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Alfred Eisenstaedt - First lesson at the Truempy Ballet School, Berlin, 1930

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Dancers photographed from above with a Polaroid SX-70 camera, 1972. See more photos here.

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Edwin Land - Dancers photographed from above with a Polaroid SX-70 camera, 1972.

Lisa Larsen - Fitting shoes at Capezio Theatrical Shoes, New York, 1949

marta becket at amargosa opera house, death valley, ca

alfred eisenstaedt - closeup of legs of young ballerinas in toe shoes under desk at la scala ballet school, milan, italy, 1934

carl van vechten - janet collins in the spirituals, nyc, 1949

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948

martha holmes - angiola sartorio’s dance school, maine, 1948