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 274 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth St. Denis Portrait (Duplicate), 1910
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in 1910 when home from Europe.
Ruth St. Denis Poses in Her Radha Costume, 1906
Ruth St. Denis poses in her ''Rahda'' costume, 1906.
Ruth St. Denis wears a simple long black dress, 1967
Ruth St. Denis in a simple black dress and shawl.
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. Dennis at Yosemite National Park, 1921
Ruth St. Denis visits Yosemite National Park in 1921.
Ruthie Dennis (Duplicate), 1882
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis at age 3 in 1882.
Salome and Japanese Story Teller Contact Prints (Duplicate), 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.
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