Ruth St. Denis Artist

Ruth Saint Denis (January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was a modern dance pioneer, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dance and the teacher of several notable performers.

Personal facts

Ruth St. Denis
Alias (AKA)Denis Ruth (birthname)
Birth dateJanuary 20, 1879
Birth place
Newark New Jersey
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 21, 1968

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Artist

Field of work
Modern dance

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Ruth St. Denis on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/dance/ruth-st-denis
  2. http://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/dance/ruth-st-denis-0
  3. http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/Search.do?keyWord=St.%20Denis%20(Ruth)%20Papers&selectedProjects=34
  4. http://www.churchofstdenis.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=7
  5. http://www.corbisimages.com/Search/SearchResults.aspx?q=Ruth+St.+Denis&ac=Ruth+St.+Denis
  6. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt638nd50z
  7. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf687007gx
  8. http://www.pitt.edu/~gillis/dance/ruth.html
  9. https://archive.org/details/societygymnasti00stebgoog