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The Four Step Brothers, The Four Step Brothers were a 1920s dancing team. The group started out as a trio in 1925, with the original members, Maceo Anderson, Al Williams and Red Walker. Their original name was Step Brothers. However, the Step Brothers would be a name for a famous a young tap dancing quartet. They then changed their name to The Three Step Brothers. Later in 1927, the Four Step Brothers when they let in a new member, Sherman Robertson. Dubbed The Eight Feet of Rhythm, They soon traveled with Duke Ellington. Maceo started with the Brothers while working as a newsboy while frequently practiing at the Hoofer Club.The Brothers incorporated Snake Hips, Camel Walks, 5 tap Wings, Slides, Afro-Cuban Movements, Rhythm Tap, The Strut straight Acrobatics, etc. They would not change their dance steps except for making them better and employing new dancers.The group became known for their dance routines, which they used no music whatsoever. They became one of the longest lasting dance groups, surviving for more than four decades even until the 1960s. The Brothers appeared as a guest in 1957 in the ABC variety program, The Guy Mitchell Show.The Dance Masters of America awarded the group with the Life Achievement award in 1960. Then in 1985, the life Achievement award for helping to break the color barrier. Three years later, They received their own Star in 1988 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[edit] External linksThe Four Step Brothers at the Internet Movie DatabaseRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Step_BrothersCategories: American dancers | Group dances | American tap dancersPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable version This page was last modified on 29 January 2010 at 10:07.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;additional terms may apply.See Terms of Use for details.WikipediaŽ is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact usPrivacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers if ( window.isMSIE55 ) fixalpha(); if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();