Dancer · Dance Teacher

Tiina Kapper

Estonian dancer and dance pedagogue (1895-1947)

Born 1895 · Saint PetersburgDied 1947Estonia

Tiina Kapper was an Estonian dancer and dance teacher, born in 1895 in Saint Petersburg, who died in 1947.

Biography

Tiina Kapper (until 1917 Kristiine Lebedeva; 1 February 1895 – 9 November 1947) was an Estonian dancer and dance pedagogue.

She was born in Saint Peterburg. She took her dance courses in Saint Peterburg. She complemented her dance skills in Vienna. In 1919 she established a dance studio in Tartu. In 1920s she worked as a dance soloist at Vanemuine Theatre.

Notable students: Velda Otsus, Elfriede Saarik.

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