Alice Barker on Film

[@2Cute2Cool]

She's probably up there dancing again in heaven :)

[@kikglog8810]

wow this made me cry

[@2Cute2Cool]

NK's Happy Channel No she passed away in April

[@hhhh-tl6xh]

+JustSimplyJackie Really? Thats very sad, beautiful dancer.

[@zilaxia]

JustSimplyJackie TAP DANCING IN HEAVEN

[@kunflirt146]

stop cutting onions namjoon 😭

[@Usagi.moon.power.]

This makes me wonder if she ever reunited with her fellow dancers. I imagine them all dancing again up in heaven.

[@TT-rz5td]

Wouldn't it be great to make a movie about them, in the style of "A League of Their Own." ? If Inwere a filmmaker, I would do it.

[@MasterMind-gl6tt]

Yo that literally hit me like a stone now I am tearing

[@RandyDrayton]

She did up until she was put in the home then lost touch a bit for about years or so before she passed

[@itsjustnopinionok]

Or on a paradise earth.

[@sorayasing3717]

@@itsjustnopinionok on paradise earth yeah..not in heaven

[@LouLou-ik3ux]

She was so beautiful

[@mychemicalromancewillpierc5241]

Lou Lou Still was in her old age.

[@rosedonna3946]

Lou Lou and TALENTED

[@imabotong6739]

@@mychemicalromancewillpierc5241 yup!

[@josecorrea5171]

She really was beautiful tbh

[@TT-rz5td]

Even as a lady 102. She never lost that beautiful smile and twinkle in her eye.

[@theoblivious2001]

On April 6 2016 Alice passed away. So sad. Can't believe she lived to be 102!

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

103.

[@justinmartyr4420]

*I soooo Hate the Aging Process!!!* *I just Hope that there is a GOD, who will makes ALL this Worthwhile!!!* *Otherwise, I wish that I was NEVER BORN!!!*

[@Angryginger2421]

103 years old but most likely she is dancing in heaven with all dancers in this video

[@verysalty134]

She will be dancing in heaven

[@kaysnation2417]

That was the same year my great great grandmother passed away the same age as her 🕊🙏

[@salamura7034]

they are all so pretty! love alice's smile! r.i.p.

[@miimii426]

I know, right?! I can easily recognize her from her very joyful smile.

[@salvadorcastro3227]

Very cute and joyful smile i love it when i saw it in the first video

[@adbylsh2756]

She is purely smiling that means she must have loved every moment of itv

[@beezie687]

You could tell they were all enjoying themselves.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

She epitomizes "there are no small roles, just small actors": she always dances (with an inner radiance) as if the spotlight were upon her.

[@tinkerbellspixiedust8820]

YES!!

[@irishcountrygirl78]

She certainly stood out. Easy to spot. Natural talent and beauty to boot!

[@TheDoorspook11c]

She was beautiful and knew she could dance!

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

When she saw herself dancing for the first time, in the other video of her, you could see that she was getting her groove back!

[@TT-rz5td]

I'm not sure she ever lost it. 🙂

[@mauriceponder6176]

"I wish I could get up out of this bed and do it all over again"-102 year old Alice

[@ruki4585]

Yes

[@jahwobble5214]

This is so energizing!

[@princess-nia]

All of these females especially Alice is so gorgeous

[@MattGrossChannel]

Okay, I'm just gonna say it, "Someone really needs to reach out to Ms. Debbie Allen about Ms. Alice Barker. I have no doubt Ms. Allen will want to turn Alice's story into a theatrical motion picture. With all the horrors going on in our world today, we could use a little 'Alice' magic to bring the joy back into our lives. Applause! Applause! Applause, Alice Barker.

[@tom-jl8qo]

I second that Matt, I just hope it would stay pure and true to the music like she was.if it was done by someone like (for example) Tyler Perry and NOT by Spike lee..it would need to keep all the anger and hate out of it. I know it was nasty then, but if it was focused on her and her dancing career, it could be such a great movie.but if her & her legacy was a secondary to the problems of then & now, it would take from (what appears to be) her character and passion for the musical art an her dancing.She was an exceptional Lady, I hope they do a movie about her.

[@Tozzie50]

❤

[@SabrinaMeShell]

@Leana Jo Yes, me, too!!

