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 377 Collections and/or Records:
White Jade, 1940
Phil Baribault, Glenn Hornbrook and Mr. Ballard observe the filming of Ruth St Denis in ''White Jade'' in the late 1940s.
White Jade, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''White Jade.''
Yogi, 1908
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Yogi.''
Yogi, 1908
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Yogi.''
Yogi, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis performs in ''The Yogi.'
Yogi, 1954
Ruth St. Denis performs ''The Yogi'' at the Jacob's Pillow Theatre in 1954.
Young Ruth St. Denis, 1884
Young Ruth St. Denis performs in an imitation of Paquerette.
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