Marie auguste vestris biography

French dancer (1760–1842)

Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, known as Auguste Vestris (27 March 1760 – 5 December 1842), was a French dancer.

He was born in Paris, the illegitimate son of Gaétan Vestris and Marie Allard.

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Marie-Jean-Augustin Vestris, conhecido como Auguste Vestris (Paris, 27 de março de - Paris, 5 de dezembro de ) foi um dançarino francês.

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Auguste Vestris, a famous French dancer of the 18th century and a member of the Vestris family of dancers.

Biography: Renowned dancer, son of Gaetano Vestris (qv); at age of 15, a member of the Opéra ballet in Paris for 30 years.

His father was a Florentine dancer who had joined the Paris Opéra in 1748, his mother was a French dancer in the same theatre. He was dubbed "le dieu de la danse", (the god of dance), a popular title bestowed on the leading male dancer of each generation (previous 'Gods of the Dance' included his father Gaétan and Gaétan's teacher, Louis Dupré).

He made his debut at the Paris Opéra (as had his mother, Marie Allard) in the third divertissement of the pastoraleLa Cinquantaine (written by Desfontaines-Lavallée and set to music by Jean-Benjamin de La Borde) in 1772 and was immediately recognized for his talent.

He was accepted as a regular member of the troupe in 1775, became a soloist in 1776, a "premier danseur" (principal dancer) in 1778, an