[@TT-rz5td]

That is a great idea, Matt! I would also like to see museums do a Harlem Renaissance exhibit with films, art and videos like Alice at 102.

[@eventfulnonsense]

I'm negotiating with my daughter these past few days to dance like Alice Barker and will post it on KZbin. My daughter and her friends dance fairly well.

[@nikki4592]

I love how this was shown to prove how valuable everyone's life is in a work of art. Most people never would look at a background dancer, and the documentary about Alice Barker is worth so much to me. She went through little recognition because people would never bother to spell her name correctly, and she would dance for free because it was something she loved to do. I have never met anyone that was happy just being a background dancer, and I think people have a lot to learn from Alice Barker.

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

There was a fantastic documentary a couple years ago called "10 Feet From Stardom" about backup singers and how under appreciated their art is. Thousands of talented women and men work singing in the background, sometimes for people who are significantly less talented yet more successful than they are.

[@AJCORE_2024]

Nicole Bell what about the other dancers aside her

[@JudgeJulieLit]

+Nicole Bell In a separate video interview of Alice Barker at 102, she said that she always loved dance so much, she would have done it for free, but doubtless she and her fellow dancers were paid.

[@lenbrian9484]

+Nicole Bell, Well said.

[@maryellen772]

@@JaesadaSrisuk Is this it? decider.com/movie/20-feet-from-stardom/

[@jgolden10]

Dang it's sad to think that everyone in this video is dead 😞

[@monchi3129]

It's kinda like they're trapped in the film.

[@nylahburns9767]

They are reunited and still having fun

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

How do you know that? stop assuming shit. Alice didn't die till this year. Also, ive seen this generic comment 50 times now.

[@princesazenobia5762]

Eugene I know right! I'm like damn, they're ALL gone

[@chubakaj3869]

but their legacy survived

[@clownko9773]

Even tho I'm a 2005 baby I LOVE OLD FILMS AND THE WAY THEY DANCED AND SUNG . 2016 is just....

[@gayymomgod]

Agreed!

[@ryzeup5654]

SAME!!omg I thought I was the only 11 year old who always enjoyed things like this. guess now I know I'm not alone, lol.

[@ryzeup5654]

I so wish I was born in those days

[@amaiswrld]

Taital Waive SAME FAM

[@duhits_me474]

Useless Colour me too I love history it's my favorite subject no one else that I know does but it's cool to me that I could see what peopleslives were like before most of us

[@twirlq8971]

Born: July 30, 1912 in New York, New York, USA Died: April 6, 2016 (age 103) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

[@nduncan79]

Thanks for sharing the information i sure was wondering about that.

[@johnny9199]

МэттবТфЛ ЭЖ what was her occupation over the years back then?

[@holaperras2269]

Omg we have the same Birthday! Alice:July 30,1912 Me:July 30,2009 She is 97 years older than me hmm.

[@Asafohemma]

Someone Cute my sons bday 7/30/09

[@komfykoala6083]

People born in 2009 are now using KZbin? Omg I never felt so old.

[@isohappynow]

I think the music is fabulous. I could listen to it all day. It's so cheerful and saucy.

[@samanthavalenzuela4015]

Diana Walsh I like music from back then and I still do, but Dude what is music now these days i mean it's ok,but it's just saying bad words AND PEOPLE SING ABOUT WATER!!!

[@monsterhighlife105]

Samantha Valenzuela lol i agree but i mean today's music is still good like beyonce and bruno mars i like that that's a good song pkus the rappers sing about water not the noraml singers

[@nononononono3377]

Gabby Bocanegra telling someone to kill themselves because of their opinion is horrible. delete your comment, I'm sure miss barker loves this music.

[@ingloriousMachina]

Makes me wish I was one of those dancers.

[@rararaka2348]

Gabby Bocanegra Fuck off, you obviously don’t know music when you can’t even write a sentence correctly.

[@davidnelson9445]

it's kinda sad because a lot of these people passed away .

[@angiade5724]

yes that is what i just thought

[@davidnelson9445]

+Angi Ade yah

[@SimonPinchbeck]

A lot? Basically everyone except her unless they were considerably younger in this vid

[@thankuvmuch]

This was filmed in the 30's, and Alice was the last surviving member. She died a month ago.

