Dance

1930s

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Bessie Smith sits on floor with drink, sings “St. Louis Blues”. Bessie…

1960s

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Close up of record on wall. Mixed teen audience. Teens dance to the…

1960s

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Mixed teen audience. Teens dance to the Velvelettes’ “He Was Really…

1930s

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Woman in dance costume jumps off stool, walks, leans head against wall…

1930s

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Duke Ellington plays with band. Dancers in feathered costumes come out…

1930s

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Woman leans against door, holds hands with Duke Ellington. He plays…

1950s

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Legs of can can girls as they dance. A line of women in can can…

1960s

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People in a cabaret applaud as Ethel Ennis performs with a band. A man…

1950s

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Nude female mannequins rotate in the window of a burlesque bar or…

1950s

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Women perform burlesque and dance in cat suits in a cabaret atmosphere…

1960s

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A man flips through a book or magazine with photographs of nude women,…

1960s

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Outside of the Moulin Rouge cabaret or burlesque is shown with many…