# Annabelle Dances and Dances (1894-1897)

Annabelle Moore was a pioneer of early motion pictures, starring in silent short films like the Annabelle Serpentine Dance produced by Edison Studios in the 1890s. Moore made her stage debut in 1893 and became one of the earliest filmed dancers. William Kennedy Laurie Dickson filmed her breakthrough routines at Thomas Edison's West Orange, New Jersey studio. Her signature acts included the Serpentine Dance, Butterfly Dance, and Sun Dance.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1894
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: William Kennedy Dickson
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annabelle_Dances_and_Dances_(1894-1897).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: William Kennedy Dickson
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/199517701?play=1)