Jacob's Pillow is a home for dance in the United States founded by Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis, were America's leading dance couple. It is a National Historic Landmark located in the …

This essay cannot fully address all of the implications of dance in the United States, but it offers a look at the breadth of dance in a country whose music and dance reflect and incorporate …

Step dancing, which combined rhythmic taps and shuffles to create a lively and dynamic dance, came to America from the British Isles.

Aug 15, 2025 · Florence Noyes created the “Dance of Freedom” early in the 20th century when American women were fighting for the right to vote. Noyes believed in the power of movement …

Our personal origins are from hundreds of cultures worldwide, as are and should be, our dance origins. Our dance traditions followed the same paths that our immigrant ancestors did and …

Taking three case studies from the 19th and early 20th centuries in America—social dance, modern dance, and Native American dance—this essay unwinds the twisting narratives …

Apr 21, 2025 · Learn how dance culture in America grew from Native roots and urban dance trends to global stages. Discover key moments in American dance history and culture!

In 1920, François Malkhovsky founded a free dance school in Paris following in Duncan’s footsteps. In the United States, there was another school which profoundly marked the …

Paul H. Hazard and his wife, European dancers and members of the Paris Opera, came to America and settled in Philadelphia. They opened the first school of ballet circa 1835.

Sep 20, 2021 · The medium of dance has a long history of speaking to American culture. In 1927 Isadora Duncan choreographed "I Hear America Singing" (a poem by Walt Whitman), her …