Montjoie, Louis-Stanislas
(1789–1865)> DANCER
Montjoie, Louis-Stanislas (1789, Paris; 1865, Paris) was an outstanding dancer whose earliest ambition was to become a tragedian at the Comédie-Française. He was performing one day in the divertissement of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, however, when Fleury noticed his imposing bearing and suggested to the youth that he transfer to the Opéra and develop his obvious talent for dancing. After studying under Jean-François Coulon, Gaetano Vestris, and Milon, he made his debut in Pierre-Gabriel Gardel’s…