102 y/o Dancer Sees Herself on Film for the First Time

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  • čas přidán 19. 04. 2015
  • UPDATE: A book featuring Alice has come out! The author Susan visited her before she passed, and it's a fascinating history of the importance of 'soundies' films. So amazing Alice could be a part of bringing all these artists of color the recognition they deserve! Link here: iupress.org/9780253058546/sou...
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    UPDATE: Alice passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. She spent the last day of her life in good spirits, enjoying listening to music and having her mail read to her. Thank you to all the thousands of fans who sent in cards, flowers, and art. You truly gave her deep joy and meaning in the last years of her life!
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    Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, The Zanzibar Club, and on Broadway-with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Although she danced in numerous movies, commercials and TV shows, she had never seen any of them, and all of her photographs and memorabilia had been lost over the years.
    After years of searching we found three "Soundies" Alice appeared in and were finally able to show them to her - she had never seen herself in motion in her life!
    You can learn more about Alice at the little website we've set up for her: www.alicebarkernotbaker.com/
    All of Alice's films from this video are collected here: • Alice Barker on Film
    For more info about the dancers of the Harlem Renaissance, we recommend the lovely documentary "Been Rich All My Life" -several of the women in the film danced with Alice back in the day!
    A little more about the who's who here: "We" are friends of Alice who searched for the films and made this video. I'm David Shuff, a volunteer who visits the home with my therapy dog Katie, and have known Alice for 8 years. The woman in the video is Gail Campbell, a recreation therapist (and an amazing one at that!). She never gave up on finding Alice's films, and uncovered the first piece of the puzzle that lead to us finding them - which was Alicia Thompson; a historian of black female performers who had been looking for Alice for years (her site is forclassicmovieloversonly.trip... and her CZcams channel is "MusicandDancing4Ever"). She told us that Alice was in films called 'soundies'.
    Using that clue I found jazz historian Mark Cantor of jazz-on-film.com and he was able to send us three of Alice's soundies from his collection. Shortly afterwards Alicia got us a few more films.
    This video was filmed on cellphones (and almost as an afterthought!) by my friends Darin Tatum and Tom Hunt.
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  • @Tenfresh
    @Tenfresh  Před 2 lety +11020

    UPDATE: A book featuring Alice has come out! The author Susan visited her before she passed, and it's a fascinating history of the importance of 'soundies' films. So amazing Alice could be a part of bringing all these artists of color the recognition they deserve! Link here:
    iupress.org/9780253058546/soundies-and-the-changing-image-of-black-americans-on-screen/

    • @alecbaker13
      @alecbaker13 Před 2 lety +66

      Amazing

    • @g.valerie
      @g.valerie Před 2 lety +69

      You can pin this comment on the top so everyone can see this!

    • @Tenfresh
      @Tenfresh  Před 2 lety +151

      @@g.valerie Ah! I'd hoped the upvotes would come to do that naturally, but thanks for the great tip!

    • @LuvSebbi
      @LuvSebbi Před 2 lety +104

      @QtEcl1ps3 she passed away rest in peace 🥺

    • @Thatcntwiththecivic
      @Thatcntwiththecivic Před 2 lety +70

      That's a shame to hear, that would have made her 109 though. What an amazing life she had!

  • @noahlaughlin8550
    @noahlaughlin8550 Před 7 lety +13346

    many years from now, 100 year olds will be shown videos of themselves dabbing in 2016

    • @redmox889
      @redmox889 Před 7 lety +404

      it'd probably be in the stupidest things humanity has ever done in list of story lines and mistakes xD.

    • @0catherine924
      @0catherine924 Před 7 lety +246

      Don't forget the bottle flips loool

    • @Hoferman
      @Hoferman Před 7 lety +40

      ya and Im going to be the grandpa to say it was fucking retarded.

    • @incognitopizza9875
      @incognitopizza9875 Před 7 lety +97

      dont forget about harambe's death

    • @alolicea
      @alolicea Před 7 lety +18

      lmao..😂

  • @Gambiff
    @Gambiff Před 3 lety +52851

    "I wish i could get off this bed and do it all over again." Who else felt that?

  • @MintyAnimationss
    @MintyAnimationss Před 2 měsíci +1265

    She was actually killing it with those moves. May she rest in peace

    • @djeanpierre
      @djeanpierre Před měsícem +30

      She’s in heaven dancing!

    • @ruthberesford1198
      @ruthberesford1198 Před měsícem +30

      .... The LAST thing she'll want to be doing is resting - - she'll be having a Great Time again ! 🩰 🎭

    • @jenniferjones1819
      @jenniferjones1819 Před měsícem +4

      Omg what happened?

    • @kriszgamer0013
      @kriszgamer0013 Před měsícem +25

      @@jenniferjones1819 What do you mean what happened? Old age.

    • @Rihannakassa
      @Rihannakassa Před měsícem

      @@jenniferjones1819 girl...

  • @trinocular
    @trinocular Před 3 lety +10458

    it turns out she was actually dancing for an audience of millions who wouldn't see the performances until the next century. wild.

    • @jessicalaccino7352
      @jessicalaccino7352 Před 3 lety +42

      Amazing! 💜

    • @nicat641
      @nicat641 Před 3 lety +11

      Cool

    • @menherachan3751
      @menherachan3751 Před 3 lety +32

      The video was posted five years ago I wonder if she is alive now

    • @kellywestgerdes173
      @kellywestgerdes173 Před 3 lety +324

      @@menherachan3751 this is posted above. UPDATE: Alice passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. She spent the last day of her life in good spirits, enjoying listening to music and having her mail read to her. Thank you to all the thousands of fans who sent in cards, flowers, and art. You truly gave her deep joy and meaning in the last years of her life!

    • @kooskoos8181
      @kooskoos8181 Před 3 lety +7

      Good comment! So true

  • @kchmyy
    @kchmyy Před 4 lety +5294

    this is life.her body is old but her soul still young

    • @saulgoodman447
      @saulgoodman447 Před 4 lety +16

      @saint of jesus Christ That´s a fairy tale for weak people who can´t handle the reality. There is no afterlife or a judging god, which makes it really peacefully. you will go into the nothingness you came from.

