Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930’s and 40’s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, and Zanzibar Club, with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
Although she danced in numerous movies, commercials and TV shows, she had never seen any of them, and all of her photographs and memorabilia have been lost over the years.
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But she had never seen herself on film. That all changed when volunteers at a nursing home found a vintage video of Barker and showed it to her for the first time.
Her reaction was priceless, worthy of over 4 million views and counting. Watch the video above to see the special moment.
“It’s just fabulous, fabulous to see these and remember all these things,” Barker says in the video. “I used to often say to myself, I am being paid to do something that I enjoy doing, and I would do it for free because it just felt so good doing it because that music you know? I get carried away in it.”
In an earlier part of the video, Barker playfully says: “Don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing,” recalling one of the names of the songs she performed to.
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Near the end of the video, Barker recalls a fond childhood memory that highlights her love for dance.
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