Gerd Neggo | |
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 Neggo in 1928 | |
| Born | 9 November 1891 |
| Died | 1 September 1974 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation | Portrait photography |
| Known for | Dancer, teaching dance and choreography |
| Notable work | Founder of Estonian modern dance and mime |
Gerd Neggo (9 November 1891 – 1 September 1974) was an Estonian dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. She studied the musical response methods of É. Jaques-Dalcroze, trained under Rudolf von Laban in Hamburg, Germany, and in 1924 established her own dance studio at Tallinn, Estonia, and promoted modern dance and mime based on classical ballet.[1] During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, she and her husband Paul Olak migrated to Sweden. Her contributions to the cultural heritage of Estonia, as the founder of modern dance and mime in her country, is recognised via a scholarship, awarded annually since 2011.[2][3]
- ^ "The beginning of modern dance and classical ballet". Estonica.org. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Gerd Neggo nimelise tantsuõpetaja stipendiumi saab Anne Tamm-Kivimets!" [Dance instructor scholarship named for Gerd Neggo to Anne Tamm-Kivimets!] (in Estonian). Just Tantsukool. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Anu Ruusmaa pälvis Gerd Neggo nimelise tantsuõpetaja stipendiumi" [Anu Ruusmaa awarded dance instructor scholarship named for Gerd Neggo] (in Estonian). Estonian Dance Education Association. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.