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BALLET Philippines (BP) is opening its 55 th season with one of the oldest surviving romantic ballets in history. For La Sylphide, the classical and contemporary dance company gives the choreography ...

Surprising to say, it was a woman who invented a shoe to dance on the tips of the toes. Marie Taglioni (1804 — 1884) was an Italian dancer in the romantic era, daughter of Filippo Taglioni, who ...

Dauberval -- Louis Milon -- Charles Didelot -- Salvatore Viganó -- Jean Aumer -- Filippo Taglioni -- Jean Coralli -- Albert -- Mazilier -- Jules Perrot -- Marie ...