Ruth Dennis

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Ruth Dennis, better known as Ruth St. Denis, was a pioneering American modern dance artist and co-founder of the Denishawn School, influential in shaping early 20th-century modern dance.

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instanceOf American
choreographer
dance educator
human
modern dancer
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1890s
alsoKnownAs Ruth St. Denis NERFINISHED
birthName Ruth Dennis NERFINISHED
coFounded Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts NERFINISHED
coFoundedWith Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1879-01-20
dateOfDeath 1968-07-21
familyName Dennis NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork choreography
dance
dance education
founded Denishawn dance company NERFINISHED
genre theatrical dance
givenName Ruth NERFINISHED
influenced Charles Weidman NERFINISHED
Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED
Louise Brooks NERFINISHED
Martha Graham NERFINISHED
influencedBy Eastern religions
Orientalist imagery
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement modern dance
notableFor integrating spiritual and Orientalist themes into dance
pioneering American modern dance
notableWork Incense NERFINISHED
Radha NERFINISHED
The Nautch NERFINISHED
occupation choreographer
dancer
producer
teacher
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
taughtAt Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts NERFINISHED

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Ruth St. Denis birthName Ruth Dennis