be JUST THE THREE: Michael Jackson James Brown & .... Sammy Davis, Junior

His family forced him to do this free. ., without. Payment. .

Today Bey.. and Lady... and so are not even equivalent of these people's flatulence. Sad that the american society was not grateful enough for them...

Your so right, Zion! Stupid as hell now! They all just sit around on video games!

And now sometimes talent is pure garbage...