Denishawn School of Dancing
Biography
School of modern dance est. in New York by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn.
Found in 295 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis with Scarf, 1894
Ruth St. Denis dances in a white costume with a cloth shawl.
Ruth St. Denis with Sitar, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses with a musical instrument wearing a headscarf and a flowing gown.
Ruth St. Deniss in Madame DuBarry, 1903
Ruth Dennis purchases a hat from the shopgirl, Mrs. Leslie Carter, in ''Madame DuBarry.''
Ruth St. Dennis at Yosemite National Park, 1921
Ruth St. Denis visits Yosemite National Park in 1921.
Ruthie Dennis c.1882, 1882
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis at age 3 in 1882.
Salome and Japanese Story Teller Contact Prints, 1950
Photograph of negatives of Ruth St. Denis posing on an outdoor wall.
Sappho, 1921
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Sappho'' in the Ancient Greek Suite during the 1921 dance music and poetry season.
Sappho, 1921
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Sappho'' in the Ancient Greek Suite during the 1921 Dance music and poetry season.
Sappho, 1921
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''Ancient Greek Suite: Sappho'' in 1921.
Siddhas of the Upper Air, 1964
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn perform together in ''Siddhas of the Upper Air'' in 1964. This dance was created for the couple's golden wedding anniversary.
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