CCD's Classic Cancan Archive. Black and White Cancan Photography from the Golden Age. This specialist gallery brings together the spellbinding work of professional photographers who documented the Cancan during its glory days; from the early thirties through to the late 1960s. Contributions always welcome; Black and White material please.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Cancan in heels
This is from the photo collection of an unnamed dancer and is currently offered on EBay at:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130872512887?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
It looks like some backstage hi-jinks. I'm not sure any serious dancing would have been likely in the high heels she is wearing, but who knows. There is the old line about Ginger Rogers being able to do everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels.
Her long legs and the position of her kick remind me a little of the poster for the 1952 Moulin Rouge film:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/4/46/20121014194214!Moulin_rougeposter1952.jpg
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