There were bickerings, outright fights, screaming…

“At the outset the matter of Ted's taste arose.”

— Walter Terry

“Diphtheria struck suddenly, almost fatally.”

— Walter Terry

“Near the end of his life he went into a tirade about people who had been "disloyal" to him, triggered by the most recent…

— Walter Terry

“When it was all over, the dancers who had been long in Shawn's service were given either a substantial (for those days) cash reward…

— Walter Terry

“But that closing night at Carnegie was without a hint of decline.”

— Walter Terry

“The next twenty-five years after the disbanding of the male dancers saw Shawn bring a dance festival of world-wide significance into being.”

— Walter Terry

“He adored telling this story of near disaster and how he had triumphed, just as he relished the report of how he went on…

— Walter Terry

“Ted did part of St. Denis's poetry tours with her.”

— Walter Terry

“Both Ruth and Ted visited him together and in separate sessions.”

— Walter Terry

“By disparaging ballet he succeeded very well in convincing the boys that ballet was not for Americans, that it was European in origin and…

— Walter Terry

“A career in dance, however, was by no means even contemplated at this time.”

— Walter Terry

“With Ted she was about to discover the God of Physical Love.”

— Walter Terry

“With the founding of Denishawn, Ted Shawn stated the artistic creed which was to guide the school, the company and, indeed, his whole life…

— Walter Terry

“It is my rule never to take a side in any part in the quarrels of others, nor to inquire into them. I generally…

— Thomas Jeffeson

My heart wants roots My mind wants wings. I cannot bear Their bickerings.

— Anonymous