Barker was a dancer in such New York nightspots as the Cotton Club and the Cafe Zanzibar
in the 1930s and 1940s, part of chorus lines that entertained alongside
notables including Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Frank Sinatra.
There
were motion pictures made of Barker, but she had never seen any of
them. Moreover, her photographs and memorabilia had all been lost over
the years.
So she had never seen herself actually dancing -- until now.
Mark Cantor of jazz-on-film.com
and some volunteers put together a video of "soundies" -- early music
videos -- and showed them to Barker at the nursing home where she lives.
The ageless dancer was delighted.
"It's just fabulous," she said.
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