Alice Barker in 'Sugar Hill Masquerade' (Whitey's Lindy Hoppers 1942)

[@katsujinkin60]

My Grandmother, Jessie, was one of the original Lindy Hoppers at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the late 20s and 30s. I knew her as an old lady, and it's hard for me to believe that she actually did this jitterbug dancing in her youth. Here's to all those beautiful Grandmas and gallant Grandpas. Love you madly!

[@Jay-Kay-Buwembo]

Bitter sweet seeing old folks in the full vitality and exuberance of their youth! It's beautiful though!

[@katsujinkin60]

@@Jay-Kay-Buwembo Tell me about it! I just came across my college I.D. from 50 years ago. I went and looked in the mirror, but all I could see was my Great Grandfather's face looking back at me!

[@supermario37674]

Such a beautiful woman - rip

[@wildcard-nl1mh]

KuroNekoChan we don't know if she died

[@supermario37674]

wildcard 9792 dude she died a while ago - look in the description of her watching the video in the hospital

[@AshLemonade]

She died April 6, 2016, at 103 according to one of the nurses that were in the viral video.

[@alexthesouthernpacificmt4879]

Shes 106 now

[@are.we_still.friends]

I am to late for this lol

[@zorahaviland8057]

You can kinda see our African ancestry in the movement. I love my people and my black American culture ✊🏾

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

Our ancestry dates to Israel. We are not African. That's where they fled to from romans.

[@sparklingfashion6276]

AnastasiaLUVSU no.

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@sparklingfashion6276 Yes.

[@sparklingfashion6276]

AnastasiaLUVSU yes for shit

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@namienamie2167 I meant israel. My people are the descendants of the biblical israelites whom were black.

[@marilynl335]

Dancing professionally seems so much more enjoyable in this time period. The movement is so much more loose and lively, unlike today, when everyone is trying to be as sharp and robotic as possible, throwing feeling and authenticity to the wayside.

[@jooyeon1926]

This is so beautiful, those people really enjoyed what they did, and I am honored to see those memories of them :)

[@namienamie2167]

Alice had no children, so she could not have been your grandma. That's not a skin infection. Alice more than likely had a liver ailment. Thus, the liver medication caused some medically induced vitiligo.

[@highnoon9333]

I love the nicknames they used to give musicians and athletes back then. "Hot Lips" Fuller and "Rubber Arms" Marshall were performing in this video, and some of the most famous Negro Leagues ballplayers were "Cool Papa" Bell, "Jelly Roll" Gardner, and "Steel Arm" Johnny Taylor.

[@alexandra-rm1qd]

Alice Barkers nikename was chicken little

[@death6205]

Miss barker you are an inspiration to a WHOLE new generation I love you you beautiful woman Rest in peace ✌🏽Dance as much as u want in heaven

[@HobbyLetterBuster]

What a great life. #RIP

[@parktaeyanglyrics6377]

SHE IS SUCH AN AMAZING DANCER

[@niozella1041]

Their energy was on another level. When your grandparents were way cooler than you'll ever be.

[@deenababie]

They would be considered Great or even Great Great grandparents now. This was my grandmothers generation and I am a grandmother myself.

[@N2LADIES55]

Damn,how tall was that dude dressed as a lady,at least 7 Feet?! That last dancer looks like comedian /dancer Bill Bellamy!

[@Gloria_Marie]

It’s so nice for her to see herself dance

[@vlloyd46]

Fantastic dancing. Brilliant choreography with a real sense of humour. If it was now. They would have been on America's Got Talent!!! & they would have won. Beautiful.

[@snoops5581]

She was beautiful inside & out. When dancers & entertainers had class. Today everything so trashy. May Alice be dancing with the angels.

[@gamingwithchuck235]

I just can't I'm crying My Heart it is filled with joy she got to live her dream

[@ceciliacanelas1903]

MWA MWA MILKY!!

