Who is Isadora Duncan?
Dora Angela Duncan was born 26 May 1877 in San Francisco California. Known to the world as Isadora Duncan, she is regarded as the Mother of Modern Dance. Isadora grew up with her mother and sister in a poor suburban home. After her father abandoned the family, all three women were forced to work. The children became impromptu dance teachers while the mother taught piano lessons. Isadora Duncan was never a conventional child. Raised as an atheist by her mother and taught that individualism is more important than public acceptance, she eventually dropped out of school and moved to Europe by the beginnings of the 20th century. In Paris, Isadora Duncan opened her own school of dance, which she intended to be “as different to the ugly style of classic ballet as possible.” She became wildly acclaimed not only among dancers, but also to the eyes of sculptors, writers, and other artists. By 1910, Isadora Duncan was already considered a living icon. Isadora’s private life was marked by a series
