Gerd Kjølaas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerd Kjølaas

Norwegian choreographer and dancer

Date of Birth: 22-May-1909

Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 03-Feb-2000

Profession: ballet dancer, choreographer, dancer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gerd Kjølaas (22 May 1909 – 30 January 2000) was a Norwegian ballet dancer and choreographer. She was born in Trondheim to wholesaler Hans Martin Kjølaas and Karen Bohne, and grew up in Kristiania.
She studied ballet with Inga Jacobi and Kurt Jooss, and at the Royal Academy of Dance in London.
She made her dance debut in 1931.
In 1945 she choreographed Mot Ballade, based on a short story by Hans E.
Kinck, which premiered at Det Norske Teatret.
Among her students were Anne Borg and Ellen Kjellberg.
Her books include Fri dans from 1946, and Dans, ropte livet from 1998.
In 1969 she was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold.