Name Louis Dupre Died 1774, Paris, France | Role Dancer | |
Louis Dupre (1697–1774) was a French ballet dancer, ballet master and ballet teacher.
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Life
Probably first dancing in child roles under the name "petit Dupre", he made his official debuts at the Academie royale de musique in 1714 and became its ballet master in 1739. From 1725 to 1730, he regularly put on productions in London, Dresden and at the Polish court. Until 1743 he was one of the principal professors at the dance school of the Opera de Paris, where his students included Marie-Anne de Camargo, Gaetan Vestris, Jean-Georges Noverre, Maximilien Gardel and Jean-Baptiste Hus.
Casanova was one of his devoted admirers. Technically accomplished, he was an emblematic figure of French "belle danse", and in his time he was called "le Grand Dupre" and "god of the dance".
College Louis le Grand
He composed several ballets for the students of the College Louis le Grand: