Gerd Neggo | |
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![]() Neggo in 1928 | |
Born | 9 November 1891 Kuressaare, Governorate of Livonia |
Died | 1 September 1974 Stockholm, Sweden | (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]