About Ruth Page (ballerina)
Ruth Page was an American ballerina and choreographer, who created innovative works on American themes. Ruth Page (March 22, 1899 – April 7, 1991) was an American ballerina and choreographer, who created innovative works on American themes. The company of talented young dancers is now in its 16th season and was founded in 1998 by Larry and Dolores Long, the original directors of the Ruth Page School of Dance. In 1937 she created An American Pattern (originally titled An American Woman) that is widely recognized as the first feminist ballet created in the United States. On retiring from active choreography, Page created the Ruth Page Foundation, which established the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance, as it was originally known, and which later became the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, as it is known now.
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