Again With The Dance Pictures?

grandma

grandma asked: again with the

yusselah &jennishka GORDON

‫בובע‬

dance

pictures?

yes, bubbie, again!

grandma’s wisdom was lost on certain subjects. she sewed, cooked, worked, and spoke four languages. but she only danced at weddings, and never drew.

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“again?” she asked, “again with the dance pictures? “

yes, i said, making & taking pictures is fun.

‘’y o u s h o u l d b e studying,

O R D O ing something.”

d r a w i ng is s o m e t h i n g. b u b b i e.

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“d r a w i ng i s s o m e t h i n g f o r yo u t o d o , f o r w h a t? f o r N o thing .�

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dancing

is something you do at a w e d d i n g.

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N o, b u b b i e, drawing is about e v e r y t h i ng, like w r i t i n g like r e a d i n g. d a n c i n g, t o o. i t‘ s t h e s a m e.

f eh!

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o dance e f eh! r n

f eh!

6

vas

es dus

?

d a n c e r s’ b o d y l a n g u a g e, b u b b i e.

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f eh!

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9

vas es dus f e y g e l a h s?

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?

ah a pretty b a l l e r i n a c o s t u m e, v a y - g u t e!

v a y - n i c e, m i n e y u s s e l a h, 11

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od

ni

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t bu

copyright 2015 applies to the photographs and drawings of Joseph S. Gordon, Yusselah; Jennifer L. Gordon, Jennishka.

Ann Slavit Gordon. All rights reserved. photographs of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn courtesy of the New York Public Library .

NYPL, Denishawn Digital Collection.

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