Gerd Neggo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerd Neggo

Estonian music educator, choreographer and dancer (1891-1974)

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1891

Place of Birth: Kuressaare, Saare County, Estonia

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1974

Profession: choreographer, dancer, music pedagogue

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.
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.