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Enrico Cecchetti (Italian Theorist)
Italian dancer and ballet master - one of two major theories used today
Agrippina Vaganova (Russian Theorist)
Russian ballet mistress- one of two major theories used today.
En Pointe
"On the tips of the toes"/ use of pointe shoe raising the dancer to tips of her toes extending esthetic and artistic abilities.
Ballerina
Female dancer
Prima Ballerina
The top female dancer in a company
Danseur
Male Dancer, or top Male Dancer in a company (not often used today)
King Louis XIV
He was the first artistic (professionally trained) dancer and he established the first ballet school to train young dancers.