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Carlo Blasis

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Carlo Blasis

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Italian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher

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Carlo Blasis was an Italian dancer, choreographer, and ballet master. Born in Naples in 1797, he died in Cernobbio in 1878. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Italy and spoke French and Italian. Blasis studied under Pierre Gardel, Salvatore Viganò, and Auguste Vestris. Among his students was Carlotta Brianza.

His written works include *L'amour et la danse*, *Il trionfo dell'amor filiale*, and *The art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice*. Other titles include *L'uomo fisico, intellettuale e morale* and *The art of dancing*. Open Library lists 16 works by him, while Crossref records 5. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1803
Died
1878
Works
16

Top works

  • L'amour et la danse
  • Il trionfo dell'amor filiale
  • The art of dancing
  • L'uomo fisico, intellettuale e morale
  • The art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Italy

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Key facts

Born
1797 ( 1797 )
Died
1878 (aged 80 – 81)

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Encyclopedic overview

Carlo Blasis ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo ˈblaːzis]; 4 November 1797 – 15 January 1878) 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.

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