Buck Clayton performing at the Canidrome, Shanghai, China, 1930s.
Source: University of Missouri Archive

Buck Clayton performing at the Canidrome, Shanghai, China, 1930s.

Source: University of Missouri Archive

Ekaterina Geltzer and Vasily Tikhomirov in “The Little Scarlet Flower”, Moscow, 1911.

Ekaterina Geltzer and Vasily Tikhomirov in “The Little Scarlet Flower”, Moscow, 1911.

G. Soloviov,  Yekaterina Maksimova (R) as Kitri and Vladimir Vasilyev as Basilio in a scene from Ludwig Minkus’ ballet Don Quixote staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, 1 January 1971.
Source: RIA Novosti archive

G. Soloviov, Yekaterina Maksimova (R) as Kitri and Vladimir Vasilyev as Basilio in a scene from Ludwig Minkus’ ballet Don Quixote staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, 1 January 1971.

Source: RIA Novosti archive

Elizaveta Gerdt, Elsa Vill, and Pierre Vladimirov in the “Paquita” Pas de Trois, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1905.

Elizaveta Gerdt, Elsa Vill, and Pierre Vladimirov in the “Paquita” Pas de Trois, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1905.

Natalia M. Dudinskaya, ca. 1930s.

Natalia M. Dudinskaya, ca. 1930s.

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James Van Der Zee, Dancing Girls, Harlem, New York, 1928.

James Van Der ZeeDancing Girls, Harlem, New York, 1928.

High school prom, 1950s.

High school prom, 1950s.

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Alexander Makarov, Marina Kondratyeva as Giselle and Maris Liepa as Albrecht in a scene from Act 1 of Adolphe Charles Adam’s ballet Giselle staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, 1 January 1972.
Source: RIA Novosti archive

Alexander Makarov, Marina Kondratyeva as Giselle and Maris Liepa as Albrecht in a scene from Act 1 of Adolphe Charles Adam’s ballet Giselle staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, 1 January 1972.

Source: RIA Novosti archive

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performing The Nutcracker, 20 November 1940.

Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performing The Nutcracker, 20 November 1940.

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, ca. 1910s.
Source: Library of Congress

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, ca. 1910s.

Source: Library of Congress