Modern Dance. He was married to Ruth St. Dennis and they started the school/company of Denishawn. Ruth and Ted split due to Ted being bi-sexual. Ted then went solo with'Ted Shawn and his men dancers'. He taught many famous dancers the biggest name Mertha Graham. Ted explored dance. He didn't want his style of dance to be like Ballet. The public was outraged at this time.
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Ted Shawn's birth name is Shawn, Edwin Myers.
Ted shawn was a modern dancer. Contemporary
Ted Shawn died on January 9, 1972, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Because Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis created the Denishawn dance company and school where modern dance pioneers trained and developed their own techniques and styles.
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Shawn McDonald, a famous piano player and composer, became famous after playing a concert and was discovered by a talent artist and the rest is history.
Ruth St Denis and Ted shawn are both modern dancers. They were some of the first people to choreograph works in which were non-balletic. They were married and ran the dance school/company Denishawn, where Martha Graham danced. They then split and both went solo die to Ted being bi-sexual.
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