biography
pronunciation:
[bohshã]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1636–1705)
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| biography:
| Dancer, choreographer, and ballet master, born in Versailles, NC France. He became superintendent of the Court Ballets of Louis XIV, and in 1671 was appointed director of the Académie Royale de Danse. Some credit him with the invention of classical ballet's five positions, which he codified. He also created his own dance notation system. |
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