Caryl Bergman photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston c. 1920s

Caryl Bergman photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston c. 1920s

Alicia Markova by Cecil Beaton, 1950 (x)

Alicia Markova by Cecil Beaton, 1950 (x)

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Passarge of Hamburg dresses up as a cat and dances on wine bottles in June 1958. Her performance was based on a dream. She practiced for eight hours a day to do this. (x)

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Passarge of Hamburg dresses up as a cat and dances on wine bottles in June 1958. Her performance was based on a dream. She practiced for eight hours a day to do this. (x)

Marion “Kiki” Roberts, Ziegfeld Follies dancer c. 1922-1925. Photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston

Marion “Kiki” Roberts, Ziegfeld Follies dancer c. 1922-1925. Photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston

Yvonne De Carlo aka Lily Munster photographed by Joseph Jasgur c. 1940’s

Yvonne De Carlo aka Lily Munster photographed by Joseph Jasgur c. 1940’s

Cyd Charisse photographed by Clarence Sinclair Bull c. 1940’s

Cyd Charisse photographed by Clarence Sinclair Bull c. 1940’s

Burlesque dancer, Maxine Holman c. 1950’s

Burlesque dancer, Maxine Holman c. 1950’s

mothgirlwings: Moira Shearer perfects her makeup on the set of The Red Shoes (1948)

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Moira Shearer perfects her makeup on the set of The Red Shoes (1948)

Marina Baydarova watching Tania Baydarova put on make-up. Paris, France 1949 

Marina Baydarova watching Tania Baydarova put on make-up. Paris, France 1949 

Anna Pavlova in 1914. Photo by Ira L. Hill.

Anna Pavlova in 1914. Photo by Ira L. Hill.

Mary Ellen Terry photographed by Gordon Parks, 1952

Mary Ellen Terry photographed by Gordon Parks, 1952

Illustrations by George Petty, 1956

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