Danse Collection

Ballet dancers rehearsing Coppelia
Ballet dancers from the French Academie de Musique et de Danse rehearsing Coppelia (music by Delibes). Mademoiselle Carlotta Zambelli, Italian dancer and teacher, is in pink on the left

Advert for the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 1921 Date: 1921

The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel. Colored engraving

Advert for Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1921 - the temple of terpsichore Date: 1921

Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)

Advert for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1921 also featuring the other Palais de Danse venues in Paris, Birmingham and Liverpool Date: 1921

Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La Grisi
Mademoiselle 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)

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4673009 Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 131x175 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette)

Art. Entertainment. Josephine Baker at the Folies Bergeres, Paris. Photo by Walery, France, c. 1925-30 (photo)
3434136 Art. Entertainment. Josephine Baker at the Folies Bergeres, Paris. Photo by Walery, France, c.1925-30 (photo) by Walery Studio (fl.1884-1935); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Photo de Walery)

Dance Macabre of skeletons and kings, cardinals, emperors
A parade of skeletons of Death accompany Emperors, Kings, Cardinals, Bishops and other Nobles in a Danse Macabre. Copied from an engraving by Hollar in The History of St

The dance class, 1873-1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4567981 The dance class, 1873-1876 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: a dance teacher within young students); Photo ePhoto Josse; French

The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 1920
The opening of the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, 20 December 1920 Date: 1921

Advert for dancing at the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Lingering music sheet cover
Music sheet for Lingering, performed at The Palais de Danse, London. The music was written by T. W. Thurban and the words by John P. Harrington

Advert for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Sketch of W. F. Mitchell, proprietor of the Palas de Danse
Sketch of W.F. Mitchell, proprietor of the Palas de Danse, Hammersmith, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Dancers - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981246 Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820
FLO4662087 English dandies in fancy dress at a costume ball at Vauxhall Gardens, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic in characters at the Grand Carnival

English dandies and ladies dancing the quadrille at a fashionable club, 1820
FLO4662063 English dandies and ladies dancing the quadrille at a fashionable club, 1820. Tom and Jerry Sporting a Toe among the Corinthians at Almacks in the West

Dancing girl of Shemakha, Azerbaijan, 1820, after Prince Gagarin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686623 Dancing girl of Shemakha, Azerbaijan, 1820, after Prince Gagarin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens

Portrait of dancer Adelaide Simonet, in the role of princess in the great ballet Ninette at the court
FLO4568760 Portrait of dancer Adelaide Simonet, in the role of princess in the great ballet Ninette at the court. A.Simonet, nee De Camp, from a family of French musicians and comedians

Portrait of the dancer Auguste Vestris Junior (1760-1842), wearing a feather hat, a wrapped jacket
FLO4568752 Portrait of the dancer Auguste Vestris Junior (1760-1842), wearing a feather hat, a wrapped jacket, panties and stockings and holding a wreath of flowers

Two May-September couples at a ball. The old and ugly partners have arranged the company of two young
FLO4677898 Two May-September couples at a ball. The old and ugly partners have arranged the company of two young, good-looking escorts, who flirt with each other

Miss Busk and Mr Corset at a dance party. Fashionable couple in tight corsets dancing at a ball
FLO4677780 Miss Busk and Mr Corset at a dance party. Fashionable couple in tight corsets dancing at a ball. "To appear slim

Wonderful and incredible dancing the waltz, a newly popular dance imported from Germany
FLO4677694 Wonderful and incredible dancing the waltz, a newly popular dance imported from Germany. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

English dancer Miss Clotilde as Calypso in the ballet Les Aventures de Telemaque at the Opera, Paris
FLO4562706 English dancer Miss Clotilde as Calypso in the ballet Les Aventures de Telemaque at the Opera, Paris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by

Nautch girl or dancing girl, India, in embroidered silks and muslins with bracelets, necklaces and earrings
FLO4565459 Nautch girl or dancing girl, India, in embroidered silks and muslins with bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic

Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands)
FLO4636298 Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands, USA)

Cossack costumes (Russia): Cossack dancing to the sound of the guitar, while a hunter returns with a duck
FLO4634820 Cossack costumes (Russia): Cossack dancing to the sound of the guitar, while a hunter returns with a duck. Lithography for the book

