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| Nautch Dance in Calcutta, ca. 1900, In North India is one of several styles of popular dance, performed by girls known as Nautch girls. The word Nautch is an anglicized version of नाच (nāc), a word found in Hindi and Urdu (where it is spelled ناچ), and several other languages of North India, derived from the Sanskrit, Nritya, via the Prakrit, Nachcha. A simple and literal translation of Nautch is "dance" or "dancing". Read more from Wikipedia |
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| Nautch Dancers, bottom photo from Meriyatrra |
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| The girls in the Cotton Club’s Review, NYC c.1933, (Vaudeville Gals, Ethel Waters, in the center) |
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| Vaudeville Performers, Something for Everyone! |
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| James Doyle and Harland Dixon in 'Jack o' lantern' 1917 |
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| April 9, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Paul Tchernikoff dancers, Russian Village Fair at Wardmann Park Inn." Our second glimpse of these lithe young ladies. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. |
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| The Original "Pussycat Dolls", 1920s, African-American Vaudeville performers (showgirls/chorus line)dressed in very risque (for the time) feline (cat) costumes. |
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Mack & Mack, that Clever, Classy, Captivating Couple |
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| Lyricist Noble Sissle and cast members from the musical "Shuffle Along," ca. 1921. |
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| Albertina Rasch Solo Dancers - Ziegfeld Girls by Alfred Cheney Johnston 1910-1940 |
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| A group of beautiful vaudeville era showgirls (Effie Moore & Troupe) strike a pose for the camera. 1920s, Addison Scurlock (1883-1964), photographer. Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. |
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| The Four Little Dudes, Rick surprise party, Houseworth Celebrities, 12 Montgomery St., San Fransisco |
