Ted Shawn (jun 21, 1891 – may 15, 1972)
Description:
Used dance as physical therapyGoal: acceptance of male dancers
Founded ted shawn and his male dancer (later became Jacobs pillow)
1st dance film- 1912- “Dances of the Ages”
Women funded his dances because it was so masculine and they’d never seen anything like it
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Date:
jun 21, 1891
may 15, 1972
~ 80 years