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Isadora Duncan

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Isadora Duncan


Born
in San Francisco, California, The United States
May 27, 1877

Died
September 14, 1927

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Isadora Duncan was an American dancer. She was born Angela Isadora Duncan in San Francisco, California and is considered by many to be the mother of Modern Dance. Although never very popular in the United States, she entertained throughout Europe.

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My Life

3.99 avg rating — 1,273 ratings — published 1880 — 217 editions
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Isadora Speaks: Uncollected...

3.82 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions
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The Art of the Dance

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Мой муж Сергей Есенин

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The dance of the future

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An Aesthetics of the Dance

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Isadora danse la révolution

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[Announcement]: Semaine Mem...

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Ecrits Sur La Dance

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"The Life of Isadora Duncan...

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“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”
Isadora Duncan, Isadora Speaks: Uncollected Writings and Speeches of Isadora Duncan

“It has taken me years of struggle, hard work, and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence.”
Isadora Duncan

“If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it”
Isadora Duncan

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