The Denishawn School of Dance Opens in Los Angeles
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Teaching, Teachers, Dance, Dancers, Dancing
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Los Angeles
- Date: 1915
Article abstract: American modern dance blossomed when Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn established a school that fostered the talents of the first generation of great modern dancers and helped to establish American dance as a legitimate art form.
Summary of Event
The marriage of Ruth St. Denis to Ted Shawn in 1914 began a partnership that significantly contributed to the development of American modern dance. The institution of Denishawn, created from the collaboration of these two dancers and their respective surnames, emerged in the first few decades of...
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