New York City-1955: Synchronized Dance Troupe Performing On Stage

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 New York City

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Synchronized Dance Troupe Performing On Stage — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1955: A vintage 8mm film captures a synchronized dance troupe performing on a dimly lit stage. Dancers in bright, colorful costumes with glowing yellow and orange accents move in perfect formation, their movements illuminated by dramatic stage lighting. The grainy, low-light footage shows a classic mid-century performance with a dark backdrop and a central orange-lit structure. The camera remains mostly static, capturing the elegance and precision of the choreographed routine, evoking a nostalgic sense of 1950s entertainment.

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: 125303047

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: Yes

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York City entertainment or stage-performance sequences needing brief archival 8mm footage of a synchronized dance troupe.
Period detail: The bright costumes, formal line formations, dark stage, and theatrical lighting support a mid-century performance setting, with 1955 New York City supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The static, distant viewpoint suggests an audience-shot home-movie record of a live performance rather than a staged film production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dim stage, a line of dancers, glowing yellow headpieces or accents, orange-lit set pieces, dark backdrop, and grainy low-light exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, soft focus, saturated stage colors, low-light blooming, and slight frame instability that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century nightlife, amateur performance, or theatrical entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents a live dance presentation seen from the audience, offering social context for staged entertainment captured by private filmgoers in the 1950s.
Research note: People are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, venue, and music rights may require separate review from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1950s New York stage dance, vintage 8mm dance troupe, mid-century theatrical performance, and home-movie stage show.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1955 New York City footage, then with other mid-century dance or theater performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 New York City 8mm frame showing a dance troupe lined across a dim stage with glowing yellow and orange costume accents. — Dance troupe in line formation under low stage lighting.

1955 New York City stage-performance frame with dancers in coordinated formation near central orange-lit scenery. — Dancers hold formation beside the orange-lit stage element.

1955 New York City 8mm frame showing performers bowing or bending in a synchronized stage routine. — Performers bend forward in a choreographed stage moment.

1955 New York City stage-performance frame with the troupe low across the stage in front of orange-lit set pieces. — The troupe stays low across the stage during the routine.

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