An American in Paris

Gene Kelly gets in the way.

An all too brief scene from "An American in Paris".

From an EBay auction by soxphotos:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEM9-51-MGM-American-Paris-Gene-Kelly-Chocolat-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Orig-Photo-/351293939935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51cac020df

soxphotos has a large selection of vintage photos of all types. See their store at:

http://stores.ebay.com/soxphotos?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Prior posting:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-american-in-paris.html

The Ray Sisters

From Burlyqnell's Tumblr blog.

Her description:

"Ray Sisters: vintage 8x10 photo
The Ray sisters were a vaudeville duo that were most popular in the 1920s. They performed mainly in London and Paris."

See the original at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/105546713589/ray-sisters-vintage-8x10-photo-the-ray-sisters

Her blog is a great source of vintage burlesque photos and information. See it at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Charlotte Van Dae at Colosimo's

From Burlyqnell's Tumblr blog.

Her description:

"Charlotte Van Dae: vintage 8x10 news service photo dated 18 February 1943. This photo was used to promote Charlotte’s appearance Colosimo’s in Chicago."

See the original at:

 http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/105982629629/charlotte-van-dae-vintage-8x10-news-service-photo

Her blog is a great source of vintage burlesque photos and information.  See it at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

The Latin Quarter

From Burlyqnell's Tumblr blog.  Her description:

"Latin Quarter: vintage postcard
The NYC club was located at 1580 Broadway at 4th Street. The wedge-shaped building faced in on Times Square and was as famous for the iconic Coca-a-cola sign that hung on it, as for the popular nightclub it housed. The club was so successful, that Lou went on to open Latin Quart clubs in several other cities, but he left the business in the 1950s."

(Trivia Note:  The proprietor, Lou Walters, was Baba Wawa's father. )

See the original at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/104266779509/latin-quarter-vintage-postcard-the-nyc-club-was

Her blog is a great source of vintage burlesque photos and information. See it at:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Prior postings:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=latin+quarter

Perpetual Flash

From the "Even Educated Fleas Do It" Tumblr blog:

 http://educatedflea.tumblr.com/post/91578170391

I believe someone excerpted this gem from this Soundie:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2014/11/soundies-playmates.html

Berliners

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-VINTAGE-GERMAN-CAN-CAN-DANCERS-PHOTO-BERLIN-/161571930197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item259e700055

Voila!

 

The Corpo di ballo di Cristina Pensiero performing under the name, Le Frou Frou del Tabarin, in the finale of their cabaret-style cancan act at the Micca Club.

Their Facebook and Websites are:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Frou-Frou-del-Tabarin/273585366141097?sk=info&ref=page_internal#!/pages/Le-Frou-Frou-del-Tabarin/273585366141097?sk=info&tab=page_info

http://www.miccaclub.com/

Moulin - Budapest

Chorus girls from the Budapest club "Moulin".  From the Call Back the Past blog:

http://callbackthepast.blogspot.hu/

Capital City Burlesque

From Edmonton, Alberta - the Capital City Burlesque

Their sites:

https://twitter.com/capitalcb

http://capitalcityburlesque.com/

https://www.facebook.com/CapitalCityBurlesque

Nana 1926

You might think this is a manufactured gif of the cancan from Jean Renoir's Nana from 1926.  But you'd be wrong.  Check out the video below.  The outer limits of nepotism are explored there (Catherine Hessling (Nana) was Renoir's wife at the time.)   This is Exhibit A in the case against speeding up the filming of cancans.

The above gif is found on the "Silents! Please" blog:

https://silentsplease.wordpress.com/2014/06/23/nana/

Prior postings about Nana with photos:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=nana

The full film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb3dWAyW2kY
(Cancan at 1:55:50)

The CanCan Dollies Outdoors

More than you can handle?

They are the Cancan Dollies of Maisie Matini, whose Facebook page is:

https://www.facebook.com/CanCanDollies/timeline

See these prior postings at Club CCD too:

http://clubccd.blogspot.com/search?q=CanCan+Dollies

The Hiller Girls at the Wintgergarten

From an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/DIE-HILLER-GIRLS-tanzen-im-BERLINER-CABARET-WINTERGARTEN-VINTAGE-um-1938-/311247209730?pt=Fotografien_Fotokunst&hash=item4877c78502

Some outstanding Hiller Girls photos previously posted:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=hiller

Josephine Baker

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-photo-of-Josephine-Baker-dancing-/391027949437?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item5b0b14ff7d

Also:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2014/03/yes-we-have-no-bananas.html

A Challenging Smile

Available from ChambreClose on EBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exertier-Nude-stripper-Pinup-Dancer-french-old-1960s-original-vintage-photo-mc04-/380908086590?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item58afe4253e

The ChambreClose store (nudity):

http://stores.ebay.com/chambreclosephotonudepostcards?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

The PTA in Action

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Antique-Photograph-Group-of-Sexy-Can-Can-Dancers-on-Stage-Garters-/191479404961?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c950fd9a1

