Tap (1989): Challenge Scene (720p) 

In order, Arthur Duncan, Bunny Briggs, Jimmy Slyde, Steve Condos, Harold Nicholas, Sandman Sims and of course, Sammy Davis Jr. All masters of the art and still making it look easy in their 60s and 70s.

The saddest part is these men are all gone now, and they didn't ever really get the recognition they truly deserved.

This was in 1989 and Sammy Davis Jr passed the following year...they ALL still had legs! I miss Gregory Hines.

Possibly the best "Step aside, kid and let US show you how it's done." scene ever filmed.

BRings tears to my eyes. Todays generation has no idea of the greatness in this scene.

It's crazy that Savion Glover is the only one still alive.Everyone else from this film has passed away. I'm so happy to have been born in the 80s and was able to watch this movie at 6yr old

Gregory Hines did the world of tap dancing a favor by making this movie and bring lots of the GREAT tap dancers together for this fabulous emotional type of good entertainment ! ! !

It's awesome that Gregory Hines got to do a movie with some of legends just like Eddie Murphy with the comedy greats in "Harlem Nights". One of my favorite scenes ever...CHALLENGE

You ALWAYS show respect to Old School.

This will always be my favorite movie dance scene. Gregory Hines plus all these legends? YES!

Harold Nicholas was 68 when he did that split. Please watch Jumpin' Jive w Cab Calloway & the Nicholas Brothers in 1943 Stormy Weather film. Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Fred Astair, said it was the greatest dance sequence ever on film. Savion Glover said it would take CGI to repeat what they did.

That moment when you go "Oh shit, that's Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers" and you realize somebody's about to get schooled.

One of my favorite scenes in any movie ever. Absolute magic

I have never seen any tap look so freaking cool. Amazing

Walking into a room of old men who all wear tap shoes around like they were just their normal street shoes, you would be wise to shut up and not give them a reason to break one off in you!

Just SICK!! I always loved this movie. Saw this in the theater and stuck with me since. I'm only 28, but can appreciate that we are seeing ALL TIME Tap legends. Royalty in that world. I love the way the movie really was a tribute to true tap. We now act as if it is so low form of minstrel exercise, but it was THE dance of true dancers...Nicholas Brothers were the dopest!! If you haven't seen it do yourself the favor

Some of the BEST tappers of the 20th century, AWESOME movie...

The only thing more awesome than the pure talent and genius of these men is the absolute joy they show when they use that talent. And a true passing of the torch- from these men to Gregory Hines, the greatest of his time, all while grooming the boy who followed Hines and carved his own legacy in Savion Glover

To think this would the last time these legends will be together doing what they love. ❤

It's crazy how almost everyone in this video is no longer with us. 😔💔🙏🏾

Unfortunately, everyone of these masters are not with us anymore, including the great Gregory Hines. It breaks your heart.😢

When Sammy THROWS THAT CANE, DONE DEAL!!!

A beautiful moment in cinematic history! Sammy Davis , Gregory Hines and all the heroes of Tap!! All those wonderful souls brought so many smiles to the people. God bless

There's absolutely no tension in any of them! This is phenomenal! I mean, I would expect nothing less from these men, but it is amazing to see such rhythm being made without any holding anywhere! Ugg! Stunning!

ALWAYS RESPECT THE ELDER PERIOD

The best of the best!!! What a treat to watch these men tap! RIT Rest in Tap!

Top 3 of all time movie scenes, never get sick of watching this.

Just the way the Sun, shines in thru the window at their feet, let's you know even the atmosphere knew it was in the presence of Legends.

The first dancer Mr. Duncan spent nearly 20 years dancing on The Lawrence Welk Show.

Finally this scene has been uploaded in good quality! This scene is absolute movie magic!

My roommate and I just watched the tap dance episode from Psych. “That looks fun!” “You want to see some tap dancing. Let me show you some tap dancing.” Went straight to this video as an introduction to some real dancing. What I love about this scene is you get to see in one video how distinct each of their styles are comparatively. How fun it must have been to sit back and observe all these legends socialize and share.

Watched this movie with my late father (1938-1994) and i a lighty at 15/16 remembered how amazed i was to see the young gun (HiNeS) get outshined/outclassed and outdanced by the great old-timers. I was smiling uncontrollably from ear to ear with him seeing how the greats showed off their skill and talent and will be remembered by the younger generation for an eternity. It brought joy to my dad's eyes and he wasn't one to bring to joy easily (him being an old-time teacher/principal and strict disciplinarian)! It brings with it sadness but great memories and one i hope to share with my son (my only child)!

I luv how Gregory was younger but still could keep up with the old cats 😍🔥. From a certain angle they look like they was shouting lol they took it to church the way they was clapping 🤣 👏 and Bunny's face at the end is hilarious 😅

The amount of talent in this one scene is just amazing to see. I have never seen anything like it. Sammy made it look like child’s play. Incredible.

Historic performance.

One of the greatest scenes in film and one of the best I’ve ever seen

Went to the theater to see this movie and I have to say, this scene is one of the greatest scenes ever caught on film. There’s a level of talent here that may never be seen again. And to think, the greatest dancer ever was just a kid in this scene, watching all the legends showcase their abilities. AMAZING!

Watching this again in 2024 smiling. So grateful that these guys were put on film!! Especially at this point in their lives. Phenomenal!

Don't underestimate the elders; they have more years and experience under their belt.

How have I not seen this movie?! Thank you for posting the clip

Don't EVER DISRESPECT THE O.G'S!!!

