Blasis, Carlo
(1799–1878)> DANCER
Blasis, Carlo (4 November 1799, Naples; 15 January 1878, Cernobbio), dancer, was taken as a baby from his native city to Marseille, where his father arranged for him to study dancing as soon as his age permitted him to take lessons. He made his debut as a dancer on a local stage at age 12 and then moved on to better known theatres in Aix, Avignon, Lyon, Toulouse. His family moved next to Bordeaux, where Jean Dauberval was at the Grand Theatre, and Carlo resumed his studies with him (see…