102-y.o. ex-dancer sees younger self on film for the first time

[Tanuki]

Alice Barker was a dancer in clubs and films during the Harlem Renaissance. Decades later, staff at her nursing home unearthed footage of some of her vibrant performances and shared them with her....

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[GeoWilliam750]

1. Charming. So charming

[Rhiannon12866]

2. OMG! This is wonderful!

What an amazing gift for her and everyone who sees this! Well done!

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Thank you for this

These days, we can all use a good reason to smile.

[llmart]

4. How wonderful!

I am so glad I clicked on this thread this morning. Yes, we all need to be reminded that there are some good news items out there that we must see to lift our spirits in this dark time of our country.

[DAngelo136]

5. Just a footnote...

Alice Barker passed away April 6th, 2016 at the age of 103 in Brooklyn. She had passed away after having a good time the day before.
Here is an update with newly found old footage of Alice in 1942: http://www.alicebarkernotbaker.com/updates/

And here is her IMDb reference page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0054820/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

[TxDemChem]

7. Thank you for the update

[dae]

13. Thank you for updating with links.

[duhneece]

18. Your adding to this makes you a hero in my eyes nt

[exoskeleton]

6. THANKS!

That was wonderful. I start my day with a smile.

[TxDemChem]

8. What a wonderful group of people

She was fantastic. I'm so glad she got to see herself.

[Mr. Evil]

9. Wow! That was incredible.

[Lint Head]

10. Amazing! This is so sweet.

[dae]

11. What a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing.

[samnsara]

12. she still has her same sweet smile!

[niyad]

14. how lovely. thank you for the good feelings today!

[Fla Dem]

15. It's the small kindnesses that sometimes mean the most.

[NNadir]

16. The Obamas sent her a card for her 103rd birthday. What a contrast...

...with the Traitor-in-Chief currently dishonoring the history of the White House.

That thug there now wouldn't congratulate anyone with an ounce of decency.

[Tanuki]

17. Speaking of the Obamas and dancing centenarians,

remember their delightful White House visit with 106-y.o. Virginia McLaurin?

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[NNadir]

19. I'm not sure I appreciated enough what it was like to have a fine human being in the White House...

...not at least until we got a steaming pile of orange shit pretending to be a human being in it.

It's such an awful contrast.

[Rhiannon12866]

20. I know! We trusted him so we tended to take him - and Michelle - kind of for granted.

He was the smartest man in the room, so we figured he'd do the right thing. Now - every day and every news story is a new nightmare!