La Gypsy Ballet (three acts)
was to bring the sensuously tempting Elssler fame as a dancer
and by 1834 Marie
Taglioni would be her only competition.
Elssler made many distinct contributions of
the romantic period. Known as the creator of theatrical folk dance
(today called character dance) through Ballet. Elssler
made famous the Tarentule
(Tarantula), Cracovienne (her favorite) and introduced
the Cachucha
in the ballet Le Diable (1836.) Impresario Henry Wikoff brought
Fanny Elssler to America for a successful two-year tour beginning
in 1840.
Fanny would also dance "en Travesti"
- Cavalier (mans part) in many of her performances especially
famous for this was in the "Minuet de la Cour" with
Fanny Cerrito in 1843 in
London, who even the Queen came to see. Fanny Elssler danced Faust
for her finale performance (retirement) in Vienna 6/12/1851.
I'm not sure if Fanny ever married, but she was said
to be in love with Anton Stuhlmuller and bore him a daughter.
Elssler last name is often times misspelled as Esler and Essler.
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