Bias, Fanny

Bias, Fanny (1785, Paris; 6 September 1825, Paris), danseuse, studied under Jean-François Coulon at the school for ballet attached to the Opéra before making her debut at the Royal Academy of Music on 12 May 1807. A member of the corps de ballet for two years, she was promoted to the level of sujet in 1809 and was raised finally to the grade of premier sujet in 1817. La Bias had moved up through the ranks solely on the basis of her dancing, because she lacked any real ability to mime…