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Suzanne Douvillier
Suzanne Théodore Vaillande Douvillier (28 September 1778 – 30 August 1826) was a French ballerina, mime and choreographer. Known as Madame Placide during the early years of her career, she is considered by some historians as the first trained ballerina to dance in the United States. Early life Suzanne Theodore Vaillande was born in Dole, Jura, France, on September 28, 1778. It is believed that her birth was illegitimate; her mother was Marie Reine Vailland (sic) but her father is unknown. Due to a lack of extant records knowledge of her childhood is almost entirely bereft of even the vaguest detail - all that is known is that she was educated in Paris and therefore it has been conjectured that her early ballet training was at the Paris Opera. As she entered her teenage years the French Revolution was underway, and she arrived in Santo Domingo (Saint-Domingue), then part of the French West Indies, around 1790; it was there that she encountered Alexander Placide, primarily a 'the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dole, Jura
Dole (, sometimes pronounced ) is a commune in the Jura department, of which it is a subprefecture (''sous-préfecture''), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 23,711. History Dole was the capital of Franche-Comté until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the '' parlement'' from Dole to Besançon. The university, founded by Duke Philippe le Bon of Burgundy in 1422, was also transferred to Besançon at that time. In January 1573, Gilles Garnier was put to death after being found guilty of lycanthropy and witchcraft. He had confessed to murdering and cannibalizing at least six children. The 1995 film '' Happiness Is in the Field'' was set in Dole and The Widow Couderc was also partially filmed there. Geography Dole is located on the river Doubs. The commune has a land area of . Demographics It is the largest commune in Jura, although the préfecture is Lons-le-Saunier. Transport Dole-Ville station has r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New York City. It is known as a New England summer resort and is famous for its historic Newport Mansions, mansions and its rich sailing history. It was the location of the first U.S. Open tournaments in both US Open (tennis), tennis and US Open (golf), golf, as well as every challenge to the America's Cup between 1930 and 1983. It is also the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport, which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and an important Navy training center. It was a major 18th-century port city and boasts many buildings from the Colonial history of the United States, Colonial era. The city is the county seat of Newport County, Rhode Island, Newport County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century American Ballet Dancers
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century French Women
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century French Ballet Dancers
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century American People
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1826 Deaths
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1778 Births
Events January–March * January 18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS ''Resolution'' and HMS ''Discovery'', first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he names the ''Sandwich Islands''. * February 5 – **South Carolina becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. ** **General John Cadwalader shoots and seriously wounds Major General Thomas Conway in a duel after a dispute between the two officers over Conway's continued criticism of General George Washington's leadership of the Continental Army.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p166 * February 6 – American Revolutionary War – In Paris, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France, signaling official French recognition of the new rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From New Orleans, Louisiana
This is a list of notable individuals who are or were natives, or notable as residents of, or in association with the American city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Academia *Will W. Alexander, first president of Dillard University and head of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation *Stephen Ambrose, historian and University of New Orleans professor *William Balée, anthropologist and Tulane University professor *Charles C. Bass, physician and researcher in tropical medicine and dental health *Elizabeth Bass, physician, educator, and suffragist *Stanhope Bayne-Jones, physician, member of US Surgeon General's Committee linking smoking to cancer * Joan W. Bennett, biologist and former Tulane University professor *Florence Borders, archivist and historian at the Amistad Research Center * Cyril Y. Bowers, physician and endocrinology researcher *Rick Brewer, president of Louisiana College since 2015; born in New Orleans in 1956 *Douglas Brinkley, historian, author and former Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of French People
French people of note include: Actors A–C * Isabelle Adjani *Renée Adorée *Anouk Aimée *Flo Ankah *Arletty *Antonin Artaud *Fanny Ardant * Jeanne Aubert *Jean-Louis Aubert *Jean-Pierre Aumont *Claude Autant-Lara *Daniel Auteuil *Charles Aznavour *Brigitte Bardot *Emmanuelle Béart *Loleh Bellon *Jean-Paul Belmondo *François Berléand *Charles Berling * Adam Bessa * Suzanne Bianchetti *Juliette Binoche *Bernard Blier *Sandrine Bonnaire *Élodie Bouchez * Bourvil *Dany Boon *Angelique Boyer *Charles Boyer *Guillaume Canet *Capucine *Martine Carol *Leslie Caron *Isabelle Carré *Vincent Cassel *Jean-Pierre Cassel *Laetitia Casta *Robert Clary *Grégoire Colin *Marion Cotillard * Clotilde Courau *Darry Cowl D–L *Béatrice Dalle *Lili Damita *Danielle Darrieux *Alain Delon *Danièle Delorme *Julie Delpy *Catherine Deneuve * Élisabeth Depardieu *Gérard Depardieu *Guillaume Depardieu * Patrick Dewaere *Arielle Dombasle * Michel Drucker *Morgane Dubled *Jean Dujardin * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dancers
An annotated list of popular/famous dancers. A *Ayo & Teo, duo of dancers and musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan. *Fred Astaire ( – ), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. He was an innovator in dance. He made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers, and was honored with the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. B * George Balanchine ( – ), Georgian ballet choreographer. He is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. His work formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet. *Sara Baras (born 1971), female Flamenco Dancer, born in the port of Cadiz. * Mikhail Baryshnikov (born ), Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor. * Rodney Bell (born 1971), known for physically integrated dance. * Bez (born ), renowned as the dancer for the Happy Mondays. * Vytautas Beliajus ( – September 1994), conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Choreographers
This is a list of choreographers: A * Aaliyah * Paula Abdul * Kyle Abraham * Alvin Ailey * Debbie Allen * Richard Alston * Sir Frederick Ashton * Fred Astaire * Bob Avian B * George Balanchine * Claude Balon * Melissa Barak * Margaret Barr * Mikhail Baryshnikov * Aszure Barton * Steve Barton * Toni Basil * Pina Bausch * Jeanne Beaman * Pierre Beauchamp * Paul Becker * Maurice Bejart * Bruno Beltrão * María Benítez * Michael Bennett * Busby Berkeley * Pepsi Bethel * Zina Bethune * Mari Bicknell * Mauro Bigonzetti * Andy Blankenbuehler * Walter Bobbie * Jonah Bokaer * Chrystelle Trump Bond * Matthew Bourne * August Bournonville * Marc Breaux * Chris Brown * Trisha Brown * Christopher Bruce * Dana Tai Soon Burgess * Jean Butler C * :pt:António M Cabrita * Gloria Campobello * Nellie Campobello * :pt:São Castro * Jonathan Stuart Cerullo * Kate Champion * Sean Cheesman * Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui * Lucinda Childs * Joyce Ching * Marie Chouinard * Paul Christiano * Ciar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
