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 at her home in Hollywood, 1950
Ruth St. Denis at her home in Hollywood in the 1950s.
Ruth St. Denis at Taj Mahal
Ruth St. Denis poses on a wall outside the Taj Mahal.
Ruth St. Denis at the Taj Mahal, 1926
Ruth St. Denis poses at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
Ruth St. Denis at Yosemite National Park
Ruth St. Denis poses in front of a still, reflective lake in the Yosemite Valley.
Ruth St. Denis at Yosemite National Park, 1921
Ruth St. Denis visits Yosemite National Park in 1921.
Ruth St. Denis, autographed photo, 1949
Autographed photograph of Ruth St. Denis performing outside in a flowing white costume. The photo is inscribed, "To my Phil with all of (unreadable). Miss Ruth '49"
Ruth St. Denis Celebrating Her 76th Birthday, 1955
Ruth St. Denis celebrates her 76th birthday with Phil Baribault in 1955.
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers perform ''Soaring.''
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring
Three dancers with one holding a large white cloth perform ''Soaring.'' A fourth dancer is behind the large cloth.
Ruth St. Denis Concert Dancers in Soaring
The Denishawn Dancers perform in Soaring, choreographed by Ruth St. Denis and Doris Humphrey in 1919.
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