Josephine Baker - Dance Josie, Dance

[@HollywoodCharityAuctioncom]

Josephine Baker was just honored at France's Pantheon - the highest honor in France.

[@Ramon51650]

That rumba was specifically written for her in the movie. Too many have forgotten that she was active in the 1960s civil rights movement of the USA. She was a marvel and embodied the era in which she lived.

[@AdeleRafael-uc8ve]

IMAGINE the TEARS she's CRYING from HEAVEN to see how it's TURNED OUT....😥😥😥....🤨

[@franklyterrence4860]

She was waaayy ahead of her time, free enough to not care...and just do what her heart and soul told her to do!

[@kdbee6086]

Even though we're looking at BW film almost a century old, her beauty is stunning.

[@lemonhead162]

Black & white film is better than color!

[@MsJess-xs7kt]

Not even though.. But especially because... 😍😍 artistically even... Everything about this scene is beautiful and stunning and way ahead for it's time... It was trying to say a lot

[@lilliehalumi8770]

She was stunning, I have to agree. I was so happy France accepted her when the USA would not.

[@venanziocalise946]

Agree

[@empresserica]

Indeed! And wow could she move!

[@christinepratt1875]

She was such a humanitarian besides a great performer. Shame on how the USA treated her. Our loss, Frances gain

[@SouthernArtist77]

My granddaughter is named after Josephine. We love them both.

[@gloriahanes5338]

Josephine Baker hit the stage like gasoline to a bonfire. She will forever be remembered not only in France, America, but all throughout the World. She has been immortalized in ceramic and metal statues made in France. To own her likeness in either ceramic or metal is priceless and to have known her was even better.

[@lettiegrant9447]

She wasn't that big in America because she was black. That why she left America and went to France where she was accepted.

[@fondaholland1595]

@@lettiegrant9447 she didn't let that stop her.

[@celtic0317]

@@fondaholland1595 I wonder what became of all her adopted children?

[@theoldschooldiva374]

@@lettiegrant9447 she big in the Black Community

[@alfredomatias2974]

L

[@lunalea1250]

She was allowed to be her Authentic self in France, forever grateful for them taking in and celebrating some of our best and finest black beauties!🥳🇨🇵

[@bebebutterfield7699]

She was amazing, huge star for France! Too bad she didn't get all of the recognition in the USA she did there.

[@gloriahanes5338]

Her last stage performance, before she died the next day, was to headline with Mick Jagger so I say she did quite well in the USA in her later years.

[@glennhfriedman4571]

She was recognized here but hated the racism

[@serpentines6356]

@@glennhfriedman4571 Well, she would be happy now to see how much it's changed.

[@BW-CC]

Josephine Baker has been my number one idol since I was a kid. I absolutely love her. She left the United States because of racism yes, France was open arms to American black artists and Josephine was the reigning Queen. She would walk the streets of Paris with a black panther. She was adored by all. She also worked as a spy for France during the war. She adopted seven children whom she referred to as The Rainbow Children. Who would care about a country who wanted to hang you , or rape you, or enslave you when you can have it all in beautiful France in those days. Homage to the Queen. Thank you for this post.

[@caronstout354]

Her words: "Jai deux amore- Mon Patrie at Paris"..." I have two loves- my country and Paris.

[@gilbertseferian5563]

Magnifique Joséphine!

[@delenegillen539]

Can't fight the feeling - when ya gotta dance - ya gotta dance!

[@funsweed]

Whew , dance lady dance

[@jimmyr54701]

Perfection

[@caronstout354]

When the dancer becomes the dance!

[@joybreeden366]

Josephine.. . Her dancing was SO VERY VERY creative... and all her style. She was so very beautiful also. I like her singing too. RIP

[@livicalderon6311]

Bella y talentosa: simple y llanamente

[@patriciaduarte7039]

Josephine Baker, beautiful inside & out. She truly danced to her heart's 💕 content. 😊

[@serpentines6356]

Yep, gorgeous lady!

[@louisewilliamson2894]

Damn right. Women are always women

[@erniholt9357]

I have found Josephine Baker fascinating my entire life. With all that beauty and talent, even though the odds gave her nothing, she took a big bite out of life....and truly danced like no one was watching.

[@berenikem.684]

Josephine Baker had a golden heart for children...She was amasing ✨

[@SuperSpace2009]

Say what you will! Josephine Baker was raw entertainer! And the people from Paris and other European countries Love her! She didn't need America? They lost a true artist!

[@ms.coleman8403]

White Americans did lose her, black Americans still honor her.

