Marie Sallé (1707â€"1756) was a French dancer and choreographer in
the 18th century known for her expressive, dramatic performances
rather than a series of "leaps and frolics" typical of ballet of her
time.Marie Sallé was a prominent dancer and choreographer in early
18th-century dance. She helped to create ballet d'action (a form
continued by her student, Jean-Georges Noverre); she challenged the
male-dominated theatrical world; she reformed traditional "feminine"
costumes. Born to fairground performers and tumblers in 1707, Marie
grew up performing around France with her family.She made her first
public performance with her brother, Francis, at London’s Lincoln's
Inn Fields Theatre in 1716. They made their Paris debut at the Saint
Laurent fair in 1718 performing La Princesse Charisme, created by
Véronique Lesage. In 1725, their family returned to England, but they
stayed. The pair is said to have studied with Claude Balon, star of
the Paris Opéra, as well as his partner, Françoise Prévost, and
fellow dancer at Paris Opera, Michel Blondy. They spent two more
seasons at Lincoln's Field Inn, performing dances from George Frideric
Handel's opera Rinaldo as well as pantomimes.Sallé went solo and
started performing with the Paris Opera in late 1727. In her premiere,
she performed in Jean-Joseph Mouret's Les Amours des Dieux. She danced
alongside Marie Camargo, also a student of Prévost; however, they
each formed different approaches to their dancing â€" Camargo as the
technician and Sallé as the actress. Her legacy never quite separated
from Camargo despite their differing styles. Sallé never settled in
at the Paris Opera as she left three times after conflicts with the
administration. Nevertheless, she left her mark there, especially
during her collaboration with Jean-Philippe Rameau. She continued to
London in 1734 for her fourth season. She was engaged by John Rich to
perform at Covent Garden. She danced in "Terpsicore," a prologue to a
revision of Handel's "Il pastor fido," and in the premieres of the
same composer's "Alcina" and "Ariodante." Marie SallÃ(c) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter