Lany, Jean-Barthélémy
(1718–1786)> DANCER
Lany, Jean-Barthélémy (24 March 1718, Paris; 29 March 1786, Paris), dancer, was the son of the ballet master Jean Lany, and his early training in the dance enabled him to become a soloist at the Palais-Royal in 1740. He remained at the Royal Academy of Music until 1743, and he helped to create the ballets in three operas mounted during the last two years of his first stay with the company: Les Amours de Ragonde on 30 January 1742; Don Quichotte chez la duchesse on 12 February 1743; and Le…