    • @itzmxlvin
      @itzmxlvin Před 4 lety +13

      Saul Goodman shut up dumbass

    • @FuckEMM808
      @FuckEMM808 Před 3 lety +1

      heady I’m scared to get old 😂😂😭

    • @anthony-kelly
      @anthony-kelly Před 3 lety +16

      @@saulgoodman447 How did you get to be so smart? How is it that you've come to know everything there is to know about reality? I must admit to feelings of envy.
      That kind of certainty is such an attractive quality as well. Not to mention the humility with which you demonstrate your omniscience.
      One wonders why an intellectual giant such as yourself would be slummimg it in the comments section of CZcams. I imagine the real reason is beyond my understanding, but no doubt it's a charitable act on your part. Thank you, and keep beating that drum mate.

    • @noice383
      @noice383 Před 3 lety +9

      @@saulgoodman447 In your opinion

  • @rainbowcoloredsoapdispenser
    @rainbowcoloredsoapdispenser Před měsícem +361

    Oh man, she was drop dead gorgeous!

    • @LilySteph1949
      @LilySteph1949 Před měsícem +27

      Still is...

    • @Pookiebear36
      @Pookiebear36 Před 20 dny +17

      She IS drop dead gorgeous. Don’t get it twisted

    • @TK24678
      @TK24678 Před 17 dny +16

      @@Pookiebear36uhm let’s keep it real…SHE WAS

    • @TK24678
      @TK24678 Před 17 dny +7

      @@LilySteph1949you say she still is? So do you want to look 102 at your age? Don’t lie now

    • @Pookiebear36
      @Pookiebear36 Před 17 dny +3

      @@TK24678 First of all if u actually knew anything, beauty isn’t only abt if you look hot or not so let’s get that straight. Second of all she is beautiful no matter what. Hope u have a GREAT day

  • @_Galaxy_024
    @_Galaxy_024 Před 2 měsíci +409

    RIP Alice Barker. You will be missed a lot. Now it’s time to dance in Heaven angel 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

    • @73chengosaro4
      @73chengosaro4 Před 13 dny

      she died ????

    • @SweetDrawing
      @SweetDrawing Před 11 dny

      @@73chengosaro4 passed peacefully 4/6/2016

    • @Cursalock
      @Cursalock Před 9 dny +9

      @@73chengosaro4the video is almost ten years old and she was 102 and bedridden at the time. You’re surprised she’s since passed?

    • @teedollap5293
      @teedollap5293 Před 2 dny

      she passed away in 2016

  • @Kabaselefh
    @Kabaselefh Před 4 lety +10982

    Her muscle memory kicked in when she started tapping her fingers to the tune of the music, if she could stand up, she would have danced

    • @51Lorie
      @51Lorie Před 4 lety +270

      I know she is dancing for all eternity in Heaven

    • @natenobles4372
      @natenobles4372 Před 4 lety +15

      Haha funny 😂 it’s funny cause it’s edgy right ? Oh wait ...

    • @sup4562
      @sup4562 Před 4 lety +187

      Keep TRXLL beats 🤦‍♂️respect your elders, but yes she was a beautiful nice woman.

    • @zanewoods3201
      @zanewoods3201 Před 4 lety +4

      Don Oldwell lmao this made me think of grandpa George

    • @williamafton3137
      @williamafton3137 Před 4 lety +15

      @@keeptrxllbeats4201 you're the problem

  • @kxraxe3689
    @kxraxe3689 Před 4 lety +8096

    The fact is how she still remembers things at age 102.

    • @Dusklad
      @Dusklad Před 4 lety +170

      Big Brain

    • @Selimoonn
      @Selimoonn Před 4 lety +250

      GoodBoy Raxe i don’t remember some stuff and I’m only 24 lol 😂

    • @user-qm3hl4df1o
      @user-qm3hl4df1o Před 4 lety +157

      it might be the best moment for her, that's why she is still remember i think

    • @TimingSmile
      @TimingSmile Před 4 lety +5

      Celenax Herrerax. Lmao

    • @TheElvisnator
      @TheElvisnator Před 4 lety +24

      I can't even remember what homework I have to write lol

  • @I-hate-youtube797
    @I-hate-youtube797 Před měsícem +652

    Everyone commenting how sad this is but this video isn’t sad at all. She is 102 with her wits still with her and she seems to have lived a long fulfilling life full of adventure and doing what she loved. This isn’t sad this is a happy video.

    • @hyperpony4865
      @hyperpony4865 Před měsícem +28

      sadness is a complex emotion

    • @rollingdowntheblvd
      @rollingdowntheblvd Před měsícem +28

      Bittersweet perhaps

    • @kina8575
      @kina8575 Před měsícem +7

      It’s surreal I’d say more than sad
      Bittersweet is befitting as well
      Just so beautiful that they found films of her dancing

    • @ibnmohsharif9905
      @ibnmohsharif9905 Před měsícem +2

      It is kinda sad because she lived that long but it was only breif enjoyment she can't relive it again it she's, hence that is the world we live in it's a breif enjoyment and the hear after is far better and forever if only we knew and if u don't believe in the hear after than ask yourself the same God who gave u live from nothing can do it again.

    • @FunToon-mw9jg
      @FunToon-mw9jg Před měsícem

      भाइयों एवं बहनों, ये सरकार आपको कई सुविधाएं दे रही है, लेकिन बदले में धीरे-धीरे आपकी लोकतान्त्रिक शक्ति कम कर रही है | सदियों से हमें ठगों द्वारा लूटा जाता रहा है | ठोंक-बजा कर , तौल-मोल कर सौदा करना |

  • @michaeldiggs3009
    @michaeldiggs3009 Před měsícem +108

    She’s still beautiful at 102. And she remembered everything.

  • @aileenmccarthy8660
    @aileenmccarthy8660 Před 17 dny +43

    So sad to think everyone in the dancing videos are dead….yet we are seeing them on this video in their youth, so young vibrant full of life. Life is crazy.

  • @78jam11
    @78jam11 Před 3 lety +2098

    When you find out your grandmother was way cooler than you ever will be.

