[AMIA-L] Danse Serpentine

["Camara Caamano, Xavier" <xcamara@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,
 
I am trying to identify 3 small nitrate rolls that we have in the collection still marked as "unidentified". One of the rolls might be Annabelle's Sun-Dance (since the dancer wears a gown with a sun and a moon printed on) but as usual I have no reference to back up my guess. I have already checked Harold Brown's book but this time did not help me much. The other roll is a hand-coloured nitrate roll of a Serpentine Dance, but since there are so many versions around the world I am rather puzzled. It could be one of the versions that Loie Fuller (the dancer that patented the dance) made for Pathé, but the print itself has not given me any other clue. The last roll is yet another dance, this time with ruins in the background. All 3 rolls are about 20 metres aprox. If there is somebody who has seen one of the many "Danse serpentine" "Seprentine Dance" "Butterfly Dance" or even like "Billy Elliot" can contact me and I will gladly send him/her photos of some frames. I can also send them to those adventurers who want to try it.
 
Yours,
 
Xavier Càmara
Arxiu de la Filmoteca de Catalunya