Dangeville, Antoine-François
(1686–1765)> DANCER
Dangeville, Antoine-François (1686?, Paris?; 1765?, Paris?), dancer, was the brother of Marie-Anne Botot Dangeville of the Comédie-Française. He danced at the Opéra for nearly 40 years, but he was known almost as much for being an overbearing bully as for his dancing ability. His wife was Anne-Cathérine Desmares , younger sister of Christine-Antoinette Charlotte Desmares. A legitimate actress, she was called Mlle Dangeville or Mme Antoine at the Comédie-Française. Antoine-François appeared in…