Flash

Available from ChambreClose on EBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exertier-Nude-stripper-Pinup-Dancer-french-old-1960s-original-vintage-photo-0n06-/360640048135?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item53f7d26c07

The ChambreClose store (nudity):

http://stores.ebay.com/chambreclosephotonudepostcards?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

I Can Can Kick Higher Than You Can Can

Available from ChambreClose at EBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exertier-Nude-stripper-Pinup-Dancer-french-old-1960s-original-vintage-photo-0t11-/360672433407?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item53f9c094ff

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Exertier-Nude-stripper-Pinup-Dancer-french-old-1960s-original-vintage-photo-mc12-/380908086585?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item58afe42539

The ChambreClose store (nudity):

http://stores.ebay.com/chambreclosephotonudepostcards?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Amateur Charms

A nostalgic look at an amateur cancan, probably 1950s.  From the Tumblr blog of Frou Loves:

http://frouloves.tumblr.com/post/107346115868/this-woman-a-true-inspiration-i-think-of-how

Alsatian Tournament of Roses Parade

A perfectly executed royal flash done by a nicely costumed dancer at a sort of Alsatian Tournament of Roses Parade.  The Festival is called Corso Fleuri d'Erstein.

From the tumblr blog of Photo-Logeomi:

http://photologeomi.tumblr.com/post/106520501943/french-cancan-corso-fleuri-derstein-2014

The event:

http://www.festivalsucreerstein.com/Corso_fleuri.html

Photos from the wrong side:

http://s-www.dna.fr/images/15054DCA-0B54-42A5-9BF9-5381DDB6503A/DNA_03/festival-du-sucre-erstein.jpg

http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2014/09/01/de-fleurs-et-de-sucre?image=9152BA23-26FC-45D6-A3E6-7F0A74115167

Videos from the event from prior years (sorry no cancan):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXhjqWX5fFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJdLWoGrWwc

Joyce Cole at the St Regis Hotel, New York, 1938

A great action photo from an article in an unidentified magazine.

From an EBay auction by historic_research_documents

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1938-Original-Photo-Journalism-Joyce-Cole-Cabaret-Dance-St-Regis-Hotel-New-York-/171623240363?pt=UK_Collectables_Memorabila_RL&hash=item27f58ad2ab

Their EBay store:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/historicresearchdocuments?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Шоу-балет Burlesque. Челябинск.

I thought the top photo was a really nice portrait.  The troupe is Шоу-балет Burlesque of Chelyabinsk.

http://vk.com/burlesque74?z=album-50582618_188849379#/burlesque74

Flash

From the Retro-Styled Panties Blog:

http://xmenpanties.tumblr.com/post/106693095297

Sans Smiles

 

From an Iconosquare page:

 

http://iconosquare.com/p/705003637683854078_219160069

Grape Harvest Time in Montmartre

Another photo of the Moulin Rouge dancers at the grape harvest in Montmartre circa 1961.

From an auction by Historic Images:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Press-Photo-PAris-France-Moulin-Rouge-cancan-dancers-at-grape-harvest-/371220864590?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566e7cde4e

Their store:

http://stores.ebay.com/historicimagesstore?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Golden Horseshoe Revue 1963

From the Flickr photostream of Tom Simpson.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/randar/

The photo:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/randar/15984091887/

Under this Creative Commons License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Slightly French

Dorothy Lamour and friends do a slight cancan in the film "Slightly French".

I have lost the link.

Prior postings:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2013/07/slightly-french.html

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2010/04/slightly-french.html

A video clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95-TvPTFEXU

Cancan at the Friedrichstadtpalast II

Another cancan at the Friedrichstadtpalast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ3tj1SsXng

Cancan at the Friedrichstadtpalast

Cancan at the Friedrichstadtpalast - date unkown.

Original at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMPuACqja-A

From Ethiopia to Paris (London actually)

Princeses Desta and Menen in a cancan pose.

The caption on the back of the photo reads;

"Abyssinian Can-Can

LONDON:  Princesses Desta (left) and Menen, who claim descent from the Queen of Sheba, perform their version of the can-can before television cameras in London. The Girls, daughters of Prince Jacob, one of Haile Selassie's counselors, hope to embark soon on a world tour. 11-18-48"

From an eBay auction by Historic Images

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1948-Press-Photo-Princesses-Desta-Menen-Perform-Their-Version-of-Can-Can-/371219602643?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566e699cd3

See their store:

http://stores.ebay.com/historicimagesstore?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Gypsy

Gypsy Rose Lee in a teasing pose for a cheesecake publicity photo.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/95508838577/gypsy-rose-lee-louise-hovick-vintage-8x10-photo

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Sunny Carter 1939

Sunny Carter in a publicity still for her appearance at the 606 Club in Chicago in 1939.  Not a cancan, but suggestive of one.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/97434066652/sunny-carter-vintage-8x10-news-service-photo-used

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/