Gret Palucca

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German stamp issued in 1998 in the Women in German history series
German stamp issued in 1998 in the Women in German history series

Gret Palucca (8 January 1902 in Munich22 March 1993 in Dresden) was a German dancer and teacher.

Shortly after birth, her family moved to San Francisco, returning with her mother to Dresden in 1909. There she received ballet lessons with Heinrich Kröller from 1914 to 1916. She saw Mary Wigman dance and became one of her first pupils. In 1925, Palucca founded the Palucca School of Dance in Dresden. Her students included Ruth Berghaus and Lotte Goslar.