[@thankuvmuch]

Oh honey..don't be sad. Alice was a very lucky woman, who lived a very long life. By the looks of it, she had few health problems to contend with. She lived a good life!

[@rawnuhld]

Probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. You go girl!

[@glennevans5824]

She looked genuinely happy.....what a beautiful woman all around....God has a place for her..RIP...

[@diidimeh]

Real instruments need to make a permanent comeback.

[@mychemicalromancewillpierc5241]

Leana Jo Its nice to see a time where seeing legs was pretty scandalous. By legs I mean thighs. Nowadays, someone sees a girl's boobs and shrugs, saying it's not a big deal.

[@rosedonna3946]

Leana Jo nudity isn't a bad thing

[@Monaedeezy]

rose donna artificial nudity can be annoying though

[@bamababii5989]

They never left

[@bamababii5989]

Monaedeezy we’ll keep your clothes on then.

[@ladyjayy1945]

The dancers were so classy back then, I'm sad music is not as good now.

[@odyssey1282]

Jamii Nelson NEW! *-*HAVANA-** *BANANANANANA NA HE'S REALLY MY BANANANANANA*

[@iammetx]

I'm sure the older people back then were saying the same thing about these dancers too 🤣

[@kimmyymmik]

iammetx I highly doubt it.

[@sushicaramel5082]

Fr our music video to is sad 😂😂 This is GOLD

[@yourstrulyk3]

So true! These women are so feminine and graceful. Just think Nicki Minaj is gonna be someone's great grandmother someday and they'll be watching her videos 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kingbee1500]

Ms. Barker...you will ROCK ON FOREVER!!! God Bless You and all the others...

[@gia3343]

look how young and full of life these people were .. Wow i love seeing the past , now they are all gone home to be with the Lord , watching this just goes to show that we to will go through the same thing , Live Laugh love .

[@mickymeza6571]

watching this made me realize that time passes by so fast, you become old before you know it, life is so precious and life is also short...we all must savor every wonderful moment.

[@MontyFlowz]

AMEN !!

[@robbyj6927]

Couldn't agreed more

[@Gail1Marie]

Someone once told me, "Blink once and you're 18, blink again and you're 25, blink again and you're 40." They might have added, "Blink again and you're 65."

[@b.bailey8244]

Fantastic, classy, fun, and a load of skills!

[@charles-9134]

2016: found video of my grandma dancing in the 1940s 2096: found video of my grandma lip syncing to musically in 2016😂😂

[@Greeneyedhaze]

Orange - sad but true :(

[@bananalana2015]

OMG riiight

[@marchymeow4584]

Lol true😂😂😂😂😂

[@axhley1426]

LMAOOO, this might be so trueee

[@rosedonna3946]

- Yexikk - what’s so sad about it? Every generation is different.

[@Laudesan]

Miss Barker you are a Gem. What a fabulous dancer you were, what a positively joy to watch you. I am so very grateful for the people who took the time to make these films. Go Alice. Love and Hugs.. Judy-Joy

[@casey-lx2ph]

In a way it is sad that so many actors, dancers, and extras have been in so many movies but they are never recognized. They are competent people who are good at what they do but they never have the opportunity to stand out in a lead role. Yet they show up again and again and again mainly because they love what they do and not because they are well paid. For Alice Barker, this is recognition well deserved. I am sure there are probably many more films in which she appeared and performed well in the role she was given. May she received all the accolades she has earned.

[@thankuvmuch]

I'm sure that she will have done so now. :-)

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

I mean in those days it was popular then but then lost media after a year. Like Among Us

[@user-gc9gf2jb4v]

Alice Barker wasn’t joking when she said this music was amazing. It almost seems like a really fun, cheerful, workout. I would have loved to witness this!!

[@tjmatthews6783]

beautiful and talented dancers that they were back in the day, rip to the ones who have already passed away and God bless their families and friends left behind

[@rokai7292]

i know I'm 9 so I'm young but old music like this is awesome this song song is great and the other ones too she is now dancing happy and strong r.i.p Alice Barker😖👼

[@bigwavesparkles3304]

Idk why vintage stuff makes me so happy yet nostalgic

[@Hazelsmith002]

I'm honored to celebrate and see your career with you Lady Barker. My GrandDad was a Jazz Musician in the 1940's and 1950's and often if you guys may have met. But its great to just see someone who was a twenty-something in the Harlem Renaissance.

