Footage of Josephine Baker performing her infamous Banana Dance at the Folies Bergère in Paris, France c. 1927

2025年1月14日 · Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. She was one of the most popular music-hall entertainers in France and was also known for her work with the French Resistance during World War II.

JOSEPHINE BAKER DANCE CLIPS (1927-1931) Reviews cannot be added to this item. Subject: Soundtracks? Can anyone confirm whether the soundtracks in the first two clips are original?

In her famed show Danse Sauvage she danced across stage in a banana skirt. Baker was multitalented, known for her dancing and singing she even played in several successful major motion pictures released in Europe. When Adolf Hitler and the German army invaded France during World War II, Baker joined the fight against the Nazi regime.

2023年10月9日 · Josephine Baker’s meteoric rise to fame quickly established her as a household name, best known for her boundary-pushing ‘Banana Dance’: in which she danced wearing nothing but a skirt made of artificial bananas and a pearl necklace. Her characteristic rhythmic style was unmatched across the theatres of Paris. credit: Paul nadar. A queer ...

2020年11月8日 · Soon, Josephine Baker was the highest-paid chorus girl on Broadway. The strategy was what put her on the path to her stardom. “I didn’t get my first break on Broadway. I was only in the chorus...

2023年11月15日 · Josephine Baker was an American dancer who took on many roles. Her most significant contribution, however, was elevating the Black woman into the limelight in every facet of her life.

Josephine Baker took Paris by storm with her permissive dance performances. She was sensuous, pure, exotic and a star. “She is credited with the fact that she dances not only with her body, legs and arms but also with her eyes,” wrote Austrian theatre and …

Josephine Baker became a 1920s superstar. With her Charleston dance and stage performance in Sissle and Blake's Shuffle Along and Chocolate Dandies.

2020年4月10日 · Josephine stunned the audiences with her sensational steps of the Charleston and eventually danse sauvage, a more wild and frantic dance where she appeared topless and wearing pink feathers. Baker became the poster girl for the show and soon rose to fame. Within a year, crowds flocked in their masses to see Josephine perform at Folies Bergére.