Thursday 23 April 2015

IT DON'T MEAN A THING, IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING.

This video has been doing the rounds on the internet of late, but it bears repeating that it's truly a must-see!
For those who haven't already seen the clip, it shows 102 year old dancer Alice Barker viewing, for the first time, footage of herself performing.
Despite having danced with the likes of Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, previous attempts to locate her videos proved unsuccessful due to them being filed under a misspelling of her name.
But a nursing home volunteer and a film archivist finally unearthed some of them, and her reaction to seeing the clips is beautiful. I particularly loved her childhood anecdote!


As stated in the video description, you can send fan mail to Alice herself at the following address:

Alice Barker
c/o Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home
835 Herkimer Street
Brooklyn, NY11233

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