Historic Female Dancers 1920s

Vintage black and white images of women in dynamic dance poses, showcasing styles from the 1920s, including exotic and acrobatic elements.

Ballet dancer girl bowing at stage

Historic photo, woman dancing, ca. 1920

Josephine Baker, La Folie Du Jour revue at Folies-Bergere, Paris, 1926

Exotic female dancer (EV003738_H)

Hula dancer (EV007370_H)

United States: c. 1927 A limber young woman stretches across two chairs in an acrobatic dance pose.

The Charleston girl of the middle 1920's (played by Maureen Shindlair) will be a feature of producer Miss. Shelley's "Cavalcade of song" at the Sydney Town Hall, May 17-20. May 09, 1950.

PAULOVA, Ana (San Petersburgo,1882-La Haya,1931). Bailarina clásica rusa, de gran equilibrio interpretativo cuyo aspecto expresivo estaba en armoniosa conjunción con el aspecto intelectual.

Ballet dancer girl bowing at stage

ARLENE DAHL in DESERT LEGION (1953), directed by JOSEPH PEVNEY.

LUCILLE BALL in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1946), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

JANE RUSSELL in GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

United States: c. 1930 An African American woman nightclub performer

Gay Ballerina...is Leslie Caron, as she appears in a highlight ballet sequence in M-G-M's "The Glass Slipper", co-starring Michael Wilding. Dancers of Roland Petit's Ballet de Paris appear in the ballet sequence with the two stars. Charles Walters directed the new film, produced in color by Edwin H. Knopf. Keenan Wynn, Estelle Winwood, Barry Jones and Elsa Lanchester also head the cast. March 12, 1955.

Young woman dancing on stage

BETTY BRONSON in PETER PAN (1924), directed by HERBERT BRENON.

1960S Woman In Belly-Dancer Costume Stretching Back With Arms Out

Gret Palucca dance, improvisation to the "moonlightsonate", Bl. 37

JOAN COLLINS in RALLY 'ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS! (1958), directed by LEO MCCAREY.

Let's dance (OV2019_226)

KAY JOHNSON in MADAM SATAN (1930), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

MARISOL in MARISOL RUMBO A RIO (1963), directed by FERNANDO PALACIOS.

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A Cinemascope Picture Betty Brable, Sheree North, Bob Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan in "How To Be Very, Very Popular".Produced, Directed and Screen play by Nunnally Johnson, Color by De Luxe, 20th Century-Fox.Sheree North & Tommy Noonan in "How to Be Very, Very Popular. December 1, 1955. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox).

Tallchief in Million Dollar Mermaid.The role of Pavlova in MGM's Million - Dollar Mermaid is played by Maria Tallchief. October 20, 1952. (Photo by Look Magazine).

US Fulbright Dance, Cite Universitaire. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Maya Plisetskaya as Odette in the Ballet Swan Lake, Anonymous

Vaslav Nijinsky "Le Dieu Bleu" 1912

ANN SHERIDAN in NAVY BLUES (1941), directed by LLOYD BACON.

Go-go dancers in Miami Beach, mid-1960s. Go-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at discotheques or other clubs where music is played. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s, by some accounts when women at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City began to get up on tables and dance the twist. It is also claimed that go-go dancing originated at, and was named for, the very popular L.A. rock club Whiskey A Go Go which opened in January of 1964. Many 1960s-era clubgoers wore miniskirts and knee-high, high-heeled boots, which eventually came to be called go-go boots. Night club promoters in the mid‑1960s then conceived the idea of hiring women dressed in these outfits to entertain patrons.

Headdress made of spoons (OV2019_560)

VIRGINIA MAYO in SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE (1952), directed by H. BRUCE HUMBERSTONE.

MARTINE CAROL in NANA (1955), directed by CHRISTIAN-JAQUE.

MARILYN MONROE in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER. Custome by Beatrice Dawson.

Fright wig (EV007414_H)

Charles Weidman, dancer, 1934.

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

ANTONIO MOLINA in PUENTE DE COPLAS (1965), directed by SANTOS ALCOCER.

LIBERTAD LAMARQUE in SABRAS QUE TE QUIERO (1958), directed by TITO DAVISON.

Portrait of female modern dancer performing (EV003148_H)

Film still from 'On the Town' starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, and Vera-Ellen.

Erotic, Woman falls in suitcase, 1920s, exact place unknown, Germany, Europe

Portrait of two ballet dancers dancing together

Woman dancing in her living room (EV007029_H)

Always happiest when dancing, Jan. Demonstrates her Extraordinarily Mobile and Graceful hip action. As she is caught up in the lively spirit of the Hula. April 09, 1952.

GENE KELLY and LESLIE CARON in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A little girl who by her earnest appeals at entertainments organized by pupils of the Sleyne School, Worthing, has raised a sum approaching 1000 for the wounded.

Historic photograph, dancing woman, around 1931

Still from the film 'An American in Paris' an American musical. Starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Dated 1951

Cole Porter's "Can Can" In London Gillian Lynne, 25, Former Sadler's Wells Ballerina. At a rehearsal today September 30 for Cole porter's "Can Can" which opens October 14 at the London Coliseum. She is the leading dancer in the show. October 12, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).;Cole Porter's "Can Can" In London Gillian Lynne, 25, Former Sadler's Wells Ballerina. At a rehearsal today September 30 for Cole porter's "Can Can" which opens October 14 at the London Coliseum. She is the leading

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

Martha Graham - letter to the world, B. Morgan, 1940 photograph baryta paper gelatin silver print

TAINA ELG.

