Florence Fleming Noyes (1871–1928) was an American classical dancer.

Biography

She was born in 1871. In 1912 she opened her first dance studio in Carnegie Hall and in 1913 she dressed as Liberty at the Capitol in

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as part of a

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to bring publicity for the cause of women's right to vote. In 1921 she founded two dance camps in

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. They were the Shepherd's Nine for women, and the Junio. She died in 1928.

Publications

The Psychology of the New Education
(1923)
Rhythm: The Basis of Art and Education
(1923)

Legacy

*The Noyes School of Rhythm in

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(1912-2002) *The Noyes School of Rhythm in

References

External links

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