Coulon, Anne-Jacqueline

Coulon, Anne-Jacqueline (circa 1767, ?; after 1803?, ?), ballerina, made her debut as a minor dancer in the Opéra ballet during 1778, and the ballet master Jean-Georges Noverre noticed her versatility immediately. She was selected to serve as a substitute soloist or a replacement in other roles, because, as Noverre remarked in one of his letters, “she filled with ease parts left unfilled by real or fabricated emergencies.” Her reputation as a dependable and intelligent dancer won her an…