Françoise Prévost (dancer)
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Françoise Prévost was a French ballerina who helped establish dramatic dance in the early world of classical ballet. She was expressive, light and dramatic in style.
Mademoiselle Prévost as a Bacchante by Jean Raoux, c. 1723
Claude Balon
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Claude Balon was a French dancer and choreographer. He is listed as a performer in 11 known choreographies, with the earliest during the reign of King William III, and was credited as the deviser of 2
Françoise Prévost (dancer)
…Prevost debuted at the Académie d'Opera in the ballet, Atys, later replacing Marie-Thérèse de Subligny as the female lead. In 1708, she performed with Jean Balon in the final scene of Corneille's Les Horaces. The performance, though only of the final scene of the play and entirely in pantomime, is said to have…
A print of Balon depicted as a harlequin or jester