India-1974: Two Dancers Performing Traditional Indian Dance on Stage

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Two Dancers Performing Traditional Indian Dance on Stage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage clip captures two performers in elaborate traditional Indian costumes dancing on a dimly lit stage. One dancer wears a vibrant orange and gold outfit with a tall headdress, while the other is in a patterned dress with a floral headpiece. They move gracefully with flowing white scarves against a heavy brown curtain backdrop, their movements synchronized in a traditional performance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and warm color tones, offering authentic archival footage of Indian cultural dance from the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124350536

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s India archival requests needing brief stage-performance footage for documentary, museum, education or editorial inserts.
Period detail: The clip shows 1974 8mm color footage with theatrical costumes, white scarves and a heavy curtain backdrop, suggesting a staged cultural dance performance.
Home-movie behavior: The view appears to come from an audience member filming from a fixed distance, preserving the visitor-shot feel of a live performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two costumed dancers, tall headpieces, flowing white scarves, a brown stage curtain, warm stage lighting and soft 8mm focus.
Film character: Warm color, visible grain, low-light softness and slight exposure variation give the short sequence a clear physical-film archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, cultural-performance insert, transition beat or memory fragment within a 1970s India sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a public or staged dance presentation as seen by a home-movie camera, without enough visual evidence to identify the dance tradition or venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright status should be assessed separately from performer likeness, venue permission and any cultural-use sensitivities.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1974 India 8mm dance performance, traditional Indian stage dancers, Super 8 cultural event and vintage home-movie performance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other India 1974 material, then related 1970s stage performance, cultural dance and audience-shot home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing two traditional-costumed performers dancing with white scarves against a heavy curtain. — Two performers move across a dimly lit stage with flowing scarves.

1974 India stage performance frame with two dancers in elaborate dress and headpieces, filmed in soft 8mm color. — The dancers face one another, their scarves lifted during the routine.

A close stage moment from 1974 India 8mm footage, with two costumed dancers and a white scarf in motion. — The performers draw close during a scarf movement in the dance.

1974 India home-movie frame of two stage dancers separated across the frame, each holding a white scarf. — The dancers separate across the stage while extending their scarves.

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