Pierre Beauchamp

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Pierre Beauchamp was a 17th-century French choreographer and dancing master credited with codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet.

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instanceOf ballet teacher
choreographer
dancing master
person
birthYear 1631
centuryActive 17th century
codified fifth position of the feet in ballet
first position of the feet in ballet
fourth position of the feet in ballet
second position of the feet in ballet
third position of the feet in ballet
collaboratedWith Jean-Baptiste Lully
Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV

Molière
contributedTo Beauchamp–Feuillet notation
countryOfBirth France
countryOfDeath France
deathYear 1705
employer French royal court
Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
era Baroque
surface form: Baroque period
field ballet
court dance
dance notation
gender male
influenced French court dance
Raoul-Auger Feuillet
classical ballet
knownFor codifying the five basic positions of the feet in classical ballet
development of classical ballet technique
work at the court of Louis XIV
language French
nationality French
notableWork choreographies for comédies-ballets of Molière and Lully
occupation ballet master
choreographer
composer of ballets
dancing master
placeOfBirth Versailles
placeOfDeath Paris
position ballet master of the Académie Royale de Musique
director of the Académie Royale de Danse
studentOf Louis de Mollier
taught Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV

members of the French court

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