Holland Michigan-1969: Dutch Dancers in Traditional Folk Dance

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

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationHolland, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Holland Michigan

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Dutch Dancers in Traditional Folk Dance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a traditional Dutch folk dance performance in Holland, Michigan. Dancers in colorful, period-specific costumes—featuring long skirts, white bonnets, and dark blouses—move in synchronized pairs on a sunlit outdoor stage. Spectators, including children and adults in casual 1960s attire, watch from the foreground. The scene unfolds against a brick wall and green trees, with a white building in the background, evoking a nostalgic community festival atmosphere. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125594397

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 1020 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: holland michigan
Date: 1969 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: Holland, Michigan, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing 8mm home-movie footage of Dutch folk dancing at a community festival in Holland, Michigan.
Period detail: The scene shows 1960s spectators in coats and skirts watching dancers in Dutch-style folk costumes with bonnets, long skirts, dark blouses and paired formations.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot home movie, with spectators in the foreground and the dance observed from a casual audience position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include paired folk dancers, white bonnets, long skirts, foreground spectators, a sunlit paved stage, brick wall, trees and a white building behind it.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, mild motion blur, visible grain and a slightly uneven handheld frame that support its home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural festival cutaway, regional memory beat or transition into material about Dutch American community traditions.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a public folk dance performance and audience watching in Holland, Michigan, without identifying the specific festival or venue from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Holland Michigan home movie, 8mm Dutch folk dance, 1960s community festival spectators and vintage paired dancers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel material, then other 1969 Holland, Michigan footage, then broader Dutch folk dance, community festival or 1960s audience scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Holland, Michigan home-movie frame of paired Dutch folk dancers on an outdoor stage with spectators in front. — Pairs of costumed dancers perform before a brick wall as two spectators watch from the foreground.

1969 Holland, Michigan frame showing Dutch-style folk dancers in paired motion on a sunlit outdoor stage. — Dancers in bonnets and long skirts move in pairs while audience members stand close to the camera.

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm still of multiple Dutch folk dance pairs turning before a brick wall and trees. — Multiple couples turn in synchronized folk dance steps with spectators partly blocking the lower frame.

1969 Holland, Michigan frame of Dutch-style dancers in pairs, seen past foreground spectators at an outdoor performance. — The home-movie viewpoint places two spectators in front of paired dancers on a bright outdoor stage.

Visually Similar Clips