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The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

Isadora Duncan

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

The History Chicks | QCODE

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.68K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Isadora was the purest of unconventional free spirits and one of history's most unique dance innovators. Many people only know how she died, but how she lived is a much more inspiring and fascinating story.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely

0:05.7

coincidental.

0:06.7

Hi, it's Susan.

0:09.6

I'm sorry, Beckett's out on a medical issue today, so you just have me.

0:13.9

I do want to give a heads up if you have little ears in the room.

0:17.2

Well, of course I don't get graphic about anything.

0:20.1

There's several instances of hanky-panky, and this particular episode, and sadly there's

0:26.8

also the death of several children.

0:29.9

Now on with the show.

0:32.0

And here's your 30-second summary.

0:35.0

She loved.

0:36.0

She laughed.

0:37.0

She danced.

0:38.0

She cried.

0:39.0

She had her fill, her share of losing, and when her tears subside, we think she may find

0:45.6

parts of musing.

0:46.6

To think she did all that.

0:49.8

And she might say, and not in a shy way.

0:52.5

Oh no, oh no, not that.

0:54.5

She'd say, I did it my way.

0:57.5

The end.

0:59.5

Let's talk about Isadora Duncan.

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