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Y.M.C.A. AND THE FOUR STEP BROTHERS.

Y.M.C.A. has become a world anthem. Even the Minions have a star performance in the second part of Gru with this theme.

The Minions characterized as the members of Village People
The Minions playing Y.M.C.A. in Gru 2.

This Village People song has been one of the few singles that have sold 10 million copies. It was #2 on the U.S. charts and #1 on the UK.

The group's name referred to Greenwich Village—not the London borough crossed by the imaginary line that defines the world's time zones, but the New York neighbourhood, which had once been a village.

Greenwich Village was the setting for the Stonewall uprising, sparked by a police raid on a neighbourhood pub and symbolically regarded by many as the beginning of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement. This part of history is well worth reading about.

Protesters in front of police officers during the Stonewall riots in 1969
A crowd faces the police during the Stonewall riots, 1969.

The Village is known for being a neighborhood of artists, something like an alternative and avant-garde cultural focus.

An artist performs a portrait during the 1937 Washington Square Art Show
Washington Square Art Show, Greenwich Village, 1937.

Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock's legendary film starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, was set there. If you have not seen it, look it up as soon as you finish reading.

Original poster of the film Rear Window
Original poster of Rear Window (1954).

The building where the protagonists of the series supposedly live Friends is located in this neighborhood.

Greenwich Village building used as an exterior in the Friends series
The Bedford and Grove Streets building used as an outdoor building Friends.

Greenwich Village It is also a great film, released in 1944 and set in 1922 during the dry law, and also has as stage this historic neighborhood.

Original poster of the film Greenwich Village 1944
Original poster of Greenwich Village (1944).

A group of tap dancers that we've already mentioned perform in the film.

The Four Step Brothers dancing in the movie Greenwich Village
The Four Step Brothers in Greenwich Village (1944).

The Four Step Brothers performed at the Cotton Club for four years and annually at Radio City Music Hall for ten. They toured the world four times and appeared in twelve European countries—an extraordinary achievement.

As you know, these aren't biographies articles, but look for the information because it's very worthwhile.

Attached the video of Greenwich Village, the poster of the film, the poster of Rear Window and the video of the Minions playing Village People.

Live, play, dance... but above all don't get bored.See you at Spirit if you want.