    • @shayk.393
      @shayk.393 Před 3 lety +14

      78 JAM ABSOLUTELY

    • @dougdrummond9341
      @dougdrummond9341 Před 3 lety +16

      For sure, I still think like I did in my 20's. I'm 58

    • @isabelamacavei1333
      @isabelamacavei1333 Před 3 lety +11

      Indeed. Living life in style and with honor.

    • @christina7367
      @christina7367 Před 3 lety +5

      Oh you have got jimin lost jams...lol

    • @narwhalssucculents3882
      @narwhalssucculents3882 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol..right! My grandmother told me she got shot in the head! I ran an told everyone. Even though she already told me a BB ricocheted from a stop sign and grazed her forehead! Cause my grandma really did have super powers😉🙄

  • @weekndenjoyer
    @weekndenjoyer Před 4 lety +19749

    “Making me wish I could get out of this bed and do it all over again”
    *quietly cries*

    • @notsoweeklywarrior1427
      @notsoweeklywarrior1427 Před 4 lety +138

      toebread lol
      *noisily cries*

    • @lesnaker1421
      @lesnaker1421 Před 4 lety +30

      Oh god your profile pic 🤣

    • @iimnotrreal
      @iimnotrreal Před 4 lety +2

      Bro, Y?

    • @janaedixon1066
      @janaedixon1066 Před 4 lety +2

      toebread lol I know same 🥺

    • @weekndenjoyer
      @weekndenjoyer Před 4 lety +30

      Cash money bc it’s just sad to hear her say that when me, her and everyone else wants her to do this again. :( makes it more upsetting that she’s dead:(

  • @user-ie3ip7nv6s
    @user-ie3ip7nv6s Před měsícem +166

    She is one of those rare human beings that at 102 years old I can still see her charm and beauty

  • @whatthehellisthisname
    @whatthehellisthisname Před 3 měsíci +79

    It's so incredible to imagine that she was born in 1913, and while this video is almost a decade old by now and she's long gone already, it's still insane to think just how much she lived through. She lived through both world wars, has experienced the creation of the TV, colored film all the way to the creation of the computer, internet and smartphones and of course more.

  • @TheNiloticEmpress
    @TheNiloticEmpress Před 4 lety +11770

    Her body is failing her but her spirit still strong😵

    • @kusiosine9868
      @kusiosine9868 Před 4 lety +47

      Did you not read the description

    • @starsanddust2449
      @starsanddust2449 Před 4 lety +196

      She unfornately passed away years ago..

    • @elmolong8102
      @elmolong8102 Před 4 lety +5

      THE NILOTIC EMPRESS TV yas

    • @elmolong8102
      @elmolong8102 Před 4 lety +10

      Stars And Dust we taking about the vid

    • @roseturkey
      @roseturkey Před 4 lety +70

      Cool Skele101 she said her body is failing but her SPIRIT still strong has nothing to do with her dying

  • @whitelightning5842
    @whitelightning5842 Před 5 lety +12352

    "Make me wish I could get out of this bed, and do it all over again"

  • @dinkenspeir
    @dinkenspeir Před měsícem +33

    stop it the way she’s still dancing and reliving those memories

  • @h0rriphic
    @h0rriphic Před 3 měsíci +70

    You can tell she was beautiful. She looks incredible for 102. Her bone structure is stunning. Then I saw the film…wow. It has to be so hard to outlive everyone you knew and loved in your youth. She witnessed so many changes throughout her life. It makes my heart ache from the beauty, and the pain, all at once. Life is wild.

  • @kymi1
    @kymi1 Před 4 lety +5594

    Wasn’t she lovely, makes me so sad to think about how time is so ruthless

    • @aby110
      @aby110 Před 4 lety +68

      Yeah time will fuck you up

    • @user_name_not_taken_1856
      @user_name_not_taken_1856 Před 4 lety +15

      @Cartel Jenkins she means in general dumbass

    • @hotmessmissy
      @hotmessmissy Před 4 lety +42

      She is still beautiful and looks like she lived a good life. Esp if you do what you love doing.. And because of that look she lived this long. Id like to think when we pass on we go to heaven when we were atbour prime. She will def dance again. Bless her...

    • @PostArc4976
      @PostArc4976 Před 4 lety +13

      She still is lovely 💙

    • @kymi1
      @kymi1 Před 4 lety +5

      @@PostArc4976 oh my, I hadn't realised she was still with us. How wonderful

  • @letlhogonolojohannes7824
    @letlhogonolojohannes7824 Před 4 lety +3658

    She said something that hit home, "I was being paid for doing something I love " I wonder how many of us can say the same thing

  • @offbrandsprite
    @offbrandsprite Před 3 měsíci +78

    You can tell she’s excited as her hands start shaking and she tries to point aggressively at the screen saying “Look! Look it’s me!l” ❤❤️

  • @TheDude10k
    @TheDude10k Před měsícem +14

    She’s still so gorgeous, you can totally tell it was her

  • @princecherub2109
    @princecherub2109 Před 4 lety +4234

    "I wan't to get out of bed and do it all over again"
    The saddest part that I heard. She lived while her young.

  • @jackieortegadesigns326
    @jackieortegadesigns326 Před 4 lety +7561

    WOW, her memory is incredible. To be honest, her memory is sharper than mine.

  • @TM-ox4oj
    @TM-ox4oj Před měsícem +15

    When she was dancing, so many decades ago, to think over 40 million people would watch her dancing would have seemed an impossible thought, yet it happened ❤

  • @ascellaplays
    @ascellaplays Před 9 dny +4

    Alice Barker was a vibrant, joyful soul that lived her life to the fullest. I strive to be as happy and at peace with my life as Ms.Barker. Her dancing was fantastic, and her smile seemed to brighten the room. Rest peacefully, Ms.Barker.

  • @yamomsahoe6593
    @yamomsahoe6593 Před 7 lety +40508

    "I wish i could get off this bed and do it all over again"
    I cant hold back my tears.

