传奇舞者购鞋实录
<p>“如果你50岁时跳舞，没有什么大不了的;而60岁时跳舞，会让人家觉得很好奇;到了70岁居然还能跳舞，好家伙，你就成了传奇!”——露丝•圣丹尼斯</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="browse">browse</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>. <span word="Seldom">Seldom</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="register">register</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="venerable">venerable</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Denis">Denis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="excursion">excursion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Marsh">Marsh</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Isadora">Isadora</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="matriarch">matriarch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span>,” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="danced">danced</span> <span word="barefoot">barefoot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1905 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="veiled">veiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>, <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="calling">calling</span>, <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="Duncan">Duncan</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Shawn">Shawn</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="Denishawn">Denishawn</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="troupe">troupe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toured">toured</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>.</p>
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