Pécourt, Guillaume-Louis
(1653–1729)> DANCER
Pécourt, Guillaume-Louis (1653, Paris; 1729, Paris), dancer, was the son of a royal courier and had the opportunity to study dancing at Court under the direction of Beauchamp. When it became obvious that he was endowed with unusual talent, he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music, and Lully gave him the chance to perform in the ballet of Cadmus et Hermione for his 1674 debut at the Palais-Royal. He would appear again in this lyric tragedy during its 1690-91 revival. Lully was assured…