    • @LisaWhitneySprague
      @LisaWhitneySprague Před 6 lety +1583

      All I can think is now she is free of old bones and pain and hopefully is dancing around in Heaven right now! :)

    • @esperanzapinto9351
      @esperanzapinto9351 Před 6 lety +73

      Lisa Whitney

    • @willbrooks148
      @willbrooks148 Před 6 lety +128

      Lisa Whitney
      wowwwwwww... did she pass away? Are you a relative of her's?

    • @LisaWhitneySprague
      @LisaWhitneySprague Před 6 lety +67

      Yes???

    • @1Sanantoniomatute
      @1Sanantoniomatute Před 6 lety +299

      ACTUALLY, you should cry if you reach that age AND you're not able to say you'd do it again. Only a life worth living, you'd do it again.

  • @eiadahmed4469
    @eiadahmed4469 Před 4 lety +23902

    When she said ; „I wish I could do that all again“ my heart melted 😢

    • @alecrafts6780
      @alecrafts6780 Před 4 lety +311

      I’m 42 and EVERYDAY I wish I was younger. Thanks God I’m healthy and thinking well (I think Lol) I just can’t imagine having that age just wishing everyone is alive and sick. God help us 😔

    • @michellethornton2677
      @michellethornton2677 Před 4 lety +80

      Me to I wanted to cry

    • @porsham2807
      @porsham2807 Před 4 lety +41

      @@alecrafts6780 so sweet I'm dying T-T

    • @DingDong-gn7hj
      @DingDong-gn7hj Před 4 lety +86

      Her spirit stays young. But her flesh has aged. Awsomen video.

    • @btssugamylove9431
      @btssugamylove9431 Před 4 lety +70

      It’s just sad that she passed away in 2016

  • @webcityguymyclubb4032
    @webcityguymyclubb4032 Před měsícem +10

    She’s still beautiful.

  • @MidniteSociety88
    @MidniteSociety88 Před měsícem +10

    I’m glad they did that for her. It was beautiful seeing her light up once the memories started flooding back to her. She was a beautiful and talented soul. Rest in peace 🙏🏾

  • @dallassax
    @dallassax Před 3 lety +2575

    When you discover that your grandma was cooler than you’ll ever be.

    • @brokensword9689
      @brokensword9689 Před 2 lety +78

      Surprisingly, it's like that, Alot of the time

    • @pierrelaliberte3964
      @pierrelaliberte3964 Před 2 lety +9

      Well said... and probably True.

    • @pierrelaliberte3964
      @pierrelaliberte3964 Před 2 lety +22

      It don't mean a thing if it don't got that swing. Iconic and very true.

    • @jonstfrancis
      @jonstfrancis Před 2 lety +6

      @@pierrelaliberte3964 I think that was Duke Ellington in the Cotton Club, but could well be wrong.

    • @pierrelaliberte3964
      @pierrelaliberte3964 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jonstfrancis I'm not sure but it's what the old lady said when she was watching the video of her youth.

  • @MT-tu8dt
    @MT-tu8dt Před 4 lety +8956

    For 102 years old, she’s still got a sharp mind. She was very beautiful when she was young and she still is.

  • @Tiychristianelmorenoguapo
    @Tiychristianelmorenoguapo Před měsícem +19

    Gosh and here I was loosing my mind over turning 25 in January, makes me understand how much I need to enjoy these days. God bless her and her donations to theatre and cinema 🙏🏽🎶🤎

  • @alisonek
    @alisonek Před 3 měsíci +31

    Wow, 102 and still beautiful!
    It must have been a thrill for Ms. Baker not only to have a chance to watch herself but to see the people in her room watching her, in awe of her talent and beauty- like a taste of how it must have felt on stage performing for an adoring crowd all those years ago. It’s a joy to see her reliving those days🥰

  • @stevenbahena5956
    @stevenbahena5956 Před 4 lety +47060

    Her young self had NO IDEA that her future self is watching her from far into the future from her hospital bed.
    Just. Wow.

    • @debrajenkins5390
      @debrajenkins5390 Před 4 lety +897

      Yes, incredible.

    • @demetriusbillings9510
      @demetriusbillings9510 Před 4 lety +340

      Yes
      Amazing

    • @Dolleemixtures
      @Dolleemixtures Před 4 lety +802

      Oooh that comment just drove a shard of ice through my heart! (Not like in a bad way) just... Wow didn't think about it

    • @Vyansya
      @Vyansya Před 4 lety +78

      Wow

    • @irmavela10
      @irmavela10 Před 4 lety +386

      Wondering if watching her past saddened her knowing eternity is getting closer!

  • @user-qi6yl5qh4o
    @user-qi6yl5qh4o Před 3 lety +3466

    i bet when she was a dancer, all boys have crush on her

  • @jaggybee4704
    @jaggybee4704 Před měsícem +6

    This made me absolutely weep how precious life is and how quickly it goes. What a beautiful lady.

  • @JuliaJacksons
    @JuliaJacksons Před 3 měsíci +20

    Who else got teary eyed and then made someone else watch this too?

  • @ErgenicStats
    @ErgenicStats Před 4 lety +5363

    Alice passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016.

    • @charlesims517
      @charlesims517 Před 4 lety +129

      Rest in peace😟

    • @mcstuffins
      @mcstuffins Před 4 lety +49

      Ergenic Stats RIP,
      that's my Bday:(

    • @brib0306
      @brib0306 Před 4 lety +25

      Can’t hold back .... THE TEARSSSS

    • @isatheone
      @isatheone Před 4 lety +34

      I was sad watching this because I knew she would've passed away by now😪

    • @teddng1828
      @teddng1828 Před 4 lety +10

      Rest In Peace

  • @MrJoystickid
    @MrJoystickid Před 9 lety +4576

    This makes you realise that the old frail person you brush by in the street without a second thought was once as young as you are. Life is short and you only get one shot so get out and enjoy the world because once you're gone you're gone for good!

    • @xArobainx
      @xArobainx Před 9 lety +57

      Kenshiro ^ unless your a christian :D, but i definitely agree, life is too short!

    • @millball
      @millball Před 9 lety +20

      Arobain Amen to that!