[@mariegom5479]

This woman lived a glorious life! She didn't allow race or colour prevent her from living her life. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms Josephine Baker!!!!

[@paulettewashington1088]

Ase' M G.

[@cdub9925]

Well….

[@sweety1009]

"Allow”? As if it was a choice for black americans in the 1920s? You sound ignorant.

[@Maatization]

Race and color prevented her from living her life in the United States as it did for millions of other African Americans

[@Myphone-sg4jn]

now you have me thinking of doing an Exhibition of her. O but want history of her that nobody's seen.

[@heru-deshet359]

What an amazingly beautiful woman she was!

[@jacquelinewhiteley9437]

Such a beautiful woman. You can't get prettier than Josephine. Gifted entertainer.

[@joanwebster733]

Absolutely not! Fabulous & talented to the Max.

[@FrankieCarter579]

This is one of my favorite scenes. Because she was trying not to dance and she was trying to hold it in. But the fire and the passion for it inside her dance. She loved it. It seems like a fire was burning inside her. A good burning, not the bad one. . I believe at this point she knew she would be in trouble, with many, if she danced. Thats funny the dance took her over and threw her on stage anyways. This is a familiar feeling, to me for some reason. A quiet feeling lol! I love Josephine Baker as if she was a relative of mine. I know nobody knows who she was. And i know this generation doesn't realize who she was. And what path she carved out for us today. They just don't realize it. Oh well!

[@veldasorrentino4216]

Rip Queen. We visited her château and resting place in Europe. She was amazing

[@marytarantinoo9118]

Great! I never saw her dance before,! Sensational! Lover her earrings!🤗😍

[@CreativeArtandEnergy]

She’d be on fire today. That style is modern. Timeless beauty. ❤

[@OmarLopez-ub3qg]

Gran mujer de origen humilde en USA llegó a ser una estrella en Francia, que adoptó diez hijos, colaboró con la resistencia francesa, fue condecorada por el gobierno y murió en París. Una vida increible. Una artista renovadora.

[@6kat103]

Wow! That’s the definition of dancing with abandon! She was fierce.

[@t.m.b83]

When you feel the vibe and dance to the beat

[@trixie898989]

She is like a woman possessed. Love it! 🥰😘

[@lindaengland6521]

Fantastic, she reminds me of me when you hear a rhythm and you just got to get up and do your thing. She was so beautiful.

[@debbiebalnaves4842]

What an awesome lady Not only beautiful but very talented What a dancer 💃 To bad the American public didn't recognize her talent

[@feleciaclemons5074]

They recognized it. But... Due to the "times".......

[@potdog1000]

timeless beauty

[@donnatalmage6806]

Josephine Baker recently received the high honor of being entombed in the pantheon in Paris which an honor reserved for French notables, which she was. It’s too bad America was so racist that this country couldn’t have given her high honors.

[@fondaholland1595]

She didn't let that stop. The US just missed out. Shame on them!

[@sabrinasjourney]

France was objectifying her pretty racially too

[@venanziocalise946]

Sad thing is USA is still racist and divisive.

[@venanziocalise946]

@@sabrinasjourney True however she knew how to play them to her advantage.

[@fondaholland1595]

@@venanziocalise946 sadly that will never go away. But everyone has to fight it and still do there part. God bless and Merry Christmas 🎄

[@lindaredwood-kahn2729]

Awesomeness! What a gift she truly was for the world. It would be helpful to credit the film this was taken from. We want more Josie!!

[@pertelote4526]

I think it is "Princess Tam Tam".

[@lisaaudreyjacintaskinner8578]

🌷🌷💖🌷🌷PRINCESS OF TAM💖TAM...Ldy. Josephine Baker FOREVERMORE🌷🌷💖🌷🌷

[@rsmith1820]

The true definition of Dance like there's noone watching

[@user-qy4ov8dp5y]

През 70-те години на миналия век тя направи концерт в България. Макар и в зряла възраст, беше забележителна жена, певица и актриса. Незабравим спомен.

[@gloriald444]

💃🏽Bravo Josephine Baker 👏🏽💐

[@Mojitofrais]

Belle, charismatique, envoûtante, !!!! Quelle femme !!!! Très très en avance sur son temps !!

[@zsuzsamold]

Absolutely stunning, love her!❤

[@wisdom1224]

She epitomizes freedom from past to future.

[@leehartung2814]

A scene from one of her two movies. She had the prettiest smile I have ever seen. Her 2 movies were Princes tan tan and Zou Zou if I remember right?

