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
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis wearing an ornate headscarf and multiple large bracelets.
Ruth St. Denis, 1950
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wind.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis performs in a flowing white costume near a carved tree statue.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis pulls her own hair on stage.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis performs in a flowing white costume near a carved tree statue.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis struts across a meadow wearing a long train on her costume.
Ruth St. Denis
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis.
Ruth St. Denis
Hand tinted photograph of Ruth St. Denis performing in a pink, flowing costume.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in a simple dress and cape.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis performs in a pointy headpiece and shoulder pads.
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