André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1859-1861, The Walter Sisters, Carte de visite, Paul Frecker, LL/13463

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1859-1861, Louis Mérante and Mlle. Caroline, Carte de visite, Paul Frecker, LL/13464

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1859-1861, Marie Petipa, Carte de visite, Paul Frecker, LL/13465

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, 1859-1861, Louise Fiocre, Carte de visite, Paul Frecker, LL/13468

Sebah & Joaillier, 1870 (ca), Derviches tourneurs (no 233), Papier albuminé d'après négatif sur verre au collodion, 20.5 x 26 cm, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la Photographie, LL/7769

Unidentified photographer, 1885 (ca), [M. Iranian] Derviches tourneurs, Albumen print, 7 3/8 x 9 3/4, Charles Nes Photography LLC New York - Paris, LL/5910

Paul Nadar, 1890 (ca), Dancer in costume holding eggs, Albumen print cabinet card, 15.0 x 10.2 cm, George Eastman Museum, Courtesy of George Eastman House (GEH NEG: 37105), LL/6914

Unidentified photographer / artist, 1886, La Gouloe, Cabinet card, composite, hand-coloured, Charles Schwartz Ltd, Courtesy of Charles Schwartz (#9343), LL/9504

A.W.A. Plate, 1880-1895, Nautch Dancers, Albumen print, Palinda Stephen de Silva Collection, LL/16285

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27764

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27765

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27766

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27767

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27768

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27769

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27770

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27771

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27772

S.I.P., n.d., The Cake Walk, Photo postcards, applied blue coloring, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, Courtesy of Larry Gottheim (Auction: March 13, 2008, 51, part 2 / lot 105), LL/27773

Frantisek Drtikol, 1910 (ca), Dance study, Oil pigment print, 28.3 x 23.4 cm (11 x 9 ), Galerie Johannes Faber, LL/1791

Jos Rentmeesters, 1920s, Lizzy and Jenny, Toned bromide silver print, 5 x 7 in, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/12973

Jos Rentmeesters, 1920 (ca), Clock, Gelatin silver print, 5 x 7 in, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/12972

Jos Rentmeesters, 1920 (ca), Love Sisters, Gelatin silver print, toned, 5 x 6 7/8 in, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/12974

Edmund Kesting, 1926, Tanz Dore Hoye, Dresden, 15-3/4 x 11-3/4 in (400 x 298 mm), Source requested, LL/7106

Savitch Demeter, 1925 (ca), Russian dancers, Platinum print, 22.2 x 16.6 cm, Allsworth Rare Books, Courtesy of Allsworth Rare Books (Catalogue: 5, #45), LL/18120

Savitch Demeter, 1925 (ca), Russian dancers, Platinum print, 22.2 x 16.6 cm, Allsworth Rare Books, Courtesy of Allsworth Rare Books (Catalogue: 5, #45), LL/18121

Fred R. Dapprich (United States), 1920s-1930s, Untitled, Studio portrait of the dancer Zora, Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (24 x 19 cm), KaufmaNelson Vintage Photographs, LL/24953

Fred R. Dapprich (United States), 1920s-1930s, Untitled, Studio portrait of the dancer Zora, in profile, Gelatin silver print, 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in (12 x 10 cm), KaufmaNelson Vintage Photographs, LL/24954

Fred R. Dapprich (United States), 1920s-1930s, Untitled, Studio portrait of Zora dancing, Gelatin silver print, 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in (12 x 10 cm), KaufmaNelson Vintage Photographs, LL/24955

Foto Rembrandt (Torino, Italy), 1920s, Untitled, Harles dancing, Gelatin silver print, toned, 6 x 3 7/8 in (15 x 10 cm), KaufmaNelson Vintage Photographs, LL/24962

Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1930, First Lesson at Trumpey Ballet School, Berlin, Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20, Peter Fetterman Gallery, LL/486

Alexey Brodovitch, 1935-1937 (taken) 1950s-1960s (early, print), Untitled (from the Ballet series, "Choreartium"), Silver copy print, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm), Swann Galleries - New York, Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction May 20, 2010, Sale 2215 Lot 310), LL/37164

Alexey Brodovitch, 1935-1937 (taken) 1950s-1960s (early, print), Untitled (from the Ballet series, Les Sylphides), Silver copy print, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm), Swann Galleries - New York, Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction May 20, 2010, Sale 2215 Lot 311), LL/37165

Alexey Brodovitch, 1935-1937 (taken) 1950s-1960s (early, print), Untitled (from the Ballet series, Les Sylphides), Silver copy print, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm), Swann Galleries - New York, Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction May 20, 2010, Sale 2215 Lot 309), LL/37163

Alexey Brodovitch, 1935-1937 (taken) 1950s-1960s (early, print), Untitled (from the Ballet series, SeptiÞme Symphonie), Silver copy print, 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm), Swann Galleries - New York, Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction May 20, 2010, Sale 2215 Lot 308), LL/37162

Ilse Bing, 1933, Balanchine, Ballet Errante, Paris, Gelatin silver print, 28.2 x 22.3 cm, CEROS - Jean-Mathieu Martini / Serge Plantureux, Binoche et Giquello, épreuves choisies, 18 november 2010, lot no: 193, LL/41135

Robert Doisneau, 1949, La Dernier Valse du Juillet 14, Paris, Gelatin silver print, 7 x 9.5, Silverstein Photography, LL/218