    • @therealventures
      @therealventures Před 9 lety +5

      Arobain huh?

    • @MrJoystickid
      @MrJoystickid Před 9 lety +135

      Arobain
      That wasn't my point.
      My point was respect your elders because once they were like you and one day you will be like them.

    • @millball
      @millball Před 9 lety +4

      Esse, can't you read? Kenshiro said you only have 1 life, then Arobain said unless you is a christian, then I - a christian - said Amen to that. You dig?

  • @queenofawesome2550
    @queenofawesome2550 Před měsícem +15

    Rest in peace to her. What a beautiful video.

  • @Rondo2ooo
    @Rondo2ooo Před měsícem +4

    It's so astonishing timewise, to see this old lady, watching 1930s/40s footage of herself.

  • @herefordguy
    @herefordguy Před 5 lety +4128

    People often seem to forget that the old man or woman in a nursing home was once a young vibrant person. Some of them even extremely fit attractive people who had a great party life

    • @christianpuchert9578
      @christianpuchert9578 Před 5 lety +11

      your point is?

    • @mgz_5482
      @mgz_5482 Před 5 lety +137

      Christian Puchert point is that’s gonna be you in a nursing home regretting being a jerk.

    • @christianpuchert9578
      @christianpuchert9578 Před 5 lety +3

      @@mgz_5482 i am? i had no idea? well, may i ask why?

    • @kevinburke6055
      @kevinburke6055 Před 5 lety +67

      Matt Hill I work in a nursing home I do maintenance. Ur exactly right feels like most people should respect them more. We will all be lucky if we can live as long as some people do.

    • @herefordguy
      @herefordguy Před 5 lety +19

      Christian Puchert my point is that a vast majority of young people alive today will end up being old one day.

  • @bobbyf640
    @bobbyf640 Před 6 lety +5841

    "Making me wish i could get out of this bed. And do it all over again"
    *The weight of those words is unbearable*

    • @AtomCatsGarage24
      @AtomCatsGarage24 Před 6 lety +207

      Bobby F Absolutely. People take their youth for granted, truly

    • @bobbyf640
      @bobbyf640 Před 6 lety +65

      AspiringFirefighter that applies to me also sadly..

    • @erikcebokli9585
      @erikcebokli9585 Před 6 lety +79

      Man I was about to write the same thing. I literally repeated that part of the video a dozen times and my whole life, past and future reflected right there. The feelings I got are mixed, feels like you finally end your life story and prepare to move somewhere else but man I almost cried literaly. She wanted to do it all over again. As I would probably like to when I also inevitably grow old...
      Life is such a bitch really.

    • @jdm2626
      @jdm2626 Před 6 lety +97

      What she said has really opened my eyes. I imagine myself looking back on my earlier years and sadly I spent much of my time on the computer, not really doing anything other than playing games and watching tv shows. This really motivates me to go out and do something with my life, something other than video games and tv shows and movies. I want to explore the world and create new memories; to something that is more memorable.

    • @angellarson5103
      @angellarson5103 Před 6 lety +1

      So true. I need to make the most of these years.

  • @AlexSxntana
    @AlexSxntana Před měsícem +7

    Beautiful then and beautiful now❤

  • @jadicor1
    @jadicor1 Před dnem +2

    I- absolutely loved that. She was so gorgeous and still is . What a stunning lady . ❤

  • @ralle7594
    @ralle7594 Před 4 lety +5566

    everyone who disliked prolly missed the like button because they had tears in their eyes

  • @sofiabarrera4674
    @sofiabarrera4674 Před 4 lety +14579

    "It makes me wish I could get up out of this bed and do it all over again"
    Please excuse me while I go SOB MY EYES OUT :'(

  • @1stFoxmovie
    @1stFoxmovie Před 12 dny +2

    How sweet... and even in the bed watching herself dancing, she started and wanted to dance again!

  • @robinwallbaum7910
    @robinwallbaum7910 Před 21 dnem +2

    I'm still crying... but happy tears for her.

  • @crimsonvirtuoso994
    @crimsonvirtuoso994 Před 3 lety +4070

    "Don't mean a thing, if it 'aint got that swing." -Chicken Little

  • @user-xe2vc1zs5c
    @user-xe2vc1zs5c Před 4 lety +1931

    "See I told you grandma was hot when she was young"

    • @travis5125
      @travis5125 Před 4 lety +103

      Imagine seeing that on television, getting a stiff, and not knowing it's your grandmother only to find out later.

    • @Saiqo17
      @Saiqo17 Před 4 lety +23

      Travis if u from Alabama it’s alright

    • @kevin080592
      @kevin080592 Před 4 lety +2

      @@travis5125 oh no you didn't?! lol

    • @kawaiisakura23
      @kawaiisakura23 Před 4 lety +2

      Travis Ahhhh DAMN! 😩😂💀

    • @missyhumwood6669
      @missyhumwood6669 Před 4 lety +11

      She had the beauty of any actress in hollywood! She had them all beat.

  • @YoUrfAvpOoKiEbeAr_13
    @YoUrfAvpOoKiEbeAr_13 Před měsícem +17

    8 years ago today….just beautiful….beautiful….🕊️R.I.P🕊️

  • @leighannamann3107
    @leighannamann3107 Před 18 dny +2

    That's AWESOME for her to see herself on motion picture.. That made her day..

  • @aiomisrosario582
    @aiomisrosario582 Před 4 lety +4802

    Omg i really felt it when she said “ I’m getting paid for doing what I like, and I would do it for free “.... I started crying

    • @KylaBMusic20
      @KylaBMusic20 Před 3 lety +41

      I know right 😭 it’s so relatable too🥺❤️

    • @gagamaru413
      @gagamaru413 Před 3 lety +10

      wow

    • @Brxkeboy
      @Brxkeboy Před 3 lety +4

      this is sad

    • @Amy-ms6wj
      @Amy-ms6wj Před 3 lety +55

      @@Brxkeboy it's not sad. Its beautiful..she lived a beautiful life.