[@MeFishiee]

What a truly amazing career she had. Back when dancing was classy. She's lucky.

[@KimMcCullars]

I love this! To see her face light up on such delight as she sees herself on video for the 1st time ever! Those who researched & brought this together for her are angels! 👏👏👏👏

[@BMarie774]

This brought tears to my eyes. She's such a sweet lady!

[@Hebisan]

She had a really bright presence, I could really see how much joy and love she had for dancing, makes me wish I could go in a time machine and dance with her.😄

[@HreyGooby]

Memories in a video. I hope someone would show me old videos of myself with others smiling when I'm older. Life is short.

[@HreyGooby]

Those people looked so happy... That's what life should be about.

[@jeffreyd508]

What about the white chap who was fired by that colored fella? He didn't look happy.....

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

Jeffrey D He was black. there are NO WHITE PEOPLE IN THIS VIDEO.

[@jeffreyd508]

Well, that colored chap looked quite white.

[@iluvkaulitz]

@@AnastasiaLUVSU I thought Alice was white 🤨

[@Hazelsmith002]

...all smiles and reminiscing of what they experienced.

[@thankuvmuch]

Lucky, lucky woman, eh? What a sweet surprise for her!

[@katsujinkin60]

My mother grew up in Harlem during the depression. She always said that they didn't have much money, but they had good neighbors, and they knew how to have a good time! Dancing was such a joy back then.

[@rivera8095]

I love how back then they didn't even think anything was dirty at all *sigh*

[@lelainerduh]

Rivera lies

[@laprincesa3608]

Rivera no

[@oursunshine8186]

No they was no development

[@21nrockin]

Alice Barker FTW! She is an amazing performer!

[@keristly]

Such legs!

[@ТаняТодорова-щ2л]

It's so sad when you think of it. Now all those people are dead. ..

[@getthismanshavingkitorgett1428]

Таня Тодорова not all of them people can live longer than this

[@irishcountrygirl78]

Yep, Ms Barker was 102. Can't see any of them out living that... Pretty outstanding. What a fantastic legacy she left behind!

[@moridaredman857]

@@irishcountrygirl78 she died in 2016

[@FloridaJit987]

Таня Тодорова not all

[@Maw0]

But Alice was born in 1912... Making her, if she was still alive, 108 years old... I assume every other girl in this video was around her age. Not sure the exact amount but I'mma guess less than 30 people that are over 100 are still alive... Chances are VERY slim that any of them are from this video.

[@ai5ha1]

beautiful set of black people on this video I tell ya....

[@sachajohn920]

true😊 I love seeing things like this...may they RIP

[@missk2559]

She looks like Rihanna!

[@scarydavey3688]

+Seriously Hood Yes she does! Or rather, Rihanna looks like her! :)

[@uranusjupiter6177]

Looks like Janet. Where the fuck ya'll see Rihanna?

[@ai5ha1]

Uranus Jupiter I don't see it neither

[@gia3343]

They don't look any different from us today just another time.. Time is only here on earth and with time we age , beautiful young and full of life back to a child when we get older helpless and needy , the circle of life once a man twice a child.

[@MsMesem]

I think they look so different to people today! So slim and lithe and there is an insouciance that is so prevelent even though this is the 1930's with the depression. They all look so healthy! No fake food and real social interaction (even if the black/white relations were pretty rocky).

[@sachajohn920]

I was thinking the same thing

[@agamemnonpadar5706]

Its what Shakespeare wrote in his monologue "All the world's a stage" in his play "As You Like It" from about 1599 about the different 'scenes' humans encounter during their journey through life. Really worth reading or hearing here on KZbin. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. .... Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

[@terijune3307]

Awesome look beneath the surface of a lovely lady stuck for a time in a nursing home. When I see an old person, walking around, like in their "elderly" years, I will think of Alive Barker, and give them a beautiful smile as if they were that lively 20 year old still..and still .. "Fabulous". Because that's who Alive was, in 1922 at 20 and when she was 102! Rock on Sisters and Brothers

[@WilliMel]

I'm trying to figure out how it went from this amazing type of dancing to twerking and musically. I wish I was born in the amazing generation in the video. :(

[@dzifaakakpo671]

WilliMel hmmm you know that there was a lot of racism back then right😂 But I agree that the music and dancing is wonderful!

