Alick-Maud Pledge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alick-Maud Pledge

British gymnast (1893-1949)

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1893

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1949

Profession: pedagogue, dancer, gymnast

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alick-Maud Pledge (1893–1949) was an English folk dance and gymnastics teacher.
She came to France in 1926, following the call of Jaques-Dalcroze but became soon independent.
In the New Education movement, she created the French associations Education and Movement and Friends of the Popular Dance.
She influenced Marcelle Albert, Marinette Aristow-Journoud and Jean-Michel Guilcher who carried on with teaching folk dances in France.