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.
Found in 376 Collections and/or Records:
'Ruth St. Denis Day,' Somerville, 1981
Materials generated by Suzanne Shelton Buckley during her research for her dissertation and manuscript on Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), a dancer and choreographer who was a seminal figure in modern dance. The dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), 1879
Naked baby photograph of Ruth St. Denis.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs barefoot in an ornate costume and beaded headpiece.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), 1934
Ruth St. Denis poses in a Virgin-Mary-esque photograph.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in a gypsy-like costume.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in an oriental costume with a fan and a headband.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
An older Ruth St. Denis lets the wind blow her green scarf and pink gown as she poses barefoot.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), 1950
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in a pink gown and yellow wrap during the spring of 1950 in Winchester, California.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in a draping white gown.
Ruth St. Denis (Duplicate), between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wilderness.
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