Johansson, Ronny (b. 1891)
Johansson, Ronny (b. 1891)
Swedish concert dancer. Born 1891 in Riga, Latvia, of Swedish parents.
Began dance studies after returning to Sweden from Latvia (early 1910s); presented solo program of character and folk technique work on tour (1914); made debut in US with touring concert series (1925); taught at Denishawn in New York City; performed in US on numerous occasions thereafter, often with modern dance pioneers including Rosalinde Fuller and Charles Weidman.
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