Together with her husband Julius Blasche, the folk dance collector, choreographer and author is one of the most important personalities of the folk dance movement in Germany in the 20th century. As a member of the Wandervogel movement, she collected and published traditional folk dances and created her own dance games. After the Second World War, she worked to promote exchange between folk dancers in West and East Germany. The Anna Helms-Blasche Collection contains her correspondence, dance booklets, manuscripts, postcards, photographs and newspaper cuttings.