All the premier tap dancers in this movie even at their ages, made it look TOTALLY fun n easy, but I had this movie on VHS, n even though I was young, I still would rewind this particular section over n over again trying to emulate all these ab fab older dancers steps, n it was NOT Easy, but very hard work n also quite fun. My Ballet 🩰 teacher, Mr. Louis Ravenal, was giving me extra lessons after class in the secondary practice studio room, in soft shoe n tap incorporated with my Russian Ballet School training!!!! That was in the 1970's n up to the middle 1980's, when I embarked on my exotic dancing career around the Detroit area at bars n theatres n in burlesque!;;! With my earlier training I was able to incorporate all different types of dance n styles into my Rock n Roll persona, as "Electric Liz" n " Heavy Metal Liz" which I was known for at that time period.!!! Loved it all so totally n miss it immensely, as the old age n fibromyalgia set in n limited me!!!! Love seeing these blasts from the past,!!!! Thank you for posting n making my night 🌃🌉!!!

LEGENDS IN ONE ROOM!!! OUR CHILDREN NEED TO SEE SUCH GREATNESS THANK YOU!

Bravo!! All of the greats together. An honor to watch and should be teaching moment for all.

Arthur Duncan doesn’t get enough credit for being such a talented hoofer!

Pure talent much respect!❤side note Harold Nicholas DID THAT!

ADORE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SCENE START TO FINISH RIP Sammy Davis Jr. Gregory Hinds and the entire cast of Tap.

Amazing seeing the old masters at work! Absolutely PHENOMENAL scene!

Even after all of these years,.....I still miss Gregory Hines!!! What a very talented young man he was!!!😢😢

This scene never gets old.

SAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at a loss for words...

THE BEST TAP DANCING IVE EVER SCENE. BUT U HAVE THE TWO GREATEST DANCERS EVER. SAMMY AND GREGORY. KIDS TODAY COULD NEVER APPTECIAYE THIS. ALL THE GREAT ONES R GONE. RIP TO BOTH OF U. MISS U ALL. T B E TALENT THERE WAS UNBELIEVABLE!!! COUKD NEVER BE DUPLICATED. RIP SWEETIES. WISH U WRRE HERE. RIP. LOVE YA BOTH.😢😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

Seeing this again make s me laugh and cry at the same time, GREAT TALENT!!! Nobody can touch these guys anymore. Don't forget the great women of tap too!!

i have this movie on tape. i put in once in while just for this scene alone.

A room full of masters!

...toto je klasika vybroušená do nejvyšší dokonalosti.. dnes už tyto kroky nejsou vidět a slyšet - takto to má vypadat..❤

I recognized Mr Nicholas, Mr Davis & Mr Hines. EVERYONE IS MAGNIFICENT!!

This is my favorite scene of the movie, real life tap dancers on screen together. Fantastic! 👍👌😉 1:55 Arthur Duncan 2:23 Bunny Briggs 2:51 Jimmy Slyde 3:32 Steve Condos 3:56 Harold Nicholas 4:58 Sandman Sims 5:57 Gregory Hines vs Sammy Davis Jr

This just blows my mind, respect to all. And Thank you. My 88 yrs old acquaintance is in awe of how these guys can move like that at their respective ages , so am I.

Man this is a beautiful classic in black history

How effin cool would it be to be in this group of young men These cats are super cool Hats off to them all

Sammy Davis Jr made it look effortless!

Legendary

2 people ain't got no legs

My hat is off, and I bow to these true masters of dance. All of them have left us, but their memory will live on for a long, long time.

The boys are having a great time dancing themselves to oblivion until the lovely lady shows up to put some sense into them with her mere presence.

This dance segment takes me back, awesome skill, awesome talent. I

Cinematography and lighting is superb. Black excellence

To have that many legends in one movie, showing they still "have legs" is amazing!

The greatest movie scene...EVER!

He had the World in the palm of his hands & feet at one point. The past.

One of my favorite movies and one of the best challenge scenes EVER!

I bet filming this scene was an absolute blast!

This scene stills makes me my heart beat fast. I’ll never forget seeing this as a kid. Gregory Hines was my favorite. RIP to all these legends.

This was my favorite part of the movie, watching the greats do GREAT things on the floor!!!!

And they make it look so effortless. You just know that they had more of this going on outside of what was in the movie. Where are THOSE films ?!

This was SO LIVE! The talent!

it's sad to think about two great tap legends are long done now. I would have loved to see what Gregory HInes can do these days.

An Absolute abundance of unequivocal Greatness in that scene

Absolutely extraordinary

Can you imagine tellin Sammy Davis, you ain’t got no legs no more😂😂

This is one of the GREATEST tap collaborations EVER! And later, we have a very young Savion Glover appearing.......

I shed tears watching this, being so proud of these men, masters at their craft. We'll never see ths level of mastercraft in one room again. Makes me a bit sad.

I love how it's a showcase of legends and he just watches and let them do there thing.

These guys were entertainers. Todays so called talent can't touch this.

Wow! I gotta watch the whole movie AGAIN!!😊

Most awesome thing I've ever seen. Back when things were truly cool. Now all is lost and we have mumble rap...

Magic

Make it go viral .

Sure sounded a challenge to me 😂

2023 bring the Art back!!!

Hines is a GREAT dancer.........................and with Sammy!!!!!!!!!!

I love this movie. Been awhile since I last saw, must watch again this week :)

Amazing talent.

Legends

"You 've got no legs!Hey hey.."!Man i love that expression!Legends in a legend movie!Greetings from Greece

They are dancing in heaven now rip you fab gents

Getting schooled by Sammy Davis Jr had to be one of life's biggest treasures.

Savion glover was the young cat in this.

Man just to be in a room full legends had to be out of this world 🥹