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, 1952
Ruth St. Denis poses on an outdoor wall in a flowing, cape-like costume.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis performs in a slim oriental costume.
Ruth St. Denis, 1913
Ruth St. Denis performs with a hunting spear as a prop in O-Mika
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis in dark, long-sleeved dress leans against stairs on a stage.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wilderness.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis poses on a wall outside in tasselled wig.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis poses on a wall completely wrapped in a sheer cloth.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis in dark, long-sleeved dress sits on stairs on a stage, right fist against her cheek.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis sits on stage in long-sleeved dark dress, left arm on knee, holding her head.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis sits on stage in long-sleeved dark dress, right hand raised above head.
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