Ted Shawn Quotes

Ted Shawn — American Dancer born on October 21, 1891, died on December 30, 1972

Ted Shawn, originally Edwin Myers Shawn, was one of the first notable male pioneers of American modern dance. Along with creating Denishawn with former wife Ruth St. Denis he is also responsible for the creation of the well known all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he is one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He is also the founder and creator of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts, and "was knighted by the King of Denmark for his efforts on behalf of the Royal Danish Ballet"... (wikipedia)

Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.

I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written.

I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things.