[@phoenixgrove]

Dzifa Akakpo cut the crap. It's not like racism is over now. People are still discriminated, and guess what? You can't change how people think about you.

[@dzifaakakpo671]

Sonia Khatri where did I ever say that racism was over?? I know that people are still discriminated every day but back then it was a lot more prominent and out there and I'd rather not be born in an era where segregation and Jim Crow laws hold me back from a lot of achievements. You cannot possibly say that the 50's were better for people of colour....

[@kamilladz8417]

Irina0a same Hahaha

[@phoenixgrove]

Dzifa Akakpo every decade had it's ups and downs and I am sorry to say that we are living in one of the worst decades of life ever. Being an SJW won't solve your issues and neither will playing a victim card. People had it worse back then, that's true but it's horrible even today without those kind of repressions. People are fascists today in a different format and context.

[@Dominiqueuqinimod]

What strikes me is how modern the dance moves are, and how athletic and talented everyone was. And the pianist-muah! This whole show is absolutely incredible!

[@Neaky2003]

R.I.P Ms. Alice you the real Betty Boop.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

Neaky Don't Play wasn't she just 😍😍😍

[@fgchnkvfinki185]

1940 : this. 2017 : dabbing, twerking.

[@bonniecat2918]

Fgchnk Vfinki today’s “dancers” go out of their way to be shocking to detract from the fact they’ve no talent!!

[@MoyaBrennan6825]

Fgchnk Vfinki i dont see how THIS is talent. THIS anyone could do. Back then the choreography were sloppy and simple and now, they are in sync with each other when they dance

[@vlogmylife316]

Yes this is better than twerking and dabbing

[@imabotong6739]

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[@getthismanshavingkitorgett1428]

And flossing orange justice and also the hype

[@jsm.1855]

ME. BARKER IS PROBABLY DANCING IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN😗😇 LIVE YOUR NEW LIFE UP THERE ALICE💟💟💟

[@jayr8811]

Who would thumbs down this video? It’s so special and beautiful. RIP Alice Barker!

[@flawless685]

*YOU WHERE A TRUE DANCER* YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL

[@scorpiogirl39]

Her last name was Barker.

[@flawless685]

whatever i wrote wrong

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@flawless685 So edit it. Thats what the buttons for.

[@Draco_Alpha]

Looking back at old videos like these helps me to remember that beauty is immortal. The people in this are no different than people now... The only thing that’s changed is how we live our lives. Thank you for putting this together for all of us! I really do enjoy watching wartime entertainers do their thing... The class and zest they had for life is palatable!

[@redbone8844]

My same state of mind I’m so intrigued with the past and how people lived before I was even thought of!! Life keeps moving no matter what!

[@tiffanypittman04]

This was wonderful to watch. Thank you Alice Barker for sharing your joyful talents with the world.

[@ExpatBear-58]

I am so happy she got to see herself and relive these moments. Warms my heart.

[@anthony_de_paz]

She's now 100 years old,it's amazing that she reacts to her young self.

[@plestofall1668]

Cipher2327 She's dead.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

Lived to 103. May she rest in peace.. Or dance happy on the other side 💃💃💃

[@fleurdufleuve9089]

Thoroughly enjoyed these! Thank you so much for preserving this heritage. I remember them from when they were played on B&W TV on Saturday afternoons when I was a kid in the '70s.

[@markdagostino9666]

I would like to thank you for enlightening me of Alice Barker. She was magnificent to say the very least. May She be in Heaven dancing like she did in these great films. She was such a classic woman, even at the age of 102!

[@jakem5737]

The black dude at 10:08 is Bill Robinson!!! THE Bojangles!

[@kokom154]

Happy Kid who is Bill Robinson? I feel like I’ve heard the name but idk

[@3markaw]

He was a famous dancer and eventually danced and acted in early movies after sound was added to film. You may have heard the famous song by Jerry Jeff Walker. He wrote the song after a meeting in a jail cell with someone who borrowed the Mr. Bojangles name to conceal his identity from the police. The song is quite famous so that is why Mr . Bojangles may sound familiar to you if you are younger.

