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Portuguese Dance - O-ViraO-Vira - a traditional Potuguese dance (translates as The Turn ), also popular in former Portuguese territories in South America
BreakdancingA breakdancer spins round on his back and stuns his teenage onlookers. Note the profusion of of white clothes and stilettos, slip-on shoes with white socks, perms and mullets
Indian Nautch GirlA nautch girl of Hindostan. (Nautch means simply dance) with accompanying musicians
Clog Dance / ToaduffCLOG DANCING / ENGLISH STEP DANCE An audience watch a demonstration by Jackie Toaduff, at the York Summer Festival
Apache Dance, 1908APACHE DANCERS : by a strange swing of fashion the sinister gangsters of the Paris under- world are seen as picturesque, and their macho dance style becomes the craze of the day
Indian Dancing Girl / 1840A Bayadere. Indian dancers performed for entertainment and for religious purposes. Some were attached to temples
Padstow Hobby HorseENGLAND: PADSTOW HOBBY HORSE: MAY DAY. Oss, teaser & attendants dance. Any woman caught under the frame of the Oss will become pregnant before the end of the year
Dance at the DorchesterDancing at the Dorchester Hotel, fashionably located in Park Lane, Mayfair, Londons smartest district. Evening dress is of course de rigueur
Les Sylphides SceneLES SYLPHIDES The view from the wings
Baker doing CharlestonTHE ORIGINAL CHARLESTON as danced by Josephine Baker at the Folies-Bergere, Paris
Norwegian Nisse FiddlesA Norwegian nisse fiddles while pigs dance
Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La GrisiMademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (1 of 2)
The Leslie Girls dance troupe - Ella, Dris, Ann, Joyce, Gladys, Georgina, Dulcie, Tlly, Winnie and Kitty. Date: circa 1910
Customs / Horn DanceAbbots Bromley Horn Dance
Cinderella by Arthur RackhamElla, aka Cinderella, in her beautiful gown, dancing with the Prince at the Ball. Date: 1919
Serpentine / ReznicekEvery illustrator of the day has a go at depicting the Serpentine Dance : Reznicek admirably captures the swirling movement which is the essence of the dance
Indonesian DancerA Javanese dancer performing the female style in a seated pose. The use of the wrists and scarf are characteristic of this style
Padstow Hobby HorseENGLAND: PADSTOW HOBBY HORSE: From midnight 30 April-1 May Oss, teaser & attendants dance through the streets. Any who dance with Oss will be blessed with good fortune
Tango for Two C1912Two stylishly dressed ladies dance the tango stylishly together
FLAMENCOFlamenco dancers, singers & guitar perform outside
Egyptian Belly DancerA woman (probably Egyptian) performs the Bauchtanz accompanied by a singer and musicians
Dancing Round MaypoleGirls dance round a maypole
The Vampire Dance by Alice Eis and Bert French. 1910
Young people at a Rock and Roll dance, Cornwall. Date: 1985
Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, FranceBehind the Scenes at the erotic revue performed at the Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France with principal dancer Louis Espinoza - Le Ballet des Nymphes. Date: circa 1910s
Princess Elizabeth attending a charity ball in 1946Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) attending a ball held at the Old House Hotel in aid of the NSPCC. She is pictured smiling as she dances with Captain Joshua Rayley of the Grenadier Guards
Mary Honer, ballerina in Les Sylphides, Vic-Wells BalletMary Honer, ballerina in Les Sylphides, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937
The Dancers of Variety in 1928. Evelyn Kindler (top left) with the Libby dancers on the Kieth vaudeville circuit, Jeanne Upham (top right) in vaudeville
Cover of Dance Magazine, April 1930 with an illustration of the Chicago ballet dancer Ruth Pryor y T. Currie-Bell Date: 1930
Cuadro Flamenco - Diaghilev Ballets Russes - PicassoTwo of the Andalusian dancers (Rojas and El Tejero) performing the Cuadro Flamenco - during the Ballet Russes performabce by Diaghilev at the Princes Theatre
Miners Dancing TogetherA miners ball in California Date: 1849
Fashion at Rectors Night Club. A model wearing a dance frock shown in Philip Moss Fashion Parade, London, 1923. Long bodiced of pale pink chiffon velvet
Madeira, Funchal - Traditional costumes and dancesMadeira, Funchal, Spain: Traditional costumes and dances from Campanario Date: 2016
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile WaldteufelMusic cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s
Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C. 1670Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C.1670-1690. Anonymous. Delft. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Tango - Knees UpTwo tango against an artificial ballroom background. Date: 1914
Photo of Miss Alice DelysiaBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Alice Delysia in On with the Dance at the London Pavilion. Date: 21st November 1925
The Embassy Club, 1932Full house of social celebrities; a Seasons night. Scene at the Embassy Club in Bond Street, London, one of the most fashionable and exclusive nightclubs in the capital
Phallic dance. Mesolithic art. Cave. Proc: SPAIN. El Cogul. Cova dels Moros
Fairies learn to dance before they learn to walk (Fairy Lore). 1920s
Fairies by Hilda MillerEnchanting illustration depicting a group of fairies holding hands and dancing through a field of flowers, while butterflies overhead mimic their dance steps
1798 Irish Rebels CampThe Camp on Vinegar Hill : Irish rebels encampment - field kitchen, firing squad, music, dance and holy mass
Festival Stilt Dance and Dancers - Dalian, Manchukuo, ChinaManchukuo - a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic, but in 1934 it became a constitutional monarchy
The great artists of dance - Margaret Morris and some of her pupils, London, 1923 Date: 1923
Deana Martin and Ray Williams dancing at a 1960s nightclubDeana Martin (1948-), daughter of American singer Dean Martin, dances with music producer Ray Williams (1947-) in Tiles, a swinging nightclub in Oxford Street, London. 1966
Young girls in a Morris Dance troupe in Eccles Date: circa 1977
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Peasant dance to the Dukes (Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia and Albert). 1623. Oil on canvas. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain