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MARIE TAGLIONI Stockholm 1804 - Marseille 1884
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A biography of Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni, was an Italian ballerina, choreographer and ballet teacher.
Marie taglioni short biography
She is considered the first
master of pointe dancing, was the first “star” of romantic ballet and was already a myth during her lifetime.
Her real name was Mariana Sophie Taglioni, born on 23 April 1804 in Stockholm, Sweden, died 22 April
1884 in Marseille, France.
She is also called Marie Taglioni the Elder to distinguish her from her niece of
the same name. Actually the Marie Taglioni Polka by Johann Strauss Sohn is dedicated to Marie Taglioni
the Younger (1833-1891).
She belonged to a