[@jiynz458]

M Williams x

[@Celluloidwatcher]

It's a great joy to find a treasure like Alice Barker in this video compilation and the one in 2014 when she was 102 and saw her movie shorts for the first time since doing those productions as a long-legged chorus girl. May God bless her dancing soul. Lovely to look at.

[@korarosel6916]

There's a lot of unnamed talent in those videos. People who deserve far more recognition than what they were given.

[@salmacampero6709]

These women are outstandingly beautiful 😍😱😱😱more beautiful than Kim Kardashian or other hot celebs today

[@princess-nia]

Fr they should be in 2021 we need more gorgeous woman like them

[@tiff2422]

The surgery doctors wasn’t a thing back then because they had self confidence no internet computers and others controlling their lives. Food was even more healthier and it was all positive good vibes. Something this world could never gain again due to internet and everyone trying to please everyone. This world doomed now

[@komfykoala6083]

Great dancers. 1920's-1940s theatrics were on another level.

[@DonnaHall8117]

Wonderful Classic Filming

[@DandyDuh]

This is amaaaazing❣️❣️❣️ My Grandparents were 15-25 during these years. My Dad was soon to be born😎 God bless all of these beautiful legacies 💐

[@ingloriousMachina]

Watching this, it feels like they're immortalized. We live on in what we leave behind. How beautiful to think you haven't truly left those who loved you.

[@johnnyfreeman9494]

A wonderful tribute, A Wonderful women (got to meet her when I was 16), Rest in sweet peace Alice!

[@yansatoussaint2266]

I love this era the dancing,singing and costumes. Miss Alice Barker could sho shake that thang. May perpetual light shine upon her soul and may she rest in peace❤

[@jess.0J]

Thank you for sharing these lovely videos. She all stole our hearts when we watched her viewing the good ol' days.

[@ralucatudose4323]

Love this costumes from 1943 ! Love Alice’s smile !❣️❤️💞💘

[@DianaRodriguez-rh4dl]

They All Looked So Happy 😢.. Such Beautiful People Who Will Live On In Our Hearts! 😍

[@kaylao.3326]

Diana Rodriguez Its called acting lady...with all the racism back then, I highly doubt they were actually that happy in real life. I could only imagine the shit they went thru smh

[@princess-nia]

@@kaylao.3326 Fr it’s sad

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@kaylao.3326 oh shut it

[@kamilladz8417]

This is just Amazing, i can’t believe all the smiles in their happy faces. The music, the dance just makes me wanna dance! All those nice instruments like the piano and trumpet! It’s like dreaming. Me myself is very interested in these types of stuff and it really makes me wanna go back in time and i thought that way ever since I was little and I still do! It just amazes me

[@Greeneyedhaze]

What a wonderful time! It makes me so so content that everyone was having a joyous performance, especially the beautiful Alice Barker.

[@chanelslounge]

what a beautiful lady she was 😍😍 may she rest in peace now!!!

[@FloridaJit987]

tiffany thompson why did you say was she still beautiful you bitch

[@casketkrusher393]

Crypted Killer calm the fuck down it was a compliment tf

[@princess-nia]

Alice has such a cute smile

[@bigtone1348]

nobody can ask for more than to die happy

[@topazioazulazul]

That beautiful smile of hers was unmistakable

[@regalpetals2881]

Alice seemed like a very sweet lady. She was very lovely as a young woman and was lovely when she was older. May she rest in peace! 💛

[@AleAlavarez]

Omg , *applause* please this is ART, i love how this girl have his Documental!!! BEUTIFUL... PRECIOUS.... Yolo!!!

[@scarydavey3688]

Great stuff! Thank you for posting!

[@SDS-ee9js]

These were amazing it’s sad there is no music like this anymore or even musical performances like this I find it incredible Alice Barker lived to such an old age and truly enjoyed what she did which was dancing and performing

[@tears3194]

its make feel sad that this kind of music and dance is dying and no one could save it because of the hip hop dances and twerking thing.

[@35caliber.]

Same here!! Such a classic genre of dancing. (Love your icon, by the way! Love DHMIS.)

[@sidboyer8867]

I agree. I only wish I could live back then so I could have some TRUE fun. Not the plastic bullsh*t that we have today.

