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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Dissertation - Research - Ted Shawn (Marriage), 1927-1976
Materials generated by Suzanne Shelton Buckley during her research for her dissertation and manuscript on Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968), a dancer and choreographer who was a seminal figure in modern dance. The dissertation was published by Doubleday in 1981 as Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis.
Egypta
Ruth St. Denis performs topless in ''Egypta.''
Egyptian Ballet, 1915
Ruth St. Denis performs with other dancers in 'Egyptian Ballet' in 1915. Left to right: Vanda Haff, Florence Andreus, Margaret Loomis, Carol Dempster, Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis, Chaula Monzon, Clair Niles, Yvonne Sinnaid, and Ada Foreman.
Egyptian Deities Poster, 1904
Poster that inspired both the ''Egypta'' and ''Radha'' dances.
Filming of White Jade, between 1879-1985
Ruth St. Denis during the filming process for ''White Jade.''
Gift of Eternal Life, 1920
Ruth St. Denis performs in the play ''The Gift of Eternal Life.''
Gift of Eternal Life, 1920
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Freedom'' as part of the play ''Gifts of Eternal Life.''
Gift of Eternal Life, between 1879-1985
Albert Herter and Ruth St. Denis perform together in ''The Gift of Eternal Life.''
Giggling Girls, 1879 - 1985
Ruth St. Denis and two other women smile for a picture.
Greek Scene, 1918
Ruth St. Denis performs ''Greek Veil'' as part of the show ''Greek Scene'' in 1918.
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