Jul 6 2012
5:01 pm
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

Posted 11 months ago
#1930s #buck clayton #china #dancing #old shanghai #shanghai #vintage #history #jazz
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Jul 2 2012
4:54 pm
Ekaterina Geltzer and Vasily Tikhomirov in “The Little Scarlet Flower”, Moscow, 1911.

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

Posted 11 months ago
#1910s #vintage #portrait #ballet #ballerina #dancing #dancer #moscow #russia
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Jul 1 2012
12:20 pm
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

Posted 11 months ago
#1970s #vintage #ballet #ballerina #ballerinas #dancing #dancer #russia #USSR #g. soloviov
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Jun 30 2012
4:57 pm
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.

Posted 11 months ago
#1900s #vintage #history #ballet #ballerina #paquita #st. petersburg #russia #dancer #dancing
67 notes

Jun 28 2012
6:46 pm
Natalia M. Dudinskaya, ca. 1930s.

Natalia M. Dudinskaya, ca. 1930s.

Posted 11 months ago
#1930s #vintage #portrait #ballet #ballerina #dancer #dancing
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Jun 28 2012
10:47 am
James Van Der Zee, Dancing Girls, Harlem, New York, 1928.

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

Posted 11 months ago
#1920s #james van der zee #dancing #children #harlem #african-american #vintage #history #harlem renaissance
81 notes

Jun 22 2012
7:25 pm
High school prom, 1950s.

High school prom, 1950s.

Posted 12 months ago
#1950s #high school #prom #dancing #dance #teenagers #vintage
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Jun 22 2012
9:09 am
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

Posted 12 months ago
#1970s #alexander makarov #marina kondratyeva #maris liepa #giselle #ballet #ballerina #dancers #dancing #jump
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Jun 19 2012
2:18 am
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performing The Nutcracker, 20 November 1940.

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

Posted 1 year ago
#1940s #the nutcracker #vintage #portrait #ballerinas #ballerina #ballet #ballet russe de monte carlo #monte carlo #monaco #dancers #dancer #dancing
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Jun 6 2012
4:52 pm
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, ca. 1910s. Source: Library of Congress

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, ca. 1910s.

Source: Library of Congress

Posted 1 year ago
#1910s #vintage #portrait #dancer #dancing #elsa von freytag-loringhoven #lol
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