Archives of the Dance (22) Pioneer Women - Early British Modern Dancers (The National Resource Centre for Dance, University of Surrey) Alexandra Carter

RESUMEN: Pioneer Women was an AHRC-funded project based on archives held at the National Resource Centre for Dance, University of Surrey. This article focuses on the two largest collections, that of Madge Atkinson and Natural Movement, and Ruby Ginner's Revived (later Classical) Greek Dance. Their work is situated within the broad cultural context of the early 20th century, and the archival holdings are evaluated for their potential in offering a re-conceptualisation of early British modern dance.