102 Y/O Dancer Sees Herself on Film for the First Time
Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Although she danced in numerous movies, commercials and TV shows, she had never seen any of them, and all of her photographs and memorabilia had been lost over the years. After years of searching we found three “Soundies” Alice appeared in and were finally able to show them to her — she had never seen herself in motion in her life!
June 7, 2015 @ 11:56 am
Bless her heart!!!! What a sweet lady, ya just want to hug her an squeeze her. Just think what a blessing that would be! Yes, I think she had the moves still in her……………………..Love her to pieces an Thanks to the people that done this for her!!!! May GOD BLESS them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) 🙂 🙂 🙂
May 1, 2015 @ 7:43 pm
What a sweet lady .
I know she wishes she could still dance .. U could see it in her eyes.
May 1, 2015 @ 3:58 pm
I WOULD HAVE LOVED BEING ABLE TO SEE THE EXPRESSION ON HER FACE WHEN SHE SAW HERSELF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MOTION. THAT HAD TO BE A STUNNING EXPERIENCE FOR HER.