Aumer, Jean Louis

Aumer, Jean Louis (21 April 1774, Paris; 6 July 1833, Paris) was a skilled dancer and prolific choreographer whose authorship reflected the continuing popularity of the classical ballet and the growing fashion of the romantic manner on the stage during the early decades of the nineteenth century. He began his theatrical career mainly as a dancer or ballet master rather than as a scenarist, however, and he served as a substitute performer at the Opéra before becoming ballet master at the Porte…