Dancing Collection (page 9)

On with the dance by Lewis Baumer
A fancy dress ball in full swing in the early 1920s with couples on the dance floor in costume and balloons and streamers filling the air. Date: 1921

Guides and Scouts at Baden Powell House, London
Girl Guides and Boy Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Lieutenant and Mrs Vernon Castle, dancers
Vernon Blythe Castle (1887-1918), and American wife, Irene (nee Foote), ballroom dancers, performers and dance teachers, pictured in 1917 when he was serving in the British Army in the Royal Flying

Tango craze: The Girl on the Film, 1913
A front cover from The Sketch, 1913, showing Mr. George Grossmith(1874 6 June 1935) and Miss Kitty Mason knee to knee at The Gaiety Theatre, for " The Girl on the Film". 1913

Tango craze: British ballroom version imagined, 1913
" The tango untangled, and made suitable for use in British ballrooms." The Bystander imagines a sanitised version of the tango, suitable for dancing in respectable British ballrooms

Zulu Dance / Large group
A large and spectacular group of Zulu dancers

Advertisement for Gala World Cup Celebration Dances, The Locarno, junction of London Road and Boston Street, 1966
Image from Visitors Handbook and Programme of Events for the 1966 Football World Cup (Sheffield Local Studies Library: Local Pamphlets vol 256 S)

Picture No. 11675818
Local Dancers performing a traditional dance with Virunga Mountains in the background. Date:

Panto Rehearsals
12th November 1936: Dancers waiting in the wings during rehearsals for the pantomime Cinderella, to be performed at The Coliseum, St Martins Lane, London. (Photo by A)

Brittany - Local Bretons dance around a jug of local cider
Brittany - Inebriated Local Bretons (and a pair of pigs) dance around a jug (pitcher) of local cider. One chap (left) has certainly had a little too much.... Date: circa 1910s

Dance of the Ouled Nails in Southern Algeria, North Africa
Dance of the Ouled Nails in Southern Algeria, showing their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing

Yesterday (Thursday) the centuries old Cornish Floral Dance re-enacted through the streets and houses of Helston, Cornwall. Thousands of spectators visited the town for the event

Workmen dance to the newfangled gramophone - 1923 dance / dancing / party season
Workmen dance to the " newfangled" gramophone - 1923 dance / dancing / party season / celebration / happy vintage news archive

A Couple Swing Dancing
United States: c. 1957 A couple swing dancing at a party

Whirling Dervishes at the Dervishes Festival, Konya, Central Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Detail of Attic pottery depicting Hercules, Triton and Maenads dancing, 550 / 530 B. C
Detail of Attic pottery depicting Hercules, Triton and Maenads dancing, 550/530 B.C. 6th Century B.C. Italy, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Archaeological Museum), Greek art

Belley Dancer in Blue - Cappadoccia Turkey

Programme for Murrays Cabaret Club
Programme cover for Murrays Cabaret Club, London. Date unknown circa 1930s

Gay Cadets - Bournemouth
Birchmore & Lindens Gay Cadets - West Beach, Bournemouth. A right navy lark! Date: circa 1920s

Stanton Drew Stones
Stanton Drew Stone Circle, ancient standing stones in Somerset, England, said to be a wedding party, turned into stone by the Devil for dancing on the Sabbath. Date: BC

Albanian dancers - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Oxford Morris Dancers
Morris men dancing in a ring in Oxford, England, on May Day. Date: late 1950s

Dancing the Argentine Tango
Silhouette of a couple dancing the Argentine Tango 1908

Peer Gynt / Troll Dance
PEER GYNT The dance of the Trolls

Scottish Ball 1878
The Caledonian Ball - dancing the Reel o Tulloch Date: 1878

Community Cutlery 1952 1950s USA kissing kisses

SILENT FILM STILL: DANCING. Moby Dick starring John Barrymore

Silent Film Still: Dancing

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Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

Winter Garden Theatre, Berlin Date: 1920s

Programe for the Concert Mayol
Programme cover for the Concert Mayol, Paris, 1925-1928. Artwork by Barjansky Date: 1925

Advertising flyer for the Dolly Sisters in Sitting Pretty

The Dolly Sisters, London
The Dolly Sisters in their bridal attire by Paul Poiret from League of Notions, New Oxford Theatre, London, 1921 1921

A Pokot warrior wearing a cheetah skin jumps high in the air surrounded by young women to celebrate an Atelo ceremony. The Pokot are pastoralists speaking a Southern Nilotic language

Dancing bears in the High Street, Crickhowell, Mid Wales
Two dancing bears and their owners, and several interested spectators, in the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Mexico - Mexican Hat Dance
Mexican Hat Dance at Villa Acuna, Mexico

Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, London
The Latest Fashion : " Pour Passer le Temps." Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, London (on Shaftesbury Avenue), where the stalls have been removed and replaced by tables

Algerian Dancer
An Algerian Belly Dancer - holding aloft her scarf, in an alluring pose

Dancing Bears - Constantinople, Turkey
Two attendants/musicians with their dancing bears, performing on their hind legs in Constantinople, Turkey

Morris Dancers on a floating platform, Stratford
A group of Morris Dancers, male and female, dancing on a floating platform on a river while a violinist provides the musical accompaniment

Craven Lodge Fancy Ball
A page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme

Madame Vacani
Madame Marguerite Vacani, dance and deportment teacher pictured in caricature as walking on air, and admired by a group of adoring debutantes

Bellydancer - Egyptian - performing the Dance of the Winds

Turkish Dancers - Salonica
A fun postcard depicting three Turkish Dancers watched by a small group of young children, including a young African boy wearing a Fez

The National Dance of Croatia
The Kolo or Vrlika - the National Dance of Croatia, being performed by two peasants in full traditional costume. Date: 1938

Scottish Children Highland Dancing, Aboyne, 1926
Photograph showing Annie Voight (left) and Rose Eyrie dancing at the Aboyne Highland Games, Aberdeenshire, 1926

Helston Youth Club
A group of boys wearing flared jeans, denim jackets and checked shirts play air guitar to a rock song at Helston youth club

Maud Allan Salome
Maud Allan dancing during a performance at the Varietes, Paris

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"Dancing: A Timeless Expression of Joy and Artistry" From the whimsical illustrations of Louis Wain's "A Cats Christmas Dance" to the enchanting performances of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Mark Sandrich's "The Gay Divorcee, " dancing has always captivated our hearts. Just like Anna Pavlova gracefully gliding across the stage in "Swan Lake, " or an Arab girl effortlessly moving to traditional rhythms, dance transcends cultural boundaries. Whether it's the mystical allure of a Moorish Belly Dancer from Algeria or the energetic frenzy of "Moon Madness, " dance allows us to express ourselves freely. Even in times of social change, such as depicted in "The Workers May-Pole" socialist poster, dance becomes a symbol of unity and celebration. Instructing us on how to groove with style, "Me and My Girl - Instructions on how to dance the Lambeth Walk" brings laughter and joy into our lives. And let's not forget about La Vie Parisienne 1923; its illustrations by C. Herouard beautifully capture both sensuality and elegance within the world cats. As we admire Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova twirling with grace through Russian ballet or flip through Dance magazine's captivating cover from January 1929, we realize that dance is more than just movement—it is a form of storytelling that connects souls across time. Even today, statues like Tom Murphy's tribute to singer-songwriter Billy Fury near Albert Dock remind us that dancing continues to inspire generations. So let your feet tap along with melodies yet unheard as you embrace this timeless expression—dance.