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The chief characteristics of his dancing are lightness, vigour, and activity; he bounds about the stage like an India-Rubber ball, and is not deficient in elegance
Jules Perrot, 1810-1892
She has beauty, youth, and talent-an admirable trinity
Carlotta Grisi, 1819-1899
Graceful beyond comparison, wonderful lightness, an absence of all violent effect, and a modesty as new as it is delightful to witness in her art
Marie Taglioni, 1804-1884
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