Oti Mabuse Dancing Legends

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Oti Mabuse explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance.

Professional dancer Oti Mabuse explores the extraordinary people who have changed the course of dance.

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Oti Mabuse's Dancing Legends: The Nicholas Brothers

The Nicholas Brothers

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Michelle Williams talks to Oti Mabuse about her dancing legends, the Nicholas Brothers.

Singer Michelle Williams talks to Oti Mabuse about tap-dancing stars the Nicholas Brothers.

Oti Mabuse explores the dancers and choreographers who have made an impact on the world of dance. 

In today’s episode, the Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams joins Oti to look back on her career and nominate her dancing legend. Michelle has toured in arenas around the world performing to millions of fans, and has appeared on stage on Broadway and in the West End. 

She’s been inspired by the pioneering work of the Nicholas Brothers and celebrates their legacy with Oti. The tap dancing duo performed astounding dance routines on screen which are still entertaining audiences more than seventy years later. Their acrobatic performance in the 1943 movie Stormy Weather clearly showed their brilliance, and Michelle and Oti explore their career with archive clips and the expert help of author Constance Valis Hill. 

Oti is joined in the dance studio by tap dancer Junior Laniyan as she learns a dance routine inspired by the style of the Nicholas Brothers.

Presenter: Oti Mabuse
Producer: Candace Wilson
Editor: Chris Ledgard
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