Isadora Duncan loved teaching children in particular the joy of
movement through dance. She opened several dance schools for
youngsters in Europe and Russia. Something in the Way She Moves
Isadora Duncan is born in San Francisco, California Inspired by
everything from ancient Greek art to the power of nature
embodied in rushing rivers and rainy weather, Isadora Duncan
poured all she had into dancing, which she believed to be the
body’s expression of the soul’s innermost desires. She rejected
classical ballet as too confining and controlled. A true free
spirit, Duncan brought a new athleticism to dancing; her
choreography was full of leaps and jumps and skips. Barefoot,
her long hair flying, dressed in Grecian-inspired flowing
tunics, she was a captivating sight as she danced. She taught
her students that the energy they need for dance originated in
the solar plexus, a group of nerves in the body’s abdominal
region.