Vestris, Auguste (March 1760, Paris; 5 December 1842, Paris), dancer, was born of the union of Marie Allard and Gaetano Vestris, whence his contemporaries’ disposition to call him Vestr’ Allard. Gaetano gave lessons in ballet to his natural son immediately and almost constantly, and Auguste was ready to make his debut in Castor et Pollux at the new theatre of the Royal Academy of Music on 21 January 1772. It was a rather interesting performance. His father decided to present him to the…