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St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth St. Denis, 1949

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00014
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs at the Recreation Center in Santa Barbara, California on July 29, 1949.

Dates: 1949

Ruth St. Dennis at Yosemite Natl Park, 1921

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Identifier: D018.01.0020.00002

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