Zimmermann, Gerda (1927–)
Zimmermann, Gerda (1927–)
German ballet dancer. Born Mar 26, 1927, in Cuxhaven, Germany.
Trained in modern, ballet, and ethnic dance forms; performed with Rheinische Oper in Duesseldorf; danced with Ballet of Landestheater in over 40 works of Yvonne Georgi, including Carmina Burana, Four Temperaments, Apollon Musagète, Evolution, and Orpheus and Eurydice; moved to US (1960) to train with José Limón, Donald McKayle, Alwin Nikolais, Ethel Winter, Yuriko, and Helen McGehee; created many works of her own; a major importer of German expressionist dance, taught throughout US.
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