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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruth Dennis canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American
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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
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dance ⓘ dance education ⓘ |
| founded | Denishawn dance company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | theatrical dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Weidman
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern religions
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Orientalist imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating spiritual and Orientalist themes into dance
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pioneering American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Incense
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Radha NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nautch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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dancer ⓘ producer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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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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