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Pavlova Anna (1881-1931)Promotional postcard for Anna Pavlova 1881-1931. The famous Russian ballet dancer settled in London in 1912. For her promotional tour to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 15th January 1912. Date: 1912
The Little Match Girl by Captain JanssenPromotional postcard for The Little Match Girl musical by Captain Janssen from Hans Andersens fairy tale. First produced Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 26th December 1917
New sensation dance crazes, 1912Examples of dances gaining in popularity in 1912, which, The Tatler, says in bemusement, were, threatening to undermine the decorum of our ballrooms
Yes, Uncle by Austen Hurgon and George ArthursPromotional postcard for Yes, Uncle by Austen Hurgon and George Atthurs; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced Prince of Wales Theatre, 26th December 1917. Touring to Dalston Theatre, 27th January 1919
Three Arts Ball at The Albert HallAn impression of the Dazzle Ball at The Albert Hall, 1919 Date: 1919
Sally by Guy BoltonPromotional postcard for Sally by Guy Bolton; music Jerome Kern. (New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, 21st December 1920). First produced in England Winter Garden Theatre
Two women in Helston Floral Dance costume, CornwallTwo women in their special dresses for the annual Helston Floral Dance, Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Lead Dancers in Helston Floral Dance, CornwallTwo Lead Dancers in the street, taking part in the Midday Dance of the annual Helston Floral Day, Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Advertisement for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, 19191919 advert for the Palais de Danse, a vast and hugely popular dance venue in West London where American jazz bands played the tunes
Paradise Girls of the Paradise Cabaret Restaurant, New York - 49th Street and Broadway. " Gorgeous! Glamorous! Thrilling!" Date: circa 1938
Little girl in costume, posing on a garden path. Date: circa 1930s
Madame Karina and Dancing School Pupils - Karina was a Russian Ballet dancer at the Royal Opera House, and founder of the school of dance at 123 ladbroke Grove under the patronage of Queen Alexandra
Dacia by Madame YevondeMiss D. Allwood, aka the dancer Dacia, well-known for her lead dancing role in the popular wartime musical, Chu Chin Chow
Renee and Lora (1925)The dancers Renee and Lora at the Japenese Gardens in New York (1925) Date: 1925
Sonia Alexander and Tom Devine in the cabaret show Supper TiSonia Alexander and Tom Devine in CB Cochrans cabaret show Supper Time at the Trocadero (1927) Date: 1927
The dancing act of Fowler and Tamara in the Piccadilly RevelThe American dancing act of Fowler and Tamara in the Piccadilly Revels (1927), the cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel, London Date: 1927
Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson, New York (1914)The celebrated American dancing act of Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson, New York (1914) Date: 1914
Maurice and Florence Walton (1913), New YorkThe celebrated international dancing act of Maurice and Florence Walton (1913), New York Date: 1913
A sketch of the Dolly Sisters (1927)A sketch of the Dolly Sisters in Le Touquet (1927) 1927
A Third-Rate Night Club by Tom BrowneA third-rate night club in London with various women in evening dress taking to the floor with an assortment of quite frankly third-rate men. Date: 1929
A show performed by the Takaraduka girlsA show performed by the Takaradzuka girls. Women fill the stage dancing, wearing elaborate costumes, with many decorations hanging from the ceiling. Date: 1932
A Japanese lady dances with a scarf. Date: 1932
Souvenir book of postcards, Agua Caliente, Tijuana, MexicoBack cover of a souvenir book of postcards from Agua Caliente, a popular leisure centre in Tijuana, Mexico, Central America
Kazakh national dance, Xinjiang, north west ChinaA woman performing a Kazakh national dance in Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, with musicians playing in the background. Date: 1953
Two film stars in Paris Plaisirs magazine: Madge Bellamy (Fox Film) and Agnes Petersen, as seen in the film Scheherazade (Alliance Cinematographique Europeene). Date: circa 1928
Dancers on stilts in the Champs Elysees.. Handcolored aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from A Tour through Paris, William Sams, London, 1825
Flower fairy dancers at a ball.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris, Gabriel de Gonet
Festivals of Isis in ancient Egypt.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Indian festival of Tirunal (Pongal) with large procession.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840
Dancers from a mural in Pompeii.. Painting removed from a wall of a room, possibly a triclinium or dining room, in a house in Pompeii in 1749
Children Maypole Dancers at Clarence Hall, Crickhowell, near Abergavenny, Brecknockshire, Wales. Date: 1910s
The East Pair of dancers Date: 1928
Dancers at the Sultans Palace Date: 1928
The 1914 Season - a Fancy Dress Ball by MataniaLate dancers leaving the Albert Hall during the first cold light of dawn after attending a fancy dress ball there during the summer season of 1914. Date: 1914
Adeline Genee dancing in costumeDanish dancer, Adeline Genee, pictured in colour in a butterfly costume at the time she was appearing in London Coliseum in March 1914. Date: 1914
Three models by Patou for The Dolly Sisters, Spring 1924Part of the new look for the Dolly Sisters provided by the French couturier Patou as he used them as his publicity weapon to invade America in the Spring of 1924 Date: 1924
Dolly Sisters new fashion look modelling Patou outfitsPart of the new look for the Dolly Sisters provided by the French couturier Patou as he used them as his publicity weapon to invade America in the Spring of 1924 Date: 1924
The Dolly Sisters fashion look and accessoriesSlippers, sandals, hair and jewellery for the Dolly Sisters. Part of their new look provided by the French couturier Patou as he used them as his publicity weapon to invade America in the Spring of
Rosie Dolly, Nice, France 1931Rosie Dolly (Mrs Mortimer Davis) at the annual show at the Negresco Hotel, Nice, 27 March 1931 - her costume was one of the winners at the Super Elegance competition Date: 1931
Feathered evening frock by Patou for the Dolly SistersPart of the new look for the Dolly Sisters provided by the French couturier Patou as he used them as his publicity weapon to invade America in the Spring of 1924 Date: 1924
Dolly Sisters in lounging robes from Patou, Spring 1924Part of the new look for the Dolly Sisters provided by the French couturier Patou as he used them as his publicity weapon to invade America in the Spring of 1924 Date: 1924
Roseray and Capella at the Embassy ClubAn Embassy Thrill - the Dancers Roseray and Capella. Roseray and Capella, the cabaret stars of the Embassy Club pictured performing some of their act which combined acrobatics with dance
Dancing-time at the Piccadilly HotelIn the grill-room at the Piccadilly Hotel, where patrons could dance in ordinary dress (i.e. not black tie) showing a lavish cabaret show taking place in the background
Cortez and PeggyThe dancing cabaret performers, Cortez and Peggy, who in 1924, following a successful residency at Rectors in Paris, went on to delight Londoners at the Hotel Metropole. Date: 1924
Dina Harris and Ted Trevor exhibition dancers at the CarltonMiss Dina Harris and Mr Ted Trevor, the popular Exhibition Dancers, who were appearing at the diners-dansant at the Carlton Hotel in 1924. Date: 1924
Dancing at Blanchards nightclub, 1924Scene at Blanchard s, formerly Murrays club in Beak Street, London, showing couples dancing and a satisfied guest with a bottle of champagne at his table. Date: 1924
A Jazz Dream - dancing couple, 1919A couple dance closely together to jazz music, while an imaginary cavalcade of pans, satyrs and cherubs provide the musical backdrop. Date: 1919
Rejouissances des mexicains, au commencement du siecle (The rejoicing of Mexicans at the start of the Century). Celebration of the beginning of Aztec century, consisting of a 52-year cycle