Eliška Bláhová (4 February 1884 – 1 July 1966) was a Czech dance educator.
Biography
Eliška Bláhová, née Alžběta Sedláčková, was a Czech dancer, educator, and co-founder of the Society of State-Examined Rhythmic Gymnastics Teachers. She was born on 4 February 1884 in
Nymburk
Nymburk (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...
. She later moved to
Prague
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after the death of her father.
She studied with
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (6 July 1865 – 1 July 1950) was a Swiss composer, musician, and music educator who developed Dalcroze eurhythmics, an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement. Dalcroze eurhythmics influenced Carl O ...
in
Geneva
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in 1925.
She wrote several books in Czech about dance education, methodology, and theory, including ''Pohyb, rytmus, výraz'' ('Movement, rhythm, expression'), ''Tělesná výchova rytmikou dětí školních a předškolních'' ('Rhythmic physical education for school children and preschoolers'), and ''Verše a říkadla pro rytmický výcvik dětí'' ('Verses and rhymes for rhythmic training of children').
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One of Bláhová's students, Elmarita Divíšková, went on to become a dance educator as well.][
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References
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1884 births
1966 deaths
People from Nymburk
Czech female dancers