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Charles-Louis Didelot (28 March 1767, Stockholm - 7 November 1837, Kiev) was a French dancer, the creator of the ballet shoes [citation needed] and a choreographer.
Charles Didelot (born 1767, Stockholm, Sweden—died November 7, 1837, Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]) was a Swedish-born French dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose innovative work anticipated the Romantic ballet.
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A biography of the French dancer, choreographer, and teacher who influenced the development of ballet in Russia and Europe. Learn about his life, career, innovations, and ballets in this comprehensive entry from The Oxford Dictionary of Dance.
Learn about the life and achievements of Charles-Louis Didelot, who revolutionized ballet with his narrative and romantic style, flight effects, and simplified costumes. He was the director of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg from 1801 to 1832, and a pioneer of Russian national ballet.
Charles-Louis Didelot was a French dancer, the creator of the ballet shoes and a choreographer. The son of Charles Didelot, the dance-master of the King of Sweden, he studied dance with his father, who was an instructor in dance at the Swedish Opera, and debuted as dancer in the theatre of Bollhuset in Stockholm 1786.
Charles Didelot Invented a “Flying Machine” Originally women wore heeled shoes to dance. The first non-heeled shoes (worn in the Mid-18th Century by Marie Camargo of the Paris Opera Ballet) gave dancers a newfound ability to perform jumps and leaps that would otherwise have been impossible.
May 6, 2017 · This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on Charles Didelot. Charles Louis Didelot was born in Stockholm to French parents on March 28, 1767. His father, also named Charles Didelot, acted as dance master to the King of Sweden.
