Carlo Blasis
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Carlo Blasis (4 November 1797, Naples - 15 January 1878, Cernobbio) was an Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician. He is well known for his very rigorous dance classes, sometimes lasting four hours long.
He was the first who published an analysis on the ballet techniques in 1820, in a work named "Traité élémentaire, théorique, et pratique de l'art de la danse" (Elementary Treaty on the Art of the Dance, theory and practice). He is most known for the pose "Attitude" derived from the famous statue Mercury by Giovanni da Bologna. He taught Enrico Cecchetti, who expanded his technique.
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"Mercury" by Giovanni da Bologna
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