André Kertész, 1926, Satiric Dancer, Gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 7 3/4, Silverstein Photography, LL/310

Cornell Capa, 1958, Bolshoi Ballet School, Moscow, Gelatin silver print, Peter Fetterman Gallery, LL/426

Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1937, Future Ballerinas of ABT, Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20, Peter Fetterman Gallery, LL/487

Georgii Petrusov, 1940s (late), Cinderella (Jester - Leonid Shvachkin), [Bolshoi Ballet], Moscow House of Photography, LL/890

Arnold Newman, 1961, Martha Graham, New York, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/2920

Brassaï, 1933-1934, Petit Danseus Inclinée, Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10, Candace Dwan Gallery, LL/3630

Margaret Bourke-White, 1943, Seminova, Premiere Ballerina, Russia, Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14, Candace Dwan Gallery, LL/3633

George Platt Lynes, 1951 (ca), Maria Tallcheif and Jacques D'Amboise, Silver print, Vance Martin, LL/7869

Harry Lapow, 1952, Wedding on the beach, Coney Island [Included in the Family of Man exhibition], Gelatin silver print, 11 x 12 in (approx), Harry Lapow / Marcelle Lapow Toor, © Harry Lapow Estate - courtesy of Marcelle Lapow Toor, LL/8204

George Zimbel, 1955, Dance at the UN, NYC, Gelatin silver print, Stephen Bulger Gallery, © George S. Zimbel, 2007, LL/2235

Edward Quinn, 1959 (taken, later print), Kim Novak and Cary Grant at the Restaurant Les Ambassadeurs in Cannes, [Riviera Cocktail], Gelatin silver print, 16 x 12 in, Scalo|Guye (CLOSED - June 30, 2008), LL/25026

Ken Heyman, 1965 (ca), Balinese Girls, Gelatin silver print, 14.25 x 9.25 in, Carl Mautz Vintage Photographs, LL/25724

Chris Steele-Perkins, 1976, GB. England. London. Lyceum Ballroom, [The Teds], Black and white print, Provided by the artist - Chris Steele-Perkins, © Chris Steele-Perkins / Magnum Photos (LON26678), LL/21388

George Janecek, 1984, 17 September, Tay Haynes - Salt Lake City, [Ballet - University of Utah], Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - George Janechek, © George Janecek, LL/21437

Barbara Morgan, 1940, Letter to the World (Kick), Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20, Silverstein Photography, LL/232

Barbara Morgan, 1944, Jose Limon, 'Mexican Suite', Gelatin silver contact print, 4 x 4.75, Silverstein Photography, LL/233

Barbara Morgan, 1939, Martha Graham, 'Every Soul is a Circus', Gelatin silver print, 8 x 8, Silverstein Photography, LL/234

Barbara Morgan, 1937, Martha Graham, Celebration (Trio), Gelatin silver print, 17 1/2 x 14 on 20 x 16 paper, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1451

Barbara Morgan, 1944, Pearl Primus, Speak to Me of Rivers, Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14, Afterimage Gallery, LL/1453

Barbara Morgan, 1940 (ca), Martha Graham Every Soul is a Circus Imperial Gesture, Gelatin silver print, Barry Singer Gallery, LL/2918

Martine Franck, 2000, Young dancers, Ballet Moisseev, Gelatin silver print, 12 x 16 / 16 x 20, HackelBury Fine Art Ltd, LL/1562

Mark Arbeit, 1990, M, [Out of Focus], Gelatin silver print, warm-toned, 18.5 x 15 in, Meter Gallery, LL/5522

Philip Trager, 1994, Persephone, [Persephone], Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Philip Trager, Courtesy of the artist, LL/14970

Brigitte Carnochan, n.d., Merci, Degas, [Nudes], Gelatin silver print, painted, Provided by the artist - Brigitte Carnochan, LL/16932

Mark Sink, 1997, Nymphs #1, Provided by the artist - Mark Sink, © Mark Sink, 1997, LL/17913

Burton Pritzker, 1989, Kabuki Dancer, [Watermark], Gelatin silver print, Provided by the artist - Burton Pritzker, LL/18205

Andrej Glusgold, 2005, Polina Semionova, [Commissioned work: Portraits], Archival pigment print, on cotton paper, Provided by the artist - Andrej Glusgold, LL/21142

Elizabeth Opalenik, 1996, Jo Jo Dancing, Cumberland Island, Georgia, 12.5 x 18.5 in, Verve Gallery of Photography (CLOSED - 2017), LL/21644

Oscar Lozoya, 1995, Carmen Muertanda, Gelatin silver print, 13.25 x 10.8, Andrew Smith Gallery, LL/2584

Jack Spencer, 2001, Three Ballerinas, Gelatin silver print painted with oleopasto, 20 x 24, Catherine Edelman Gallery, LL/4017

Kim Weston, 2003, #8, [Ballet Series 5], Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 in, 11 x 14 in, 16 x 20 in, Provided by the artist - Kim Weston, LL/17234

Neil Folberg, 2003-2005, Degas: Giselle, Op Ballet de Paris (b), [The French Impressionists], Color print, Provided by the artist - Neil Folberg, © Neil Folberg, courtesy of the artist, LL/18797

Joy Goldkind, 2006, Adagio #47, [Adagio], Bromoil print, 50.8 x 61 cm, Provided by the artist - Joy Goldkind, LL/19213