Beaugrand, Léontine
(1842–1925)> BALLERINA
Beaugrand, Léontine (26 April 1842, Paris; 27 May 1925, Paris), ballerina, was enrolled at age eight in the dancing school attached to the Opéra. She studied with Mme Dominique, Henri Mathieu, and subsequently with Marie Taglioni . As a result of her association with Taglioni, she made her debut as one of the ethereal sylphides in the corps de ballet during the 1858 revival of La Sylphide. On 9 July 1860, she danced in the divertissement of Sémiramis at the premiere of this work, and, on 26…