Denishawn Activity: "Who else was in the room?" by https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0 In groups, research a dancer to find how they connected to Denishawn en-us 2025-02-26 16:36:39 UTC 2025-02-28 15:39:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f4da.png Dancer, teacher, choreographer https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346779643 2025-02-28 15:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346779643 Blended Easter and western dance ideals https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346779998 2025-02-28 15:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346779998 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346780806 Japanese actress

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]]> 2025-02-28 15:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781028 Yeichi Nimura and female dancer, 1930-32 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781075 2025-02-28 15:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781075 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781152 Student of denis and Shawn

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]]> 2025-02-28 15:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781395 Studied ballet at age 12 in Chicago at Pavley Oukrainsky ballet school https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781477 2025-02-28 15:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781477 She took classes at Hunter College studying shorthand and typing https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781994 2025-02-28 15:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346781994 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346782043 Pioneer of African-American modern dance in the 1930s

]]> 2025-02-28 15:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346782043 basic info https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346782082 born: March 25, 1897

died: April 3, 1979


  • began dance studies w his grandfather

  • student of Ruth St. Denis + Ted Shawn

  • 16th generation of a Samurai family

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]]> 2025-02-28 15:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346782993 First negro dance rectical https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783042 2025-02-28 15:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783042 Toured in New York and Europe https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783092 2025-02-28 15:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783092 Ram Gopal https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783153 Born in 1912, a pioneering Indian classical dancer who helped popularize Bharatanatyam and Manipuri in the west during the mid 20th century.

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  • Born in 1907 in Summit New Jersey

  • Died in 1982

  • African-American modern dance pioneer

  • Inspired by Ruth St. Denis when she watched her perform at age 15

  • Married Walter McCully and they moved to New Hampshire

    • ]]>     2025-02-28 15:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783622     https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783638 2025-02-28 15:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346783638 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784398 Taught a dance idiom that blended “eastern and western ideals and techniques” at his studio by 1931

    ]]>     2025-02-28 15:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784398     When she finally got a job in Denishawn, she was not allowed to perform in public due to her skin color and was made to be company seamstress. https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784473 2025-02-28 15:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784473 Works https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784647

  • Madrassi Nautch (1931)

  • Luleta’s Dance (1932)

  • After Gauguin (1932)

  • Gimme Yo Han (1932)

  • Juba (1932)

  • Negro Songs of Protest (co- choreographed with Alison Burroughs; 1937)

    • ]]>     2025-02-28 15:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346784647     https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346786555 2025-02-28 15:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346786555 https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346786613 Mudras: hand movement that portrayed meaning and emotion

    ]]>     2025-02-28 15:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346786613     https://padlet.com/childing/p1d7boajgg06smj0/wish/3346786919 Drew on the Geisha traditions for her performance make up

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