    • @Brxkeboy
      @Brxkeboy Před 3 lety +11

      @@Amy-ms6wj ik but it's emotional

  • @user-gz7kt7vf1g
    @user-gz7kt7vf1g Před 4 lety +18876

    “i want to get out of bed and do this all over again” i-
    this makes me want to go out and live my life while i can instead of staying in my room and doing nothing all the time

  • @Clipzpoxl
    @Clipzpoxl Před měsícem +5

    Alice seemed like a great lady. Rest in Peace, Alice

  • @janinesheedy8432
    @janinesheedy8432 Před měsícem +4

    What a lady!

  • @piamariabrodalen4486
    @piamariabrodalen4486 Před 4 lety +14751

    she even started dancing in her bed, that how much it is a part of her🥺

  • @Potato_in_the_freezer
    @Potato_in_the_freezer Před 5 měsíci +6374

    Young her didn’t even know that her 102 year old self would be watching , so cool to think about, what a pure soul

    • @85hr
      @85hr Před 5 měsíci +37

      omg so ture!

    • @pr_tr4p_g4wd20
      @pr_tr4p_g4wd20 Před 3 měsíci +18

      Hate to be that guy but her younger self couldn’t even imagine sounds better then young her didn’t even know just saying.

    • @epicnessfin
      @epicnessfin Před 3 měsíci

      @@pr_tr4p_g4wd20 What are you trying to say? How do you have a youtube account if you can't even form one basic coherent sentence?

    • @cats12342
      @cats12342 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@pr_tr4p_g4wd20?

    • @dale9042
      @dale9042 Před 3 měsíci +13

      I also hate to be that guy but it's a stretch calling this woman "a pure soul" because of a wholesome moment where she watches herself dance from almost 100 years ago.

  • @taasch2505
    @taasch2505 Před měsícem +6

    God rest her soul.

  • @pendleton123
    @pendleton123 Před měsícem +5

    Just proves to cherish your youth. You'll look back on how great life was

  • @95TurboSol
    @95TurboSol Před 9 lety +27219

    Wow she was born a year before WW1 started (1913)! Imagine how much she has seen the world change over 102 years!

    • @Irock1022
      @Irock1022 Před 9 lety +521

      She was born on 1913

    • @95TurboSol
      @95TurboSol Před 9 lety +557

      my boring imagination You're right my bad, I'll fix it.

    • @carolynyoung7543
      @carolynyoung7543 Před 9 lety +890

      95TurboSol She is someone I would love to simply sit and listen to what she has been through. She has such a wealth of living history in her life. WW1, WW2, End of slavery for her parents, The Harlem Renaissance,The Great Depression, several presidents. Yes, she has much to tell

    • @sandraIgnRoyal-Urban-United
      @sandraIgnRoyal-Urban-United Před 9 lety +128

      95TurboSol yeah you right thiis is many years ago and her reactions are incredible.

    • @ThePhlemberly
      @ThePhlemberly Před 9 lety +365

      Da TimeStoppah not slavery. Civil rights movement though.

  • @typical_aleah1610
    @typical_aleah1610 Před 4 lety +2211

    Who else is watching this in 2019 she would be 106 now

    • @NothingIsWrongToday
      @NothingIsWrongToday Před 4 lety +233

      She died in 2016 :(

    • @misscindy1596
      @misscindy1596 Před 4 lety +239

      She passed away the year later what a beautiful gift for her to see these , shes dancing in heaven now

    • @princessaliyahtv5465
      @princessaliyahtv5465 Před 4 lety +32

      @@misscindy1596
      Amen🙏🏼

    • @auxoraaa
      @auxoraaa Před 4 lety +24

      aleah martin I watched it back in 2016 and now I got it in my recommendation and wanted to watch it again bc it’s so heart touching 🥺💗

    • @misscindy1596
      @misscindy1596 Před 4 lety +11

      @@auxoraaa i watched this in 2017 and i just watched it again, i find it so delightful on so many levels

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 Před 2 měsíci +11

    This is so cool. If I live to be 102
    It would be the year 2092 . I can’t imagine seeing myself as a kid that far into the future

    • @AminaRose-bi3pj
      @AminaRose-bi3pj Před 2 měsíci +1

      Why are 30 year olds on the internet 💀

    • @grassoryx
      @grassoryx Před měsícem +8

      ​@@AminaRose-bi3pj you should be worrying about 1-10 yrs old watching inappropriate content in youtube rather than worrying that 30 year olds exist on the internet.

    • @debochando
      @debochando Před 23 dny +2

      @@AminaRose-bi3pj because we grew up in here, you have just arrived

    • @jollthebro
      @jollthebro Před 5 dny

      @@AminaRose-bi3pjwhy are 9 year olds on youtube

  • @hannahaprent233
    @hannahaprent233 Před 3 měsíci +9

    She was beautiful and looks great for 102 years old !

  • @larmecabahug4275
    @larmecabahug4275 Před 5 lety +3271

    "I wish i could get out of this bed and do it all over again"
    This line literally made me cry, i think only few of us are given the chance to do what we love the most in life..

  • @bconni2
    @bconni2 Před 4 lety +4006

    i'm sure she had a lot of guys crushing on her back then..."chicken little" was a cutie..

    • @ima.do.stuff5
      @ima.do.stuff5 Před 4 lety +17

      Woah mate she's 102 yrs old

    • @teehee5700
      @teehee5700 Před 4 lety +178

      Ben_HK V1 key word back then

    • @ima.do.stuff5
      @ima.do.stuff5 Před 4 lety +1

      @@teehee5700 didn't have to call her a cutie

    • @melikab5507
      @melikab5507 Před 4 lety +218

      Ben_HK V1 but she was! She was absolutely stunning!

    • @sickonia
      @sickonia Před 4 lety +121

      @@ima.do.stuff5 bruh you sound ignorant just shut up.

  • @emetcalderon2512
    @emetcalderon2512 Před měsícem +6

    I was crying the whole time. Seems as though she lived a beautiful life. What a wonderful soul. A wonderful moment to witness. This humbled me in so many ways. Thank you and RIP

  • @C.B.-th3vz
    @C.B.-th3vz Před měsícem +3

    Such a beautiful woman! Then and now!

