Teresa BandettiniW
Teresa Bandettini

Teresa Landucci Bandettini was an Italian dancer, composer of extemporaneous verse, and poet, who is remembered as the Figurante Poetesca.

Giovanna BassiW
Giovanna Bassi

Giovanna Bassi (1762–1834) was an Italian ballerina who spent the majority of her career in Sweden. She was regarded as the prima donna of the Swedish Ballet during the Gustavian age.

Barbara CampaniniW
Barbara Campanini

Barbara Campanini, known as La Barbarina, was a famous Italian ballerina, one of the most important ballet dancers of the 18th century.

Vincenzo GaleottiW
Vincenzo Galeotti

Vincenzo Galeotti was an Italian-born Danish dancer, choreographer and ballet master, who was influential as the director of the Royal Danish Ballet from 1775 until his death.

Filippo TaglioniW
Filippo Taglioni

Filippo Taglioni was an Italian dancer and choreographer and personal teacher to his own daughter, Romantic ballerina Marie Taglioni. Also, although August Bournonville's version is better known, it was Taglioni who was the original choreographer of La Sylphide, in 1832.

Federico Nadi TerradeW
Federico Nadi Terrade

Federico Nadi Terrade (1740-1824) was an Italian ballet dancer. He was a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet on the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm from 1804 to 1806.

Caterina Gattai TomatisW
Caterina Gattai Tomatis

Cecilia Caterina Maria Gattai Tomatis née Filippazzi, was an Italian ballerina. She was a mistress of Stanisław August Poniatowski. Tomatis is mentioned in the memoirs of Casanova.