How Did Camargo Divide Paris Dance
Salle and and Camargo divide Paris dance public into two opposing camps
100 years after 1725 women began to dominate ballet (Louis Dupre, classical dancer praised for figure)
Mark of professionalism from Salle, Camargo, and Dupre = total dedication to careers, tremendous time and effort into art - way to establish a position in society
18th cent. European culture shifted to a fluid middle class leadership that allowed mixture of $$ talent to prevail. Time of French & American revolutions = dancers became salesmen (dance was their merchandise) of entertainment and strive for popularity
Camargo = 1st to execute the entrechat quatre & shortened the voluminous 18th cent. skirt, extended the range and virtuosity of women's movement beyond anything
100 years after 1725 women began to dominate ballet (Louis Dupre, classical dancer praised for figure)
Mark of professionalism from Salle, Camargo, and Dupre = total dedication to careers, tremendous time and effort into art - way to establish a position in society
18th cent. European culture shifted to a fluid middle class leadership that allowed mixture of $$ talent to prevail. Time of French & American revolutions = dancers became salesmen (dance was their merchandise) of entertainment and strive for popularity
Camargo = 1st to execute the entrechat quatre & shortened the voluminous 18th cent. skirt, extended the range and virtuosity of women's movement beyond anything