Tablecloth in white canvas decorated with images of the wedding of Count Poppo von Henneberg
FLO4644179 Tablecloth in white canvas decorated with images of the wedding of Count Poppo von Henneberg and Sophia von Braunschweig (1541-1631), with musicians, music notation, and brokers dancing

Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians
FLO4620527 Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after a painting by

The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817
FLO4620308 The King of the Ashanti (Ghana) welcomes an English mission led by Thomas Bowdich, 1817. Drummers and dancers with torches perform in front of nobles under parasols and flags

Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts
FLO4619973 Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid
FLO4606834 Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St

French ballet dancer Miss Zina Richard in the ballet Trilby, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845
FLO4631590 French ballet dancer Miss Zina Richard in the ballet Trilby, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Ballet dancer Miss Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1846
FLO4632262 Ballet dancer Miss Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Royal Academy of Music, 1846

Dancer in costume as a woman of Breton in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois, Theatre da la Porte St
FLO4631167 Dancer in costume as a woman of Breton in the Cogniard brothers' La Biche au Bois, Theatre da la Porte St. Martin, 1845

Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita by Edouard Deldevez, Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher
FLO4631773 Dancer Georges Elie as Inigo in the ballet Paquita by Edouard Deldevez, Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher, Academy Royale de Musique, 1846

Art. Dance. Couple dancing the waltz: The Blue Danube, by Johann Strauss II
3434121 Art. Dance. Couple dancing the waltz: The Blue Danube, by Johann Strauss II. Postcard by Leo Delitz, France, c.1910-20 (postcard); (add.info.: Art. Coll. Part. Art. Dance)

Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as
FLO4621803 Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress
FLO4621405 Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress, women and children dance in a circle around a fire

Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer, at the Theatre Royal Opera House Haymarket
FLO4594929 Mr. Etienne le Blond, ballet dancer, at the Theatre Royal Opera House Haymarket. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by Frederic de Waldeck

Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book
FLO4634929 Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Ballet dancer Lucien Petipa as Lyonel in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academy Royale de Musique, 1844
FLO4632622 Ballet dancer Lucien Petipa as Lyonel in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academy Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

English ballet dancer in La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847
FLO4632552 English ballet dancer in La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847

Italian ballet dancer Sofia Fuoco as a soldier and French dancer Maria Jacob in the ballet Ozai by Jean Carolli, 1847
FLO4632474 Italian ballet dancer Sofia Fuoco as a soldier and French dancer Maria Jacob in the ballet Ozai by Jean Carolli, 1847

Miss Daniel as Paquita in L'Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d'Ennery
FLO4631850 Miss Daniel as Paquita in L'Etoile du Berger by Anicet Bourgeois and Adolphe d'Ennery, Theatre de l'Ambigu Comique, 1846

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"Danse: A Timeless Art of Grace and Expression" Step into the enchanting world of danse, where ballet dancers rehearse iconic performances like Coppelia, captivating audiences with their exquisite movements and storytelling. The Palais de Danse in Birmingham, 1921, invites you to witness the magic firsthand, while the one in Hammersmith, London promises an unforgettable experience. The allure transcends time as we delve into history. In Michael Wolgemut's "The Dance of Death" from 1493, we are reminded of the eternal dance between life and mortality. Even back then, this art form held a profound significance. Ballet dancers tirelessly exercise to perfect their craft. Their dedication is evident as they strive for perfection in every step. At Palais de Danse in Hammersmith once again in 1921, these talented individuals showcase their skills that leave spectators breathless. Camille Bos takes center stage as she rehearses La Grisi with unwavering passion and commitment. Her graceful movements embody the essence itself – a harmonious blend of strength and elegance. Beyond ballet lies a world filled with diverse forms of dance. Josephine Baker mesmerizes at Folies Bergeres in Paris during the late 1920s or early 1930s; her performance radiates energy and charisma captured by Walery's lens. In Edgar Degas' masterpiece "The Dance Class, " painted between 1873-1876 on canvas, we glimpse into a traditional dance studio bustling with aspiring dancers honing their skills under watchful eyes. It serves as a reminder that behind every breathtaking performance lies countless hours dedicated to practice. Yet not all dances celebrate life; some explore its inevitable end. The Dance Macabre portrays skeletons dancing alongside kings, cardinals, and emperors – reminding us that even rulers cannot escape death's embrace through this hauntingly beautiful imagery.