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Turkish dance, Ella Lola
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Film from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress.
A young, dark-haired woman performs a period "Oriental" dance (commonly known as a belly dance) with some Turkish styling. She performs distinctive dance movements that include shoulder shimmies with pelvic movements and several foot patterns, side traveling movements with pelvic circles, a slow pelvic circle and a front pelvic lock, and paddle turns with various arm gestures. Her dance costume consists of a two-layered skirt to the knee, a hip belt with fringe, a chemise-like shirt under a fitted vest, several layers of necklaces and front decoration, white stockings, white--perhaps ballet--shoes, and a glittering fitted cap.
Notes:
Apparently filmed in Edison's "Black Maria" studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
See also the entry for this film on the Library of Congress American Memory website
- Creator:
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Publication date:
- 7 October 1898
- Length:
- 00:29
- Contributions:
- Ella Lola (performer)
- Type:
- video
- Original format:
- User:
- Library of Congress
