Marie Taglioni

Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins was an Italian ballet dancer of the Romantic ballet era, a central figure in the history of European dance. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at Her Majesty's Theatre in London and at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique of the Paris Opera Ballet. She is credited with being the first ballerina to truly dance en pointe.

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General Info

Female

Birth Place

Sweden, Stockholm County

Date of Death

April 22nd, 1884

Died Aged

-85

Star Sign

Taurus

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