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Irène Popard (30 September 1894 – 30 April 1950) was a French choreographer.

Biography

Irène Popard was born on 30 September 1894 in Paris. She completed her studies at the University of Boston. On her return to Paris, she started studying pure gymnastics, and became a teacher of physical education.

She was a student of Georges Demenÿ, who was “a pioneer of a more natural form of gymnastics.” According to Sharma, she took Demenÿ's “basic exercises and designed an outstanding educational and corrective programme for women.” In 1916 she started 'school of Popard gymnastics' through which she introduced ‘harmonic gymnastics'.

She died on 30 April 1950 in Marcigny.

References

1. Lionel Haskell, Arnold (1951). The Ballet Annual: A Record and Year Book of the Ballet, Volume 5. London: Adam and Charles Black. p. 46. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. ^ Robinson, Jacqueline (4 July 2013). Modern Dance in France (1920-1970): An Adventure. Oxon: Routledge. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-134-39678-8. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. Sharma, S. R. (1994). Encyclopaedia of Sports Health and Physical Education. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 364. ISBN 978-8-170-99564-7. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
4. Ross Dickinson, Edward (27 July 2017). Dancing in the Blood: Modern Dance and European Culture on the Eve of the First World War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-107-19622-3. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
5. Lynn Stewart, Mary (2001). For Health and Beauty: Physical Culture for Frenchwomen, 1880s–1930s. Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-801-86483-4. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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