Dancers Posters, Prints & Photographs, “B...-”
for performance arts, music, social studies and language arts classrooms, & theme decor.

Bill Bailey
Josephine Baker

Busby Berkeley
Ray Bolger

Bill Bailey, Photo

Bill Bailey
b. 12-8-1912; Newport News, VA
d. 12-12-1978; Philadelphia, PA

Tap dancer Bill Bailey was the first person filmed doing a moonwalk. He was the brother of Pearl Bailey.

Josephine Baker, Dancing in the Screen Production, 'Tondelayo', Giclee Print

Josephine Baker
b. 6-4-1906; St. Louis, MO
d. 4-12-1974; France

Josephine Baker made her way to New York, and eventually on to Paris in 1925, where she became the toast of Europe.
The Charleston dance was named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

• more Josephine Baker posters and learning resources
• Black History posters

Busby Berkeley Dance Number, Giclee Print

Busby Berkeley
b. 11-29-1895; Los Angeles, CA
d. 3-14-1976; Palm Springs

Busby Berkeley was a choreographer of musicals for both stage and film. His signature “look” was the highly regimented chorus lines with complex geometric patterns.

• The Busby Berkley Disc, DVD

Ray Bolger Doing a Tap Dance Routine, Photographic Print

Ray Bolger
b. 1-10-1904; Dorchester, MA
d. 1-15-1987; Los Angeles, CA

Dancer Ray Bolger is best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow and Kansas farmworker Hunk in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.

James Brown
b. 5-23-1933; South Carolina
d. 12-25-2006; Atlanta, GA

James Brown, “The Godfather of Soul”, was one of the most influential figures in popular music during the 20th century. He was a singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer in rock, jazz, disco, and hip hop.

• Live at the Apollo, CD

Cheryl Burke Photo, signed

Cheryl Burke
b. 5-3-1984; San Francisco, CA

Cheryl Burke, a professional dancer specializing in ballroom and latin dancing, has been a two time winner on the tv program Dancing with the Stars.