Adding to the Scenery

A nostalgic photo from a memorial page:

http://ruthnyberg.com/?page_id=814

Yee-haw

Square dancers add a new step

From an EBay auction;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1961-Press-Photo-The-Can-Can-Added-to-Traditional-Square-Dancing-in-Las-Vegas-/351370172798?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51cf4b597e&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

The Bad Old Days

Funny, the picture on my old black and white TV never even looked this good.

"French Cancan" was on TCM last week.  The first time I saw the film it was on the late, late movie on a TV like this.

From the Yes, we can-can site:

http://www.can-can.ch/

Unmistakably Russian

From Iconosquare:

http://iconosquare.com/p/945480217656314879_1449321041

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

Amateurs in action.

From an Iconosquare page the link for which no longer works.

The Cakewalk

As spiced up a bit and used in the 1943 musical "Stormy Weather"

Original at:

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

Undeservedly Anonymous 8

The eighth and final photo of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Kicking-Their-Legs-Up-D45-/291422852525?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27d5ad&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 7

The seventh of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Group-of-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Kick-Legs-Up-High-D43-/291422850573?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27ce0d&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 6

The sixth of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Girl-Jumping-in-The-Air-D44-/291422851279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27d0cf&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 5

The fifth of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Group-Can-Can-Dancers-One-Doing-Headstand-D39-/291422842306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27adc2&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 4

The fourth of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Kicking-Their-Legs-Up-D46-/301582994295?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4637bf4b77&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 3

The third of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-press-Photo-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Showing-Their-Legs-D47-/291422854284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27dc8c&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 2

The second of this superb series, featuring some unidentified cancan dancers from the 1950's.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-Press-Photo-Group-of-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-w-Legs-Up-D40-/291422844411?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27b5fb&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Undeservedly Anonymous 1

Unidentified cancan girls, probably from the 1950's.  The first of a series of really fine photos of these dancers.

From this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ewing-Galloway-press-Photo-Can-Can-Dancing-Girls-Showing-Their-Legs-D47-/291422854284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43da27dc8c&nma=true&si=mHhbg%252By1T5tZyEhTJKmK8rJPS2s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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The Gertrude Niesen Singers/Dancers/Show Girls At Chez Paree in Chicago 1949.

From an EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gertrude-Niesen-Singers-Burlesque-Chez-Paree-Showgirls-Chicago-1949-Press-Photo-/350993207198?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51b8d34f9e

Alexis Smith

From fookdamorph's and Simply Sassy's Tumblr blogs:

http://jeanjeanie61.tumblr.com/post/97657628279

http://retrogirly.tumblr.com/post/57922041848/alexis-smith

In case you are wondering ...

I won't be posting for a week or so.

BB

March winds - April fools

Before there was Marilyn

From:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP2u6ZYUQQ4