Carlo Blasis
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Carlo Blasis (4 November 1797, Naples - 15 January 1878, Cernobbio) was an Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician.
He was the first who published an analysis on the ballet techniques in 1820, in a work named "Traité élémentaire, théorique, et pratique de l'art de la danse" (Elementary Treaty on the Art of the Dance, theory and practice)He is most know for the pose "Attitude" derived from the famous statue Mercury by Giovanni da Bologna. He taught Enrico Cecchetti, who expanded his technique.
