Dance in Film · 1935
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935)
This compact all-Black Vitaphone revue preserves three distinct dance traditions in one surviving short: the Three Whippets' tumbling, Adelaide Hall's high-heel tap, and the young Nicholas Brothers' early screen act.
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show is a 1935 dance film centred on ballroom and social dance. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Archived as a bonus short on Warner Home Video's 2006 The Green Pastures DVD; no legitimate current public or subscription stream or in-stock retail edition was verified as of 2026-08-08.
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The dance sequences in An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
4 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Adelaide Hall high-heel tap
Tap danceDanced by Adelaide Hall
Hall tap dancing in high heels between the tumbling act and the Nicholas Brothers.
Hall folds tap dancing into her vocal act, showing how percussive footwork could operate inside a star singer's vaudeville presentation.
Not currently available to stream; timestamp is for reference. Generic tap dance has no exact dance_key in the validated taxonomy; no edition-specific timestamp used and no legitimate rights-holder stream was verified on 2026-08-13.
Eunice Wilson and Five Racketeers finale
ShimmyDanced by Eunice Wilson; The Five Racketeers
Wilson rejoining the Five Racketeers for the final shimmy in “Tiger Rag.”
Wilson's dance with the ukulele-and-drum ensemble carries the revue into a communal closing beat, ending with a clearly described shimmy rather than separating singer from band.
Not currently available to stream; timestamp is for reference. Shimmy has no exact dance_key in the validated taxonomy; no edition-specific timestamp used and no legitimate rights-holder stream was verified on 2026-08-13.
Nicholas Brothers two-number tap act
Tap danceDanced by Fayard Nicholas; Harold Nicholas
The young brothers' synchronized splits, filmed frontally in only a few shots.
Across two short numbers, the brothers coordinate speed, footwork and synchronized splits in an early screen record of the partnership's developing precision.
Not currently available to stream; timestamp is for reference. Generic tap dance has no exact dance_key in the validated taxonomy; no edition-specific timestamp used and no legitimate rights-holder stream was verified on 2026-08-13.
The 3 Whippets tumbling act
Tumbling for DanceDanced by The 3 Whippets
The trio tumbling in front of the short's surreal-looking stage set.
The opening act turns rapid tumbling into a compact vaudeville showcase, making acrobatic momentum the choreography's central idea.
Not currently available to stream; timestamp is for reference. No edition-specific timestamp used; no legitimate rights-holder stream was verified on 2026-08-13.
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