Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo
Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo (15 April 1710, Brussels –28 April 1770, Paris) sometimes known simply as La Camargo, was a French/Belgian dancer. The first woman to execute the entrechat quatre, Camargo was also responsible for two innovations in ballet as she was the first dancer to wear slippers instead of heeled shoes, and she was the first female to wear the short calf-length ballet skirt and the now standardized ballet tights.
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| Birth date | April 15, 1710 |
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| Birth name | Marie Anne de Cupis |
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| Date of death | April 28, 1770 |
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