Touching: Harlem Renaissance 102 yr. old dancer

if you can make it thru this video without crying, you're a stronger person than i.


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.

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Just beautiful, thank you

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What a wonderful thread so enjoyable and what a lady. thanks for a smile.

you're welcome.

the universe can't possibly waste awesome like that.

Nice that she had such beautiful memories and could see her once vibrant self, yet sad that she has lost her physical beauty and energy.

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That was fantastic. Really beautiful. Thanks.

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did you notice she seemed spunkier the more time people spent with her, showing her footage? it was cathartic

originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
a reply to: undo

That was fantastic. Really beautiful. Thanks.

it was. the people that went and got that for her, really couldn't have given her better medicine.

originally posted by: undo
a reply to: Night Star

did you notice she seemed spunkier the more time people spent with her, showing her footage? it was cathartic

I did and I smiled. Just sad that we as humans get to a point where we are frail and wasting away. Too bad we can't age like elves.