Monday 29 August 2016

A minute amount of moves

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

Directed by William K. L. Dickson this is a fragment of an early silent film. We see three men dancing.

Unfortunately the context of this film is pretty racist which is a shame as the dancers have some really good moves. It is surprising how similar the dance moves look to break dancing. This small snip is not really long enough to count as a film but is a cool snap shot of a by gone era.


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