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Pavlova, Anna (1882-1931). Russian classical dancer. Poster of the Russian Ballets
Jessie Matthews (1907 - 1981), British singer, dancer and actress pictured at the time she appeared in her first film, Out of the Blue, filmed at Elstree studios. Date: 1931
Ballerinas in their dressing roomBallet dancers prepare for a performance in their dressing room. One dancer is seen applying make up, while the feet of another await her silk ballet slippers. c.1947
Ballet dancers trainingA group of ballet dancers training in a rehearsal studio. circa 1940s
Portuguese Dance - O-ViraO-Vira - a traditional Potuguese dance (translates as The Turn ), also popular in former Portuguese territories in South America
Carlotta Grisi / GiselleCARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here in Giselle
Jessie Matthews / WildingJESSIE MATTHEWS British singer and dancer of stage and screen
Isadora Duncan / BarefootISADORA DUNCAN American dancer, barefoot on stage
William Kemp, DancerWILLIAM KEMP(E) English actor and dancer in comic roles. Famous for jigs and for morris dancing from London to Norwich
Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La GrisiMademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi
The Leslie Girls dance troupe - Ella, Dris, Ann, Joyce, Gladys, Georgina, Dulcie, Tlly, Winnie and Kitty. Date: circa 1910
Exotic dancer by Rene BullA stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits
MATA HARI/WALERY PARISMata Hari (1876 - 1917), (Eye of Dawn) (Margarete Gertrude Zelle) Dutch-born exotic dancer, became a German spy in 1916, then a double agent for the French; she was executed
Flamenco dancerIllustration by William Barribal showing a dancer on stage performing a Spanish flamenco
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
Egyptian Belly DancerA woman (probably Egyptian) performs the Bauchtanz accompanied by a singer and musicians
Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil - AlgeriaKhadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil (barely!) - Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
Sable Fern, music hall singer and dancerSable Fern, music hall singer, dancer and actor, seen here in Boer War uniform. late 19th century
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
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
Josephine Baker singing to British Factory WorkersJosephine Baker (1906-1975) singing to British Factory Workers for ENSA (The Entertainments National Service Association) in July 1951, her first visit to England since the end of WW2. Date: 1951
Gaby Deslys dancer, singer and actress 1881-1920Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise Gabrielle Claire) French dancer, singer and actress. Died young of a throat infection caused by Spanish influenza
Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer 1857-1940Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer, pantomime star. Reputation for singing risqu songs. Mother of Cissie Loftus, music hall mimic. In costume holding rose
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
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
Gaby Deslys and her gowns by Drian 1913Gaby Deslys (1881-1920), French actress, dancer and singer, pictured in a variety of lavish outfits designed by Drian and realised by Landolff for her latest revue at the Palace Theatre, London
Anna Pavlova and Marius PetipaAnna Pavlova (1881 -1931) elegantly striking a pose under the watchful eyes of her long running admirer the great Marius Petipa (1818 1910). Date: circa 1905
Ballet Dancer Robert Helpmann as HamletBallet Dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) as Hamlet - London, New Theatre - Old Vic Production. Date: circa 1942
The great artists of dance - Margaret Morris and some of her pupils, London, 1923 Date: 1923
Vaslav Nijinsky / ClownVASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in the role of Petrushka Date: 1890 - 1950
Bee Jackson dancing the charlestonDancer Bee Jackson demonstrating the Charleston which she was performing at the Piccadilly Revels cabaret at the Piccadilly Hotel after making a name for herself in America
Dancer. Tricliniums Tomb. Etruscan artDancer. Detail of a banquet scene. Etruscan art. Fresco. ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO. Tarquinia. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Tarquinia (National Museum of Tarquinia). Proc: ITALY. LAZIO. VITERBO
Ballet Petrouschka. Vaslav NijinskyBallet Petrouschka, music by Igor Stravinsky (1911). Illustration by Georges Lepape with the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Art Deco. Drawing
Dorma Leigh in 1920Dorma Leigh (1890 - ?), British stage performer, appearing here in The Whirligig, at the Palace Theatre, London. 1920
Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959
Exotic Oriental Vase Dance - postcard reproduction of a painting by Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946). Date: 1906
Native American Indians do the Snow-Shoe Dance
Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele Astaire) in SchiaparelliLady Charles Cavendish, formerly Miss Adele Astaire (sister and dancing partner of Fred) pictured wearing a coat and skirt in green tweed trimmed with galliac, worn with a blouse of black jersey
Vaslav Nijinsky / Jeux 3VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer with Schollar and Karsavina in Debussys Jeux during the 8th season of the Ballets Russes Date: 1890 - 1950
Mask dancers in Kerala, IndiaTwo mask dancers in Cochin, Kerala State, India
Fred and Adele AstaireFred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987), American dancer and actor pictured with his elder sister, Adele (1896 - 1981) who was his dance partner from childhood until 1932
The Famous Astaires by NermanCaricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s
Rita Hayworth / ColumbiaRITA HAYWORTH American film actress and dancer