[@kevinyoung42]

Josephine Baker was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, followed by Zouzou (1934), Princesse Tam Tam (1935) and Fausse Alerte in 1940.

[@SandyBowyer-xz3jo]

This lady was OUTSTANDING... Such energy and beauty 😍 .

[@funfan515]

Waaay ahead of her time! The REAL THING! Bravo!

[@Attorney.42]

True legend

[@mirellanolipiras5149]

Adoro questa grande artista francese...La splendida Josephine!!!Aveva una carica vitale e sensuale indimenticabili e una voce calda e splendida!!Meravigliosa Josephine....hai fatto della tua arte e della tua vita un modo per dare una famiglia e tanto amore ai tuoi bambini...tanti bimbi di tante razze diverse!!Riposa in pace grande e indimenticabile Josephine!!Che Dio ti benedica!!❤❤❤

[@davidrutter9786]

Nothing like the rhythms of the rhumba & the conga! JB was fantastic & really showed the viewers she's feeling the rhythms!

[@marymcmahon659]

This is better than 'Dancing With The Stars'!

[@SuperSpace2009]

20 times better!

[@susankelly5585]

She looks so modern compared to the rest! Amazing!❤️

[@albadeffa5398]

Grande carisma e talento 🌷💕

[@susanscheuermann4898]

Yes Josephine Baker Was A Very Beautiful and Obviously Exotic Looking Woman !!!!! Beyond Compare !!!!!

[@christinethornhill]

Born to be Wild 💃🏻❤️🌹

[@sandraspringer7902]

Gorgeous

[@gabchaim8232]

Josephine can bring me to tears : Pure Joy

[@LaydeeHijabee]

A star despite the judgements and preconceptions of others!!!

[@drawntofashionillustration9596]

Man, she even did a burpee! Imagine...just 10 years earlier, a woman would never have even show her ankle!

[@pertelote4526]

I don't think so, the film was made in 1935 and women showed a lot in the 1920s (in the Roaring Twenties), particularly on the stage, not to mention the street.

[@MrAwg77]

Well, if I remember rightly, the thing that brought her fame was that she danced qiute naked.

[@thurayya8905]

Josephine Baker shows us how it's done. No high heels, nothing to bind her, she exults in the freedom of expression of dance.

[@ornellamiliciani7074]

Bellissima, meravigliosa💚💚💚💚💚💚❤️

[@starpunzel]

Funny how those men were perfectly willing to watch scantily clad women in the act, but Josephine hits the stage and they look away, lol

[@kevinyoung42]

Princess Tam Tam is a 1935 French film which stars Josephine Baker as a local Tunisian girl who is groomed and then introduced to Parisian high society as a Princess, "Princess Tam Tam." The shock stems from supposed royalty leaping onto a stage, stripping off her clothing and dancing as if her crotch caught fire. I imagine there would be a similar reaction if a British Princess leapt onto a Broadway stage and did something similar 🤷‍♂️

[@ninjacat4929]

@@kevinyoung42 The nearest thing would have been what Princess Diana did in The London Paladium , when she surprised everyone by leaving the Royal Box and going on stage to dance !

[@ComicPower]

Josephine Baker was basically the Beyonce of her era.

[@clarayevdokimova8805]

Beautiful!

[@Neppy1414]

She is extraordinary 💕💕💕💕💕

[@karaamundson3964]

No wonder Alexander Calder made dancing wire sculptures of the amazing Josephine

[@AngelCatBaby]

This was an amazing woman….she was an inspiration for all women, and for races of people…..RIP Josephine, may your talent shine through the darkness of life and inspire others to be the best they possibly can be in spite of obstacles and criticism …. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@markeddowes1467]

Fantastique simplement fantastique !

[@liannettmendez6393]

Fearless, passionate, authentic

[@lourdesajramos6774]

Before Tina Turner ........ Josephine Baker !!!!

[@DIEFDEXTER]

Yeah Josephine set the table but Tina bought her own thing to the table and they call it dessert

[@infadeldog13]

At 2:35 we get a bit of Under the Sea from Little Mermaid.

[@dhtisme7034]

Well, since this was so much earlier, I would say the movie copied her music.

[@infadeldog13]

DH tisme Yeah... I think we all know that. Just observing it's the same.. nobody thinks Disney Little Mermaid cartoon is pre 1930's!

[@dhtisme7034]

@@infadeldog13 Actually I don't think everyone knows that, probably to young. Scroll thru some of the other comments & you'll see. They act like her music copied Little Mermaid.