[@nikki4592]

I personally think this type of music will never die. It has too much soul and spirit to die faster than the garbage that is playing. What's sad is that people don't get to see how valuable this type of entertainment is.

[@nikki4592]

I thought it was odd for them to film that. These were probably either sold to adult movie theaters, or were destroyed, but a few of them were still around. *****

[@whatbitch-kp6xq]

dying? it dead.

[@frankishsid2692]

I love America We have the finest ladies in the world!! Props to you Alice for staying around for 103 years and sharing this together with us. Rest In Peace.

[@SunkissNia]

Black people ALWAYS had rhythm.

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

Yup, I sometimes sit and watch TCM, and i wonder where the hell all of the black short films, music videos and movies are? It's always the hundreds of white stuff being played. Damn our people were so talented back then. I'd rather watch them.

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

ZsaZsa InTheShire Get the fuck out of here. She was speaking about blacks and only blacks. Go take your offensiveness somewhere else.

[@zilvasevigny1951]

RACIST

[@zilvasevigny1951]

RACIST

[@zilvasevigny1951]

BIG FUCKING RAAAAAAAAAAACIST

[@gillman6343]

Thank you for the upload. Really enjoyed the dancing and music. Very talented performers too. Ms. Barker especially.

[@ysaandree1580]

In 1943, the dances are just tap dance *In 2019, the dances are twerking* I would seriously pick the 40’s then today

[@majlordag1889]

I believe twerking has been around for ages in "black" culture

[@n.andkirby]

to everyone saying you wish you were born at the time of this video: please stop that being said, this is so lovely, love seeing how happy and energetic they all are. rest in peace.

[@dead4sschannel]

Sorry this comment is ridiculously late, but I agree with the first part. People think things were 100% better back then, but they seem to forget that technology, the way we socialized, and other things for the most part were WAY less advanced. Plus, there were events such as The Great Depression and the World Wars which didn't benefit anyone. It's totally fine to be fascinated by those times, but it's pretty ignorant to act like nothing bad happened. You make a great point. And yes, may all their beautiful souls R.I.P. 🌹

[@lanavarmatos8096]

God bless Ms. Barker with an eternity of happiness.

[@ashketchum1377]

I have comfort knowing that happy young woman in the video lived a full long life ♥️ RIP

[@SonicsTwinSonie]

Alice is great :D They seem to have so much fun, so fun to watch.

[@cookiewilliams8926]

Juanita Moore from Imitation of life is one of the dancing girls in the jungle dance 3:06 girl on the right, she looks taller then the other girls. she was 99 years old when she passed away

[@jonigrb7777]

Idk when she passed away, but the last time she saw it was when she was 102 y/o

[@quantjonna293]

CookieWilliams was talking about Juanita Moore (October 1914 -January 2014)

[@truegrit7697]

There is so much joy in this video!

[@tarynisfantabulous]

I love that when they dance, they don't care if they're on time or doing the moves the exact same. They just smile and have fun with it, and that's what dance should be❤

[@oliviaarseth]

those days looked SO fun

[@ajbarnett9345]

She was adorable! In 2014 and back when she danced! I would love to see this type of music and dance come back! How blessed she was to get paid for something she loved so much! I know she is dancing in Heaven and loving every second of if! God Bless her! She was a special and lovely lady! I would like to know more about her life!

[@locx980]

They are so talented Their voices and moves

[@serpentdaedeloth]

People were so classy and elegant back then. They also seemed to worry less and looked so much happier and content with their lives. While in the present day I feel like almost everyone is depressed or doesn’t like this or that. Such a loss..

[@chrisaena1912]

I’m total agree with you!!! I miss the Old Vintage Class... These time we live in now suckssss

[@the_355uwu7]

IM NOT CRYING. I JUST HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYES...

[@lynnbell6353]

Beautiful! May Alice find immortality with the joyous gods of the dance. Thank you for posting this tribute to her!

[@phuckewe178]

One of my new favorite videos to go along with The Nitty Gritty

[@AnnArnold-m8t]

This is wonderful to see! One of the dancers in the second clip is Juanita Moore, the actress who portrayed the mother in Imitation of Life, talented ladies!

[@condorseven7968]

Wonderful, absolutely Wonderful!