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Pierre Beauchamp

Stage Name

Birth Name
Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp

     Beauchamp's father and grandfather were musicians. Pierre started his dance and music training at age 8 and continued for 6 years and by 1848 was taking major roles in court ballets. Later he would become a dance master, Choreographer and maitre de danse / dancer for King Louis XIV who he would teach for twenty- two years.

     The King Louis XIV gave him the title of "Compositeur des ballets du Roi" after the passing of

Prevost until 1719. Later Ballon would replace Pierre on his passing. Beauchamp would play a major role in the development of dance for his own generation as well as the future. Beauchamp is credited for inventing the five basic foot positions in dance. as well as being highly influential in the development of French baroque dance.

     Pierre's nephew, Blondi Beauchamp was also a dancer who danced with Camargo.

Birth Place

Birth Date

Spouse

Offspring
France 1635-1705 Angelique LeClerc (1699) n/a
       
 

Dance Types

Dance Partners

Music Titles

Entre'e grave

Espagnoles

Anthony L' Abbee

$ 1978 - Molière (CD)

Loure

Chacoon

the Dauphin

      

Sarabande

Passe-Pied

Georges Rameau

      

Chaconne

Basse Danses

Jean Ballon

      

Passacailles

Pavane

Jean Baptiste Lully

      

Minuet

Cotillion

King Louis XIV

      

Bouree

Courante

Lisolette

      

Rigaudon

Galliarde

Louis Pe'Cour

      

Gavotte

Allemande

Marie Subligny

      

Gigues

Ballet

Mlle. De Blois

      

Canaries

Pantomime

Mlle. de la Fontaine

      

Forlane

Galop

Raoul Feuillet

      
 

Choreographed Works

Theaters

Stage

1673 - Le Malade Imaginaire (Molière's, Lully)

n/a n/a

1661 - Les Fâcheux (Molière's, Lully)

           
1661 - L'Impatience (w/ Lully)            
1664 - Le Mariage forcé (Molière's, Lully)            
1665 - La Naissance de Vénus (w/ Lully)            
1669 - Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, ballets            
1670 - Les Amants magnifiques (Molière's, Lully)            
1671 - Pomone (Perrin opera) (Molière's, Lully)            
1671 - Psyché (Molière's, Lully)            
1674 - Alceste (w/ Lully)            
1676 - Atys (w/ Lully)            
1677 - Isis (w/ Lully)            
1681 - Le Triomphe de l'amour, avec Pécour (w/ Lully)            
1686 - Ballet de la jeunesse (w/ Lully)            
Moliere Pecour Matre

Films

Television

Publications

 $1934 - Madame Bovery

 n/a $ Le Ballet Des Facheux: Beauchamp's Music
            1725 - Le maître a danser (Rameau, Pierre)
             
             

NOTE: Some sources say Beauchamp passed away in 1719. His name has often been spelled Beuchamps. His B-Day is all over the place, but all are in the 1630's.
December 31, 2009

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