| Code | DS/UK/P1247 |
| Dates | 1897-1977 |
| Person Name | Duncan; Irma (1897-1977) |
| Surname | Duncan |
| Forenames | Irma |
| Activity | German - US Dancer and teacher. Adopted daughter of Isadora Duncan; one of the first pupils to join Isadora's Grunewald school; debut at the Berlin Kroll Opera in 1905; in 1911 became a teacher at the Elizabeth Duncan school (run by Isadora Duncan's sister) in Darmstadt; in 1914 taught at Isadora's school in Bellevue-sur-Seine; between 1918 and 1920 performed as one of the six Duncan girls in New York; in 1921 helped Isadora Duncan found her school in Moscow; after Isadora Duncan's death in 1927 she became director of the shool, touring the USA and China with her pupils; settled in the USA in 1930 |
| Gender | Female |
| Other Forms Of Name | Iram Dorette Henriette Ehrich-Grimme |
| Dates and Places | b. Scleswig-Holstein, 26 Feb 1897, d. Santa Barbara, California, 20 Sep 1977 |
| Source | Source: Craine, D. and Mackrell, J. Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. |