Pre-Classics

 

Two photos from the Edwardian Period.  The first is of the "Pony Girls" and the second is of Lottie Medley.  Both were found at the Footlight Notes Tumblr blog:

http://footlightnotes.tumblr.com/post/41505320282/the-pony-ballet-girls-evelyn-marlowe-beatrice

http://footlightnotes.tumblr.com/post/43961241015/lottie-medley-fl-late-19th-early-20th-century

Footlight Notes is an excellent source for photos, biographies and information about the theater and stage of this time period.  See the main page at:

http://footlightnotes.tumblr.com/

Chair Cancan

From an EBay auction.

Folies bergere - Tropicana - 1960

From an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOLIES-BERGERE-VINTAGE-8-X-10-PRESS-PHOTO-CAN-CAN-Tropicana-Hotel-1960-/191009747425?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c791171e1

Bal Tabarin

More dancers from the Bal Tabarin of 1941 pose for the camera. The photographer is Roger Parry.

This photo comes from the culture.gov site of the French ministère de la culture et de la communication, which has a wealth of historic photos:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=AP70L01976B

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/memoire/2555/sap53_70l01976b_p.jpg

The main site is:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/

Bal Tabarin

More dancers from the Bal Tabarin of 1941 pose for the camera.  The photographer is Roger Parry.

This photo comes from the culture.gov site of the French ministère de la culture et de la communication, which has a wealth of historic photos:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=AP70L01977A

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/memoire/2555/sap53_70l01977a_p.jpg


The main site is:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/

Audition?

Raquel Torres shows off her talents ... and, in case the gent has any ideas, a knife. 

Auction by trebla12:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Raquel-Torres-leggy-sexy-VINTAGE-Photo-Woman-Love-/370834962160?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item56577c76f0

trebla12's store:

http://stores.ebay.com/trebla12-Vintage-Photos-etc?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Bal Tabarin

A dancer from the Bal Tabarin of 1941 practices her art and demonstrates her suppleness.  The photographer is Roger Parry.

This photo comes from the culture.gov site of the French ministère de la culture et de la communication, which has a wealth of historic photos:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=AP70L01965C

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/memoire/2555/sap53_70l01965c_p.jpg

Bal Tabarin 1941

Two dancers from the Bal Tabarin of 1941 form a cathedral. The photographer is Roger Parry.

This photo comes from the culture.gov site of the French ministère de la culture et de la communication, which has a wealth of historic photos:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=AP70L01976A

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/memoire/2555/sap53_70l01976a_p.jpg

The main website is:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/

Moulin Rouge?

From an EBay auction by antikvona - z.   The auction says it is the Moulin Rouge from the 1950s.  I'm not so sure.  The auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1950s-RARE-MOULIN-ROUGE-BEAUTIFUL-FLAPPER-CHORUS-GIRLS-PHOTOGRAPH-/161167384659?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2586532053&nma=true&si=ysgeV1qIgBezR1iiotfJ1p2sTRg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Young Billy Young

I've never seen the film, but perhaps there is some kind of cancan in it.

From an auction by trebla12:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Angie-Dickinson-leggy-w-dancers-VINTAGE-Photo-Young-Billy-Young-/360577454676?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item53f4175254

trebla12's store:

http://stores.ebay.com/trebla12-Vintage-Photos-etc?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Bal Tabarin?

This is from an EBay auction by Jay Parrino's - The Mint.  The dancers look like they might be from Bal Tabarin, but there is no identifying information.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AGR-287-Vintage-Photo-Can-Can-dancers-/310828099354?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item485ecc671a&nma=true&si=ysgeV1qIgBezR1iiotfJ1p2sTRg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Jay Parrino's - The Mint has a large inventory of nostalgic photos:

http://stores.ebay.com/Jay-Parrinos-The-Mint-LLC?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Dutch Cancan as Imagined by the Folies Bergere

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least they left off the wooden shoes.  From an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Folies-Bergere-Nude-Dancer-Striptease-CanCan-Parisian-1950s-Photo-lot-SET-of-6-/360699445191?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53fb5cbfc7

Bal Tabarin - 1920s

From an EBay auction by Chambre Close:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bal-Tabaret-Cancan-Cabaret-Erotic-French-Risque-c1910s-photogravure-postcard-/380802836023?nma=true&si=ysgeV1qIgBezR1iiotfJ1p2sTRg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Chambre Close has a large selection of nude and risque photos:

http://stores.ebay.com/CHAMBRECLOSE-Photo-Nude-postcards?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Perpetual Motion

 

The dancers of "Gaslight" (1940) somersault their way to perpetual fame.  This nifty gif is from the Tumblr blog of Matinee Moustache:

http://matineemoustache.tumblr.com/post/69776292605

For rotation around a different axis, see also:

http://matineemoustache.tumblr.com/tagged/can-can

Now we just need some cartwheels.

Lysiane Baron

A studio portrait of Lysiane Baron by Marti à Casablanca from 1957.  From a DelCampe auction:

http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,241583320,var,lot-de-2-photographies-de-Lysiane-Baron-photos-dedicacees-de-1957-photographe-Marti-a-Casablanca-danseuse-caf-conc,language,E.html

No other info on Ms. Baron.