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
Close-up of Ruth St. Denis as she performs.
Ruth St. Denis
Small, matted portrait of Ruth St. Denis.
Ruth St. Denis, 1881
Ruth St. Denis at age three.
Ruth St. Denis, 1949
Ruth St. Denis performs at the Recreation Center in Santa Barbara, California on July 29, 1949.
Ruth St. Denis, 1894
Ruth St. Denis as a young woman dressed as a skirt dancer at the Casino Theatre Roof Garden
Ruth St. Denis and Brother St. Denis in O-Mika, 1913
Ruth St. Denis and Brother St. Denis in O-Mika.
Ruth St. Denis and company in The Nautch, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs (center) with other dancers at Denishawn Theatre in Westlake Park.
Ruth St. Denis and Dancers at Beach
Ruth St. Denis performs with other dancers on a rocky beach wearing a seaweed skirt, possibly from "The Spirit of the Sea."
Ruth St. Denis and her temple dancers, 1933
Ruth St. Denis and her temple dancers perform at Denishawn House in 1933.
Ruth St. Denis and Jerry Green
Ruth St. Denis and Jerry Green stand with arms extended outdoors. One copy is signed by Jerry Green.
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