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 in Older Years
Portrait of Ruth St Denis.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch, 1920s
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing a simple head scarf and abundant bracelets and hand jewelry.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch, 1920s
Ruth St. Denis poses in "The Nautch" in a 1920s portrait.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch
Ruth St. Denis performs in solo Nautch dance, hands crossed, skirt flared out at Jacob's Pillow.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch
Ruth St. Denis twirls on stage in "The Nautch" at Jacob's Pillow.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch
Ruth St Denis performs in solo Nautch dance, right hand extended to lift dress, at Jacob's Pillow.
Ruth St. Denis in The Nautch
Ruth St. Denis poses wearing costume from "The Nautch."
Ruth St. Denis in The Yogi, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs with a wooden staff in "The Yogi."
Ruth St. Denis in Tribute to Loie Fuller
Ruth St. Denis performs in long gauzy dress.
Ruth St. Denis in Wig
Ruth St. Denis in a tassled wig.
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