Vintage Photograph. Woman sings with her hands up she wears a floral patterned dress.

VERA ZORINA in THE GOLDWYN FOLLIES (1938), directed by GEORGE MARSHALL.

Miami, Florida c. 1954 A performer in the Sans-Souci Revue from Havana, Cuba.

Anefo photo collection. Performance by Marianne Hilaarides again at the Dutch Ballet, Marianne Hilalarides in her performance in Suite and Blanc. December 7, 1960

Mistinguett - Stage & Screen. January 08, 1931.

Anefo photo collection. Joan Haanappel in the Wienerijsrevue. October 31, 1962

Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston at the Folies-Bergère, Paris -- Revue La Folie du jour - Dance - 1926

San Francisco, California: 1946.Vicki Lee and Dolly Ann, performers at the Chinese Sky Room nightclub in San Francisco doing some high up cleaning.

Toti Dal Monte. July 24, 1933.

Anefo photo collection. Holiday on Ice in Rai building, during show. September 24, 1964

LOUISE BROOKS in PANDORA'S BOX (1929) -Original title: DIE BUCHSE DER PANDORA-, directed by GEORG WILHELM PABST.

Ice show performer dancing as Dora in The Dying Swan, Berlin, Germany, c. 1910

AUDREY HEPBURN in FUNNY FACE (1957), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

Misc. - Puppets. March 29, 1954. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Ruth St. Denis in Radha.. 1906. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Modern dance , United States , 1901-1910, St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

CYD CHARISSE in I LOVE LOUISA (1953) -Original title: THE BAND WAGON-, directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

MARLENE DIETRICH in STAGE FRIGHT (1950), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Custome by Jean Louis.

ANNE BAXTER in CIMARRON (1960), directed by ANTHONY MANN.

MARILYN MONROE in BUS STOP (1956), directed by JOSHUA LOGAN.

Turkey's Best -- Night club-Goers in Istanbul, Turkey, are getting a bargain these days, with three of Turkey's bet belly dancers appearing on the same program at Istanbul's Vagon Blu night-club. Here are two members of the dancing Triumvirate -- Ingi Birol at left, as they appear in their respective acts. April 12, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

RAMON NOVARRO and MYRNA LOY in THE BARBARIAN (1933), directed by SAM WOOD.

Anefo photo collection. "Holiday on Ice" show in Amsterdam. Sjoukje Dijkstra (right) and Joan Haanappel on the ice during the show. November 13, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Tamara Karsavina as Queen of Shemakha in The Golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Anonymous

DARLA HOOD in OUR GANG (1922), directed by ROBERT F. MCGOWAN.

ALLA NAZIMOVA in SALOME (1923), directed by CHARLES BRYANT.

MARILYN MONROE in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

ACQUANETTA in ARABIAN NIGHTS (1942), directed by JOHN RAWLINS.

MARILYN MONROE in THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL (1957), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

DONALD O'CONNOR in SOMETHING IN THE WIND (1947), directed by IRVING PICHEL.

Vintage Photograph. A woman striking a dance pose with her arms swung to one side.

JUDY GARLAND in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Anefo photo collection. Premiere ABC cabaret "De Kat van Huis" in The Hague; name unknown. July 29, 1955. The Hague, South Holland

***** Seen My Gal" -- A Pictorial Synopsis - ***** 1928, when everybody was getting rich, when the rolled-stockinged flapper was queen of a Charleston-crazy world full of racoon-coated, rah-rah boys and speak-easies, comes alive again in "Has Anybody Seen My Gal,'' In Technicolor. Starring Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn and Gigi Perreau, this is family comedy of a memorable vintage. Based on a story by Eleanor H. Porter, the screenplay is by Joseph Hoffman, direction by Douglas Sirk and production by Ted Richmond for Universal-International. The story in pictures: Pulton's lawyer remonstrates that the Blaisdells may be unworthy, so, to satisfy himself, Fulton gets out of bed, goes to Hilverton to Investigate. As he moons in front of the public library, where he first met Millicent, old Pulton sees a vision - a flapper version of the girl he knew in 1890. The vision is 19-year-old Millicent Blaisdell (Piper Laurie), granddaughter of Fulton's Millicent. November 05, 1952. (Pho

Poll photo collection. Wakanda Club Paris 1936 - Indian shows. 'Danse du Masque', Indian dancer, standing, with animal skin and winged mask; Feather in the right hand, sphere in the other hand. May 1936. France, Paris

JOAN COLLINS in THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING (1955), directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER.

Close-up of a puppet dancing

Josephine Baker, La Folie Du Jour revue at Folies-Bergere, Paris, 1926

Historic photograph, female dancers, around 1926

Ingmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Picture from 1950 on the film set of the movie Summer Interlude with actress Maj-Britt Nilsson as the ballet dancer marie. The film had premiere 1951. Photographer: Kristoffersson/AY49-11

CARMEN TORTOLA VALENCIA (1882/1955) BAILARINA ESPAÑOLA INTERPRETANDO LA DANZA DE LA BAYADERA - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - 1915. TORTOLA VALENCIA CARMEN. BELLA VALENCIA.

Dances in 'Sylphides' - Ballerina Margaret Scott places a dainty foot in the resin tray before entering the stage at the Princess Theatre today for a dress rehearsal of "Les Sylphides." This ballet will open the National Theatre season on Friday night. October 06, 1949.

MARILYN MONROE in THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (1954), directed by WALTER LANG.

Vintage Photograph. Woman has her hands up and is singing as she looks up at the middle of frame.

JUDY GARLAND in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

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