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Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni, Comtesse de Voisins
(23 April 1804 – 22 April 1884) was a Swedish-born
ballet dancer
of the
Romantic ballet
era partially of Italian descent, a central figure in the
history of European dance
. She spent most of her life in the Austrian Empire and France. She was one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the romantic ballet, which was cultivated primarily at
Her Majesty's Theatre
in London and at the
Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique
of the
Paris Opera Ballet
. She is credited with (though not confirmed as) being the first ballerina to truly dance ''
en pointe
''.
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