Dancing Gallery

A Cats Christmas Dance by Louis Wain

A large group of cats enjoying a Christmas dance. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations. Sadly his growing obsession with cats turned to insanity and he died penniless in a mental asylum in 1939

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Dancing in a dingy cellar in Soho , London Cy Lauries jazz band beats it out

Dancing in a dingy cellar in Soho , London Cy Laurie's jazz band beats it out and the fashions of the jiving girls are as traditional as the jazz . The picture shows art student Pip Croke finding it hot work .
19 January 1959 dance / dancing / party season / celebration / happy vintage news archive

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Sri Lanka - Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players

Traditional Sri Lankna drums and drummers. The standing player is holding a hill country drum called the Geta Beraya (a drum with a knot). This is the main drum used to accompany dance sequences in all Kandyan rituals. The right face is covered with the hide of a monkey or monitor lizard and the left side is covered with cattle hide, which is used to provide a finer sound. The seated player is holding a Udekkiya, a very handy drum predominantly used during Kandyan rituals and folk dances. It is played with one hand while handling and controlling the sound by pressure applied on the string and Sawarama with the other. Date: circa 1908

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