Thérèse Vestris (1726–1808) was a French (originally Italian) ballerina.Jean-Marie Thiébaud, Notice généalogique et historique sur une famille de danseurs et d'artistes européens : les Vestris (xviiie – xixe siècles), 2001, 12 p. She was engaged at the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

from 1751 and belonged to its elite dancers. She was the sister of

Gaétan Vestris Gaetano Apolline Baldassarre Vestris (18 April 1729 – 1808), French ballet dancer, was born in Florence and made his debut at the opera in 1749. Life Born of an Italian theatrical family, he studied dance with Louis Dupré at the Royal Acad ...

and

Angiolo Vestris Angiolo Maria Gasparo Vestris (19 November 1730, Florence - 10 June 1809, Paris) was a Franco-Italian ballet dancer. The younger brother of Gaétan Vestris and Thérèse Vestris, he studied dance with Louis Dupré (dancer), Louis Dupré and becam ...

and was often paired with her brothers onstage.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vestris, Therese 18th-century French ballet dancers 1726 births 1808 deaths Vestris family