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title: "3 Harold Nicholas Quotes - Famous Dancer"
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# Harold Nicholas

(1921–2000)   Dancer

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Harold Nicholas was a dancer.

## Quick Facts About Harold Nicholas

Born March 27, 1921

Died July 3, 2000

Profession Dancer

## About Harold Nicholas

American dancer (1921-2000)... \| Harold Lloyd Nicholas was an American dancer specializing in tap. Nicholas was the younger half of the tap-dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, known as two of the world's greatest dancers. His older brother was Fayard Nicholas. Nicholas was featured in such musicals as An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

##  Quotes by Harold Nicholas

> [I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-nicholas/i-copied-my-brother-he-was-a-natural-dancer-graceful-people-always/)

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[Ballet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballet/)

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> [If you were black, you experienced prejudice. It wasn't a real horrible thing for us; we went through it. We noticed it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-nicholas/if-you-were-black-you-experienced-prejudice-it-wasn-t-a-real-horrible/)

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> [We were tap-dancers but we put more style into it, more bodywork, instead of just footwork.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-nicholas/we-were-tap-dancers-but-we-put-more-style-into-it-more-bodywork/)

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