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Period: Apr 13, 1519 to
Catherine de Medici
Catherine de Medici was born on April 13th 1519 in Florence. She was a Italian noblewoman who was the queen of France from 1547 until 1559. -
1581
The early years of Ballet
The Ballet Comique de la Reine was the very first ballet performance in 1581. It was directed by Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx. The Ballet Comique de la Reine was commissioned by the queen as a part a wedding celebration for a friend. -
The early years of ballet
The early years of ballet in France consisted of social dances performed by dancers who were in character. The dancers also did these social dances with music, speech, verse, song, pageant, décor and costume. -
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Pierre Beauchamp
Pierre Beauchamp was born on October 30 1631 and die on February 1705. Pierre was the court for Louis XIV at age 12. Louis also became the director of the Académie Royale de Danse in 1671. Pierre taught ballet to Louis XIV for well over 22 years. -
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Jean-Babtiste de Lully
Jean-Babtiste de Lully was born on November 18 1632 and die on March 22 1687. Lully was an instrumentalist and dancer of France. Lully became the director of the of the Académie Royale de Musique. The Académie Royale de Musique was important because it is the royal opera, which performed in the Palais-Royal. between the years of 1673 and 1687. -
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King Louis
Louis loved dance so much that he would frequently dance in court ballets during his early years as king. In Louis was an eager dancer who performed 80 roles in 40 major ballet performances. Therefore, Louis became a professional ballet dancer while being the king of France. -
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Marie de Camargo
Marie de Camargo was born on April 15 1710 and die on April 28 1770. Marie was was a French dancer. Marie was the very first female to perform several demanding leaps. This include the cabriole, pas battu, and entrechats All these steps and movements were previously been reserved for men. She started to wear shorts skirts and slipper instead of high heels while she dance ballet. She did this to allowed her to perform even more demanding footwork. -
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Jean George Noverre
Jean George Noverre was born on April 29 1727 and die on October 19 1810. Jean was a French dancer and a balletmaster. He created 150 ballet dances. But none of the ballet dances that he created was pass down from generation to generation. The book that he wrote is called Lettres sur la danse. The book was first published in 1760 in Lyon, France. Then years later the book was finally publish into English in 1782.