Category: bending backwards

Edith von Schrenck, 1922

De danseres Edith von Schrenck. Plaats en land onbekend, 1922. Serie van 2 foto’s. | Dancer Edith von Schrenck. Place and country unknown, 1922. Series of 2 photos. | src Fotocollectie Het Leven

Dancer in handstand, NY

Strand (NY) :: Dancer in handstand wearing rhinestone costume. “The Littlejohns, Inc., Rhinestone Specialists” stamped on verso. | src Variety, Vaudeville & Burlesque. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library (NYPL)

Syrischer Tanz, 1920s

Anna Pavlova (Anna Pawlowa or Анна Павлова; 1881–1931) in ‘Syrischer Tanz’ (Syrian Dance). German postcard. Didier Hanson Collection. | src Flickr | related post

Toneelnamen, 1923

Atelier Jacob Merkelbach :: Alfred (Alfred Stroganoff) Nöggerath*, Louise (Iris Delysia) Bernard, 1923.(**) | src Red een Portret ~ Toneelnamen ~ Stage Names: “A successful dance career requires at least Russian names”. (*) Born as Alfred Cäcil Alscher on July 10, 1900. (**) Stage names: Alfred and Léonid Stroganoff and Iris Delysia and Vera Tamarowska respectively.

Zauberhafter Verschränkung, 1925

Atelier d’Ora ~ Benda :: Die Tanzgruppe Gertrud Bodenwieser in zauberhafter Verschränkung ins Bild gesetzt, 11.06.1925. | Gertrud Bodenwieser dance group pictured in a magical entanglement, 11.06.1925. | src ÖNB and Bildergipfel