Carlo Blasis

✶November 4, 1797

†January 15, 1878

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About their life

Carlo Blasis was an Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician born in Naples. He is well known for his very rigorous dance classes, sometimes lasting four hours long. He danced in France, Italy, London and Russia. Blasis insisted that his students learn theories and definitions of dance steps. He trained all of Enrico Cecchetti's teachers and it is thought that Blasis's influence in his training is what led Cecchetti to create the Cecchetti method of ballet.

Italian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher (1797–1878)

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Biography from the article Carlo Blasis on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.