Sono Osato - Some Less Than Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo Moves

This is some show-ground belly dancing from Sono Osato, with the gum chewing being an added bonus!
It comes from 'The Hanging Acrobat' (1951) episode from the television series 'The Adventures of Ellery Queen’.
Osato began her career at the age of fourteen with the Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo.
She later danced with American Ballet Theatre (then Ballet Theatre). While at ABT, she danced roles in such ballets as Kenneth MacMillan's Sleeping Beauty, Antony Tudor's Pillar of Fire, and Bronislava Nijinska's The Beloved.
As a musical theater performer, her Broadway credits included principal dancer in One Touch of Venus (Donaldson Award), Ivy Smith in the original On the Town, and Cocaine Lil in "Ballet Ballads".
In the late 1940s and 1950s, Osato briefly pursued a career as an actress, appearing on Broadway in Peer Gynt, in the film The Kissing Bandit, and in occasional guest appearances on TV series such as, The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950).

[@dulcineadurance1391]

Read Miss Osato's book over 30 years ago. First time seeing her on film. Thank you so much.❤

[@JohnRaymondHall]

did you enjoy her book? you may have noticed i've posted a number of videos of her dancing 😃

[@donaldmonzon1774]

CZcams has wonderful clip of her.... Sono asato the kissing bandit..... it's a Hollywood movie...the kissing bandit , with Frank sinatra😊

[@JohnRaymondHall]

@@donaldmonzon1774 yes, i think i was the one posting the video from 'the kissing bandit' (czcams.com/video/CShu1BnTjxs/video.html) - i also have the movie itself 😊

[@GrandOldMovies]

love the gum-chewing touch!

[@JohnRaymondHall]

me too! just downloaded 'The Kissing Bandit' (1948) - Osato dances while cracking a whip - will post the sequence soon.

[@donaldmonzon1774]

Great clip... she's wonderful as always 💕

[@JohnRaymondHall]

isn't she - i've put various clips of her on YT - did you see them?

[@donaldmonzon1774]

I've seen two at least, the acrobat TV, kissing bandit movie, just subscribed, will look for more , thanks.... 👍

[@JohnRaymondHall]

@@donaldmonzon1774 i've just found footage of Osato Sono Osato talking about auditioning for the Ballet Russe and Diaghilev and Les Sylphides which i'll upload soon

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Wonderful.

[@suzannederringer1607]

Helluva gig

[@JohnRaymondHall]

absolutely

[@ttsheldy]

MissTurnstiles has not fulfilled her potential!