A Nymph of the Waves is a silent, short film produced in the year 1900 by Frederick S. Armitage for American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
[2] True to its title, the one-minute film shows a young woman dancing on the waves.
The nymph in question is played by Catarina Bartho, a well-known dancer of the time.
Though, whatever water can be seen in the preserved film are the roiling waves behind her.
Donning a flowing white dress, she performs a mix of dance genres, with ballet kicks and twirls.