Where She Danced: The Birth of American Art-Dance

by Elizabeth Kendall

Traces the course of modern dance in America, from its nineteenth-century beginnings to the high art of Martha Graham, focusing on the life and career of Ruth St. Denis

238 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 1979

Reviews

[Nora Blue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kendall provides a broad sweep of cultural history to demonstrate the growth and development of America's modern dance. She chooses one or two examples of dance artists of the era she describes to represent the trends she evokes. Her information is deeply and profoundly researched. To my mind she is sometimes carried away by her ideas and extrapolates beyond the information particularly in her description of Martha Graham's technique.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good insight into the start of modern dance in America. It's pretty fascinating to see how bold these dance-artists had to be in their day. It's sparked my interest even more in the topic.

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good starting place for studies on the history of modern dance. Provides a nice breadth of info with a casual, engaging tone.