Coulon, Jean-François
(1764–1836)> DANCER
Coulon, Jean-François (1764 ?; 1836 ?) entered the Opéra as a dancer in 1787, but he was restricted to minor parts in the ballet, because the company was dominated by Auguste Vestris, Louis Nivelon , and Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. He was cast in a secondary role in La Rosière républicaine on 26 December 1793, but his hopes of improving his status in the corps de ballet were short lived because he received no substantial assignments for the next ten years. Frustrated, he devoted his time to teaching…