Marie Anne de Cupisdecamargo

Dancer

Birthday April 15, 1710

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Brussels, Belgium

DEATH DATE Apr 28, 1770 (60)

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About

Dancer who is known for her innovations in ballet, including the use of slippers rather than shoes and calf-length ballet skirts.

Before Fame

She was given lessons by famed French ballerina Francoise Prevost at age 10.

Trivia

She was the first woman to execute the entrechat-quatre move in ballet.

Family Life

Her brother Jean-Baptiste was a renowned composer and violinist.

Associated With

She and Maria Tallchief are both world-famous ballerinas.

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