Hawaii-1961: Man Performing Fire Dance with Tongs

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationHawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hawaii

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Man Performing Fire Dance with Tongs — Clip Details

A man in a red and yellow patterned cloth performs a traditional fire dance on a sunny day in Hawaii, 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures him barefoot, using tongs to handle hot coals while a crowd watches from steps. The vintage footage shows natural film grain, warm color tones, and a candid, documentary-style feel. This authentic home movie captures a cultural performance from the early 1960s, offering a nostalgic glimpse into Hawaiian traditions and tourist-era entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127606977

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1961 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: Hawaii, United States 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 1960s Hawaii travel, tourism, and cultural performance sequences needing brief archival 8mm coverage of a fire-handling act before spectators.
Period detail: The footage may show early 1960s visitor-era dress, seated outdoor spectators, and a barefoot performer in a red and yellow wrap handling coals with tongs.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective, with the camera observing a public performance from the audience area rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the performer, patterned cloth wrap, tongs, smoke or heat haze, dark coals or stones, seated spectators, steps, and bright outdoor light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture of the moment.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural-performance cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a Hawaii tourism or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a public performance watched by tourists or visitors, offering visual context for mid-century leisure travel without identifying the specific venue.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed; copyright status should be evaluated separately from personal rights.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1961 Hawaii 8mm fire dance, Hawaiian tourist performance home movie, or barefoot performer handling hot coals with tongs.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Hawaii travel footage, then broader archival clips of Polynesian-style tourist performances.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Hawaii footage, a barefoot performer in a patterned wrap stands close to smoke and dark coals during an outdoor act. — A performer stands beside smoking coals during the outdoor fire-handling performance.

A barefoot performer in a red and yellow wrap stands before a seated outdoor audience in Hawaii, 1961. — The performer faces the audience area while spectators watch from the steps.

The performer bends forward with long tongs near the coal area while seated spectators watch in the 1961 Hawaii home movie. — Using tongs, the performer reaches toward the coals in front of the audience.

A side view shows the barefoot performer moving past the coal area as the outdoor audience remains seated nearby. — The performer moves through the performance space with spectators visible behind him.

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