Modern dance
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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.
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey performs an unidentified dance in the grass.
Doris Humphrey at Bennington College, 1938
Modern dancer, educator, and choreographer Doris Humphrey stands outside on lawn at Bennington College, in Bennington Vermont. Humphrey taught modern dance at Bennington School of the Dance, the first center for the study of modern dance in the United States of America.
Dorothy Bercu in Modern Dance Costume, between 1928-1934
Dorothy Bercu is shown in a classical modern dance costume, barefoot, and is doing splits. Dorothy and her sister Harryette were vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 1930s.
DU Lamont School of Dance Publications, 1956-1959
Denver University,Lamont School of Dance Publications, featuring photographs created by Marshall Brooks.
Duncan, Isadora, between 1877-1927
Photograph of dancer Isadora Duncan performing in an unidentified dance.
Early Portrait of Vera Sears, between 1930-1950
Vera Sears poses for a picture at DU Lamont School of Music's Dance Department in Denver, Colorado. Vera Sears taught at the Children's Dance Theatre (a part of the University of Denver Lamont School of Music), serving as director for 17 years.
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.