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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Dancer and choreographer noted for her impression style of dance with elaborate, hand-made costumes.  Noted for her risque production of 'Salome'.  Gained international fame with her failed defamation suit against a British Member of Parliament who publicly outed her as a lesbian.  Taught dance later in life.  Author of several articles and a book 'My Life and Dancing' (1908).
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Dancer and choreographer noted for her impressionist style of dance which included elaborate, hand-made costumes.  Noted for her risque production of 'Salome'.  Gained international fame with her failed defamation suit against a British Member of Parliament who publicly outed her as a lesbian.  Taught dance later in life.  Author of several articles and a book 'My Life and Dancing' (1908).
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==See Also==
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* [[Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 18:24, 5 September 2018

Maude Allan

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1873 - 1956

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Dancer and choreographer noted for her impressionist style of dance which included elaborate, hand-made costumes. Noted for her risque production of 'Salome'. Gained international fame with her failed defamation suit against a British Member of Parliament who publicly outed her as a lesbian. Taught dance later in life. Author of several articles and a book 'My Life and Dancing' (1908).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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