#Ruth St. Denis

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Six images of Ruth St. Denis's jewelled hands and feet

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Dancers taught by the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, 1919.

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Ruth St. Denis & Ted Shawn. around 1918

from the old cosmic machine blog, long dead

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Ruth St Denis, Legend of the Sun Goddess

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Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to recognize this fact and train our bodies to render them sensitive and responsive to nature, art, and religion.

— Ruth St. Denis, from "The Dance of L ife" (Harper & Brothers, 1930) (via Alive on All Channels)

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Ruth St. Denis, c. 1923

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Ruth St. Denis (1923)

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Ruth St. Denis, ca. 1912 :: Ruth St. Denis in costume for dance created and performed at one performance only in honor of Dr. Anna Shaw at the McAlpin Hotel. [From the New York Public Library]

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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior's life.

— Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C. A professional schools herself to stand apart from her performance, even as she gives herself to it heart and soul. The Bhagavad-Gita tells us we have a right only to our labor, not to the fruits of our labor. All the warrior can give is his life; all the athlete can do is leave everything on the field. The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her. Her artistic self contains many works and many performances. Already the next is percolating inside her. The next will be better, and the one after that better still.

The professional self-validates. She is tough-minded. In the face of indifference or adulation, she assesses her stuff coldly and objectively. Where it fell short, she'll improve it. Where it triumphed, she'll make it better still. She'll work harder. She'll be back tomorrow.

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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Ruth St. Denis (born Ruth Denis; January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American pioneer of modern dance, introducing eastern ideas into the art. She was the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts and the teacher of several notable performers.

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Dance We Must: The Art and Costumes of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, 1906 – 1940,  Marquand Books Inc., 2022 .. @fashionbooksmilano ..

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Ruth St. Denis's jewelled hands

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Ruth St Denis in Greek Veil Plastique (1918) by Arthur Kales

Ruth St. Denis was an American pioneer of modern dance and the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dancing. She was the teacher of a number of notable performers including Martha Graham.

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DANCING AND DANCERS OF TODAY by Caroline & Charles H. Caffin. (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1912). Numerous photographs.

The Modern Revival of Dancing as an Art

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Lady of The Day 🌹 Ruth St Denis ❤️

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Ruth St Denis