Dancer
Isadora Duncan
Founded modern dance by throwing out ballet technique and dancing barefoot in a tunic. She was strangled when her scarf caught in the wheel of a car.
Angela Isadora Duncan was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the U.S., and Soviet Russia from the age of 22. She died when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling in Nice, France.
- Born
- 1877-05-26, San Francisco, California, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1927-09-14, Nice, FranceA Wednesday, aged 50
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1877-05-26, San Francisco, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 5°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 1°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 5°35′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 23°50′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 1°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 19°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 24°19′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1927-09-14, Nice, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 20°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 0°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 14°44′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Libra | 2°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 29°34′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 2°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 1°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 16°55′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Isadora Duncan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
