vestris

• Nome próprio que se refere a uma pessoa específica, historicamente um professor de dança italiano de Luís XVI, considerado o maior dançarino de seu tempo e o primeiro a abandonar a máscara na pantomima.

A proper noun referring to a specific person, historically an Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI, regarded as the greatest dancer of his day and the first to discard the mask in mime.

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   Gaetano Vestris (1729-1808), an Italian dancer and choreographer who served as dancing master to King Louis XVI of France. He was considered the greatest dancer of his era and pioneered the removal of the mask in mime performances.

   Dançarino e coreógrafo italiano

   • Vestris revolutionized ballet by discarding the traditional mask during mime sequences.
   • The king appointed Vestris as his personal dancing master at the French court.
   • Historians regard Vestris as the most influential dancer of the 18th century.