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Arthur Saint-Léon was a French dancer, choreographer, violinist, and inventor of a method of dance notation, celebrated as the choreographer of the ballet Coppélia. The son of Léon Michel, a dancer who had served as assistant to Pierre Gardel at the Paris Opéra and who had adopted the name.
Arthur Saint-Léon (17 September 1821, in Paris – 2 September 1870) was the Maître de Ballet of St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869 and is famous for creating the choreography of the ballet Coppélia.
French dancer, choreographer, ballet master, and teacher. He studied with his father, a ballet master, in Tuscany and Stuttgart and made his stage debut as a violinist in 1834 and as a dancer in Munich in 1835. He subsequently danced all around Europe, including Milan (1842) and London (various seasons, 1843–8).
Arthur Saint-Léon (1821 - 1870) Saint-Léon is best remembered as a phenomenal performer for his time and as a choreographer of great popularity and influence.
Arthur Saint-Léon (September 17, 1821 – September 2, 1870) was born in Paris, France. He was Ballet Master of the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869. He is best known for choreographing Coppélia .
Arthur Saint-Léon (de son vrai nom Charles-Victor-Arthur Michel) est un danseur et chorégraphe français né à Paris 9e le 7 septembre 1821 1 et mort à Paris 9e le 2 septembre 1870 2 .
That of the renowned French dancer and choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon, illustrated in his book Sténochorégraphie, was published in 1852. It combined slightly abstracted figure drawings with musical note indications for specific timing—not a surprising addition considering Saint-Léon’s musical background (he had been a child prodigy on ...
