Wilma Ellersiek

Wilma Ellersiek (1921-2007) taught music, speech, and dance in Stuttgart, Germany, at the State Academy for Music and Performing Arts. She later devoted herself to researching the specific effects of rhythm, movement, language, and music on the young child. The gesture games that developed out of this research became foundational to Waldorf early childhood programs worldwide.

Wilma Ellersiek (1921-2007) taught music, speech, and dance in Stuttgart, Germany, at the State Academy for Music and Performing Arts. She later devoted herself to researching the specific effects of rhythm, movement, language, and music on the young child. The gesture games that developed out of this research became foundational to Waldorf early childhood programs worldwide. See less