Why are people dancing?

Marion Herrmann :: Tanzgruppe Marion Herrmann. Warum tanzen die Menschen? Tempo Magazin, 1927, Heft 2.
Arnold Genthe :: Aus Mary Wigmans Totentanz. Gestaltung durch künstlerischen Tanz [Mary Wigman’s Dance of Death]. Tempo Magazin, 1927, Heft 2
Marion Herrmann :: Tänze Marion Herrmanns zu Paul Hindemiths Mechanischer Orgel [Dances by Marion Herrmann to Paul Hindemith’s mechanical organ]. Tempo Magazin, 1927, Heft 2.

Vera Milcinovic by Genthe

Arnold Genthe :: Vera Milcinovic, 7 January 1926. Nitrate negative (detail) | src Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Vera Milcinovic, January 7th, 1926. Nitrate negative | src Genthe photograph collection (Library of Congress)
Vera Milčinović, also known as Tashamira (1906-1995), Croatian dancer and choreographer. Photo by A. Genthe

Nude Dancer w/ Aulos, 1910s

Arnold Genthe :: Nude Dancer with Aulos, ca. 1911 – 1916. Autochrome. | src Rijksmuseum

Lydia Lopoukhova, 1914

Arnold Genthe :: Lydia Lopoukhova, glass negative, February 4th, 1914. | src Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Lydia Lopoukhova, glass negative, February 4th, 1914. | src Library of Congress

Roshanara by Genthe, 1917

Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) ~ Olive Craddock (1894-1926), aka Roshanara, 23 March 1917. Glass negative (detail)
Arnold Genthe ~ Olive Craddock (1894-1926), aka Roshanara, 23 March 1917. Glass negative | src Library of Congress

Ratan Devi and Roshanara, 1917

Arnold Genthe ~ Ratan Devi and Roshanara, March 23, 1917. Glass negatives | src Library of Congress via Flickr
Arnold Genthe ~ Ratan Devi and Roshanara (portrait photograph), March 23, 1917. Glass negative | src Library of Congress

Elizabeth Duncan dancers (probably)

Arnold Genthe :: Unidentified dancers, possibly Elizabeth Duncan dancers, 1911-1942. Nitrate negative. | src Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe :: Unidentified dancers, possibly Elizabeth Duncan dancers, 1911-1942. Nitrate negative. | src Library of Congres