[@kevinshort5468]

@@dhtisme7034 I scrolled all the comments and I dont interpret any of them to imply such nonsense.

[@infadeldog13]

DH tisme If people can't tell the difference between black and white 1930's film and modern colour animation, they're probably too young to read and write.

[@pertelote4526]

For the sake of comparison, Astaire and Rogers made "Roberta" and Top Hat" in the year this performance was filmed.

[@CrixusHeart]

Thank you for posting this because I'd only ever seen the film of her famous banana skirt dance and film of her when she was much older.

[@rozchristopherson648]

S E N S A T I O N A L

[@112233447ful]

She was a beautiful talented woman so sad America didn't recognise her talents but the rest of the world did.

[@Ciudadana2024]

Bailando con sangre en las venas. Como una mujer plena, puro fuego y pasión. La adoro.❤

[@mariaelenaloveslove]

The world's all star greatest giver ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Madame Josephine❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@magicaltruths5539]

She was stunningly beautiful 😍

[@daniellecarney1487]

That’s crazy. The elements of the dance here are much closer to African dance than anything else. Didn’t know this was a thing back then .

[@salvas7376]

I love how she really gets down into a rumba … just moving pretty much a spiritual experience… letting go and following the music and getting into ecstasy. One does it with a real rumba that starts to get harder and faster. It does feel so goood! Every time I see this I am like wow! But then the Parisian’s have been hedonistic for quite a long time. They want to experience everything!

[@christinemoccia477]

doesn't parts of the melody remind you of "under the sea" from disney's the littlest mermaid?

[@bernicewade9796]

Exactly what I thought too

[@bonnieprater5124]

It is set in the Caribbean, so...

[@dhtisme7034]

True, but since this was made so much earlier than the movie, I’d say the movie copied her music.

[@kevinshort5468]

@@dhtisme7034 I think that is what the OP implied....

[@doloresbeauchamp3484]

One beautiful woman . it's sad she had to leave this country due to hatred and racism to become the talented woman she became in 🇫🇷 France

[@sandyward5344]

She is stunningly beautiful. I had no idea that they had false eyelashes that far back though. Her beauty is flawless

[@theoldschooldiva374]

This is awesome!! I've been a fan of hers since I was a young girl. Thank you for sharing 😊🙏🏿

[@kathysmith3095]

WOW WOW WOW. Miss baker You are AMAZING. You are so beautiful and talented.

[@martinphilip8998]

There is a marvelous award winning book by our local author Patricia Hruby Powell, Josephine. I heard her speak and present the book at local event supporting literacy. She’s a marvelous woman and her late husband was a much loved music professor. My daughter had the great fortune to be a pet student of his. One of her struggles was due to her being light skinned. That helped break some barriers but imposed others. She likely never felt full acceptance by either Whites or Blacks.

[@Mojitofrais]

J'aurais aimé lui ressembler !!! Ah quelle femme !!!!

[@marymiller4155]

Loved it!!

[@amaru5235]

Oooo...when the beat hits!!!

[@carlhursh9692]

Can you imagine how much this would cost today.😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@bellydancerkristen]

They could afford it because so many artists (actresses, singers, dancers, musicians) were willing to perform for little pay.

[@dasrotkehlchen256]

Was für eine tolle Frau! ❤

[@kimberlyepps3730]

This is the first time I’m seeing her on film. Thanks

[@user-jt1xb5jr9w]

👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 excelente que adelantada a su época

[@martamanriquezmorales3443]

La amooooo

[@pip8186]

Me after two Vodka tonics

[@bbeela3257]

And that was 100 years ago! The first Black Star who refused to be put in limitations and who was way ahead of her times

[@PhoenixLyon]

I've heard the name, now I got to see what all the ruckus was about. Wow! Thank you, for this!✌😸

[@kennewman9363]

Grandioso

[@Rafi-r6n]

You go madam Baker ❤️

[@JerichoMile4]

Josephine Baker so wild in Paris France !!!

[@jacquelinekalich7463]

How can anyone be so beautiful and talented?

[@richardm239]

Stunning , the absolute embodiment of joyous youth and beauty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The french clearly knew a star when they saw one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[@primrose4514]

Jojo: Outstanding energy and beauty❤❤❤

[@DanaLumi]

Bellissima! Molto positiva,grazie!🙏🌹❤ Mi sono iscritta con piacere!🍀

[@ipoison3862]

She was so beautiful

[@ruthgunn2487]

BEAUTIFUL 😍