Alexis and Dorrano in Danse Apache, 1934

Alexis and Dorrano in Danse Apache, 1934. Filmed in the Pathe studio, London, the celebrated ADAGIO DANCERS, perform in their famous 'Danse Apache'. A Valse Apache, this is actually their own arrangement. A violent story set in a French seedy tavern.

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[KayDawgx]

I was looking for a name of a dance which starts with an A for a kitten I am considering adding to the household. Apache is both the perfect name for an Abyssinian and also an amazing dance. I'm so happy I came here.

[caseyjonessnr]

What a wild and wonderful performance.

[jeffmissinne]

The wildest apache dance I've ever seen is from an old musical short called Montmartre Madness, featuring the adagio team of Mazzone and Abbott.  There are a couple versions of it on You Tube.

[indiechick]

I love that scene in City Lights where Chaplin interrupts an apache dance, thinking it's a real fight. Brilliant!

[puskascat]

This is great - it's got a really authentic rough edge. Like something out of Genet - only it's got women in it!  (the gender split is equal in the staging).

[juanperes]

Y lo peor es que a ella le gusta y va por mas....casi como en la vida real.

[diddymuck]

so that's where jitterbugging came from!

[unclealand]

Wow! And it was seventy years before "50 Shades of Gray" let us know women like to be treated really rough and choked. This was ahead of its time.