What is Jules Perrot?
{{Infobox Person |name = Jules Perrot |image = Jules Perrot -circa 1850.JPG |image_size = |caption = Jules Perrot, circa 1850 |birth_name = Jules-Joseph Perrot |birth_date = 18 August 1810 |birth_place = Lyon, France |death_date = 18 August 1892 |death_place = Paramé |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = |residence = |nationality = French |ethnicity = |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = |education = |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = Dancer<br />[[Choreographer]] |home_town = |title = |salary = |networth = |height = |weight = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |boards = |religion = |spouse = |partner = [[Carlotta Grisi]] |children = |parents = |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Jules-Joseph Perrot''' (18 August 1810 &ndash; 29 August 1892) was a French [[dancer]] and [[choreographer]]. Perrot was born in [[Lyon]], [[France]], and studied with [[Auguste Vestris]]. He debuted at the [[Paris Opéra]] in 1830, and became ''premier sujet'' (principal dancer) within a year. He became Carlotta Grisi's lover in 1836, and choreographed most of her role in ''Giselle'' in 1841. He passed six years creating ballets for Her Majesty's Theatre in [[London]]. He was appointed [[Ballet Master|ballet master]] for the Imperial Ballet in [[St. Petersburg]], and remained there until 1858. He returned to Paris, and retired in 1864, although he taught classes at the Opéra for many years. Perrot died on 29 August 1892. He created some of the most famous [[ballet]]s of the 19th century including ''[[Pas de Quatre]]'', ''La Esmeralda'', ''Ondine'', and ''[[Giselle]]''. == References == * [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/452587/Jules-Perrot Encyclopedia Britannica: Jules Perrot] * Garfunkel, Trudy. 2002. ''On Wings of Joy''. e-reads. 0-75