  • @margaretfinny9560
    @margaretfinny9560 Před 4 lety +2960

    I actually recognized her immediately, her eyes are the same

    • @bazoga7670
      @bazoga7670 Před 4 lety +104

      Same. I recognized her face shape immediately in the videos

    • @IzzaPlays
      @IzzaPlays Před 4 lety +64

      Same here! And her smile still has no difference.

    • @celestiallexx371
      @celestiallexx371 Před 4 lety +18

      Me too and her bone structure

    • @catchmebby2223
      @catchmebby2223 Před 4 lety +13

      . chill

    • @johnperikala9812
      @johnperikala9812 Před 4 lety +8

      Eyes never become old, they are most beautiful attractive in humans

  • @hand2032
    @hand2032 Před 4 lety +32721

    She lived through alot of history. Amazing

    • @JeremyCrescendo
      @JeremyCrescendo Před 4 lety +492

      It's crazy when u think about it

    • @eri3182
      @eri3182 Před 4 lety +73

      A lot*

    • @keepwatch1434
      @keepwatch1434 Před 4 lety +101

      As will we, we have already. Shit I was around for 9/11

    • @sakurahimari3627
      @sakurahimari3627 Před 4 lety +52

      100 years ago 😮 (cool, right?)

    • @sakurahimari3627
      @sakurahimari3627 Před 4 lety +31

      @@JeremyCrescendo ikr? Like 100 years ago from this time! 😮 (shooketh) amazingg!!!

  • @dnabiologic
    @dnabiologic Před měsícem +3

    What a still beautiful woman,,,, oh so sweet !!

  • @mmorales1987
    @mmorales1987 Před měsícem +4

    what a dazzling body she has, where her moves go insane! Her line saying
    "I wish I could get off of this bed & do it all over again."
    Yess Queen she slayed

  • @mayapapayaaaaaa
    @mayapapayaaaaaa Před 3 lety +2909

    This is the pinnacle of “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”

    • @acharich
      @acharich Před 3 lety +7

      ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

    • @johncruise496
      @johncruise496 Před 3 lety +5

      That's such a corny saying

    • @autumnrobinson8415
      @autumnrobinson8415 Před 3 lety +19

      John Cruise Maybe it’s because you haven’t done anything that meant something to you!

    • @romainlefranc3760
      @romainlefranc3760 Před 3 lety +5

      Magnifique ! Une belle et jolie leçon de vie 🥰🥰👍👍👍

    • @blockfish5163
      @blockfish5163 Před 3 lety +4

      Don’t cry because it’s over Smile because if happened
      Ok I’m smiling at coronavirus :)

  • @ashalily5
    @ashalily5 Před 3 lety +2080

    "I was getting paid to do something I would do for free." That is success.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 Před 2 lety +36

      "Get a job you love and you won't ha e to work a day in your life"

    • @shantajackson7756
      @shantajackson7756 Před 2 lety +11

      That actually was my favorite part as well. It touched my heart when she said that.

    • @godslove7928
      @godslove7928 Před 2 lety +3

      That's the gift that God gave her it comes naturally.

    • @drubajathegreatspellcaster1829
      @drubajathegreatspellcaster1829 Před 2 lety +3

      This is dr Ubaja the great spell caster, I'm here to solve your problem, there are a lot of people out here sicking for help, knowing that the solutions to thire problem is close to their door step

    • @mikek5958
      @mikek5958 Před 2 lety +1

      5:49 Made me start bawling instantly; so beautiful and so sweet. God bless and keep you Mrs Barker.

  • @barbaraperry5023
    @barbaraperry5023 Před 3 měsíci +8

    She was GOOD! And how lovely that the film clips so lovingly preserved could bring joy to a lady more than 100 years old! Such a kind thing to do - bless them all. ❤

  • @shimy333
    @shimy333 Před měsícem +3

    RIP Alice those were some fun days it looked like...

  • @honeydowding7108
    @honeydowding7108 Před 4 lety +2704

    her smile when she was younger would have lit up a room instantly

    • @staceyezell9685
      @staceyezell9685 Před 4 lety +79

      And she still has that smile god is good

    • @masurllohwongkitogalo2172
      @masurllohwongkitogalo2172 Před 4 lety +12

      At least she died in peace

    • @samchandlerllc5104
      @samchandlerllc5104 Před 4 lety +8

      Her smile STILL lights up a room

    • @QuirkyHipster
      @QuirkyHipster Před 4 lety +1

      Still does.

    • @eldurhugieinarsson2503
      @eldurhugieinarsson2503 Před 4 lety +1

      @@samchandlerllc5104 ok snowflake, let me explain to you in an easier way of witch you may be able to comprehend. When you get older, you get wrinkles, your skin becomes stretched and you inevitably get uglier. No, she's not still beautiful (excluding her personality). Now let me go and get the pacifier for you

  • @ArmaniiJay
    @ArmaniiJay Před 6 lety +1661

    "Don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing."
    -Alice Barker

    • @skeath
      @skeath Před 6 lety +13

      That's the name of the song

    • @Vinterfrid
      @Vinterfrid Před 6 lety

      czcams.com/video/qDQpZT3GhDg/video.html

    • @practician5730
      @practician5730 Před 6 lety +15

      that's not a quote, she's just naming the song

    • @00_00.1
      @00_00.1 Před 6 lety

      Who?

    • @50mgsofativan
      @50mgsofativan Před 6 lety +1

      My nigga I can’t take you seriously with Matt ox on your pfp

  • @Jilba-channel
    @Jilba-channel Před 3 měsíci +9

    People who are watching this after 8 years and realize that this old woman is not alive anymore
    👇🏻

  • @Goddessbrea23
    @Goddessbrea23 Před 2 měsíci +3

    At the end she did spirit fingers 💃 💃 ❤❤❤❤😭

  • @04dram04
    @04dram04 Před 2 lety +26719

    Its a heavy feeling to see someone so youthful and old at same time.

