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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2013572135
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Gift; Vicky Risner; 2009
No further accruals are expected.
The Valeria Ladd Collection on the Revived Greek Dance was processed and a finding aid created by Judy Estey in 2009. The finding aid was revised and coded for EAD format by Libby Smigel in 2016.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts houses a one-box collection titled the Valeria Ladd Papers, 1919-1985.
The Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress holds many images of revived Greek dancing of the early twentieth century, including photographs of Isadora Duncan and Florence Fleming Noyes.
Materials from the Valeria Ladd Collection on the Revived Greek Dance are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
The Valeria Ladd Collection on the Revived Greek Dance is open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division before visiting to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item, date, container number], Valeria Ladd Collection on the Revived Greek Dance, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Valeria Gibson Ladd (1892-1984) was a dancer with the Noyes School of Rhythm during the 1930s; she brought a group of dancers from the Noyes School to perform in Greece in 1932 and 1934. The Noyes School of Rhythm had been founded in the early 1900s by Florence Fleming Noyes. Noyes was a proponent of the natural dancing style of Isadora Duncan and other practitioners of what was often termed the "revived Greek dance." Noyes developed her own movement system toward regaining one's natural sense of rhythm. The techique Noyes created was based on a natural, fluid movement designed to emphasize rhythm through coordination and concentration. The school branch in Portland, Connecticut, continues to offer programs and camps.
Most of the materials in this one-box collection document Noyes Rhythm dancers.
The materials are organized in two series: Photographs and Miscellany.
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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2013572135
Most photographs are dancers, scenes, or museum items. Most of the photographs are undated. Some prints are marked as being later prints (circa 1960s) made from earlier originals or negatives. Several photographs are of subjects not directly related to Valeria Ladd or the Noyes School of Rhythm.
Photographs taken on location in Greece are grouped by subject (people, places, art).
Location at Temple of Poseidon.
Dancers include Valeria Ladd and Catherine Rapp.
Location near Corycian Cave, Mount Parnassus.
One dancer is identified as Catherine Rapp.
Locations near the ancient theatre at Epidauros and in an olive grove.
Two dancers are identifed as "Jeannette" and "Laura" on verso.