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Harlem dancer Alice Barker, 102, sees herself dance on film for 1st time

Posted by:	WaymanWong 12:54 am EDT 05/07/15

Alice Barker was a chorus-line dancer during the '30s and '40s at the Apollo and Cotton Club, and she danced with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Bill ''Bojangles'' Robinson. Now 102, she's living at a Brooklyn nursing home. Recently, friends discovered old ''soundies'' of hers and were able to show her these short movies that she had never seen before.
Link	Alice Barker: A dancer rediscovered and her films uncovered

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re: Harlem dancer Alice Barker, 102, sees herself dance on film for 1st time

Posted by:	DistantDrumming 05:40 am EDT 05/07/15
In reply to:	Harlem dancer Alice Barker, 102, sees herself dance on film for 1st time - WaymanWong 12:54 am EDT 05/07/15

Yeah, this has been everywhere the last couple of weeks. Lovely video. Seems like Ms. Barker had quite the life.

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