Ted Shawn, Modern Dance Pioneer, Dance Educator & Choreographer
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Ted Shawn innovative American modern dancer and cofounder of the Denishawn school and company. A former divinity student, Shawn was introduced to dance as therapy after an illness. Soon after beginning his dance career, he met and married Ruth St. Denis in 1914; together they founded Denishawn.
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The House That Ted Built National Endowment for the Arts
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Ted Shawn and Native American dance
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92NY Celebrates Its Rich Dance History as a Birthplace of Modern
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About Tanner Dance ā Tanner Dance
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The Trailblazing Brother Who Revolutionized Modern Dance
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47 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures
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Dance We Must: Treasures from Jacob's Pillow, 1906-1940 ā Williams
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Ted Shawn, Father of Modern Dance By Kevin Moore
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Denishawn, Dances by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
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A Bennington College Exhibit Highlights Modern Dance History
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Jacob's Pillow Announces 2022 International Dance Festival
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A Martha Graham Moment
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Ted Shawn the Dancer 1933 SIGNED by TS and others w/ programs
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