St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968
Biography
http://www.ruhaniat.org/lineage/RSDBio.php (b. Ruth Dennis in rural New Jersey, year given by various sources as 1877, 78, 79 or 80. The daughter of a strong-willed and highly educated woman (Ruth Emma Dennis was a physician by training), St. Denis was encouraged to study dance from an early age. Her early training included Delsarte technique, ballet lessons with the Italian ballerina Maria Bonfante, and popular social dance forms. Ruth began her professional career in New York City in 1892 ... career as a solo artist began in 1905 with Radha ... In 1914 St. Denis married Ted Shawn, one of her dance partners, and the next year they founded the Denishawn dance school and company in Los Angeles.
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Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis in an oriental costume with large hair pins and a bouquet of cherry blosoms.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs with a hunting spear as a prop.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs with other dancers, all wearing oriental costumes.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs as a shy peacock.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs outside with a large, ornate cloth prop.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs on stage.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis wears flowing skirt.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in necklaces, bracelets and an ornate, beaded headpiece.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs with other dancers on a rocky beach wearing a seaweed skirt.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis on a rock in a mermaid dress.
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