JOACHIM Von SEEWITZ ( 1891 - 1966 ) and LO HESSE

1920 ca , Munchen , GERMANY : The exotic dancer JOACHIM Von SEEWITZ ( 1891 - 1966 ) with partner ballerina LO HESSE . Photo by Atelier SETZER , Wien , Austria . Born Joachim von Brusewitz in Karlsruhe ( Baden-Wurttemberg , Germany ) from an old military noble family . He began his dance career in 1913 in Munich . In 1919 the celebrated music composer Richard Strauss advocated the obligation of Seewitz and his dance partner Lo Hesse ( 1889 - 1983 ) at the Vienna State Opera Theatre . Both opted for a tour of South America but he fefused the offer. Instead he went to Berlin performing Expressi