[@ceciliacanelas1903]

True man ❤ :")

[@fredgardner2870]

this was great on all kinds of levels.

[@heybuddylisten3780]

Awesome!

[@sgdgsc3236]

Miss Baker thank you for those beautiful memories,,, 🥰 YOU GO GIRL !!!!!

[@baddiereal7461]

Looked like such a fun time for music especially jazz

[@your-regina]

Is this the real speed?

[@presadebbie347]

Luisa Regina) yep

[@killerdillr]

Oh, indeed. This was normal tempo for jazz musicians back in the days before Bebop and cool jazz took over. Also The African-Amarican dancers wanted the tempo at a certain speed, as this felt natural for them. I could give you much more story, perhaps another time.

[@kevinchan1598]

@@killerdillr Not necessarily true. I'd consider this to be too fast for a 'normal' dance tempo (listen to Basie's "Woodside", "One O'Clock Jump", Goodman's "Don't Be That Way", and even Shaw's "Traffic Jam" for a 'more normal' speed) and there are both bebop and cool jazz tunes both slower and faster than this if you're implying either. I always considered the track to be more of a showpiece for Roy Eldridge with dancing as more of an afterthought at this speed (funnily enough the label still calls it a 'fox-trot').

[@TONEBHURT]

The legendary Charlie Shavers on trumpet! Nice piece💟

[@gwendolyn2001]

Who is that tall guy??? He was in another film with Alice, as well.

[@fredgardner2870]

love u Miss Barker

[@daveh9551]

Most amazing 3 mins on film

[@itsjustnopinionok]

100 years goes like that. It will be 2120 before you know it.

[@sonobiegibbons4802]

Fabulous!!

[@lorrayneserafim5085]

Estou amando os vídeos do canal, a cada um me sinto mais apaixonada por foto e filmagem, momentos eternizados 😍

[@Mytaataekham]

Beautiful ladies my grandmother Alberta (Chippy)Jackson is on the far left.

[@ralucatudose4323]

Tenfresh were do you get all these videos with Alice Barker from ?

[@josephmuktukjoegallahornsr]

Alice you make me dance girl 💯💙 #alaskalife

[@harlemswingdancehotjazz1205]

Who are the Lindy Hop dancers by name? Anyone know?

[@BrownPaperBag-vz8hk]

Biopic please?!?!?!?!?!?

[@jabarithomas7290]

These black women are absolutely gorgeous how did we go from this to Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B.

[@supershero4351]

I LOVVVVVVVVE THIS! AWWWWWWESOMMMMMME!!! SUBBED AND LIKED XO

[@callumclogher3774]

How is Alice?

[@amyrose94113]

She died in April of this year :(

[@isabellaramirez250]

She died on April 6th 2016 peacfully

[@vitothepizzaguy7475]

Dead

[@briley6274]

Dead

[@mircashtv5354]

What beat is that

[@wildcard-nl1mh]

is she still well

[@katitv6755]

wildcard 9792 She died last year. 😢

[@AdrianSena-z7d]

WAIT WHY US THAT ONE PETSON SO TALLLLL?????

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I wonder when did they all those fancy moves

[@tarikdebarge]

That’s got to be the tallest woman I ever seen!

[@MKK-sc8kg]

みんな楽しそうに踊るよな✨🎶✨ 今の時代、ほとんどの方がもうこの世にいないよねΩ＼ζﾟ）ﾁｰﾝ

[@kingofkai5623]

that lady tall af

[@64JIMFLEX75]

2 : 40

[@shugeelyjustiana7662]

Wow she was a nice girl like riana

[@imyou9011]

Shugeely Justiana how dare u compare her to riana

[@nicolemontbeliard7720]

@@imyou9011 how he dares to compare Rihanna to her! this lady was true talent when technology was not available to everyone, these days it's easier for black people to become famous and successful compared to before when it was very difficult, thank god times have changed, and now so many people have a lot more opportunities.

That drummer is much better than Lars Ulrich