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.
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Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs in a white, sparkle-trimed skirt and head scarf.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis wearing an ornate headscarf and multiple large bracelets.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs wearing a simple head scarf and abundant bracelets and hand jewelry.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis wears flowing skirt.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis performs outside with a large, ornate cloth prop.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses in front of a waterfall in the mountains.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses in front of a still, reflective lake in the Yosemite Valley.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wilderness.
Ruth St. Denis, between 1879-1968
Ruth St. Denis poses for a portrait in the wilderness.
Ruth St. Denis, 1950
Portrait of Ruth St. Denis in a pink gown and yellow wrap during the spring of 1950 in Winchester, California.
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