Category: dancer, Tänzerin, danseuse, danzatrice, bailarina

Sent M’Ahesa, 1928

Franz Löwy (Vienna) :: Dancer Sent M’Ahesa (Elsa von Carlberg). From Der Kunstlerische Tanz Unserer Zeit [The Artistic Dance of Our Time], p. 11. Published in 1928. | src Marcus Bunyan
Hanns Holdt :: Sent M’ahesa (Elsa von Carlberg). From Der Kunstlerische Tanz Unserer Zeit [The Artistic Dance of Our Time] by Hermann Aubel and Marianne Aubel. Leipzig, 1928. p. 10. | originally posted on tumblr | src Crossett Library

Acrobatic study, 1920s

Alexander Danilovich Grinberg :: Maryia Peschanaya. Akrobaticheskii etiud, 1920s. | Acrobatic Study of Maria Peschanaya, 1920s. Vintage gelatin print. | src MutualArt

Anna Robenne in “Mot ljuset”

Russian dancer Anna Robenne in “Mot ljuset” [Towards the Light]. The picture shows how Robenne took an active part in the typical trend of the time. Both Finnish and American material contain traces that indicate that nude dancing was an important component of her broad repertoire. Photographer: Hammarqvist (Olsson’s name has been deleted on one of the pictures in the series). Image source: Theater History Archive, Gothenburg City Museum via I avantgardets skugga by Rikard Hoogland (Published by Gothenburg University)

Roshanara (1915) by Bassano

Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd. ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock), 12 July 1915. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG

Roshanara in her Snake dance

Bassano Ltd ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock) in her Snake dance, 1913. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock) in her Snake Dance, 1913. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock) in her Snake dance, 1913. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG
Bassano Ltd ~ Roshanara (Olive Craddock) in her Snake Dance, 1913. Whole-plate glass negative | src NPG