Grete Wiesenthal | |
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 From the time of my first dance, from her autobiography, Der Aufstieg (1919) | |
| Born | 9 December 1885 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 22 June 1970 (aged 84) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | Vienna State Opera |
| Known for | Ecstatic modern dance[1] |
| Notable work | Choreography for The Blue Danube |
| Spouse(s) | Erwin Lang 1910, div. 1923 Nils Silfverskjöld 1923, div. 1927 |
| Relatives | Elsa (sister, danced with her) |
Grete Wiesenthal (9 December 1885 – 22 June 1970) was an Austrian dancer, actor, choreographer, and dance teacher. She transformed the Viennese Waltz from a staple of the ballroom into a wildly ecstatic dance. She was trained at the Vienna Court Opera, but left to develop her own more expressive approach, creating ballets to music by Franz Schreker, Clemens von Franckenstein, and Franz Salmhofer, as well as dancing in her own style to the waltzes of Johann Strauss II. She is considered a leading figure in modern dance in Austria.