    • @Boothesupreme
      @Boothesupreme Před 2 lety +268

      You’re so right

    • @kiddcabbatv
      @kiddcabbatv Před 2 lety +64

      Right

    • @lucassaueressig1411
      @lucassaueressig1411 Před 2 lety +38

      hell yea

    • @DecimeCuba
      @DecimeCuba Před 2 lety +74

      makes you want to jump up and dance!

    • @markusmafra6910
      @markusmafra6910 Před 2 lety +409

      Diferently from you , I have a terrible feeling , a feeling of deep sadness. That makes me realize how our life is temporary , how our life falls apart , how everything goes away ...

  • @littlemochic73
    @littlemochic73 Před 4 lety +4418

    Why isn’t anyone talking about how pretty she is. Now and back when she danced like beautiful 💜

    • @chaoskitten4008
      @chaoskitten4008 Před 4 lety +89

      Yes indeed she was a very beautiful woman, im jealous that she managed to age so gracefully.

    • @cuteowltv3917
      @cuteowltv3917 Před 4 lety +24

      It’s so sad that she is in heaven nowI wanted to meet her

    • @Dx.leslie
      @Dx.leslie Před 4 lety +15

      Shut the fuck up

    • @allaboutprimetime
      @allaboutprimetime Před 4 lety +4

      Little Mochi C exactly she is gorgeous

    • @captaincolt1611
      @captaincolt1611 Před 4 lety +11

      Chaos Kitten no she didn’t, she looks like a shriveled raisin

  • @user-bg8ne2qj8h
    @user-bg8ne2qj8h Před 11 dny +2

    JESUS , SO MUCH FEELING, AND A LOSS OF WORDS

  • @SaltCitizen
    @SaltCitizen Před měsícem +4

    I dont want to get old :(

    • @cherryxjam
      @cherryxjam Před 23 dny

      Don’t be afraid, it’s part of life and it’s beautiful and everyone gets old

  • @dCa991
    @dCa991 Před 3 lety +3292

    Imagine telling her younger self that her dances would be seen by millions of people around the world almost 100 years later.

    • @jimbritttn
      @jimbritttn Před 3 lety +32

      over 30.6 million!

    • @mvvpvals
      @mvvpvals Před 3 lety +23

      Shes 101 she did the dance prob at 30 so 70 years old vid, bcz she didnt dance as a baby

    • @jeremyrosal6049
      @jeremyrosal6049 Před 3 lety +25

      @@mvvpvals - It is a little hard to tell with the quality of the old footage, but she looked like she was well below 30. She looked maybe around early to mid 20's at the latest at the time.

    • @achatwithgoitse
      @achatwithgoitse Před 3 lety

      Its crazy.

    • @turgutbelen6374
      @turgutbelen6374 Před 3 lety +2

      God knows where my video clips are now. I would hate if someone came up next to my bed to expose me...

  • @johnnamiller45
    @johnnamiller45 Před 5 lety +4830

    You can pick her out because, even at 102 years of age, she still looks soooooo much like herself when she was young. What a beautiful, beautiful lady!

  • @lolamagenta
    @lolamagenta Před 3 měsíci +11

    She was a lovely young woman and danced beautifully. I love that she was so sharp and remembered everything. Bless her.

  • @Le_Mayo
    @Le_Mayo Před měsícem +5

    Imagine if you live 100 years and realise you are a whole CENTURY old, that's so crazy.

  • @rahul88051
    @rahul88051 Před 6 lety +1196

    "Don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing"

    • @randycook1852
      @randycook1852 Před 6 lety

      RAHUL A you copy the boy that wrote this in the comments.

    • @ElectedOfficial1
      @ElectedOfficial1 Před 6 lety +3

      RAHUL A don't forget the doo wop do wop do wop do wop do wop after the verse.

  • @jmea01
    @jmea01 Před 2 lety +6963

    My husband saw this and said he believes he had Alice as a patient when he was an EMT in NYC when she was 90. He remembers how pretty she was then and, even though injured and alone for 2 days, she made no fuss, casually sharing how she pulled herself along the carpet and up on her couch and didn't call anyone because she, "didn't want to be a bother. " She lit up as she told him of her career as a dancer and who she performed with, She had the same beautiful smile and shining eyes. She was so independent !

  • @its_isabel_lol
    @its_isabel_lol Před měsícem +6

    rn she will be 110 but she was so pretty ❤ and when she is old

  • @SupremesVideos
    @SupremesVideos Před 4 lety +1586

    "Don't mean a thing, if it ain't got THAT SWING!"

    • @adrianmartini5972
      @adrianmartini5972 Před 4 lety +9

      Doo doo doo doo doo doo

    • @jesterposition1871
      @jesterposition1871 Před 4 lety +3

      Do wap do wap do wap do wap do wap do wap do waaaa
      it makes no difference if it’s sweet or hot

    • @ayritraaphousee
      @ayritraaphousee Před 4 lety +1

      The Supremes Archive WELL IT DONT MEAN A THANG ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS SWING

  • @Raid77
    @Raid77 Před 6 lety +2268

    Q: how did that make u feel?
    "Makes me want to get out of this bed and do it all over again"
    *I start crying*

    • @renwarrenp5097
      @renwarrenp5097 Před 6 lety +31

      Magic Raider Same😭💜 I'm a dancer as well and I live for my music and the things I love, this made me happy yet at the same time sad... Rest in peace❤❤❤

    • @katevanreeth4164
      @katevanreeth4164 Před 6 lety +14

      Literally me right now

    • @ashleywhite3269
      @ashleywhite3269 Před 6 lety +18

      I LITERALLY ALMOST CRIED

    • @alostkid3879
      @alostkid3879 Před 6 lety +3

      Magic Raider started*

    • @Raid77
      @Raid77 Před 6 lety +2

      乙卂匚Ҝ 12 wrote it intentionally like that to indicate that the crying started after her answer

  • @Master.Daddy.Wicked
    @Master.Daddy.Wicked Před 2 dny +1

    What a beautiful woman! God bless her ❤

  • @Fact_God01
    @Fact_God01 Před měsícem +3

    I love how they where joking about her being famous and now 8 years later almost 40 MILLION people have seen this
    Also something I would just like to say is how sweet this lady was I know she probably has passed now but she was so sweet ❤