Duncan, Isadora

A twentieth-century American dancer who won fame mainly in Europe . Her choreography , improvisational and unfettered, rebelled against traditional ballet and was highly influential in the formation of modern dance.

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Duncan died tragically when her long scarf became entangled in the wheel of her moving automobile.

Isadora Duncan would emancipate the one as Olive Schreiner would emancipate the other—to new activities and new delights.

Since Isadora Duncan has rediscovered the human foot sthetically, who dares object to it in ritual?

In the case of Isadora Duncan we have seen poses and movements of extraordinary beauty, exquisitely sympathetic with fine music.

The book is poor, pretentious stuff, but the title seems nicely applicable to the dancing of Isadora Duncan.

Does anybody in his senses imagine that Isadora Duncan has been changed, or could be changed, for better or worse?

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