Anna Behle

Anna Charlotta Behle (Stockholm, August 9, 1876 – Gothenburg, October 2, 1966) was a Swedish dancer and dance teacher. Considered a pioneer of modern dance in Sweden, she first became interested in the art after watching Isadora Duncan perform.[1] She was born to unwed parents, and was adopted, along with her brother August, by the Granbäck family, who ensured that she had a full education. After initial studies in singing with Eugène Crosti and Emile Wartel in Paris, she studied dance with Duncan and with Emile Jacques-Dalcroze; later she would open her own school in Stockholm.[2]

A portrait of Behle by Maj Bring, painted in 1906, is part of the collection of portraits at Gripsholm Castle.[3]

References
  1. "Behle, Anna – Oxford Reference". doi:10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001/acref-9780195173697-e-0186. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "skbl.se – Anna Charlotta Behle". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Gripsholm (Museum : Sweden); Ulf G. Johnsson (1988). Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection. National Swedish Art Museum. ISBN 978-91-7100-346-1.

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