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Carlo Blasis
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Key facts
- Born
- 1797 ( 1797 )
- Died
- 1878 (aged 80 – 81)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Naples
- Place of death
- Cernobbio
- Occupation
- ballet dancer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- Carlo Blasis.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1797-11-04
- date of death
- 1878-01-15
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- Carlo Blasis
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Carlo Blasis
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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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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