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Filippo Taglioni
he was a Father of Marie taglioni, and choreographed many damces including La Sylphide and Roberto le Diable. -
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Carlo Blasis
he was an Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician. He was known for his very rigous dance classes. -
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Marie Taglioni
The daughter of Filippo Taglioni. She was a spiritual/christain dancer. Popular in Russia. She was created to be the first women to perform on point in La Slyphide. -
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Nathaniel Hawthorn
He was an American novelist and short story writer -
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Fanny Elssler
She was more popular in the states, She was more of the suductive dancer -
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HeyDay of Romantic Ballet
It had the concepts of gestures, supernatural, an plotlines were love stories gone wrong. Romantic Ballets were always in 2 acts. -
Robert le Diable
This was an opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyebeer. It was an superficial connection to medieval legend. Filippo Taglioni choreographed the third act which featured his daughter, Marie Taglioni. -
La Sylyphide
Its about a man who is engaged but a fairy falls in love with him. And a which curses a slyph, she dances with it and the fairy ends up dying and his ex fiance and best friend get married. -
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Edgar Degas
He was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. -
Giselle
Choreographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. Playing Giselle was Carlotta Gisi. This story was about a peasent girl falling for a prince but he was engaged to another, sadly Giselle dies once the prince knew he was approached ny the Willis, and they made him dance to death. But to Giselles love she was able to help him. -
Pas de Quarte
It was an event of many famous ballerinas dancing which included Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, and Marie Taglioni. The piece was choreographed by Jules Perrot. -
Coppelia
It was a comic ballet based on two stories of The sandman and The Doll.