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St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968

 Person

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 376 Collections and/or Records:

Yogi, 1952

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00045

Yogi, 1954

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00047

Yogi, 1954

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Identifier: D018.01.0005.00048

Yogi, 1954

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00049
Abstract

Ruth St. Denis performs ''The Yogi'' at the Jacob's Pillow Theatre in 1954.

Dates: 1954

Yogi, 1954

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0020.00033

Young Ruth St. Denis, 1884

 Item
Identifier: D018.01.0005.00004

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Dancers 375
Modern dance 374
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Dance 102